New combo therapy targets aggressive lung cancer transformation
NCT ID NCT06830694
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a combination of tarlatamab (a targeted immune therapy), chemotherapy, and atezolizumab in 50 adults whose lung cancer has transformed from a common type (adenocarcinoma) to a more aggressive small cell form after initial treatment. The goal is to see if this approach can improve how long people live without their cancer growing. Participants must have a specific EGFR mutation and no prior treatment for the transformed cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tarlatamab (a drug that helps immune cells attack cancer), combined with chemotherapy (etoposide, carboplatin) and immunotherapy (atezolizumab)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new, more effective treatment option for people whose lung cancer has transformed into a hard-to-treat type after initial therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (50 people) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. The combination also carries risks of serious side effects from chemotherapy and immune-related reactions.
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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
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, Gangnam-gu, 06351, South Korea
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