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EPCORE DLBCL-1

Epcoritamab delayed progression but did not clearly extend life versus chemotherapy in relapsed lymphoma, missing its US primary endpoint in January 2026.

Topline 16 January 2026: PFS HR 0.74 (95% CI 0.60-0.92); OS HR 0.96 (0.77-1.20), not significant. In the US, OS was the sole primary endpoint, so the study did not meet it; ex-US dual endpoints were partially met. Confirmatory for the accelerated approval; regulatory implications under discussion.

Setting
R/R DLBCL after ≥1 line, transplant-ineligible: epcoritamab monotherapy vs investigator's choice (R-GemOx or BR)
Phase
Phase 3
Sponsor
Genmab / AbbVie
Registry
Headline result
PFS HR 0.74; OS HR 0.96 (NS).
Reported
2026
Enrolled
552

Outcomes

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In plain words
What these results mean for people, not percentages
552 people took part
Overall survivalprimarysurvival endpoint
  • The treated group had about 4 percent lower chance of the event at any given time (hazard ratio 0.96).
  • The absolute difference, how many more people out of 100 were helped, is not reported here.
  • The likely range for the hazard ratio crosses 1, so the difference could be due to chance.
  • Overall survival counts deaths from any cause, so it is the most direct measure of whether a treatment helps people live longer.
Progression-free survivalsurrogate endpoint
  • The treated group had about 26 percent lower chance of the event at any given time (hazard ratio 0.74).
  • The absolute difference, how many more people out of 100 were helped, is not reported here.
  • This is a surrogate endpoint: it measures the cancer being controlled or absent on scans and tests, which often, but not always, translates into living longer.
Be careful
  • These results apply to the people the trial enrolled: R/R DLBCL after ≥1 line, transplant-ineligible: epcoritamab monotherapy vs investigator's choice (R-GemOx or BR). People in a different situation may not see the same effect.

Numbers are from the trial as recorded here; see the source links in the table below. This is orientation, not medical advice: ask your team how closely the trial population matches you.

552 participants enrolled.

Overall survivalprimary
HR 0.96 (0.77–1.2)

Numbers not yet public.

Source
Progression-free survival
HR 0.74 (0.6–0.92)

Numbers not yet public.

EndpointArmnValueHR (95% CI)pSource
Overall survivalprimaryEpcoritamab0.96 (0.77–1.2)link
Investigator's choice
Progression-free survivalEpcoritamab0.74 (0.6–0.92)
Investigator's choice

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