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A trial looking at a different way of giving a drug combination called MATRix for people with primary lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord (OptiMATe)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Brain (and spinal cord) tumours, Cell type, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at a different way of giving a combination of drugs called MATRix. It is for people with primary lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord. This is also called CNS lymphoma.

This trial is open to people who are newly diagnosed with primary CNS lymphoma:

  • that is a large Diffuse B cell lymphoma

  • and are due to have MATRix followed by an autologous stem cell transplant

Recruitment start: 30 December 2022

Recruitment end: 30 June 2026

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Christopher Fox

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Klinikum der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR

Southampton Clinical Trials Unit

Stand Up To Cancer

UKCRC Registered Clinical Trials Units

University of Southampton

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/21/011.

Last reviewed: 29 August 2025

CRUK internal database number: 19923

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