New drug cocktail aims to fight rare cancer
NCT ID NCT05747729
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding two drugs—surufatinib and serplulimab—to standard chemotherapy can help people with neuroendocrine carcinoma, a rare and aggressive cancer. The study enrolls adults who have not had prior treatment and measures how long the cancer stays under control. It is an early-phase study at one hospital, so results are preliminary.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surufatinib and serplulimab combined with platinum/etoposide chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for neuroendocrine carcinoma, potentially improving how long patients live without their cancer worsening.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase, single-center trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug combination may cause significant side effects or fail to improve outcomes over standard therapy alone.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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