New hope for rare lung cancer? poziotinib trial targets HER2 mutations
NCT ID NCT05378763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 3 study compares the experimental drug poziotinib to the standard chemotherapy docetaxel in 268 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific HER2 mutation. Participants must have already tried at least one prior treatment. The main goal is to see if poziotinib can delay cancer growth longer than docetaxel. The trial is currently on hold.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- poziotinib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, poziotinib could offer a new targeted treatment option for people with a specific type of lung cancer that has few approved therapies.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is currently suspended, and it's a head-to-head comparison against an existing chemotherapy. Success is not guaranteed, and side effects from poziotinib may 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 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 268 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: Participant must: 1. Be willing and capable of providing signed and dated Informed Consent, adhering to dosing and visit schedules, and meeting the study requirements 2. Have histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC 3. Have at least one measurable NSCLC target lesion per RECIST v.1.1 by local assessment 4. Participant has had at least one prior systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, including platinum and a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapy, unless the investigator affirms that a CPI was not medically indicated. 5. Have documentation of HER2 exon 20 mutation 6. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1 7. Have adequate hematologic, hepatic, and renal function at Baseline as per protocol Exclusion Criteria: Participant: 1. Has had previous treatment with poziotinib for treatment of NSCLC 2. Has EGFR or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) genome tumor alterations 3. Has had previous treatment with docetaxel for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC. If docetaxel was received in the neo-adjuvant or adjuvant setting, progressive disease must have occurred ≥6 months after the last dose to be eligible 4. Has spinal cord compression or leptomeningeal disease 5. Has a high risk of cardiac disease, as determined by the Investigator 6. Has a history of, or signs of Grade ≥2 pneumonitis on current imaging studies 7. Is unable to take drugs orally 8. Is pregnant or breast-feeding
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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 places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bond Clinic, P.A.
Winter Haven, Florida, 33880, United States
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