CC-486 and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma Refractory to PD-1 Therapy or Relapsed

This phase I trial tests the safety and best dose of CC-486 (an oral form of azacitidine) when given together with nivolumab in treating patients with Hodgkin lymphoma that does not respond (refractory) to PD1-based immunotherapy or has come back (relapsed). CC-486 is in a class of medications called demethylation agents. It works by helping the bone marrow to produce normal blood cells and by killing abnormal cells. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving CC-486 in combination with nivolumab may render nivolumab more effective.