New pill shows promise for HER2 lung cancer in early trial
NCT ID NCT05751018
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study is testing a daily pill called pyrotinib as a first treatment for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a specific change in the HER2 gene. The trial will enroll 18 adults who have not had prior treatment for their advanced cancer. Researchers will measure how well the drug shrinks tumors and track any side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pyrotinib (a targeted cancer pill that blocks HER proteins)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new first-line targeted treatment option for people with HER2-driven advanced lung cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 18 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. Side effects from pyrotinib are possible, and the drug may not shrink tumors as hoped.
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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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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * 1\. Age: ≥18 years old; 2. Histologically confirmed stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer; 3. Have not previously received systemic anticancer therapy for stage IIIB or IV NSCLC; 4. HER2 insertion mutation, primary HER2 point mutation or primary HER2 amplification confirmed by genetic testing of tumor tissue or blood, pleural effusion, cerebrospinal fluid and other specimens; 5. There is at least one measurable lesion determined based on RECIST 1.1; 6. ECOG score 0-1 points; 7. Expected survival period ≥ 12 weeks; 8. Cardiac ultrasound examination showed that left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50%; 9. The patient's bone marrow function, liver and kidney function were confirmed to meet the following requirements by laboratory tests before the first administration: 1. Neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm3 (1.5×109/L); 2. Platelet count (PLT) ≥ 75,000/mm3 (75×109/L); 3. Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 8 g/dL (80 g/L); 4. Serum creatinine (SCr) ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min; 5. Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤ 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level ≤ 2.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN), patients with liver metastases should be ≤ 5×ULN. 10\. The subjects voluntarily joined the study, signed the informed consent form, had good compliance, and cooperated with the follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Previous use of EGFR TKI therapy; 2. Participated in clinical trials of other drugs within 4 weeks before the start of the study; 3. Symptomatic brain metastases or meningeal metastases; 4. Insufficient bone marrow reserve or insufficient organ function; 5. Refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal diseases, inability to swallow drugs, etc., may affect the intake, transport or absorption of drugs; 6. Received major surgical operation or severe traumatic injury, fracture, or poor healing wound within 4 weeks; 7. Known history of other malignancies, unless the subject has received potentially curative therapy prior to initiation of therapy and has at least 3 years of evidence of disease-free recurrence (non-small cell lung cancer, radical skin basal cell undergoing successful resection) carcinoma, superficial bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ or other carcinoma in situ); 8. Those who have serious adverse reactions and allergies to the drugs and excipients used in this group; 9. Pregnant or lactating female patients, female patients with fertility and positive baseline pregnancy test, or patients of childbearing age who are unwilling to take effective contraceptive measures throughout the trial; 10. The patient has serious concomitant diseases, or any other condition that the investigator considers the patient unsuitable to participate in this study.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking Union Medical College
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100000, China
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