New hope for lung cancer: drug cocktail trial launches
NCT ID NCT04165070
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests several new drug combinations, including pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy), with or without chemotherapy, in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have not had prior treatment. The goal is to see if these combinations can shrink tumors and control the disease. About 450 participants will be enrolled, and the study is currently recruiting.
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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 450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2032
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
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: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has histologically- or cytologically-confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC * Participants with nonsquamous NSCLC who are not eligible for an approved targeted therapy * Is able to provide archival tumor tissue sample collected either within 5 years or within the interval from completion of last treatment but before entering the screening period or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated obtained within 90 days of treatment initiation * Has not received prior systemic treatment for their metastatic NSCLC * Is able to complete all screening procedures within the 35-day screening window for Part A and 28-day screening window for Part B Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment * Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years * Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis * Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study treatment administration, or New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure * Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Well-controlled HIV with anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is not excluded * Has a known history of Hepatitis B (HPV) or known active Hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive is eligible if on HBV antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and HBV viral load is undetectable prior to randomization * Has had major surgery \<3 weeks before the first dose of study treatment * Is expected to require any other form of antineoplastic therapy while on study * Has a history or current evidence of a gastrointestinal (GI) condition (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) or impaired liver function or diseases that in the opinion of the investigator may significantly alter the absorption or metabolism of oral medications * Is getting chemotherapy and has clinically active diverticulitis, intra-abdominal abscess, GI obstruction, or peritoneal carcinomatosis * Has preexisting neuropathy that is moderate in intensity * Has received prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy or other targeted or biological antineoplastic therapy for metastatic disease * Is unable or unwilling to take folic acid or vitamin B12 supplementation, for participants who will receive pemetrexed * Has a known sensitivity to any component of carboplatin, paclitaxel, pemetrexed or any of their excipients * Has received prior radiation therapy to the lung that is \>30 Gray (Gy) within 6 months of the first dose of study treatment * Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment. Any licensed COVID-19 vaccine (including for Emergency Use) in a particular country is allowed as long as they are messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, adenoviral vaccines, or inactivated vaccines. Investigational vaccines (ie, those not licensed or approved for Emergency Use) are not allowed * Has received any prior immunotherapy and was discontinued from that treatment due to a severe or worse immune-related adverse event (irAE) * Has had chemotherapy or biological cancer therapy within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment or has not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 1 or better from the AEs due to cancer therapeutics administered more than 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment (including participants who had previous immunomodulatory therapy with residual irAEs) * Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment * Previously had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with monoclonal antibodies (including pembrolizumab) and/or any of their excipients * Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
15 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania ( Site 0010)
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi ( Site 0173)
COMPLETEDFlorence, Firenze, 50134, Italy
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0001)
COMPLETEDGilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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COMMUNAL NONPROFIT ENTERPRISE CLINICAL CENTER OF ONCOLOGY, HEMATOLOGY, TRANSPLANTOLOGY AND PALLIATI ( Site 0463)
RECRUITINGCherkasy, Cherkasy Oblast, 18009, Ukraine
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Chaim Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0070)
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5262000, Israel
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkou Branch ( Site 0182)
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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Changhua Christian Hospital ( Site 0181)
RECRUITINGChanghua, 50006, Taiwan
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City of Hope ( Site 0014)
COMPLETEDDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Main ( Site 0006)
COMPLETEDCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Communal Non-Commercial Enterprise "Prykarpatski Clinical On-Surgery department #2 ( Site 0460)
RECRUITINGIvano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, 76018, Ukraine
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 0002)
COMPLETEDBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ( Site 0016)
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States
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Georgetown University ( Site 0036)
COMPLETEDWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid ( Site 0091)
COMPLETEDMadrid, 28223, Spain
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ICO L Hospitalet ( Site 0090)
COMPLETEDL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele ( Site 0171)
COMPLETEDMilan, 20132, Italy
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John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 0037)
COMPLETEDHackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Vármegyei Hetényi Géza Kórház ( Site 0061)
COMPLETEDSzolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, 5004, Hungary
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Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center ( Site 0034)
COMPLETEDNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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ME RIVNE REGIONAL ANTITUMOR CENTER ( Site 0461)
RECRUITINGRivne, Rivne Oblast, 33010, Ukraine
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Massachusetts General Hospital ( Site 0003)
COMPLETEDBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center ( Site 0033)
COMPLETEDBaltimore, Maryland, 21237, United States
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Meir Medical Center ( Site 0071)
COMPLETEDKfar Saba, 4428132, Israel
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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworow Pluca i Klatki Pier ( Site 0151)
COMPLETEDWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-781, Poland
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Oncology Hematology West, PC DBA Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0031)
COMPLETEDOmaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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Orszagos Koranyi Pulmonologiai Intezet ( Site 0060)
COMPLETEDBudapest, 1121, Hungary
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Petz Aladar Megyei Oktato Korhaz ( Site 0062)
COMPLETEDGyőr, Győr-Moson-Sopron, 9024, Hungary
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Policlinico Gemelli di Roma ( Site 0174)
COMPLETEDRoma, 00168, Italy
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Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0074)
COMPLETEDPetah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology ( Site 0076)
COMPLETEDHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Samsung Medical Center ( Site 0082)
COMPLETEDSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Sanford Cancer Center ( Site 0038)
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, United States
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center ( Site 0039)
RECRUITINGFargo, North Dakota, 58102, United States
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ( Site 0081)
COMPLETEDSeongnam-si, Kyonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Severance Hospital ( Site 0080)
COMPLETEDSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 0075)
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Soroka Medical Center ( Site 0072)
COMPLETEDBeersheba, 8457108, Israel
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Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 0077)
COMPLETEDTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Szpital Wojewódzki im. Mikoaja Kopernika w Koszalinie-Oddzial Dzienny Chemioterapii ( Site 0152)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKoszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, 75-581, Poland
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Taipei Medical University Hospital ( Site 0180)
RECRUITINGTaipei, 110301, Taiwan
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The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive C ( Site 0015)
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0009)
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 0007)
COMPLETEDSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center ( Site 0019)
COMPLETEDLexington, Kentucky, 40536-0293, United States
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Early Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 0150)
COMPLETEDGdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-952, Poland
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Uzhhorod Multispecialty City Clinical Hospital ( Site 0462)
RECRUITINGUzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, 88017, Ukraine
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