New drug duo shows promise against lung cancer in early trial
NCT ID NCT03563716
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study tested whether adding tiragolumab to the standard immunotherapy atezolizumab helps people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who have not had chemotherapy. 135 participants received either the combination or a placebo plus atezolizumab. The main goals were to see if tumors shrank and how long they stayed under control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tiragolumab and atezolizumab (immunotherapy drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line immunotherapy option for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, potentially shrinking tumors and delaying disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 2 trial with only 135 participants, so results are preliminary. The combination may not prove more effective than existing treatments, and immune-related side effects 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 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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135 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2018
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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: * ECOG Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced unresectable NSCLC, recurrent, or metastatic NSCLC of either squamous or non-squamous histology * No prior systemic treatment for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC * Tumor PD-L1 expression * Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1 * Life expectancy \>=12 weeks * Adequate hematologic and end-organ function * For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive methods, and agreement to refrain from donating eggs * For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraceptive measures, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm Exclusion Criteria: Cancer-Specific Exclusions: * Patients with NSCLC known to have a sensitizing mutation in the EGFR gene or an ALK fusion oncogene * Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases * Spinal cord compression not definitively treated with surgery and/or radiation, and/or previously diagnosed and treated spinal cord compression without evidence that disease has been clinically stable for \>=2 weeks prior to screening * History of leptomeningeal disease * Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures * Uncontrolled tumor-related pain * Uncontrolled hypercalcemia or symptomatic hypercalcemia requiring continued use of bisphosphonate therapy or denosumab * Malignancies other than NSCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death and/or treated with expected curative outcome General Medical Exclusions: * Pregnant and lactating women * Significant cardiovascular disease * Severe infections within 4 weeks prior to randomization * Major surgical procedure other than for diagnosis within 4 weeks prior to randomization Treatment-Specific Exclusions: * History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins; known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation * History of autoimmune disease * Prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplantation * History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan * Positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or active hepatitis B or hepatitis C or active tuberculosis * Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to randomization
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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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Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HAL
Tempe, Arizona, 85284, United States
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, 21079, France
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Centro Medico Quironsalud Sagrado Corazon
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital - Linkou
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
Cheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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Clinica Universitaria Navarra (Madrid)
Madrid, 28036, Spain
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Clinical Center of Serbia
Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa
Belgrade, 11070, Serbia
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Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular?Materno Infantil
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, LAS Palmas, 35016, Spain
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Florida Cancer Specialists - NORTH - SCRI - PPDS
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States
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Hopital Nord AP-HM
Marseille, 13015, France
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Hospital General Universitario de Alicante
Alicante, 03010, Spain
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Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga ? Hospital General
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Hospital Univ Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Barcelona, 8916, Spain
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Majadahonda
Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio
Seville, 41013, Spain
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ICO Paul Papin
Angers, 49055, France
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Illinois Cancer Care
Peoria, Illinois, 61615, United States
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Illinois Cancer Specialists
Arlington Heights, Illinois, 60005, United States
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Institut Bergonié Centre Régional de Lutte Contre Le Cancer de Bordeaux Et Sud Ouest
Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Institut De Cancerologie De L'Ouest
Saint-Herblain, 44115, France
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Institute of Lung Diseases Vojvodina
Kamenitz, Južnobanatski Okrug, 21204, Serbia
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
North Dist., 70403, Taiwan
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 10002, Taiwan
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Northwest Cancer Specialists - Vancouver
Vancouver, Washington, 98684, United States
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Research Medical Center
Kansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States
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SCRI Florida Cancer Specialists South
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901, United States
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SCRI Tennessee Oncology
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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Taipei Medical University ?Shuang Ho Hospital
New Taipei City, 23561, Taiwan
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, 1121, Taiwan
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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