Lung cancer drug under the microscope: how does cemiplimab perform in real life?
NCT ID NCT05363319
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 500 European patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are already prescribed cemiplimab (Libtayo) as part of their normal care. Researchers will track how long patients live, how well the cancer responds, and any side effects. The goal is to see if the drug works as well in everyday clinics as it did in earlier clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cemiplimab (Libtayo) with or without platinum-based chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that cemiplimab works well in everyday clinical practice, not just in controlled trials, for advanced lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled experiment, so results may be less reliable. It only looks at patients already prescribed the drug, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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.
Who is studied
The source population for this study will be patients with either locally advanced NSCLC not suitable for definitive chemoradiation or metastatic NSCLC and who are initiating a cemiplimab-based regimen of treatment as part of routine clinical practice at the time of study enrollment. The study will aim to enroll approximately 500 adult patients from up to 50 sites across Europe.
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 18 years of age at the time of cemiplimab treatment initiation 2. Has been diagnosed with histologically or cytologically documented squamous or non-squamous NSCLC 3. Prescribed a cemiplimab-based regimen as part of routine clinical practice as determined by the treating physician per standard of care and in accordance with the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC). 4. Can understand and complete the study-related questionnaires 5. Must be legally capable of providing written consent for participation in the study and have signed informed consent prior to any study activities Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has received cemiplimab prior to enrollment 2. Has uncontrolled autoimmune disease 3. Has a contraindication to cemiplimab as noted in the local SmPC 4. Is concurrently participating in any other study of an investigational drug or procedure 5. Has cognitive impairment or other medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the ability to complete the study-related questionnaires NOTE: 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
44 sites in 5 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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AO Universitaria Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele
RECRUITINGCatania, 95123, Italy
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AORN dei Colli
RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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AOU Careggi
RECRUITINGFlorence, Firenze, 50134, Italy
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APHM - Hopital Nord
RECRUITINGMarseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13915, France
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Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg
RECRUITINGRotenburg (Wümme), Lower Saxony, 27356, Germany
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
RECRUITINGModena, 41124, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Taranto
RECRUITINGTaranto, 74010, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASU FC) Santa Maria della Misericordia
RECRUITINGUdine, 33100, Italy
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Center Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) of Clermont
COMPLETEDClermont-Ferrand, 63003, France
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Centre Hospitalier - Le mans
RECRUITINGLe Mans, 72037, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Poitiers
RECRUITINGPoitiers, Vienne, 86021, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, 49000, France
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol - Hospital Naval
RECRUITINGFerrol, Galicia, 15405, Spain
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Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellon
RECRUITINGCastellon, Castellon, 12002, Spain
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
RECRUITINGPavia, 27100, Italy
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Franziskus Hospital Harderberg
RECRUITINGGeorgsmarienhütte, Georgsmarienhuette, 49124, Germany
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Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhoehe
RECRUITINGBerlin, 14089, Germany
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Gesellschaft fur Onkologische Studien Dortmund mbH (Gefos)
RECRUITINGDortmund, 44263, Germany
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Haematologisch Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis - Troisdorf
RECRUITINGTroisdorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53840, Germany
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Hopital Tenon
RECRUITINGParis, 75020, France
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Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, Bas-Rhin, 67000, France
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Hospital Arnau de Vilanova
RECRUITINGLleida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Torrecardenas
RECRUITINGAlmería, 04009, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus
RECRUITINGTarragona, 43204, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Alvaro Cunqueiro
RECRUITINGVigo, Galicia, 36204, Spain
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Hospital Universitario De Jerez
RECRUITINGJerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, 11407, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Nuestra Senora de Candelaria
RECRUITINGSanta Cruz de Tenerife, 38010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen De La Victoria Malaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, Andalusia, 29010, Spain
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Humanitas Istituto Clinico Catanese
RECRUITINGMisterbianco, Catania, 95065, Italy
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IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital
RECRUITINGRozzano, Milan, 20089, Italy
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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G Pascale
RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
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Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
WITHDRAWNChemnitz, Saxony, 09116, Germany
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Klinikum Klagenfurt
RECRUITINGKlagenfurt, Carinthia, 9020, Austria
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Klinikum Konstanz
RECRUITINGKonstanz, Baden-Wurttemberg, 78464, Germany
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Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Doelau gGmbH
RECRUITINGHalle, 06120, Germany
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Le Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace, Emile Muller Hospital
RECRUITINGMulhouse, Alsace, 68100, France
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Marienhaus Klinikum Mainz
WITHDRAWNMainz, 55131, Germany
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MedFISMO
WITHDRAWNWeinsberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 74189, Germany
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Nuremberg Hospital, Campus North
COMPLETEDNuremberg, Bavaria, 90419, Germany
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Ospedale Di Cisanello Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria
RECRUITINGPisa, Tuscany, 56126, Italy
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Parc Tauli Sabadell Hospital Universitari
RECRUITINGSabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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Pneumologische Praxis PD Dr. Med Christian Gessner
RECRUITINGLeipzig, Saxony, 4347, Germany
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Sainte Catherine Institut du Cancer Avignon Provence
RECRUITINGAvignon, Vaucluse, 84918, France
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Salzburger Landeskliniken (SALK)
RECRUITINGSalzburg, 5020, Austria
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San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital
RECRUITINGOrbassano, Piedmont, 10043, Italy
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St. Franziskus Hospital Münster
RECRUITINGMünster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 48145, Germany
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Staedtisches Klinikum Muenchen Bogenhausen
RECRUITINGMünchen, Bavaria, 81925, Germany
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University Hospital of Jaen
RECRUITINGJaén, 23007, Spain
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