New drug cocktail shows early promise for tough lung cancer
NCT ID NCT04612751
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a new drug called datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) combined with immunotherapy, with or without chemotherapy, in 155 people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and shows signs of shrinking tumors. It is not yet known if this approach will work better than current treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) combined with immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab, rilvegostomig, or volrustomig) and sometimes carboplatin
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could point toward a new combination treatment for advanced lung cancer that may shrink tumors and delay progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1b) study focused on safety, not yet proven to work. Side effects from combining these drugs could be significant, and the benefit may be limited or not confirmed in larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant ≥18 years old on the day of signing the ICF (local regulatory requirement to consent should be followed). * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced or metastatic NSCLC, without EGFR or ALK genomic alterations (testing not required for participants with documented squamous histology) and no known genomic alterations in other actionable driver kinases with approved therapies. Participants whose tumors harbor KRAS mutations are eligible for this study. * For Cohorts 1 to 4, participants must be treatment-naïve or have received and radiologically progressed after only 1 prior line of systemic chemotherapy, without concomitant immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced or metastatic NSCLC. For Cohorts 4a, 5 to 11, and 14, participants must be treatment-naïve for advanced or metastatic NSCLC. For Cohorts 12 to 13, participants must be CPI acquired resistant after 1 or 2 prior lines of systemic therapy for advanced or metastatic NSCLC, of which 1 should have contained an approved anti-PD-1/PD L1. Cohort 4a will enroll participants whose tumors have squamous histology only; Cohorts 5 Part 2A and Part 2B as well as Cohorts 12 and 13 will enroll participants whose tumors have non-squamous histology only. * Willing and able to undergo a mandatory tumor biopsy. A tumor biopsy that was recently collected (within 3 months of screening) after completion of the most recent anticancer treatment regimen may be substituted for the biopsy collected during screening. For Cohorts 12 and 13, a tumor sample taken ≤24 months prior to screening is acceptable. * Has measurable disease per RECIST1.1 within 28 days prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 * Eastern Co-operative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at screening * Has adequate bone marrow reserve and organ function at baseline within 7 days prior to Cycle 1 day 1 * For Cohorts 5 to 14 only: Documented IHC PD-L1 expression per analytically validated Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) IHC assay, 22C3 PharmDx assay, or 28-8 PharmDx assay Exclusion Criteria: * Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders * Uncontrolled or significant cardiac disease * History of another primary malignancy with exceptions * active or uncontrolled hepatitis B or C virus or uncontrolled HIV infection * spinal cord compression or clinically active CNS metastases * History of (non-infectious) ILD/pneumonitis that required steroids * Clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illness * Uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals * Clinically significant corneal disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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Taipei, 110, Taiwan
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Taipei, 11217, Taiwan
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Taoyuan, 00333, Taiwan
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Adana, 01060, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara, 6200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, 35330, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
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La Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Hasselt, 3500, Belgium
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Roeselare, 8800, Belgium
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Aviano, 33081, Italy
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Meldola, 47014, Italy
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Orbassano, 10043, Italy
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Roma, 00144, Italy
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Kōtoku, 135-8550, Japan
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Sunto-gun, 411-8777, Japan
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Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Lodz, 93-338, Poland
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Lublin, 20-090, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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A Coruña, 15005, Spain
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Badalona, 08916, Spain
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Barcelona, 8036, Spain
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Seville, 41015, Spain
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Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
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Tainan, 704, Taiwan
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