New combo therapy targets tough lung cancer in early trial
NCT ID NCT07325136
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called BMS-986525, given alone or with the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo), in 240 people whose small cell lung cancer has returned or stopped responding to standard platinum-based chemotherapy. The main goals are to check safety and tolerability, and to see if the drug shrinks tumors. The trial is currently recruiting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986525 (an experimental drug) and nivolumab (Opdivo, an immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for people with relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The experimental drug may cause side effects or fail to work better than existing treatments.
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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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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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 * Participants must have histologically or cytologically documented relapsed/refractory small cell lung cancer (R/R-SCLC). * Participants must have received at least 1 platinum-based chemotherapy regimen as per locally approved drug labels and institutional guidelines. * In countries where standard of care first line systemic treatment includes platinum containing chemotherapy in combination with anti-PD-(L)1 therapy, it is required that participants have progressed on, are ineligible for or not have access to an anti-PD- (L)1 therapy. Exclusion Criteria * Participants must not have any untreated CNS metastases. * Participants must not have an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. * Participants must not have had a prior organ or tissue allograft. * 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
13 sites in 6 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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Centrul de Oncologie Sf. Nectarie SRL
RECRUITINGCraiova, 200347, Romania
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Duke Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Istituto Clinico Humanitas
RECRUITINGRozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Local Institution - 0018
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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Local Institution - 0020
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHirakata, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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Local Institution - 0029
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100036, China
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Oncohelp Medical Center
RECRUITINGTimișoara, Timiș County, 300239, Romania
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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SCRI Oncology Partners
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Shanghai East Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200120, China
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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