Summary
Eligible participants will first receive 3 cycles (each cycle is 3 weeks) of intravenous (IV) immunotherapy called tislelizumab, which will be given on Day 1 of each cycle.
Following this, treatment with tislelizumab will continue for another 4-6 cycles in combination with chemotherapy (either CHOP or mini-CHOP regimens). CHOP and mini-CHOP both include the same combination of chemotherapy drugs (doxorubicin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide and prednisone), but mini-CHOP is a lower-dose version that may be given to patients over the age of 80 or who would not tolerate the full dose CHOP regimen.
This will be followed by a further four cycles of tislelizumab, or may be followed by radiation therapy at the discretion of the Investigator.
For participants who achieve a complete response, the total duration of therapy will be 21 weeks for those with early-stage disease or 27 weeks for those with advanced-stage disaease. All participants will be followed-up for a minimum of 2 years after the end of treatment, which will continue until the last patient has compelted their 2-year follow-up. PET-CT scans will be used to monitor the response to treatment thorughout, and any side effects of treatment will be monitored thorugh regular physical examinations, blood tests and a questionnaire.