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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

A Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Glofitamab as Second-Line Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Patients With Large B Cell Lymphoma

A Phase 2 Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Glofitamab as Second-Line Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Patients With Large B Cell Lymphoma

A Study of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Glofitamab as Second-Line Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory Patients With Large B Cell Lymphoma (NCT06213311) is a Phase 2 interventional studying B Cell Lymphoma, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

To learn if the combination of axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) and glofitamab as first-line therapy in high-risk LBCL participants or as second-line therapy in LBCL participants can help to control the disease.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against B Cell Lymphoma and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 40 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Histologically proven CD19- and CD20-positive LBCL, including transformation from indolent lymphomas. - Have disease that is refractory to or relapsed \<=12 months after the completion of first-line chemoimmunotherapy • Refractory disease defined as no complete response (CR) to first-line therapy; participants who are intolerant to first-line therapy are excluded - Progressive disease (PD) as best response to first-line therapy - Stable disease (SD) as best response after at least 4 cycles of first-line therapy (e.g., 4 cycles of R-CHOP) - Partial response (PR) as best response after at least 6 cycles, and biopsy-proven residual disease or disease progression ≤ 12 months from completion of therapy • Relapsed disease defined as CR to first-line therapy followed by biopsy- proven disease relapse ≤ 12 months of completing first-line therapy. - Participants must have received first-line therapy including: - Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody - An anthracycline containing chemotherapy regimen - Age 18 or older - Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤2. - Participants must be willing and able to comply with protocol-mandated hospitalization upon administration of the first dose of glofitamab. - Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function defined as: - Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000/μL - Platelet count either ≥ 75,000/μL or \>50K if documented lymphomatous involvement of bone marrow - Absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 100/μL - Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 30 ml/min - Serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 upper limit of normal (ULN) - Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, except in participants with Gilbert's syndrome - Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 45%, no evidence of pericardial effusion (except trace or physiological) as determined by an echocardiogram (ECHO), and no clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) findings ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically proven CD19- and CD20-positive LBCL, including transformation from indolent lymphomas. * Have disease that is refractory to or relapsed \<=12 months after the completion of first-line chemoimmunotherapy • Refractory disease defined as no complete response (CR) to first-line therapy; participants who are intolerant to first-line therapy are excluded * Progressive disease (PD) as best response to first-line therapy * Stable disease (SD) as best response after at least 4 cycles of first-line therapy (e.g., 4 cycles of R-CHOP) * Partial response (PR) as best response after at least 6 cycles, and biopsy-proven residual disease or disease progression ≤ 12 months from completion of therapy • Relapsed disease defined as CR to first-line therapy followed by biopsy- proven disease relapse ≤ 12 months of completing first-line therapy. * Participants must have received first-line therapy including: * Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody * An anthracycline containing chemotherapy regimen * Age 18 or older * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤2. * Participants must be willing and able to comply with protocol-mandated hospitalization upon administration of the first dose of glofitamab. * Adequate bone marrow, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and cardiac function defined as: * Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1000/μL * Platelet count either ≥ 75,000/μL or \>50K if documented lymphomatous involvement of bone marrow * Absolute lymphocyte count ≥ 100/μL * Creatinine clearance (as estimated by Cockcroft Gault) ≥ 30 ml/min * Serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2.5 upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL, except in participants with Gilbert's syndrome * Cardiac ejection fraction ≥ 45%, no evidence of pericardial effusion (except trace or physiological) as determined by an echocardiogram (ECHO), and no clinically significant electrocardiogram (ECG) findings * No clinically significant pleural effusion * Baseline oxygen saturation \> 92% on room air * At least 2 weeks must have elapsed since any prior systemic therapy at the time the participants is planned for leukapheresis. * Toxicities due to prior therapy must be recovered to Grade 1 or less (except for clinically non-significant toxicities such as alopecia). * No suspicion of central nervous system (CNS) involvement of lymphoma. * Participants must be willing and able to comply with protocol-mandated hospitalization upon administration of the first dose of glofitamab and with axi-cel. * For participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. * Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load. * Participants with treated secondary CNS lymphoma are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after CNS directed therapy shows no evidence of disease. * Participants with malignancy ≤2 years, whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen. * Participants should be without any active cardiac symptoms and an ejection fraction \>45%, and a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function be class 2B or better using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (females who have undergone surgical sterilization or who have been postmenopausal for at least 2 years are not considered to be of childbearing potential). * Participants must agree to either remain completely abstinent or to use two effective contraceptive methods that result in a failure rate of \< 1% per year from screening until at least 3 months after pre-treatment with obinutuzumab or 2 months after the last dose of glofitamab (whichever is longer) if the participants is a male. If the participant is a female, effective contraception should be used until at least 18 months after pre-treatment with obinutuzumab or 2 months after the last dose of glofitamab (whichever is longer). * Men treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of cycle-6 (C6) of glofitamab administration, and must refrain from donating sperm during this same period. • Not engaging in sexual activity for the total duration of the trial and the drug washout period is an acceptable practice; however periodic abstinence, the rhythm method, and the withdrawal method are not acceptable methods of birth control. