New drug combo aims to keep aggressive lung cancer at bay longer
NCT ID NCT05091567
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding lurbinectedin to atezolizumab as maintenance therapy helps people with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer live longer without the disease worsening. Participants first receive standard induction chemo-immunotherapy, then those with stable or responding disease are randomly assigned to get either the combination or atezolizumab alone. The study involves 660 adults across multiple centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lurbinectedin and atezolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could extend the time before the cancer worsens and improve survival for people with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial, but adding a second drug may increase side effects without guaranteeing better outcomes. The cancer is aggressive and often returns despite treatment.
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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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660 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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 for the Induction Phase: * ECOG PS of 0 or 1 * No prior systemic therapy for ES-SCLC * Treatment-free for at least 6 months since last chemo/radiotherapy, among those treated (with curative intent) with prior chemo/radiotherapy for limited-stage SCLC * Histologically or cytologically confirmed ES-SCLC * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function to receive 4 cycles of induction treatment with carboplatin, etoposide and atezolizumab * Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1 * Negative HIV test and no evidence of active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C at screening Exclusion Criteria for the Induction Phase: * Presence or history of CNS metastases * Active or history of autoimmune disease or deficiency * History of malignancies other than SCLC within 5 years prior to enrollment * Prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies, or lurbinectedin or trabectedin * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug induced pneumonitis, or idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan * Treatment with investigational therapy within 28 days prior to enrollment Inclusion Criteria for the Maintenance Phase: * ECOG PS of 0 or 1 * Ongoing response or stable disease per RECIST 1.1 after 4 cycles of induction therapy * Toxicities attributed to prior induction anti-cancer therapy or PCI resolved to Grade \<=1 * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function Exclusion Criteria for the Maintenance Phase: * Presence or history of CNS metastases * Receiving consolidative chest radiation * Severe infection within 2 weeks prior to randomization into the maintenance * Treatment with therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics at the time of randomization
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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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ASL 3 Genovese
Genoa, Liguria, 16125, Italy
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AUSL della Romagna
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, 48121, Italy
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AZ St Maarten Campus Leopoldstr
Mechelen, 2800, Belgium
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Ac?badem Altunizade Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34660, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ag. Loukas Hospital
Thessaloniki, 55236, Greece
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Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Ankara, 06490, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Antiguo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde
Morelia, 58260, Mexico
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Asklepios Klinik Gauting
München-Gauting, 82131, Germany
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti
Torrette Di Ancona, The Marches, 60126, Italy
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Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Niguarda (Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda)
Milan, Lombardy, 20162, Italy
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Ba?c?lar Medipol Mega Üniversite Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34214, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Blackpool, FY3 8NR, United Kingdom
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CHU UCL Mont-Godinne
Mont-godinne, 5530, Belgium
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Cancer & Hematology Centers of Western Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Castle Hill Hospital
Hull, HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom
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Centrum Onkologii Instytut im.Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie
Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Chilgok Kyungpook National University Medical Center
Daegu, 702-210, South Korea
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Christie NHS Foundation Trust
GB Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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Clinical Research Alliance
Westbury, New York, 11590, United States
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)
A Coruña, LA Coruna, 15006, Spain
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Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Diavalkaniko Hospital
Thessaloniki, 570 01, Greece
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Dicle University Faculty of Medicine
Diyarbakır, 21280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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E-DA Hospital
Kaohsiung City, 824, Taiwan
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Errikos Dynan Hospital
Athens, 11526, Greece
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Euromedical General Clinic of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 546 45, Greece
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Evang. Lungenklinik Berlin Klinik für Pneumologie
Berlin, 13125, Germany
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Fachklinik für Lungenerkrankungen
Immenhausen, 34376, Germany
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Goztepe Prof.Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital
Kadiköy, 34722, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Greco-Hainesworth Centers for Research
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37403, United States
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Guy's Hospital
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital
Gyeongsangnam-do, 52727, South Korea
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Gülhane E?itim Ve Ara?t?rma Hastanesi
Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Health Pharma Professional Research
Mexico City, Mexico CITY (federal District), 03100, Mexico
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Helios Klinikum Emil von Behring GmbH
Berlin, 14165, Germany
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Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Hospital del Mar
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Illinois Cancer Care
Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Institut Jules Bordet
Anderlecht, 1070, Belgium
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Irccs Istituto Europeo di Oncologia (IEO)
Milan, Lombardy, 20141, Italy
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Istanbul Uni Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty Hospital
Istanbul, 34300, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir Medical Point Hospital
Izmir, 35101, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz-Rend.Int.
Szolnok, 5000, Hungary
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Jessa Zkh (Campus Virga Jesse)
Hasselt, 3500, Belgium
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KEM/Evang. Kliniken Essen Mitte gGmbH
Essen, 45136, Germany
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Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
Chemnitz, 09116, Germany
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Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine
İzmit, 31380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im sw. Jana Paw?a II
Krakow, 31-202, Poland
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Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Doelau gGmbH
Halle, 06120, Germany
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Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom
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Liv Hospital Ankara
Ankara, 06680, Turkey (Türkiye)
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LungenClinic Großhansdorf GmbH
Großhansdorf, 22927, Germany
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Mazowieckie Centrum Leczenia Chorob Pluc i Gruzlicy
Otwock, 05-400, Poland
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Medikal Park Samsun
Samsun, 55200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Memorial Ankara Hastanesi
Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 00704, Taiwan
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New England Cancer Specialists
Scarborough, Maine, 04074, United States
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Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Franziskus-Hospital Harderberg GmbH
Georgsmarienhütte, 49124, Germany
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Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, a Service of WellStar Cobb Hospital
Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Orszagos Koranyi Pulmonologiai Intezet
Budapest, 1121, Hungary
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Pamukkale University School Of Medicine
Denizli, 20070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Pécsi Tudományegyetem
Pécs, 7623, Hungary
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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Samsung Changwon Hospital
Gyeongsangnam-do, 51353, South Korea
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Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute / Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam-si, 13605, South Korea
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Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens
Athens, 115 27, Greece
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St James University Hospital
Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
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TC Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Medical Faculty Hospital
Selçuklu, 42080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, 407, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 112, Taiwan
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The Mark H. Zangmeister Ctr
Columbus, Ohio, 43219, United States
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Trakya Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Medikal Onkoloji Bilim Dali, Balkan Yerleskesi
Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Tudogyogyintezet Torokbalint
Törökbálint, 2045, Hungary
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UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Ulsan University Hosiptal
Ulsan, 44033, South Korea
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Uludag Uni Hospital
Bursa, 16059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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University Hospital of Larissa
Larissa, 411 10, Greece
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
Lübeck, 23538, Germany
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Gda?sk, 80-214, Poland
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Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Vitaz
Sint-Niklaas, 9100, Belgium
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Warminsko-Mazurskie Centrum Chorób P?uc w Olsztynie
Olsztyn, 10-357, Poland
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West Clinic
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii i Torakochirurgii w Poznaniu
Poznan, 60-569, Poland
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Zentralklinik Bad Berka GmbH
Bad Berka, 99437, Germany
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