New drug combo aims to boost lung cancer treatment

NCT ID NCT06116786

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This early-stage trial is testing a new drug called JNJ-86974680, alone or with another drug (cetrelimab) and radiation, in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The main goal is to find a safe and tolerable dose. About 126 participants will be enrolled. The study is currently recruiting.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

JNJ-86974680 (an A2a receptor antagonist) and cetrelimab (an immunotherapy drug)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help identify a safe dose of a new drug combination that may improve treatment options for advanced lung cancer.

What could go wrong

This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on safety, not effectiveness. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show benefit in later studies.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

non-small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Charite Research Organisation GmbH

    COMPLETED

    Berlin, 12203, Germany

  • City of Hope 1

    RECRUITING

    Newnan, Georgia, 30265, United States

  • Hackensack University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

  • Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbia University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Hosp Univ Vall D Hebron

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 8035, Spain

  • Hosp. Univ. 12 de Octubre

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • Hosp. Univ. I Politecni La Fe

    RECRUITING

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hosp. Univ. Quiron Dexeus

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, 08028, Spain

  • Next Virginia

    RECRUITING

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States

  • Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • Samsung Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 06351, South Korea

  • Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 03722, South Korea

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH

    RECRUITING

    Giessen, 35392, Germany