Skip to main content

Comparing the Effectiveness of the Immunotherapy Agents Rituximab or Mosunetuzumab in Patients With Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, NORM Trial

  • PhasePhase 2
  • StatusRecruiting
  • Planned enrollment70 people
  • Recruiting US sites33
  • SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • RegistryNCT05886036

Recruitment re-checked on ClinicalTrials.gov Oct 30, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

Comparing the Effectiveness of the Immunotherapy Agents Rituximab or Mosunetuzumab in Patients With Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, NORM Trial: a one-minute explainerNCT058860361 min

Eligibility

Who can join

The film gives the main points. The full list below is copied from the registry; the study team makes the final decision.

  • Age18 Years to no maximum
  • SexAll
  • Healthy volunteersNo

You may be able to join if

  • Histopathologically confirmed diagnosis of NLPHL as confirmed by local pathologist's expert review.
  • Untreated NLPHL: stage IB to IV according to Cotswolds. The proportion of patients with stages I or II treated with consolidative radiotherapy will be capped at 40%.
  • Previously treated NLPHL, any stage.
  • According to the treating physician, the patient should not be observed and needs therapy, notably because of B-symptoms (unexplained fever [temperature > 38 degrees Celsius (> 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)], weight loss [unexplained loss of > 10 percent of body weight over the past six months], or drenching night sweats), symptomatic nodal or extranodal disease, or patient preferences.
  • Patients must have measurable disease according to the Lugano/Lymphoma Response to Immunomodulatory Therapy Criteria (LYRIC) classification.
  • Age >= 18 years. Because no dosing or adverse event (AE) data are currently available on the use of mosunetuzumab in patients < 18 years of age, children are excluded from this study.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status =< 2 (Karnofsky >= 60%).
  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,000/mcL.
  • Platelets >= 100,000/mcL.
  • Total bilirubin =< 1.5 institutional upper limit of normal (ULN), except in patients with Gilbert's syndrome as defined by > 80% unconjugated bilirubin.
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)(serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT])/alanine transaminase (ALT)(serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase [SGPT]) =< 3 x institutional ULN.
  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) >= 40mL /min= GFR (mL/Min/1.73 m^2) * body surface area (BSA)/1.73.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial.
  • For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated.
  • Patients 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.
  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial.
  • Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class 2B or better.
  • The effects of mosunetuzumab on the developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason and because other therapeutic agents used in this trial are known to be teratogenic, women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal and/or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) (both hormonal and barrier method of birth control are required for participants in Canada) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participating in this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men and women treated or enrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to the study, for the duration of study participation, and 3 months after completion of mosunetuzumab administration and 12 months after completion of rituximab administration.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants.

You cannot join if

  • Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) or composite lymphoma.
  • Active transformed NLPHL, concerns of the treating physician of an active occult transformation or concerns of the treating physician that the patient needs cytotoxic therapy. Participants with a history of transformed NLPHL in complete remission for at least 2 years since completion of cytotoxic therapy are eligible
  • NLPHL relapse less than 6 months after rituximab or rituximab-containing therapy.
  • Patients who have not recovered from AEs due to prior anticancer therapy (i.e., have residual toxicities > grade 1) with the exception of alopecia.
  • Patients who are receiving any other investigational agents.
  • Patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement as a result of lymphoma.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to mosunetuzumab or rituximab.
  • Patients with uncontrolled intercurrent illness or any other significant condition(s) that would make participation in this protocol unreasonably hazardous.
  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because there is an unknown but potential risk for AEs in nursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with mosunetuzumab; breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with mosunetuzumab or rituximab. These potential risks may also apply to other agents used in this study.
  • Prior allogeneic stem cell or solid organ transplantation.
  • Participants who have received a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before first dose of study treatment or anticipation that such a live, attenuated vaccine will be required during the study. Participants must not receive live, attenuated vaccines (e.g., FluMist [registered trademark]) while receiving study treatment and after the last dose until B-cell recovery to the normal ranges. Killed vaccines or toxoids should be given at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment to allow development of sufficient immunity.
  • Any other anti-cancer therapy, whether investigational or approved, including but not limited to chemotherapy, within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to initiation of study treatment.
  • Evidence of any significant, concomitant disease that could affect compliance with the protocol or interpretation of results as judged by the investigator, including, but not limited to:
  • Significant cardiovascular disease (e.g., New York Heart Association class III or IV cardiac disease, myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months, unstable arrhythmia, or unstable angina).
  • Significant pulmonary disease (such as obstructive pulmonary disease or history of bronchospasm).
  • Current or past history of CNS disease, such as stroke, epilepsy, CNS vasculitis, or neurodegenerative disease.
  • Participants with a history of stroke who have not experienced a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the past 1 year and have no residual neurologic deficits as judged by the investigator are allowed.
  • Participants with a history of epilepsy who have had no seizures in the past 2 years with or without anti-epileptic medications can be eligible only for the expansion cohort.
  • History of confirmed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
  • Participants with infections requiring IV treatment with antibiotics or hospitalization (grade 3 or 4) within the last 4 weeks prior to enrollment or known active bacterial, viral (including SARS-CoV-2), fungal, mycobacterial, parasitic, or other infection (excluding fungal infections of nail beds) at study enrollment.
  • Systemic immunosuppressive medications (including, but not limited to, cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, and anti-tumor necrosis factor agents) within 2 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment.
  • Known or suspected chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
  • Known or suspected history of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).

