Promising cocktail targets tough lung cancer
NCT ID NCT05142696
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a radioactive drug called Lutathera added to standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy for people newly diagnosed with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the combination helps people live longer. About 24 participants will receive the treatment, and researchers will monitor side effects and survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) plus carboplatin, etoposide, and atezolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option that improves survival for people with an aggressive type of lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination may cause serious side effects or not work better than current therapy.
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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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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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 to 100 years
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is \>= 18 years on the day of signing informed consent form * Histologically or cytologically confirmed ES-SCLC * Presence of measurable disease * No prior systemic treatment for ES-SCLC (except the first cycle of chemotherapy with or without atezolizumab of the induction period * ECOG status =\< 1 * Provision of tumor tissue to support exploratory biomarker analysis * Life expectancy of \>= 6 months Key Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has received prior therapy with an antibody or drug against immune checkpoint pathways * Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse * Severe chronic or active infections (including active tuberculosis, HBV, or HCV infection) requiring systemic antibacterial, antifungal or antiviral therapy within 2 weeks before Cycle 1 Day 1 * Any major surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia =\< 28 days before Cycle 1 Day 1 * History or current diagnosis of electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities indicating significant risk of safety for participants participating in the study * Known hypersensitivity to the active substances or any of the excipients of the study drugs * Concurrent participation in another therapeutic clinical study
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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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AdventHealth
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Ctr
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Novartis Investigative Site
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1R9, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100036, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Shanghai, 200032, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Lille, 59000, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Marseille, 13885, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Essen, 45147, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beersheba, 8457108, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Novartis Investigative Site
Singapore, 168583, Singapore
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Novartis Investigative Site
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
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St Louis University
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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University Cancer and Blood Center LLC
Athens, Georgia, 30607, United States
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University Hospitals Of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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