L-DEP Regimen Combined With PD-1 Antibody as Induction Therapy for Epstein-Barr Virus-positive LA-HLH

September 12, 2026 updated by: Zhao Wang, Beijing Friendship Hospital

The Efficacy and Safety of L-DEP Regimen Combined With PD-1 Antibody an Induction Therapy for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Lymphoma-associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

The efficacy and safety of L-DEP (aspargase, liposomal doxorubicin, etoposide, and methylprednisolone) regimen combined with PD-1 Antibody an induction therapy for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lympohistiocytosis is a refractory immune disorder with high mortality. Without early intervention, the median survival time is less than 2 months. Currently, HLH-94 or HLH-04 are the standard HLH treatment regimens, which have improved the disease response rate to approximately 70% and increased the 5-year OS rate to 50%. However, approximately, 30% of the patients remain unresponsive to standard therapy, especially if HLH is lymphoma-associated. Therefore, we conduct a prospective clinical study to explore the efficacy and safety of L-DEP (aspargase, liposomal doxorubicin, etoposide, and methylprednisolone) regimen combined with PD-1 Antibody an induction therapy for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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24

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100050
        • Beijing Friendship hospital, Capital Medical University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed as lymphoma-Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
  • EBV-DNA in peripheral blood > 1000 copies/ml or EBER detected in tissue specimens.
  • Age 18~70，gender is not limited.
  • Estimated survival time ≥ 1 month.
  • Cardiac ultrasound LVEF≥50%; No Active bleeding of the internal organs(digestive tract, lung, brain, etc.); If the patient has dyspnea, oxygenation index >250.
  • Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Heart function above grade II (NYHA).
  • Severe myocardial injury：TNT、TNI、CK-MB > 3 ULN.
  • Accumulated dose of doxorubicin above 400mg/m2 、epirubicin above 750mg/m2、pirarubicin above 800mg/m2 or the patients treated with anthracycline induced cardiovascular disease.
  • Pregnancy or lactating Women.
  • Allergic to pegylated liposomal doxorubicin，etoposide，or PD-1 antibody.
  • Thyroid dysfunction.
  • HIV antibody positivity.
  • Acute or chronic active hepatitis B (HBsAg positivity, HBV DNA negative acceptable), acute or chronic active hepatitis C (HCV antibody negatively acceptable; HCV antibody positivity, HCV RNA negative acceptable).
  • Participate in other clinical research at the same time.
  • The researchers considered that patients are not suitable for the study.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: L-DEP and PD-1 antibody
aspargase, liposomal doxorubicin, etoposide, and methylprednisolone administered in 2 week cycles for 2 cycles
Drug: L-DEP and PD-1 antibody
Doxorubicin (doxorubicin hydrochloride liposome injection) 35 mg/m2 day 1; etoposide 75 mg/m2 day1; methylprednisolone 1.5mg/kg days 1 to 3, 0.25mg/kg day 4 to 14;aspargase 6000iu/m2 day2, day4; PD-1 antibody injection 200mg day 5.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Response rate
Time Frame: Two weeks after initiation of L-DEP regimen combined with PD-1 antibody
complete response (CR) and partial response (PR) rates
Two weeks after initiation of L-DEP regimen combined with PD-1 antibody

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Survival
Time Frame: 1 years
from the date of inclusion to date of death, irrespective of cause
1 years
Adverse Events
Time Frame: 30 days after last administration of cytotoxic drugs
any unfavorable and unintended sign , symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medical treatment or procedure that may or may not be considered related to the medical treatment or procedure
30 days after last administration of cytotoxic drugs
EBV-DNA clearance at 2 and 4weeks
Time Frame: 4 weeks after induction
EBV-DNA clearance at 2 and 4weeks
4 weeks after induction

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Beijing Friendship Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Zhao Wang, MD, Beijing Friendship Hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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August 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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August 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 8, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 8, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 20, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 16, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 12, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BFH20220920001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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