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. * Autoimmune disease: * Participants with a history of autoimmune-related hypothyroidism on a stable dose of thyroid replacement hormone may be eligible for this study. * Participants with a history of disease-related immune thrombocytopenic purpura or autoimmune hemolytic anemia may be eligible for this study. * Participants with a history of Type I Diabetes Mellitus who are well controlled (defined as a screening hemoglobin A1c \< 8% and no urinary ketoacidosis) are eligible. * Participants with eczema, psoriasis, lichen simplex chronicus, or vitiligo with dermatologic manifestations only (e.g., patients with psoriatic arthritis are excluded) are eligible for the study provided all of following conditions are met: * Rash must cover \< 10% of body surface area * Disease is well controlled at baseline and requires only low- potency topical corticosteroids * No occurrence of acute exacerbations of the underlying condition requiring methotrexate, retinoids, biologic agents, oral calcineurin inhibitors, or high potency oral corticosteroids within the previous 12 months * Participants with a history of stroke who have not experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the past 2 years and have no residual neurologic deficits, as judged by the investigator, are allowed Exclusion Criteria: * Prior CAR T-cell therapy or glofitamab therapy. * History of severe, immediate hypersensitivity reaction attributed to aminoglycosides. * Presence or suspicion of fungal, bacterial, viral, or other infection that is uncontrolled or requiring hospitalization and/or intravenous (IV) antimicrobials for management within 4 weeks of treatment initiation; simple urinary tract infection and uncomplicated bacterial pharyngitis are permitted if responding to active treatment and after consultation with the sponsor's medical monitor. * History of uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV+ patients are not excluded from study if they have CD4 counts ≥ 200/µl, are on stable antiretroviral therapy for at least 1 month prior to study entry, and who have an undetectable viral load) or acute or chronic active hepatitis B or C infection; patients with history of hepatitis infection must have cleared their infection as determined by standard serological and genetic testing per current Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines. * Presence of any in dwelling line or drain (e.g., percutaneous nephrostomy tube, indwelling Foley catheter, biliary drain, or pleural/peritoneal/pericardial catheter); dedicated central venous access catheters, such as a Port-A-Cath® or Hickman® catheter, are permitted. * Participants with detectable cerebrospinal fluid malignant cells, brain metastases, or active CNS lymphoma. * History or presence of CNS disorder, such as seizure disorder, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, or any autoimmune disease with CNS involvement. * Participants with cardiac lymphoma involvement. * History of significant or extensive cardiovascular disease such as New York Heart Association Class III or IV cardiac disease or Objective Assessment Class C or D, myocardial infarction within the last 3 months, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina. * Requirement for urgent therapy due to tumor mass effects (e.g., blood vessel compression, bowel obstruction, or transmural gastric involvement). * Primary immunodeficiency. * History of autoimmune disease, including but not limited to myocarditis, pneumonitis, myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjögren's syndrome, Guillain-Barré syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis * History of symptomatic deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months of enrollment. * Any medical condition likely to interfere with assessment of safety or efficacy of study treatment. * History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to axi-cel, glofitamab, obinutuzumab, or other agents used in the study. * Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before Gpt infusion or anticipation that such a live attenuated vaccine will be required during the study. (Note: Influenza vaccination should be given during influenza season only). Patients must not receive live, attenuated influenza vaccine (e.g., Flumist®) at any time during the study treatment period. * Participants who have not recovered from AEs due to prior anti-cancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities \> Grade 1) with the exception of alopecia. * Participants who are receiving any other investigational agents. * Women of childbearing potential who are pregnant or breastfeeding. Females who have undergone surgical sterilization or who have been postmenopausal for at least 2 years are not considered to be of childbearing potential. * Participants who are not willing to practice birth control for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion of C6 of glofitamab administration. * In the investigator's judgment, the participant is unlikely to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, including follow-up visits, or comply with the study requirements for participation. * Participants with a known or suspected history of HLH * Participants with known or suspected chronic active EBV or CMV infection * Prior treatment with systemic immunotherapeutic agents, including but not limited to radio-immunoconjugates, antibody-drug conjugates, immune/cytokines and monoclonal antibodies (e.g., anti-CTLA4, anti-PD1 and anti-PDL1) within 4 weeks or five half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, before Gpt infusion. * Prior solid organ transplantation * Participants with history of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) * Current or past history of CNS disease, such as stroke, epilepsy, CNS vasculitis, or neurodegenerative disease * Diagnosis with SARS-CoV-2 infection within 30 days prior to the first study treatment, including asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Glofitamab

Given by IV

DRUG

Obinutuzumab

Given by IV

DRUG

Axi-cel

Given by IV

Locations (1)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06213311), the sponsor (M.D. Anderson Cancer Center), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06213311 clinical trial studying?

To learn if the combination of axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) and glofitamab as first-line therapy in high-risk LBCL participants or as second-line therapy in LBCL participants can help to control the disease. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06213311?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06213311?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06213311. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06213311. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-06-26 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.