New drug tarlatatamab shows promise in lung cancer trial
NCT ID NCT06745323
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing tarlatamab, an experimental drug given by IV, in 252 adults with small cell lung cancer that has worsened after platinum-based chemotherapy. The main goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors (partial or complete response). Researchers will also monitor how long any response lasts and track drug levels in the blood. The study is active but no longer recruiting participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tarlatamab (a drug given by IV infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment option that helps control small cell lung cancer by shrinking tumors or slowing disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with no placebo group, so results may not be definitive. The drug may cause side effects, and not all participants may respond.
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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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252 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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 to 99 years
- 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 has provided informed consent prior to initiation of any study specific activities/procedures. * Age ≥ 18 years (or legal adult age within country, whichever is older) at the time of signing the informed consent. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed SCLC with demonstrated progression or relapse. * Participants who progressed or recurred following 1 platinum-based regimen. * Measurable disease as defined per RECIST 1.1 within the 21-day screening period. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS of 0 or 1. * Minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks. * Adequate organ function as described per protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Disease Related * Previous diagnosis of transformed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) including epidermal growth factor receptor activating mutation positive NSCLC that has transformed to SCLC. * Symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases with exceptions defined in the protocol. * Other Medical Conditions * History of other malignancy within the past 2 years, with exceptions defined in the protocol. * Evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis * Diagnosis or evidence of leptomeningeal disease. * Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment (except replacement therapy) within the past 2 years or any other diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapy while on study. * History of solid organ transplantation. * Myocardial infarction and/or symptomatic congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association \> class II) within 6 months prior to first dose of study treatment. * History of arterial thrombosis (eg, stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 6 months prior to first dose of study treatment * Presence or history of viral infection based on criteria per protocol. * Symptoms and/or radiographic signs that indicate an acute and/or uncontrolled active systemic infection requiring antibiotics within 7 days prior to the first dose study treatment. * Known or active infection requiring parenteral antibiotic treatment. * History of severe or life-threatening events from any immune-mediated therapy. * Major surgical procedures within 21 days of prior to first dose of study treatment. * Prior/Concomitant Therapy * Prior anticancer therapy within 30 days of enrollment (14 days for conventional chemotherapy). * Prior enrollment on a tarlatamab clinical trial OR prior therapy with any selective inhibitor of the DLL3 pathway. * Current anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy with exceptions. * Receiving systemic corticosteroid therapy or any other immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to first dose as described per protocol. * Live and live-attenuated vaccines within 14 days prior to the start of study treatment. Inactive vaccines and live viral non-replicating vaccines within 3 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. * Prior/Concurrent Clinical Study Experience * Currently receiving treatment in another investigational device or drug study, or less than 30 days or 5 half-lives since ending treatment on another investigational device or drug study(ies). Other investigational procedures while participating in this study are excluded. * Other Exclusions * Female participants of childbearing potential unwilling to use protocol specified method of contraception during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Female participants who are breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Female participants planning to become pregnant or donate eggs while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Female participants of childbearing potential with a positive pregnancy test assessed at screening and/or day 1 by a highly sensitive urine or serum pregnancy test. * Male participants with a female partner of childbearing potential who are unwilling to practice sexual abstinence (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Male participants with a pregnant partner who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use a condom during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Male participants unwilling to abstain from donating sperm during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab. * Participant has known sensitivity or is contraindicated to any of the products or components to be administered during dosing. * Participant likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures. * History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition or disease determined by the investigator or Amgen physician, if consulted, would pose a risk to the subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation procedure or completion.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth Hematology and Oncology
Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Harbin Medical University
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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Alexandra Hospital
Athens, 11528, Greece
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Austin Health, Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata
Roma, 00144, Italy
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Baskent Universitesi Adana Doktor Turgut Noyan Uygulama ve Arastirma Merkezi
Adana, 01250, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes - Hopital Pontchaillou
Rennes, 35033, France
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Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital
Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, 58128, South Korea
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Christie Hospital
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju Chungbuk, 28644, South Korea
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Cipo - Centro Integrado de Pesquisa em Oncologia
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-200, Brazil
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City of Hope Chicago
Rockford, Illinois, 61108, United States
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Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruna Hospital Teresa Herrera
A Coruña, Galicia, 15006, Spain
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi
Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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European Interbalkan Medical Center
Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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FirstHealth Cancer Center
Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China
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Fundacion Respirar
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1426ABP, Argentina
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Gazi Universitesi Saglik Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi Gazi Hastanesi
Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Goztepe Prof Dr Suleyman Yalcin Sehir Hastanesi
Istanbul, 34722, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Grand Hopital de Charleroi - Site des Viviers
Charleroi, 6060, Belgium
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Guthrie Medical Group
Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States
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Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at The Hospital of Central Connecticut
Plainville, Connecticut, 06062, United States
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Health Partners Cancer Center at Regions Hospital
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
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Helios Kliniken Emil-von-Behring
Berlin, 14165, Germany
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Henry Dunant Hospital Center
Athens, 11526, Greece
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Hopital Foch
Suresnes, 92150, France
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Hopital Lyon sud
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Hospital Sao Lucas da Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil
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Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, 35016, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Hospital de Amor
Barretos, São Paulo, 14784-400, Brazil
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Hospital de Base de Sao Jose do Rio Preto
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil
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Instituto de Investigaciones clinicas de Mar del Plata
Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, B7600FZO, Argentina
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Jessa Ziekenhuis - Campus Virga Jesse
Hasselt, 3500, Belgium
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Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization Kanagawa Cancer Center
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 241-8515, Japan
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Kansai Medical University Hospital
Hirakata-shi, Osaka, 573-1191, Japan
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Kantonsspital Baden
Baden, 5404, Switzerland
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Korea University Guro Hospital
Seoul, 08308, South Korea
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Kurume University Hospital
Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital
Daegu, 41404, South Korea
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Liga Norte-Riograndense Contra O Cancer
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59075-740, Brazil
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Memorial Ankara Hastanesi
Ankara, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350028, China
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Metropolitan Hospital
Athens, 18547, Greece
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Monash Medical Centre
Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 003-0804, Japan
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New York Oncology Hematology PC
Albany, New York, 12206, United States
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Niigata Cancer Center Hospital
Niigata, Niigata, 951-8566, Japan
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Osaka International Cancer Institute
Osaka, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shanxi Bethune Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030032, China
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Shizuoka Cancer Center
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016, China
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Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province
Taizhou, Zhejiang, 317099, China
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Tennessee Oncology PLLC - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37404, United States
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Tennessee Oncology, PLLC
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Kiel
Kiel, 24105, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg
Würzburg, 97078, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum des Saarlandes
Homburg, 66421, Germany
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Universitaetsspital Zuerich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Edegem, 2650, Belgium
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University Hospital of Heraklion
Heraklion - Crete, 71500, Greece
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University Hospital of Patras
Pátrai, 26504, Greece
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists PC
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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