New lung cancer drug aims to outperform current standard in advanced ROS1-positive patients
NCT ID NCT06564324
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug, taletrectinib, against the current standard drug crizotinib in people with a specific type of advanced lung cancer (ROS1-positive NSCLC) who have not had targeted therapy before. About 194 participants will be randomly assigned to take either taletrectinib or crizotinib daily. The main goal is to see which drug better delays cancer growth or death.
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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 194 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB not amenable for multimodality treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC. 2. Have documentation of ROS1 rearrangement by a positive result 3. Have at least 1 measurable (i.e., target) lesion by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1. 4. Prior brain metastases allowed if asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally at study baseline. If participants have neurological symptoms or signs due to CNS metastasis, participants need to complete local therapy (surgery and/or radiation) at least 7 days before enrollment and be clinically stable without requiring for an increasing dose of corticosteroids or use of anticonvulsants to control symptoms. 5. Age ≥18 years (or ≥20 years as required by local regulations). 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status zero (0) to 1. 7. Minimum life expectancy of 3 months or more. 8. Adequate organ function meeting the following criteria: 1. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT): ≤3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤5.0 × ULN, for participants with concurrent liver metastases). 2. Serum total bilirubin: ≤1.5 × ULN (≤3.0 × ULN for participants with Gilbert syndrome). 3. Absolute neutrophil count: ≥1500/μL. 4. Platelet count: ≥75,000/μL. 5. Hemoglobin: ≥9.0 g/dL. 6. Estimated creatinine clearance (CLcr) ≥45 mL/min as calculated using the method standard for the institution (e.g., Cockcroft-Gault Equation, i.e., CCr={((140-age)×weight)/(72×SCr)}×0.85 (if female) (Cockcroft and Gault 1976). 9. All toxicities from prior anticancer therapy have resolved to ≤ Grade 1 according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v5.0), or have resolved to previous baseline, at the time of randomization. 10. The participant is willing and capable of giving written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Previously received an investigational antineoplastic agent for NSCLC. 2. Previously received any prior TKI, including ROS1-targeted TKIs. 3. Received immune checkpoint inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic disease. 4. Previously received more than 1 regimen of systemic anticancer therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease. 5. Had major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization. Minor surgical procedures, such as catheter placement or minimally invasive biopsy, are allowed. 6. Have symptomatic CNS metastases at Screening or asymptomatic disease requiring an increasing dose of corticosteroids to control symptoms within 7 days prior to randomization. Participants with no prior history of signs or symptoms of CNS metastases but who receive prophylactic steroids or anticonvulsants are allowed. 7. Have current spinal cord compression (symptomatic or asymptomatic and detected by radiographic imaging). Participants with leptomeningeal disease and without cord compression are allowed. 8. Uncontrolled pleural, abdominal, or pericardial effusion within 28 days prior to randomization, which is associated with malignant effusion requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently). 9. Have been diagnosed with another primary malignancy other than NSCLC except for adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ; definitively treated nonmetastatic prostate cancer; or participants with another primary malignancy who are definitively relapse-free with at least 3 years elapsed since the diagnosis of the other primary malignancy. 10. Have clinically significant cardiovascular diseases within 6 months prior to randomization: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral endovascular treatment, heart failure, cerebrovascular disorder including transient ischemic attack, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis and or other clinically significant thrombosis. 11. Have a known history of uncontrolled hypertension. Participants with hypertension should be under treatment on study entry to control blood pressure. 12. Have ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of ≥CTCAE Grade 2, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation of any grade, or QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fredericia's formula (QTcF) \>470 milliseconds (female) or \>450 milliseconds (male), or symptomatic bradycardia \<45 bpm within 6 months before enrollment; participants treated with medications known to be associated with the development of TdP . 13. Have active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection including but not limited to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), known HIV or AIDS-related illness 14. Currently have or have a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD), drug-related pneumonitis, or radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment. 15. Be pregnant or breastfeeding
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
29 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shangdong, China
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Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGNanning, Guangxi, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGChangsha, Hunan, China
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Linyi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGLinyi, Shandong, China
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Shanghai East Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanxi Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGTaiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, Jiangxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, China
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The First Hospital of China Medical University
RECRUITINGShenyang, Liaoning, China
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The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Tianjin Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
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Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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Yunnan Cancer Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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