Lung cancer combo trial halted early
NCT ID NCT05469178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial tested a new drug called bemcentinib added to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy for people with advanced non-squamous lung cancer. The study aimed to check safety and find the right dose, but it was terminated early. Only 26 people took part, so we cannot draw firm conclusions about how well it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- bemcentinib (a drug taken orally) combined with pembrolizumab, carboplatin, and pemetrexed (standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it had succeeded, this could have pointed toward a new treatment option for people with a specific genetic mutation (STK11) in advanced lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small, early-phase study (Phase 1b/2a) focused on safety, not proof of effectiveness. The combination may also cause side effects from multiple drugs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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26 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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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.
Main Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically-confirmed or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced (Stage IIIb/IIIc) or metastatic (Stage IV) (AJCC Edition 8) non-squamous NSCLC not amenable to curative therapy, irrespective of PD-L1 status and without actionable mutations (Phase 1b) targetable with first-line treatment. * Histologically-confirmed or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage of advanced (Stage IIIb/IIIC) or metastatic (Stage IV) (AJCC, Edition 8) non-squamous NSCLC with STK11 mutation, not amenable to curative therapy, irrespective of PD-L1 status and without actionable mutations (phase 2a) targetable with first-line treatment. * Have not received prior systemic treatment for their advanced/metastatic NSCLC * Have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the investigator Main Exclusion Criteria: * Has received any prior chemotherapy or biological therapy for locally advanced (Stage IIIb/IIIc) or metastatic (Stage IV) adenocarcinoma of the lung * Received radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to starting study treatment or has not recovered (i.e. \<=Grade 1 at baseline) from AEs due to a previous radiation therapy * Major surgery within 28 days prior to start of study treatment and failure to have recovered adequately from the complications of the surgery/intervention prior to the first dose of study treatment
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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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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi
Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, 6189, France
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Duke University Medical Center - Duke Cancer Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fejer County St. Gyorgy Hospital
Székesfehérvár, 8000, Hungary
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Fundacion Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia (FIVO)
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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General Hospital of Athens Alexandra, Department of the Clinical Therapeutics, Medical Oncology Unit
Athens, 11528, Greece
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Henry Dunant Hospital Center, 4th Oncology Department
Athens, 115 26, Greece
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, 8916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hôpital Europeen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), Service de cancérologie
Paris, 75015, France
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Hôpital prive du Confluent SAS, Departement d'oncologie
Nantes, 44277, France
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IFO Regina Elena
Rome, 144, Italy
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IRCCS - Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IEO
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Institut Gustave Roussy, Service de médecine
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki (ICZMP)
Lodz, 93-338, Poland
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MD Anderson Cancer Center, Oncology service
Madrid, 28033, Spain
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Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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MedPolonia Sp z oo
Poznan, 60693, Poland
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Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
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Orszagos Koranyi Pulmonologiai Intezet
Budapest, 1121, Hungary
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Ospedale San Luca
Lucca, 55100, Italy
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Semmelweis University- Department of Pulmonology
Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Sotiria General Hospital of Chest Diseases, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Oncology Unit
Athens, 115 27, Greece
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Tennessee Oncology PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University General Hospital of Larissa, Oncology Clinic
Larissa, 41110, Greece
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie
Lublin, 20090, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku, II Klinika Chorob Pluc, raka płuca i chorób wewnętrznych
Bialystok, 15-540, Poland
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