Clinical Trials for Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 vs. Platinum Doublets in Participants With EGFR-mutated, Advanced Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Who Have Progressed on Prior EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: For patients with EGFR-mutated advanced nonsquamous NSCLC that has progressed after EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy, this trial compares sacituzumab tirumotecan, a TROP2-directed antibody–drug conjugate that delivers a topoisomerase I inhibitor, with carboplatin plus pemetrexed followed by pemetrexed maintenance.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06305754

A Phase II/III, Multisite, Randomized Master Protocol for a Global Trial of BNT327 in Combination With Chemotherapy and Other Investigational Agents in First-line Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with previously untreated, unresectable stage IIIB/IIIC or stage IV NSCLC without actionable EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements receive histology-appropriate carboplatin/pemetrexed or carboplatin/paclitaxel plus either investigational pumitamig (BNT327), a PD-L1/VEGF-A bispecific antibody, or pembrolizumab.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06712316

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 vs Chemotherapy (Docetaxel or Pemetrexed) in Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With EGFR Mutations or Other Genomic Alterations

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Patients with previously treated unresectable or metastatic nonsquamous NSCLC harboring common EGFR mutations or selected other actionable alterations, after prior targeted therapy and platinum chemotherapy, are randomized to sacituzumab tirumotecan or docetaxel/pemetrexed. Sacituzumab tirumotecan is a TROP2-directed antibody–drug conjugate that delivers a topoisomerase I inhibitor.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06074588

Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin/Taxane (Paclitaxel or Nab-paclitaxel) Followed by Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance MK-2870 in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with previously untreated stage IV squamous NSCLC and ECOG 0–1 receive pembrolizumab plus carboplatin and paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel; those without progression after four cycles are randomized to maintenance pembrolizumab with or without sacituzumab tirumotecan. Sacituzumab tirumotecan is an investigational TROP2-directed antibody–drug conjugate that delivers a topoisomerase I inhibitor.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06422143

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Global Study of Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab in Combination With Platinum-based Chemotherapy for the First-line Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (ARTEMIDE-Lung02)

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: For patients with previously untreated, PD-L1–positive (≥1%) metastatic squamous NSCLC without an actionable driver alteration, this trial compares rilvegostomig, an investigational PD-1/TIGIT bispecific antibody, with pembrolizumab. Both are given with carboplatin plus paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel, followed by the assigned immunotherapy alone.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06692738

A Randomised, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of OSE2101 Versus Docetaxel in HLA-A2 Positive Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Secondary Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with HLA-A2-positive metastatic squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC and secondary resistance to immune-checkpoint inhibitors are randomized to OSE2101 or docetaxel; patients with EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 alterations eligible for targeted therapy are excluded. OSE2101 is an investigational peptide vaccine designed to stimulate tumor-antigen-specific cytotoxic T cells.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06472245

A Randomized Phase 2 Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Olvimulogene Nanivacirepvec Followed by Platinum-doublet Chemotherapy + Physician's Choice of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Compared With Docetaxel in Patients With NSCL Cancer After First Progression While on Front-line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-based Maintenance

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with stage III–IV NSCLC and first progression on front-line platinum-doublet chemotherapy plus a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor or subsequent checkpoint inhibitor maintenance receive intravenous Olvi-Vec followed by platinum-doublet chemotherapy and a physician-selected PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor, or docetaxel. Olvi-Vec is an investigational oncolytic vaccinia virus designed to lyse tumor cells and stimulate antitumor immunity.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06463665

A Phase 2 Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of AMG 193 in Subjects With Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase (MTAP)-Deleted Previously Treated Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with previously treated, metastatic or unresectable locally advanced NSCLC harboring homozygous MTAP deletion receive oral AMG 193, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of MTA-bound PRMT5. Two dose levels are compared before expansion at the selected dose; there is no standard-treatment control arm.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06593522

A Phase 3 Open-label, Randomized, Active-controlled, Multicenter Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Orally Administered BAY 2927088 Compared With Standard of Care as a First-line Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With HER2-activating Mutations

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with previously untreated, unresectable locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC harboring an activating HER2 tyrosine kinase domain mutation are randomized to oral sevabertinib, a reversible HER2-directed tyrosine kinase inhibitor, or pembrolizumab plus platinum/pemetrexed chemotherapy.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06452277

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Compared to Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in the First-line Treatment of Participants With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 TPS Greater Than or Equal to 50% (TroFuse-007)

Investigational drug late phase

The trial is testing an investigational drug and is at least phase 2, suggesting that the drug has shown promise in phase 1 studies and might have a high chance of working well compared to other investigational drugs.

Active drug

Investigational drug(s) in this trial have shown anticancer activity in clinical trials

Moderate burden on patient

The trial has a moderate burden on patients. An example would be a trial testing an IV drug, with scans every 8 weeks which would be more frequent than standard of care.

TrialFetch AI summary: Adults with untreated metastatic squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC, PD-L1 TPS ≥50%, and ECOG performance status 0–1 are randomized to pembrolizumab alone or pembrolizumab plus sacituzumab tirumotecan. Sacituzumab tirumotecan is an investigational TROP2-directed antibody–drug conjugate that delivers a topoisomerase I inhibitor.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06170788