Can adding a targeted pill to chemo beat resistant lung cancer?
NCT ID NCT04765059
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding the targeted drug osimertinib to standard chemotherapy can help people with advanced EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed after initial osimertinib treatment. About 98 participants will receive either osimertinib plus chemo or a placebo plus chemo. The main goal is to see if the combination delays cancer growth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Osimertinib (a targeted cancer pill) combined with chemotherapy (pemetrexed plus cisplatin or carboplatin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with EGFR-mutant lung cancer whose disease has worsened after initial osimertinib therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small Phase 3 trial (98 participants) and results may not apply to all patients. Adding osimertinib to chemo may increase side effects without improving outcomes.
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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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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 to 130 years
- 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. Capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the informed consent form and in this protocol. 2. Pathologically confirmed non-squamous NSCLC. 3. Locally advanced (clinical stage IIIB or IIIC) or metastatic NSCLC (clinical stage IVA or IVB) or recurrent NSCLC, not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy. 4. Evidence of radiological extracranial disease progression following (Investigator-assessed) response or SD for ≥ 6 months during first-line osimertinib treatment, but who have not received further, subsequent treatment. 5. Tumor known to harbor 1 of the 2 or both common epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations known to be associated with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) sensitivity (Ex19del or L858R), either alone or in combination with other EGFR mutations, which may include T790M. 6. World Health Organization performance status of 0 to 1 at screening with no clinically significant deterioration in the previous 2 weeks. 7. Life expectancy \>12 weeks at Day 1. 8. At least 1 lesion, not previously irradiated, that can be accurately measured. 9. Females must be using highly effective contraceptive measures, and must have a negative pregnancy test prior to start of dosing if of childbearing potential, or must have evidence of non-childbearing potential by fulfilling criteria at screening. 10. Male patients must be willing to use barrier contraception Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical or radiological evidence of CNS progression on first-line osimertinib. 2. Past medical history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis, drug-induced ILD/pneumonitis, radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active ILD/pneumonitis. 3. Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases. 4. Any of the following cardiac criteria: i) Mean resting QTc \>470 msec ii) Any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology of resting electrocardiogram iii) Any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or risk of arrhythmic events 5. Any concurrent and/or other active malignancy that has required treatment within 2 years of first dose of investigational product (IP). 6. Any unresolved toxicities from prior therapy. 7. Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow the formulated product, or previous significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption of osimertinib. 8. More than 4 weeks elapsed since last dose of osimertinib by date of randomization. 9. Unable to tolerate osimertinib 80 mg first-line therapy. 10. Prior treatment with any systemic anti-cancer therapy. 11. Major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of IP. 12. Radiotherapy treatment to more than 30% of the bone marrow or with a wide field of radiation within 4 weeks of the first dose of IP. 13. Current use of medications or herbal supplements known to be strong inducers of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4. 14. Participation in another clinical study with an IP other than first-line osimertinib during the 4 weeks prior to Day 1.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Beijing, 100005, China
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Beijing, 100142, China
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Ganzhou, 341099, China
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Guangzhou, 510080, China
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Jinan, 250013, China
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Shenyang, 110001, China
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Tianjin, 300060, China
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Zhengzhou, 450008, China
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Berlin, 12351, Germany
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Cologne, 50937, Germany
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Cologne, 51109, Germany
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Hanover, 30625, Germany
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München, D-80336, Germany
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Beersheba, 84101, Israel
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Jerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Kfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Tel Litwinsky, 52621, Israel
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Florence, 50134, Italy
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Meldola, 47014, Italy
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Messina, 98158, Italy
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Naples, 80131, Italy
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Padova, 35128, Italy
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Roma, 00168, Italy
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Terni, 05100, Italy
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Verona, 37124, Italy
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Alicante, 03010, Spain
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Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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León, 24071, Spain
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Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Murcia, 30008, Spain
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Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Palma de Mallorca, 07010, Spain
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Seville, 41013, Spain
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Valencia, 46010, Spain
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