Can a Four-Drug cocktail shrink Hard-to-Treat lung tumors?
NCT ID NCT05258279
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests whether adding lenvatinib to a standard chemotherapy-plus-immunotherapy regimen can shrink tumors in people with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific EGFR mutation. Participants will receive lenvatinib capsules daily along with infusions of carboplatin, pemetrexed, and pembrolizumab every three weeks. The study aims to see how many patients respond to the combination and how safe it is.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination of lenvatinib, carboplatin, pemetrexed, and pembrolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with advanced EGFR-mutant lung cancer whose disease has progressed after standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial, so the combination may not prove more effective than existing treatments and could cause significant side effects.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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20 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. Have a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of incurable Stage IIIB, IIIC, IVA, IVB (American Joint Committee on Cancer \[AJCC\], version 8) non-squamous NSCLC. Postoperative recurrence is acceptable if the disease is not curable. 2. Have documentation of tumor activating EGFR mutation, specifically either exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R. 3. Have investigator determined radiographic disease progression per RECIST 1.1 after treatment with EGFR-TKI therapy: 1. Participants previously treated with 1st or 2nd generation EGFR TKI (eg, erlotinib/afatinib/gefitinib) are required to have confirmed documented absence of EGFR T790M mutation. 2. Participants with confirmed acquired T790M mutation after 1st or 2nd generation EGFR-TKI (eg, erlotinib/afatinib/gefitinib) are required to have osimertinib TKI treatment failure prior to enrollment. 3. Participants previously failed osimertinib TKI treatment as 1st line therapy are eligible regardless of their EGFR T790M mutation status. 4. Participants treated with a combination of EGFR TKIs and antibodies targeting the VEGF pathway will also be eligible. 4. Have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1. 5. Be male or female ≥ 20 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). 6. Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months. 7. Have an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention but before registration. 8. A male participant must agree to use a contraception during the treatment period. 9. A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant, not breastfeeding 10. The participant provides written informed consent for the study. 11. Have adequate organ function. 12. Have adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤ 150/90 mmHg and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week prior to registration. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has known untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are radiologically stable, clinically stable, and have not required steroids for at least 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention. 2. Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required systemic steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease. 3. Radiographic evidence of intratumoral cavitations, encasement, or invasion of a major blood vessel. Additionally, the degree of proximity to major blood vessels should be considered because for exclusion because of the potential risk of severe hemorrhage associated with tumor shrinkage/necrosis after lenvatinib therapy (in the chest, major blood vessels include the main pulmonary artery, the left and right pulmonary arteries, the 4 major pulmonary veins, the superior or inferior vena cava, and the aorta). 4. Has a known history of an additional malignancy, except if the participant has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease of that disease recurrence for at least 3 year since initiation of that therapy. 5. Has an autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (ie, with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids, or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is allowed. 6. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study intervention. 7. Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant. 8. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV testing is not required unless mandated by the local health authority. 9. Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] reactive or HBV-DNA detected) or known active Hepatitis C virus (HCV antibody reactive). 10. Has a history of a gastrointestinal condition or procedure that in the opinion of the investigator may affect oral drug absorption. 11. Has active hemoptysis (at least 0.5 tsp of bright red blood) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention. 12. Has significant cardiovascular impairment within 12 months prior to the first dose of study intervention, including history of congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident (CVA)/stroke, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability. 13. Has a known history of active tuberculosis. 14. Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. 15. Has had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study interventions. Note: Adequate wound healing after major surgery must be assessed clinically, independent of time elapsed for eligibility. 16. Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with the participant's cooperation to meet with the requirements of the study. 17. Previously had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with a monoclonal antibody or has s known sensitivity to any component of lenvatinib or pembrolizumab, or as applicable, carboplatin, or pemetrexed. 18. A women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to registration. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required. 19. Has preexisting ≥ Grade 3 gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula. Prior/Concomitant Therapy 20. Has received prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy for their metastatic NSCLC. Note: Prior treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation as part of neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy is allowed as long as therapy was completed at least 6 months prior to the diagnosis of metastatic NSCLC. 21. Has received prior treatment with pembrolizumab or any other anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 agent, with lenvatinib or any other RTKi, or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor (eg, CTLA-4, OX-40, CD137, GITR). 22. Has received radiotherapy within 14 days prior to the first dose of study intervention or received lung radiation therapy of \> 30 Gy within 6 months prior to the first dose of study intervention. 23. Has received systemic steroid therapy (in doses exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention. 24. Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster (chicken pox), yellow fever, and Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally killed virus vaccines and are allowed. 25. Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention. Note: Participants who have entered the follow-up phase of an investigational study may participate as long as it has been \> 4 weeks after the last dose of the previous investigational agent. 26. Participants with proteinuria \> 1+ on urinalysis will undergo 24-hour urine collection for quantitative assessment of proteinuria. Participants with urine protein ≥ 1 g/24 hours will be ineligible. 27. Has a prolongation of QTc interval (calculated using Fridericia's formula) of \> 480 msec. 28. Has left ventricular ejection fraction (LVFE) below 50% as determined by multigated acquisition scan (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO). 29. Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant's ability to participate for the full duration of the study, or make it not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
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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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Chiba University Hospital
Chiba, Chiba, 26-8677, Japan
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Juntendo University Hospital
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan
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Juntendo Urayasu Hospital
Urayasu, Chiba, 279-0021, Japan
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Kanagawa Cancer Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0051, Japan
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Saitama Cancer Center
Shinden, Saitama, 362-0806, Japan
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Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan
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Shizuoka Cancer Center
Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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St. Marianna University Hospital
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital
Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan
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