POLARIX

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Official title

A Phase III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Polatuzumab Vedotin in Combination With Rituximab and CHP (R-CHP) Versus Rituximab and CHOP (R-CHOP) in Previously Untreated Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Phase

Phase 3

Status

Completed

Conditions

Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Interventions

Polatuzumab Vedotin; Rituximab; Cyclophosphamide; Doxorubicin; Vincristine; Vincristine Placebo; Prednisone; Polatuzumab vedotin Placebo

Arms

• R-CHP plus Vincristine Placebo plus Polatuzumab Vedotin · Experimental
• R-CHOP plus Polatuzumab Vedotin Placebo · Placebo comparator

Enrollment

1,000

Primary outcomes

• Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator, Using the Lugano Response Criteria for Malignant Lymphoma

Sponsor

Hoffmann-La Roche

Start

Nov 16, 2017

Primary completion

Apr 30, 2026

Results posted

No

Registry record

NCT03274492 · updated May 8, 2026

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• Thompson C, Trneny M, Morschhauser F, Salles G, Reagan PM, Hertzberg M, Zhang H, Thieblemont C, Hu B, Fonseca G, Kim WS, Martelli M, Mehta A, Singh A, Yan M, Hirata J, Sugidono M, Lee C, Sharman JP, Mehta-Shah N, Flowers CR, Tilly H, Chua N, Casasnovas RO, Miall F, Kim TM, Tsai XC, Nasta S, Lee ST, Friedberg JW. PROs vs clinician-reported adverse events in a large clinical trial: findings from the phase 3 POLARIX study. Blood. 2026 Jan 15;147(3):254-265. doi: 10.1182/blood.2025028848. PubMed 40997297
• Morschhauser F, Salles G, Sehn LH, Herrera AF, Friedberg JW, Trneny M, Lenz G, Sharman JP, Herbaux C, Burke JM, Matasar M, Collins GP, Mehta-Shah N, Oberic L, Chauchet A, Jurczak W, Song Y, Pinto A, Rai S, Izutsu K, Greil R, Mykhalska L, Bergua-Burgues JM, Cheung MC, Shin HJ, Hapgood G, Munhoz E, Abrisqueta P, Gau JP, Jiang Y, McCall B, Chohan S, Sugidono M, Yan M, Batlevi CL, Tilly H, Flowers CR. Five-Year Outcomes of the POLARIX Study Comparing Pola-R-CHP and R-CHOP in Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Dec 10;43(35):3698-3705. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-00925. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PubMed 40991874
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• Liao MZ, Deng R, Gibiansky L, Lu T, Agarwal P, Dere R, Lee C, Hirata J, Herbaux C, Salles G, Li C, Miles D. Ethnic sensitivity assessment: Polatuzumab vedotin pharmacokinetics in Asian and non-Asian patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in POLARIX. Clin Transl Sci. 2023 Dec;16(12):2744-2755. doi: 10.1111/cts.13669. Epub 2023 Oct 31. PubMed 37864313
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• Tilly H, Morschhauser F, Sehn LH, Friedberg JW, Trneny M, Sharman JP, Herbaux C, Burke JM, Matasar M, Rai S, Izutsu K, Mehta-Shah N, Oberic L, Chauchet A, Jurczak W, Song Y, Greil R, Mykhalska L, Bergua-Burgues JM, Cheung MC, Pinto A, Shin HJ, Hapgood G, Munhoz E, Abrisqueta P, Gau JP, Hirata J, Jiang Y, Yan M, Lee C, Flowers CR, Salles G. Polatuzumab Vedotin in Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 27;386(4):351-363. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2115304. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PubMed 34904799