Lung cancer combo trial halted early – too few patients to draw conclusions
NCT ID NCT02257619
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 study tested whether adding itacitinib to standard chemotherapy (docetaxel) could help people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer live longer. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 9 participants, so we cannot tell if the combination is safe or effective. The main goal was to find the right dose and check for serious side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- itacitinib and docetaxel
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this combination might have offered a new treatment option for advanced lung cancer patients who had already tried one prior chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 9 participants, so we have very little data. It is unclear if itacitinib adds any benefit or causes more side effects than docetaxel alone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2014
- Finished
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Apr 2016
- 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: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC that is Stage IIIb, IV, or recurrent. 2. Received only 1 prior systemic chemotherapy regimen for Stage IIIb, IV, or recurrent disease not including neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant therapy. (NOTE: Exceptions may be allowed based on prior treatment regimens and tumor types in agreement with protocol requirements.) 3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 to 2. 4. Life expectancy of ≥12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Received prior treatment with docetaxel. 2. Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. Subjects with CNS metastases who have completed a course of therapy would be eligible for the study provided they are clinically stable for at least 1 month prior to study entry, defined as: 1. No evidence of new or enlarging CNS metastasis or new neurological symptoms attributable to CNS metastases. 2. Subjects who are receiving concomitant corticosteroids must be on a stable or decreasing dose for at least 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment and off all anticonvulsants for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry. 3. Peripheral neuropathy ≥ Grade 3. 4. Current or previous other malignancy within 2 years of study entry, except cured basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, prostate intraepithelial neoplasm, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or other noninvasive malignancy. 5. Significant, concurrent, uncontrolled medical condition including but not limited to, renal, hepatic, hematological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, cerebral, or psychiatric disease. 6. Unwilling to be transfused with blood components.
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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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Study site
Hot Springs, Arizona, United States
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
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Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
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Round Rock, Texas, United States
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