Gene test may reveal which early lung cancers need chemo after surgery
NCT ID NCT01817192
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether a 14-gene test can identify people with early-stage non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer who are at higher risk of the cancer returning after surgery. Patients whose tumors are completely removed and who test as intermediate or high risk are randomly assigned to either observation or four cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy. The trial compares disease-free survival between the two groups to see if the gene test can guide who should receive chemotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If the gene test works, doctors could offer chemotherapy after surgery to the early-stage lung cancer patients most likely to benefit, while sparing others unnecessary treatment.
- What could go wrong
- The gene test may not reliably pick out who benefits, and chemotherapy carries risks of side effects. The trial may not show a clear advantage over observation alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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420 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent * Age ≥ 18 years * Able to comply with the protocol, including acceptable candidacy for adjuvant chemotherapy according to local institutional standards and likely compliance with follow-up for anticipated length of study (i.e. 5 years from the initiation of enrollment). * Willing to be randomized to chemotherapy. * Histologically documented completely resected (R0) Stage I or IIA non-squamous NSCLC (per 8th edition, TNM staging system) * Adequate tissue sample for the 14-Gene Prognostic Assay * Life expectancy excluding NSCLC diagnosis ≥ 5 years * ECOG performance status 0-1 Exclusion Criteria: * Final pathologic diagnosis of pure squamous cell, pure small cell, or pure neuroendocrine histology, or any combination of only these three histologies * Evidence of greater than stage IIA pathologic staging * Evidence of incomplete resection * Pregnant or lactating women * Unwilling to use an effective means of contraception * Active infection, either systemic or at site of primary resection * Systemic chemotherapy or anti-cancer agent within 5 years prior to enrollment * Radiotherapy to the chest in the immediate pre- or post- operative period * Malignancies other than the current NSCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, except for adequately treated CIS of the cervix, non-melanoma skin cancer, localized prostate cancer treated locally, ductal carcinoma in situ treated surgically * Treatment with any investigational drug or participation in another clinical trial within 28 days prior to enrollment * Known hypersensitivity to study treatment agents * Evidence of any other disease including infection that contraindicates the use of systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy or puts the patient at high risk for treatment-related complications * Wound dehiscence or infection
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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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Allegheny Health Network Research Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States
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Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
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Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, 40207, United States
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CHRU Besançon- Hôpital J. MINJOZ
Besançon, 25000, France
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CHRU de Tours
Tours, 37044, France
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CHU d'Angers Service Pneumologie
Angers, 49033, France
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Centre Hospitalier Départemental Vendée
La Roche-sur-Yon, 85925, France
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Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
Créteil, 94000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nîmes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
Bayonne, 33077, France
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Chu de Poitiers
Poitiers, 86021, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Région de Mulhouse Sud -Alsace
Mulhouse, 680100, France
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Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Hackensack Meridian Health
Neptune City, New Jersey, 07753, United States
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Hia Percy
Clamart, 92141, France
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Hôpital APHP Ambroise Paré
Boulogne, 92104, France
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Hôpital Bichat
Paris, 75877, France
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Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, Cedex, 76031, France
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Hôpital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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Hôpital Europeen
Marseille, 13291, France
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Hôpital Haut-Lévèque (Bordeaux - CHU)
Pessac, 33604, France
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Hôpital Larrey
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Hôpital Nord
Marseille, 13915, France
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Hôpital Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, 75674, France
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Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz
Lyon, 69008, France
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Hôpital Tenon
Paris, 75020, France
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Köln-Merheim
Cologne, 51109, Germany
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Leonard Cancer Institute
Mission Viejo, California, 92961, United States
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Lung Clinic Grosshansdorf-Department of Thoracic Oncology
Großhansdorf, 22927, Germany
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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Hanover, Germany
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Mercy Hospital Joplin Missouri
Joplin, Missouri, 65804, United States
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Mercy Oncology Research Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States
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Mercy Oncology Research St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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München-Gauting
Gauting, 82131, Germany
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Niels-Stensen-Kliniken
Georgsmarienhütte, Germany
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Pius-Hospital Oldenburg Medizinischer Campus Universität Oldenburg
Oldenburg, Germany
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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord
Bordeaux, Cedex, France
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Providence Medical Foundation Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California, 95403, United States
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Sarah Cannon Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Sarah Cannon- FCS East
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401, United States
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Sarah Cannon- FCS North
Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States
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Sarah Cannon- FCS Panhandle
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
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Sarah Cannon- FCS South
Fort Meyers, Florida, 33916, United States
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Sarah Cannon- Messino Cancer Center
Asheville, North Carolina, 28803, United States
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St. Francis Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States
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Swedish Cancer Institute
Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States
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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University Hospital of Munich
München, 80336, Germany
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University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, Germany
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