New hope for tough lung cancer: targeted drug cocktails enter human testing
NCT ID NCT07286149
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests a new targeted therapy called MK-1084, alone or combined with other drugs, in 190 people with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific KRAS G12C mutation and has worsened after prior treatments. The main goals are to check safety and see if tumors shrink. It is an early-phase trial, so results are not yet known.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MK-1084 (targeted therapy) combined with patritumab deruxtecan, sacituzumab tirumotecan, or cetuximab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to new combination treatment options for people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer that has stopped responding to prior therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1b/2) with a small number of participants, so the treatments may not prove effective or safe enough for wider use. Side effects from the drug combinations could be significant.
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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 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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.
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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 advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) * Has tumor tissue or circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) that demonstrates the presence of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS) mutation of glycine to cysteine at codon 12 (G12C) mutations * Has documented disease progression after receiving 1-2 prior lines of programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy * Has provided tumor tissue for biomarker analysis from an archival sample or a newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated * Participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection must have well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) per protocol Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer or, for mixed tumors, presence of small cell elements * Has clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease * Has evidence of any leptomeningeal disease * Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disorder or cerebrovascular disease prior to allocation/randomization * Has one or more of the following ophthalmological conditions: a) Clinically significant corneal disease b) history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis * HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years * Has any history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use or current ILD, or suspected ILD * Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
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The places running it
28 sites in 11 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Alexandra General Hospital of Athens-ONCOLOGY DEPT. ( Site 0205)
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 115 28, Greece
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Bradfordhill ( Site 0160)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 8420383, Chile
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Centro de Estudios Clínicos SAGA-CECSAGA ( Site 0162)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 7500653, Chile
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Clermont Oncology Center ( Site 0041)
RECRUITINGClermont, Florida, 34711, United States
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FALP ( Site 0161)
RECRUITINGSantiago, Region M. de Santiago, 7500921, Chile
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Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto ( Site 0286)
RECRUITINGSão José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil
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Fundação Pio XII - Hospital de Câncer de Barretos ( Site 0282)
RECRUITINGBarretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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Guangdong Provincial People s Hospital ( Site 0300)
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO QUIRONSALUD MADRID ( Site 0091)
RECRUITINGPozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, 28223, Spain
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Hong Kong United Oncology Centre ( Site 0232)
RECRUITINGJordan, 000000, Hong Kong
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona ( Site 0092)
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Paulistano ( Site 0280)
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 01321001, Brazil
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Hospital São Lucas da PUCRS ( Site 0283)
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena ( Site 0093)
RECRUITINGSeville, 41009, Spain
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IRCCS - Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori" ( Site 0176)
RECRUITINGMeldola, Forli-Cesena, 47014, Italy
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Institut Català d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet ( Site 0090)
RECRUITINGHospitalet, Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Meir Medical Center ( Site 0181)
RECRUITINGKfar Saba, 4428164, Israel
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Papageorgiou General Hospital of Thessaloniki ( Site 0206)
RECRUITINGN.Efkarpia, Thessaloniki, 564 29, Greece
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Prince of Wales Hospital ( Site 0231)
RECRUITINGShatin, Hong Kong
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Providence Oncology and Hematology Care Clinic - Westside ( Site 0059)
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97225, United States
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Providence Portland Medical Center ( Site 0043)
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Queen Mary Hospital ( Site 0230)
RECRUITINGHong Kong, 000000, Hong Kong
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System ( Site 0080)
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 0186)
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0180)
RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5265601, Israel
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THORACIC GENERAL HOSPITAL OF ATHENS "I SOTIRIA" ( Site 0204)
RECRUITINGAthens, Attica, 115 27, Greece
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UniversitaetsklInikum Tuebingen ( Site 0192)
RECRUITINGTübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System ( Site 0044)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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