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NCT02815397 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

DA-EPOCH-Rituximab/Metformin (RM) for Double Hit Lymphoma

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Rush University Medical Center.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
2
Enrollment target

NCT02815397: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by Rush University Medical Center.

NCT02815397 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by Rush University Medical Center. The registered enrollment target is 2 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02815397, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Rush University Medical Center.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
2 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Newly diagnosed histologically confirmed c-myc+ de novo DLBCL. Metformin 500 mg daily x 1 week, then 500 mg twice daily (BID) x 2 weeks, then 850 mg twice daily until 1 month after last cycle of chemo-immunotherapy. DA-EPOCH-R every 21 days x 4 cycles (CNS prophylaxis single or triple therapy given intrathecally each cycle to patients deemed appropriate by treating physician). Restage after 4 cycles with CT. Complete remission or partial remission: complete 2 more cycles or radiation therapy (XRT) consolidation per physician. Stable or progressive disease will go on to salvage therapy off study.

Primary Outcome

Progression-free survival determined by CT scans at 18 months

Interventions

  • DRUG Metformin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 2 participants
Start Date 2016-02
Est. Completion 2016-07
Phase Phase 2
Rush University Medical Center

320 total trials

Why NCT02815397 stopped before completion

NCT02815397 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 2 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Metformin is the first listed.

NCT02815397 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02815397 about?

NCT02815397 is a clinical study titled "DA-EPOCH-Rituximab/Metformin (RM) for Double Hit Lymphoma". Newly diagnosed histologically confirmed c-myc+ de novo DLBCL. Metformin 500 mg daily x 1 week, then 500 mg twice daily (BID) x 2 weeks, then 850 mg twice daily until 1 month after last cycle of chemo-immunotherapy. DA-EPOCH-R every 21 days x 4 cycles (CNS prophylaxis single or triple therapy given...

What is the current status of trial NCT02815397?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 2 participants. The study started on 2016-02. Estimated completion is 2016-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02815397?

The interventions under investigation include: Metformin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02815397?

This trial is sponsored by Rush University Medical Center, which has 320 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02815397's enrollment target sits among peer trials

2 2001st of 2000 the lowest of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02815397, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02815397 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.