New drug duo aims to shrink lung tumors in First-Line trial

NCT ID NCT07353957

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 5 times

Summary

This phase 2 trial tests whether adding petosemtamab to the standard immunotherapy pembrolizumab can shrink tumors in adults with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. About 180 participants will receive the combination as their first treatment. The study focuses on how many patients respond and how long the benefit lasts.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Petosemtamab and pembrolizumab
What this could lead to
If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage rates.
What could go wrong
This is an early-phase trial with only 180 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may cause side effects or not work better than existing treatments.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Australia Site 1

    Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia

  • CHU Brest Hopital la Cavale Blanche

    Brest, 29609, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil (CHIC)

    Créteil, 94000, France

  • Chungbuk National University Hospital

    Cheongju-si, 28645, South Korea

  • Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona

    Pamplona, 31008, Spain

  • Flinders Medical Centre

    Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia

  • Florida Cancer Specialists - North

    St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701-4553, United States

  • HC Hospitales SL

    Marbella, 29660, Spain

  • Hopital Nord Laennec

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro

    Vigo, 36312, Spain

  • Hospital Quironsalud Malaga

    Málaga, 29004, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario de Navarra

    Pamplona, 31008, Spain

  • ICM - Montpellier Cancer Institute

    Montpellier, 34298, France

  • Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital

    Daegu, 41404, South Korea

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, 2333, Netherlands

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    Long Island City, New York, 11101, United States

  • START - Rioja

    Logroño, 26006, Spain

  • Severance Hospital - Yonsei University Health System

    Seoul, 3722, South Korea

  • Tennessee Site 1

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37209, United States

  • Tennessee Site 2

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States

  • The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincents Hospital

    Suwon, 16247, South Korea

  • Universita degli Studi di Firenze - Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

    Florence, 50134, Italy

  • Virginia Site 1

    Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States

  • Virginia Site 2

    Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States

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