New combo shows promise for lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT01897480
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a new drug (LY2875358) to the standard treatment erlotinib helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific gene mutation. All 168 participants first took erlotinib alone for 8 weeks. Those whose cancer did not worsen were then randomly assigned to continue erlotinib alone or add the new drug. The goal was to see if the combination delayed cancer growth longer than erlotinib 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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168 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2013
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic Stage IV NSCLC * Have at least 1 measurable lesion whose presence is assessable using standard techniques by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST version 1.1) * Have molecular evidence of an epidermal growth factor receptor mutation (EGFRmt) known to be associated with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) drug sensitivity (G719X, exon 19 deletion, L858R, L861Q) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 2 * Haven't received any prior systemic chemotherapy for Stage IV NSCLC (unless received as neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for early-stage NSCLC disease and completed therapy at least 6 months prior to enrollment) * Availability of adequate tumor material (block or slides) Exclusion Criteria: * Are currently enrolled in, or discontinued within the last 30 days from, a clinical trial involving an investigational product or non-approved use of a drug or device * Have previously completed or withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating LY2875358 * Have a serious concomitant systemic disorder or significant cardiac disease * Have interstitial pneumonia or interstitial fibrosis of the lung or have pleural effusion, pericardial fluids or ascites, requiring drainage every other week or more frequently * Have a history of another malignancy except for basal or squamous cell skin cancer and/or in situ carcinoma of the cervix, or other solid tumors treated curatively and without evidence of recurrence for at least 3 years prior to the study * Have major surgery less than 2 weeks prior to the initiation of study treatment therapy * Pregnant or lactating women
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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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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 05505, South Korea
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Florence, 50134, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera S Luigi Gonzaga
Orbassano, Torino, 10043, Italy
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CHU De Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon
Grenoble, 38043, France
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CHU de Caen Hopital Cote de Nacre
Caen, 14033, France
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CHU la Miletrie
Poitiers, 86021, France
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Charing Cross Hospital
Chelsea, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
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China Medical University Hospital
Taichung, 40447, Taiwan
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Chu Gabriel Montpied
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do [Chungbuk], 28644, South Korea
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Churchill Hospital
Oxford, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom
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Clinica Universitaria De Navarra
Pamplona, Navarre, 31008, Spain
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Corporacion Sanitaria Parc Tauli
Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208, Spain
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Namdong-gu, Incheon-gwangyeoksi [Incheon], 21565, South Korea
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Gartnavel General Hospital
Glasgow, Glasgow City, G12OYN, United Kingdom
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HCL-Hôpital Louis Pradel
Lyon (Bron) Cedex, 69677, France
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Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring Berlin-Zehlendorf
Berlin, 14165, Germany
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Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
Herlev, Capital Region, 2730, Denmark
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Hospital Puerta De Hierro
Majadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve - CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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Istituti Ospedalieri di Cremona
Cremona, 26100, Italy
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Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Padova, Veneto, 35128, Italy
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Istituto Tumori ""Giovanni Paolo II
Bari, 70124, Italy
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Jeroen Bosch Hospital
's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, 5223 GZ, Netherlands
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Klinik Schillerhöhe
Gerlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 70839, Germany
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Klinikum Köln-Merheim
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 51109, Germany
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
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Odense Universitetshospital
Odense C, Syd, 5000, Denmark
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, Seoul-teukbyeolsi [Seoul], 06351, South Korea
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam, Kyǒnggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, Korea, 03722, South Korea
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, locatie Nieuwegein
Nieuwegein, 3435 CM, Netherlands
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Thoraxklinik-Heidelberg gGmbH
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, 69126, Germany
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Ulsan University Hospital
Ulsan, Ulsan-Kwangyǒkshi, 44033, South Korea
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, 89075, Germany
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Wythenshawe Hospital
Wythenshawe, Manchester, M23 9LT, United Kingdom
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Ziekenhuis Rijnstate
Arnhem, 6815 AD, Netherlands
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Ziekenhuis St. Jansdal
Harderwijk, 3844 DG, Netherlands
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