Can a Two-Drug attack reach cancer hiding in the brain?
NCT ID NCT07744529
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether combining two drugs—amivantamab given intravenously and pemetrexed injected directly into the spinal fluid—can safely help people with a specific type of lung cancer that has spread to the membranes around the brain and spinal cord. This condition, called leptomeningeal metastasis, is hard to treat because many cancer drugs don't reach high enough levels in the spinal fluid. The study will include adults with EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma and will monitor side effects, how long participants live without the disease worsening, and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- amivantamab combined with intrathecal pemetrexed
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for a serious complication of lung cancer that is hard to treat because many drugs don't reach the brain and spinal cord.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, small study (15 participants), so results may not be conclusive. The treatment may cause side effects, and it's not yet known if it will improve survival.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital,School of Medicine,Zhejiang University
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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