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Previous studies have been constrained by small cohort size, retrospective design, or assays limited to a single commercial provider.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>PATIENTS AND METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DIRECT was a prospective, multisite study evaluating the utility of ctDNA in patients with LBCL. We developed a lymphoma-customized, open-source, ctDNA assay and pipeline that captured hundreds of PVs per patient. Using landmark analysis, we evaluated the prognostic impact of PV-supported MRD at the end of first-line therapy (EoT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      EoT PV-MRD status was available for 155 patients. After a median of 24.5 months, 2-year time to tumor progression (TTP) for patients with detectable versus undetectable PV-MRD was 42% versus 95%, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001; hazard ratio [HR], 13.7). When restricted to patients receiving full-dose anthracycline-based immunochemotherapy, 2-year TTP was 45% versus 96%, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001; HR, 15.4), outperforming conventional radiological response assessment (HRs, 6.9 for positron emission tomography\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">v<\/jats:italic>\n                      16.9 for PV-MRD). The limit of detection with 95% confidence (LoD95) varied by more than two orders of magnitude across patients, underscoring the need to report patient-specific LoD95. Persistent PV-MRD in the absence of relapse was noted, including three of four patients with transformed follicular lymphoma, highlighting a potential caveat when interpreting positive PV-MRD\n                      <jats:bold>.<\/jats:bold>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>EoT PV-MRD enables sensitive and clinically meaningful response assessment in LBCL. It provides independent prognostic information, enhancing EoT response assessment beyond conventional radiologic assessment. 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