New drug aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat lung cancers
NCT ID NCT05882058
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests BI 764532 (obrixtamig), an antibody-like drug designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. It is for adults with advanced small cell lung cancer or other neuroendocrine cancers that have not responded to prior treatments. The study compares two doses to find one that is tolerable and effective, with the goal of shrinking tumors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BI 764532 (obrixtamig), an antibody-like molecule that helps the immune system fight cancer
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new treatment option for people with advanced small cell lung cancer or other neuroendocrine cancers that have stopped responding to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 204 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors in many patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
- 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.
Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female participants ≥18 years old and at least at the legal age of consent in countries where it is greater than 18 years at the time of signature of the informed consent form (ICF). 2. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the trial. 3. Part 1: Histologically or cytologically confirmed, cancer of the following histologies: * Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) * Extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (epNEC) (except Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) and Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC)) * Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the lung Patients with tumours with mixed histologies for any above type are eligible only if the neuroendocrine carcinoma/small tumour cells component is predominant and represents at least 50% of the overall tumour tissue. Patients must have progressed or recurred after standard of care therapy * SCLC: after at least two prior lines of therapy, including at least one platinum-based regimen; in countries where standard of care in first line therapy includes PD-L1 inhibitor treatment patients should have received the combination of platinum-based regimen plus PD-L1 inhibitor unless they have been unable to receive checkpoint inhibitor treatment. * Therapy includes PD-L1 inhibitor treatment; patients should have received the combination of platinum-based regimen plus PD-L1 inhibitor unless they have been unable to receive checkpoint inhibitor treatment. * epNEC/LCNEC: after at least one platinum-based regimen. Part 2 and part 3: Histologically or cytologically confirmed epNEC (except MCC, MTC and NEPC) with centrally assessed DLL3 high expression status. Patients must have progressed or recurred after at least one platinum-based regimen. 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1., 5. Measurable lesions as defined per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumours (RECIST) v 1.1 within 21 days prior to the first dose of BI 764532. 6. Part 1: Availability of archival tumour tissue sample Part 2 and part 3: Availability of archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumour tissue sample. Following specimens are not allowed: Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Cytology samples, decalcified bone samples. 7. Adequate organ function as defined in the protocol. 8. All toxicities related to previous anti-cancer therapies have resolved = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 1 prior to trial treatment administration (except for alopecia, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue and endocrinopathies controlled by replacement therapy which must be = CTCAE Grade 2 and amenorrhea/menstrual disorders which can be any grade). 9. Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) and men able to father a child must be ready and able to use acceptable methods of birth control per ICH M3 (R2) that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly. A list of contraception methods meeting these criteria and instructions on the duration of their use is provided in the participant information 10. Only for Part 3, at the timepoint of Screening 02: * For Cycle 1, patients should be willing to stay within 1 hour driving distance for 48 hours after IMP administration and confirm availability of a caregiver for the same timeframe. * Patients should be considered suitable by the investigator to follow instructions applicable to the reduced monitoring cohort, such as taking their temperature and administration of oral medication at home if needed. Exclusion criteria: 1. Untreated or symptomatic brain metastases. (Part 2 and part 3: identified during the mandatory assessment by brain MRI within 21 days before first trial drug administration.) Participants with treated, stable brain metastases are eligible provided they meet the following criteria: * Radiotherapy or surgery for brain metastases was completed at least 2 weeks prior to the first administration of BI 764532. * Patient is off steroids for at least 7 days (physiologic doses of steroids are permitted), and the patient is off anti-epileptic drugs for at least 7 days or on stable doses of anti-epileptic drugs for malignant central nervous system (CNS) disease. 2. Presence of leptomeningeal disease or, part 2 and part 3: epidural disease including spinal cord compression. 3. Part 1: Active/previous history of interstitial lung disease or non-infectious pneumonitis (any grade). Part 2 and part 3: Active/previous history of interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia or non-infectious pneumonitis (any grade). Patients with a history of therapy-related pneumonitis that is considered clinically resolved are eligible. 4. Participants who experienced severe, life-threatening immune-mediated adverse events or infusion-related reactions including those that lead to permanent discontinuation while on treatment with immuno-oncology agents. 5. Prior anti-cancer therapy: * Patients who have been treated with any other anti-cancer drug within 4 weeks or within 5 half-life periods (whichever is shorter) prior to first administration of BI 764532. * Patients who have been treated with extensive field radiotherapy including whole brain irradiation within 2 weeks prior to first administration of BI 764532. 6. Previous treatment with Delta-like ligand 3 (DLL3)-targeting T cell engagers or cell therapies. 7. Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of BI 764532. Physiological replacement of steroids is allowed. 8. Unresolved toxicity from prior anti-tumour therapy, defined in the inclusion criteria. Further exclusion criteria apply.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
37 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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960 Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
RECRUITINGJinan, 250031, China
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Aichi Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGAichi, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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Asan Medical Center
COMPLETEDSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Asklepios Fachkliniken München-Gauting
COMPLETEDGauting, 82131, Germany
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou
COMPLETEDTaoyuan County, 333, Taiwan
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
COMPLETEDBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Evangelische Lungenklinik Berlin
COMPLETEDBerlin, 13125, Germany
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Freeman Hospital
RECRUITINGNewcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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HOP Civil
COMPLETEDStrasbourg, 67091, France
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HOP Intercommunal
COMPLETEDCréteil, 94000, France
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Hospital CUF Descobertas-Lisboa-69316
COMPLETEDLisbon, 1350-352, Portugal
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Hospital CUF Porto
COMPLETEDPorto, 4100-180, Portugal
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
COMPLETEDValencia, 46010, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
COMPLETEDBarcelona, 08003, Spain
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Hôpital Cochin
COMPLETEDParis, 75014, France
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Indiana University
COMPLETEDIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Infirmary Cancer Care
RECRUITINGMobile, Alabama, 36607, United States
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Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
RECRUITINGTokyo, Koto-ku, 135-8550, Japan
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Kindai University Hospital
RECRUITINGOsaka, Sakai, 590-0197, Japan
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Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
COMPLETEDNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Leicester Royal Infirmary
RECRUITINGLeicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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LungenClinic Grosshansdorf GmbH
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGroßhansdorf, 22927, Germany
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MHAT Heart and brain
COMPLETEDPleven, 5804, Bulgaria
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic-Arizona
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment-Uni Hospital Ltd.
COMPLETEDPanagyurishte, 4500, Bulgaria
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NCKUH
COMPLETEDTainan, 704, Taiwan
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National Cancer Center Hospital
RECRUITINGTokyo, Chuo-ku, 104-0045, Japan
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National Cancer Center Hospital East
RECRUITINGChiba, Kashiwa, 277-8577, Japan
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOsaka, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Qilu Hospital, Shangdong University
RECRUITINGJinan, 250012, China
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Samsung Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Sendai Kousei Hospital
COMPLETEDMiyagi, Sendai, 981-0914, Japan
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200030, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310016, China
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
COMPLETEDTaipei, 11217, Taiwan
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The Christie Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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The Second Affiliated Hospital to Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330006, China
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent
RECRUITINGGhent, 9000, Belgium
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University College Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1E 6AG, United Kingdom
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University of California San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Kansas Cancer Center
COMPLETEDWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Kentucky Medical Center
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Maryland School of Medicine
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
RECRUITINGMainz, 55131, Germany
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90067, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University Health- Adult Outpatient Pavilion
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610041, China
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