New hope for lung cancer patients whose drugs have failed
NCT ID NCT07181499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has stopped responding to a type of targeted therapy called third-generation EGFR TKIs. Researchers want to see if giving chemotherapy first, followed by a newer targeted drug called befotertinib, can help control the cancer longer. About 28 adults will take part in this phase 2 trial.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years; 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC; and prior resistance to third-generation EGFR TKIs, with EGFR-sensitive mutations confirmed via tissue or blood samples (defined as: 19 Del or 21 L858R); 3. Exclusion of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) transformation, and known NSCLC with clear targetable mutations for targeted therapy, such as HER2, MET amplification (GCN ≥ 5), KRAS G12C mutation, BRAF V600E mutation, RET fusion mutation, ALK fusion mutation, NTRK fusion mutation, etc.; 4. ECOG performance status (PS) score of 0-2; 5. Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks; 6. Ability to swallow oral medications; 7. Adequate organ system function, defined as follows and determined based on investigator judgment: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10⁹/L 2. Platelets ≥ 100 x 10⁹/L; 3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (≥ 90 g/L). Note: Blood transfusions are permitted to achieve the required hemoglobin level; 4. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); 5. If no liver metastases: Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 × ULN; if liver metastases present: ≤ 5 × ULN; 6. Creatinine ≤1.5 × ULN. If ≥1.5 × ULN, patients remain eligible if the Cockcroft-Gault-calculated creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (0.83 mL/s); 8. Female subjects of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 3 days prior to study drug initiation and agree to use a medically approved highly effective contraceptive method (e.g., intrauterine device, oral contraceptives, or condoms) during the study and for 3 months after the last study drug administration; Male subjects with female partners of childbearing potential must be surgically sterilized or agree to use an effective method of contraception during the study period and for 3 months after the last study dose. 9. Voluntarily agree and be capable of adhering to the trial and follow-up procedures. 10. Be able to understand the nature of the trial and complete the written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Rare EGFR mutations; 2. Prior treatment with pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy regimens; 3. Advanced and/or symptomatic brain metastases (measurable or non-measurable) and/or leptomeningeal metastases; 4. Active hepatitis B (serum HBV DNA ≥10⁴ copies/mL \[i.e., 20,000 IU/mL\]), hepatitis C virus antibody positive, HIV antibody positive, or treponema pallidum antibody positive; 5. Women of childbearing potential with a positive serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to treatment initiation, pregnant or lactating women, or male and female subjects not using effective contraception or planning pregnancy during treatment and for 3 months post-treatment; 6. Patients who used or require concomitant use of the following drugs within 14 days prior to the first dose or during treatment: drugs associated with QTc prolongation and/or risk of torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia; strong CYP3A inhibitors or inducers; 7. Patients who underwent major surgery or immunotherapy within 4 weeks prior to the first dose; patients who received radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to the first dose. 8. Imaging (CT or MRI) demonstrating tumor invasion of major vessels, or a high likelihood of tumor invasion into critical vessels causing fatal hemorrhage during the study period; 9. History of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial disease, or any clinically evident active interstitial lung disease; presence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis identified on baseline CT scan; 10. Other severe acute or chronic medical conditions, including uncontrolled diabetes, medical or psychiatric disorders, or laboratory abnormalities, that in the investigator's judgment may increase study-related risks or interfere with interpretation of study results; 11. Other conditions deemed by the investigator to be unsuitable for participation in this trial.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The Cancer Center of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITINGZhuhai, Guangdong, China
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