Lung cancer trial combines two treatments to outsmart resistance

NCT ID NCT04410796

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study compares the standard drug osimertinib alone versus osimertinib plus chemotherapy (carboplatin and pemetrexed) in people with metastatic EGFR-mutant lung cancer who still have detectable cancer DNA in their blood after starting osimertinib. The goal is to see if the combination can delay cancer growth or spread. About 571 participants will be enrolled, and 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

osimertinib, carboplatin, and pemetrexed

What this could lead to

If successful, this could provide a more effective treatment option for people with EGFR-mutant lung cancer whose cancer shows signs of resistance to osimertinib alone.

What could go wrong

This is a phase 2 trial, so results are not yet proven. Adding chemotherapy may increase side effects without improving outcomes, and the benefit may not apply to all patients.

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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

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Locations

  • Columbia University (Data Collection Only)

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Hackensack Meridian Health

    RECRUITING

    Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States

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  • John Hopkins Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

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  • MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER (Data Collection Only)

    RECRUITING

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • Massachusetts General Hospital (Data Collection Only)

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited Protocol Activities)

    RECRUITING

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

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    Contact

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack (Limited protocol activities)

    RECRUITING

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited Protocol Activities)

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    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

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  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited protocol activities)

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    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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  • New York University

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10010, United States

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  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute

    RECRUITING

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

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  • UC Davis Cancer Center (Data Collection Only)

    RECRUITING

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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  • University of California San Francisco

    ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Washington (Data Collection Only)

    RECRUITING

    Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

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