Can a new drug combo outperform standard therapy for lung cancer?
NCT ID NCT07756645
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial is testing whether an investigational drug called ABBV-1480, when combined with chemotherapy, works better than the current standard treatment (pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy) for adults with advanced or metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups, and the study measures how long they live without the cancer growing and overall survival. The goal is to see if this new combination can offer a more effective first-line option for this type of lung cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ABBV-1480 (an investigational drug) combined with chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If ABBV-1480 outperforms pembrolizumab, it could become a new first-line treatment option for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer, potentially extending life or delaying cancer growth.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase 3 trial, so results are not guaranteed. The experimental drug may not be more effective than the current standard, and combining it with chemotherapy could increase side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 940 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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.
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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: * Adult subjects with a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIB, IIIC, or IV sqNSCLC that is not amenable to curative treatment * At least one lesion with measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 as determined by the local site investigator/radiology assessment. * Target lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Adequate hematological, renal, hepatic, and coagulation function. * Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test Exclusion Criteria: * Prior systemic treatment received for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-sqNSCLC. * Known actionable genomic alterations (including EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, NTRK, RET, and MET) for which first-line approved therapies are available. * Active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
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