🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-14

A Phase III Trial Comparing Tisagenlecleucel to Standard of Care (SoC) in Adult Participants With r/r Follicular Lymphoma (NCT05888493)

A Randomized, Open-label, Multi-center Phase III Trial Comparing Tisagenlecleucel to Standard of Care in Adult Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Follicular Lymphoma (FL)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This trial will compare tisagenlecleucel to standard of care in adult participants with relapsed or refractory (r/r) follicular lymphoma.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (8 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (8 items).

Location: Novartis Investigative Site — Camperdown, New South Wales

Age range: 18 Years to 100 Years

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Follicular lymphoma grade 3B or evidence of histologic transformation.
  • Prior treatment with anti-CD19 therapy, gene therapy, or adoptive T-cell therapy.
  • Active CNS involvement by malignancy.
  • Clinically significant active infection, presence of Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody or active hepatitis B or C.
  • Active neurological autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (e.g., Guillain-Barré syndrome).
  • Investigational medicinal product within the last 30 days or five half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to randomization.
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular conditions such as acute coronary syndrome, significant cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure or decreased LVEF. Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (30 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 30 sites.

  • Novartis Investigative Site — Camperdown, New South Wales
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Clayton, Victoria
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Melbourne, Victoria
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Nedlands, Western Australia
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Salzburg,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Montreal, Quebec
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Ostrava, Poruba
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Budapest,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Gdansk,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Lodz,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Singapore,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Bratislava,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Seoul,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Seoul,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Seoul,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Seoul,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Seoul,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Santiago Compostela, A Coruna
  • Novartis Investigative Site — L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Santander, Cantabria
  • Novartis Investigative Site — El Palmar, Murcia
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Barcelona,
  • Novartis Investigative Site — Córdoba,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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