The treatment

How it is intended to work

This is how the treatment is meant to work. Whether it helps, and how safe it is, is what this trial is testing.

mosunetuzumab-axgb. A bispecific, humanized monoclonal antibody with potential antineoplastic activity. Mosunetuzumab contains two antigen-recognition sites: one for human CD3, a T-cell surface antigen, and one for human CD20, a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) that is exclusively expressed on B cells during most stages of B-cell development and is often overexpressed in B-cell malignancies. Upon administration, mosunetuzumab binds to both T cells and CD20-expressing tumor B cells; this cross-links T cells to tumor cells, and may result in a potent cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response against CD20-expressing tumor B cells. NCI Drug Dictionary

Treatments listed in the registry

  • Biopsy Procedure (Procedure): Undergo tissue biopsy
  • Biospecimen Collection (Procedure): Undergo blood sample collection
  • Bone Marrow Biopsy (Procedure): Undergo bone marrow biopsy
  • Computed Tomography (Procedure): Undergo PET/CT
  • Fludeoxyglucose F-18 (Other): Receive FDG
  • Mosunetuzumab (Biological): Given SC
  • Positron Emission Tomography (Procedure): Undergo PET/CT
  • Rituximab (Biological): Given IV
  • Rituximab and Hyaluronidase Human (Biological): Given SC

The study

Treatment groups

Randomized · Parallel · masking: None

Arm I (Mosunetuzumab) (Experimental)

Patients receive mosunetuzumab SC on days 1, 8, and 15 of cycle 1 and day 1 of subsequent cycles. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 8 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who experience PD will be permitted to crossover to arm II at week 12. Patients also receive FDG and undergo PET/CT at baseline and end of treatment. Patients who are positive at pre-treatment bone marrow biopsy also receive FDG and undergo PET/CT on study. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and tissue biopsy at baseline, and blood sample collection throughout the trial. Patients may also undergo bone marrow biopsy and tissue biopsy at end of treatment.

Arm II (Rituximab, Rituximab and hyaluronidase human) (Active Comparator)

Patients receive rituximab IV on day 1 and rituximab and hyaluronidase human SC on days 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 28 days for up to 2 cycles 8 weeks apart in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may receive rituximab IV on days 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle if rituximab and hyaluronidase human is not available. Patients who experience PD will be permitted to crossover to arm I at week 12. Patients also receive FDG and undergo PET/CT at baseline and end of treatment. Patients who are positive at pre-treatment bone marrow biopsy also receive FDG and undergo PET/CT on study. Patients also undergo bone marrow biopsy and tissue biopsy at baseline, and blood sample collection throughout the trial. Patients may also undergo bone marrow biopsy and tissue biopsy at end of treatment.

What it involves

Procedures

As the registry describes them. Requirements to join, such as a tissue sample, are in the eligibility list above even when on-study procedures are optional. Ask the study team which steps apply to you.

  • biopsy: Part of the study plan; some time points described as optional
  • bone marrow: Part of the study plan; some time points described as optional
  • blood samples: Part of the study plan
  • CT scans: Part of the study plan
  • PET scans: Part of the study plan

Goals

What the study measures

Main goals

  • Progression-free survival (PFS) time (Time from the date of randomization to the first objective documentation of disease progression or death due to any cause, assessed up to 2 years)

Other goals

  • Objective response
  • Duration of response
  • Overall survival (OS)

Planned enrollment: 70 (estimated).

Where

Recruiting US sites

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura, Aventura, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables, Coral Gables, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Springs, Coral Springs, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach, Deerfield Beach, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Doral, Doral, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida
  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall, Miami, Florida
  • University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Sole Mia, North Miami, Florida
  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation, Plantation, Florida
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City, Kansas
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park, Overland Park, Kansas
  • University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center, Westwood, Kansas
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - Briarcliff, Kansas City, Missouri
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - North, Kansas City, Missouri
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit, Missouri
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth, Middletown, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen, Montvale, New Jersey
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack, Commack, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester, Harrison, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau, Uniondale, New York
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio
  • University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester, West Chester, Ohio
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia

1 recruiting sites outside the US. Site status as of Oct 30, 2026. Check the live record before contacting a site.

Sources

Where this comes from

Registry record reviewed as fetched Oct 30, 2026, last updated by the sponsor Oct 13, 2026. Public record; not medical advice.

For you, or someone you love

Whether or not this trial is the one, bring AI into your corner.

A complex diagnosis brings new questions every week, in a trial and out of one. Triangle keeps your whole medical file together, reads it with you in plain language, and helps you and your family decide what to ask next.

Start your 7-day free trial

Then $9 a month. Cancel anytime.

  • Every record in one place

    Requested from your hospitals and clinics through the national networks. Add scans, pathology and anything on paper.

  • Read in plain words

    Reports explained as they come in, with lab values you can follow before treatment, during a trial and after.

  • Ready for every appointment

    Ask about your own file, and walk in with questions for your oncologist or the trial team.

  • Your people, in the loop

    Share one profile with the family helping you, and with your doctors.

Members also get a deeper analysis of their records and any sequencing data, including clinical trials that may fit, reviewed by a licensed physician before they receive it.

Already in a trial?

It turns into a project to manage: visits, scans, labs, side effects and paperwork. Triangle keeps it organized in one place for you or for whoever's helping.

Organize my trial

7-day free trial, then $9 a month. Cancel anytime.