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Zanubrutinib and Venetoclax in CLL (ZANU-VEN)

Is NCT05168930 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Venetoclax and Zanubrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll).

Phase 2RecruitingDana-Farber Cancer InstituteNCT05168930Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Venetoclax · ZanubrutinibThis study is being done to test the effectiveness of zanubrutinib in combination with venetoclax in participants with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Biomarker criteria

Excluded: BTK C481X mutation

Known BTK C481X mutation.

Performance status

ECOG 0–2(Ambulatory, capable of self-care)

Prior therapy

Min 1 prior line

Must have received: any anti-cancer therapy

Participants must have relapsed after at least one prior line of therapy and must currently require therapy by 2019 IWCLL criteria.

Cannot have received: covalent BTK inhibitor (ibrutinib, acalabrutinib)

Exception: Cohort A only

For enrollment to Cohort A: Participants must be covalent BTK and BCL-2 inhibitor naïve. Participants who have received prior therapy with a covalent BTK or BCL-2 inhibitor are not eligible, including but not limited to prior treatment with ibrutinib or acalabrutinib.

Cannot have received: BCL-2 inhibitor

Exception: Cohort A only

For enrollment to Cohort A: Participants must be covalent BTK and BCL-2 inhibitor naïve.

Cannot have received: BTK inhibitor and BCL-2 inhibitor (both)

Exception: Cohort B only

For enrollment to Cohort B: participants who have received prior treatment with both a BTK inhibitor and BCL-2 inhibitor.

Cannot have received: anti-cancer therapy

Exception: within 2 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1; exceptions: adjuvant hormonal therapy, corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent ≤ 20 mg daily, stabilized ≥ 7 days), topical/inhaled/intra-articular/ophthalmologic corticosteroids; Cohort C may remain on prior BTK inhibitor up to 2 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1

Participants who have had previous anti-cancer therapy (e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy, hormonal therapy, surgery, investigational agents, and/or tumor embolization) within 2 weeks of Cycle 1 Day 1 with the following exceptions: Hormonal therapy given in the adjuvant setting; Corticosteroid therapy (prednisone or equivalent ≤ 20 mg daily) is allowed as clinically warranted as long as the dose is stabilized at least for 7 days prior to initial dosing. Topical, inhaled, intra-articular, or ophthalmologic corticosteroids are permitted; Participants enrolling to Cohort C may remain on prior BTK inhibitor therapy up until 2 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1

Cannot have received: allogeneic hematologic stem cell transplant

History of a prior allogeneic hematologic stem cell transplant.

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Platelet count ≥ 20,000/mcL

Kidney function

Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN, OR Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault)

Liver function

Total bilirubin ≤ 2 × institutional ULN (unless due to controlled hemolysis, Gilbert's disease, or is of non-hepatic origin); AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 4 × institutional ULN

Participants must have adequate organ function as defined below: Platelet count ≥ 20,000/mcL; Total bilirubin ≤ 2 × institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (unless due to controlled hemolysis, Gilbert's disease, or is of non-hepatic origin); AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤ 4 × institutional ULN; Serum Creatinine ≤ 1.5 × institutional ULN, OR Calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min (as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula)

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US trial sites

  • New England Cancer Specialists · Scarborough, Maine
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, Massachusetts
  • South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth, Massachusetts

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