New immune drug STK-012 takes on tough lung cancers
NCT ID NCT05098132
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a new drug called STK-012, which is designed to boost the immune system's ability to fight cancer. It is being tested alone or with standard treatments (pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, carboplatin) in people with advanced solid tumors, especially those with a type of lung cancer called non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer that has not been treated before. The trial has two phases: first to find the right dose and check safety, then to see if adding STK-012 to standard care improves response rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- STK-012 (an engineered immune protein) combined with pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that doesn't respond to current immunotherapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with a small number of participants, so the drug may not prove effective or safe. Side effects from the immune system or chemotherapy are possible.
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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 364 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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.
Selected Inclusion Criteria: 1. Phase 1: Selected advanced solid tumors 2. Phase 2: * Diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). * Stage IV or Stage IIIB/IIIC and not a candidate for definitive treatment. * Non-squamous (NSQ) cell histology. * No prior systemic therapy for advanced/metastatic NSQ NSCLC. * Must have a tumor that meets at least one of the following criteria on local testing: * PD-L1 negative (TPS \<1%), OR; * STK11 mutated on tumor tissue or ctDNA * No known actionable EGFR, ALK, ROS1, or other actionable genomic aberrations for which there is a local standard of care available as front line therapy. Selected Exclusion Criteria: 2\. Phase 2: * Prior immune checkpoint inhibitor (anti-PD\[L\]1 and/or anti-CTLA-4) treatment * Rare tumor subtypes (mucinous histology or tumors with small cell, neuroendocrine, or sarcomatoid components). * Received radiotherapy ≤ 7 days of the first dose of study treatment. * Known active central nervous system metastases * Any history of carcinomatous meningitis
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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
38 sites in 4 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
Locations
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Baptist Memorial Hospital Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Beaumont Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, 09, Ireland
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Beverly Hills Cancer Center
RECRUITINGBeverly Hills, California, 90211, United States
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Caraps Medline, Ltd (JSC VIAN)
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Cedars Sinai
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra - Pamplona
RECRUITINGPamplona, 31008, Spain
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Duke Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Georgetown University
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057, United States
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HealthPartners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital
RECRUITINGSaint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
RECRUITINGNewport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Hospital Quirón Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08023, Spain
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Hospital Regional de Málaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Institute of Clinical Oncology (ICO)
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Israel Georgian Medical Research Clinic Healthycore
RECRUITINGTbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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LTD High Technology Hospital Medcenter
RECRUITINGBatumi, 6000, Georgia
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MD Anderson
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28033, Spain
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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NEXT Virginia
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Northwell Health
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
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Northwest Medical Specialties
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Oncology Consultants
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77303, United States
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Providence Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGPortland, Oregon, 97123, United States
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Providence Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGFullerton, California, 92835, United States
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Renovatio Clinical
WITHDRAWNEl Paso, Texas, 79915, United States
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Renovatio Clinical
WITHDRAWNThe Woodlands, Texas, 77380, United States
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START Dublin
RECRUITINGDublin, 07, Ireland
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START Rioja
RECRUITINGLogroño, 26006, Spain
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute - Nashville
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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St. James Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, 08, Ireland
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The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093-0698, United States
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UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica
RECRUITINGSanta Monica, California, 90404, United States
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UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
TERMINATEDPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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University Hospital Galway
RECRUITINGGalway, H91 YR71, Ireland
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University Hospitals Cleveland
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Arizona Cancer Center
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Maryland
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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