New drug combo aims to outperform standard care in aggressive lung cancer
NCT ID NCT07625644
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial will test whether a new drug called BL-M14D1 combined with atezolizumab works better than the current standard treatment for people with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who have not had prior therapy. About 550 adults will be randomly assigned to receive either the experimental combination or standard care. The main goal is to see if the new combination delays cancer progression or improves survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BL-M14D1 and atezolizumab (drug combination)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new first-line treatment option for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, potentially improving how long patients live without their cancer growing.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial (Phase 3) and the experimental drug combination may not work better than current standard care. Side effects from the new drug combination are unknown and could be serious.
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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 550 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed first-line (1L), extensive-stage (ES) small cell lung cancer (SCLC) * Must be eligible to receive a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen in combination with an anti-PD-L1 inhibitor. * At least one measurable lesion based on RECIST v1.1 per investigator assessment. * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 to 1. * Adequate organ function Exclusion Criteria: * Received any kind of platinum or etoposide treatment for limited stage (LS) SCLC within 6 months prior to enrollment. * Participants who have received prior topoisomerase inhibitor-based ADC therapy. * Participants with history of severe heart disease * Participants with active autoimmune diseases and inflammatory diseases, * Participants with other prior or concurrent malignancies except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin and/or carcinoma in situ after adequate resection, or other malignancy treated with curative intent with a disease-free interval of at least 3 years * Other protocol-defined inclusion/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
62 sites in 14 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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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOUS Le Scotte, UOC Immunoterapia Oncologica
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSiena, 53100, Italy
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Arthur Child Cancer Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCalgary, Alberta, T2N 5G2, Canada
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Astera Cancer Care
RECRUITINGEast Brunswick, New Jersey, 08816, United States
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Bács-Kiskun Vármegyei Oktatókórház, Oncoradiology Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKecskemét, 6000, Hungary
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CLB - Centre Léon Bérard
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, 69008, France
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Canberra Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGarran, Australian Capital Territory, 2605, Australia
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Caucasus Medical Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0186, Georgia
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Centro de Investigación Oncológica Clara Campal
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28050, Spain
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Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAviano, 33081, Italy
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruna (CHUAC) - Hospital Teresa Herrera
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGA Coruña, 15006, Spain
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European Interbalkan Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava (FN Ostrava)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOstrava-Poruba, 708 52, Czechia
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Flinders Medical Centre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBedford Park, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
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Henry Dunant Hospital Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAthens, 11526, Greece
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Highlands Oncology Group
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSpringdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08041, Spain
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ICO - L'Institut de Cancérologie de L'Ouest
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSaint-Herblain, 44805, France
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IPC - lnstitut Paoli-Calmettes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarseille, 13273, France
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Institute for pulmonary diseases of Vojvodina
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovi Sad, 21208, Serbia
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Instytut "Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki", Klinika Onkologii
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodz, 93-338, Poland
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KEM | Evangelische Kliniken Essen Mitte gGmbH
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEssen, 45136, Germany
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Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHalle, 06120, Germany
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LLC Todua Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0119, Georgia
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LTD High Technology Hospital Medcenter
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Los Alamitos Hematology/Oncology Medical Group
RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91203, United States
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Ltd New Hospitals
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Lungenklinik/Lungenkrebszentrum Köln-Merheim
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCologne, 51109, Germany
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MHAT Dr. Tota Venkova
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGabrovo, 5300, Bulgaria
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MHAT Heart and Brain
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPleven, 5800, Bulgaria
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MHAT Pulmed
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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MHAT Serdikamed
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSofia, 1632, Bulgaria
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Medical Centre FutureMeds
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 1431, Bulgaria
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MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Mátrai Gyógyintézet
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGyöngyös, 7151, Hungary
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Nemocnice Agel Vítkovice
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOstrava, 703 00, Czechia
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Nemocnice České Budějovice, a.s.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGČeské Budějovice, 370 01, Czechia
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Oddzial Onkologii Klinicznej
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-514, Poland
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Organization Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil (CHIC) - Centre de Recherche Clinique (CRC) (Clinical Research Center)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCréteil, 94010, France
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Pineo Medical Ecosystem LtD
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalermo, 90127, Italy
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Református Pulmonológiai Intézet
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTörökbálint, 2045, Hungary
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Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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Semmelweis University Department of Pulmonology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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St Luke's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 55236, Greece
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Szpital Specjalistyczny w Prabutach Spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia, Oddzial pulmonologii
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPrabuty, 82-550, Poland
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Szpitale Pomorskie Spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia, Oddzial Onkologii i Radioterapii - Dzial Onkologii Klinicznej
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGdynia, 81-519, Poland
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Tasman Oncology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouthport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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The First Medical Clinic LLC
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0180, Georgia
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Theageneio Anticancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 54639, Greece
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Total Health and Research Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33176, United States
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UMHAT Sveti Ivan Rilski
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Center de Recherche des Cordeliers (CRC)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75005, France
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University Clinical Center Kragujevac
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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University Clinical Centre of Serbia, Clinic for pulmonology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University Hospital Medical Center Bezanijska Kosa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University of Sherbrooke
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGreenfield Park, Quebec, J4V 2H1, Canada
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Bialymstoku, II Klinika Chorob Pluc, Raka Pluca i Chorob Wewnetrznych
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBialystok, 15-540, Poland
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Valkyrie Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90067, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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