Real-World check: does zepzelca help advanced lung cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT04894591
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 272 adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer who were taking the drug Zepzelca. Researchers wanted to see how well the drug worked and how safe it was in real-world settings, not just in controlled trials. The goal was to measure tumor shrinkage, survival time, and side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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272 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jun 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.
Who is studied
Adult participants with extensive SCLC treated with Zepzelca.
- 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: 1. Patient has initiated or will be receiving Zepzelca treatment in line with the local Zepzelca prescribing information. 2. Decision to initiate treatment with Zepzelca was made as per investigator's routine treatment practice prior to enrollment in the study. 3. Patient, or a legally acceptable representative, signed the informed consent before any study-related activities are undertaken. 4. Patients initiating Zepzelca treatment in second-line. 5. Patients who are sensitive to platinum-based chemotherapy with CTFI≥180 days. The CTFI is defined as the length of time from last platinum dose to time of relapse or disease progression. 6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG) ≤1 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who discontinued a prior Zepzelca treatment due to adverse events. 2. Patient who received more than 2 cycles of Zepzelca treatment in their current treatment schedule. 3. Patient received treatment with any investigational agent within 30 days prior to first Zepzelca infusion or plans to use another investigational agent while receiving Zepzelca. 4. Known CNS involvement prior to Zepzelca treatment. 5. Patients who were treated with Zepzelca in later lines rather than in second-line treatment
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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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ASCLEPES Research Centers
Brooksville, Florida, 34613, United States
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Baptist Cancer Center
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
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Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
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Benefis Medical Group
Great Falls, Montana, 59405, United States
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CIUSSS de L'Estrie - CHUS - Hopital Fleurimont
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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Cancer Center of Kansas
Wichita, Kansas, 67214, United States
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Cape Breton Cancer Centre
Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1P 1P3, Canada
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Carolina Blood & Cancer Care Associates
Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732, United States
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Center for Clinical Research-Rochester General Hospital
Rochester, New York, 14625, United States
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Central Care Cancer Center
Bolivar, Missouri, 65613, United States
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Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean
Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada
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Centre integre de Sante Et De Services Sociaux du Bas-Saint-Laurent Hopital regional de Rimousk
Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 5T1, Canada
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Centre integre de sante et de services sociaux de Chaudiere-Appalaches
Lévis, Quebec, G6V 3Z1, Canada
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Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates, PA
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Clearview Cancer Institute
Huntsville, Alabama, 35805, United States
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Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology
Norwich, Connecticut, 06360, United States
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Gabrail Cancer Center Research
Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States
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Goshen Health Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Indiana, 46526, United States
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Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, 19096, United States
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Lexington Oncology Associates
West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States
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MMCORC - HealthPartners Institute
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
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Mid-Illinois Hematology & Oncology Associates
Normal, Illinois, 61761, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center (MMC) - Montefiore Medical Park (MMP)
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Monument Health Cancer Care Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota, 57701, United States
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Pikeville Medical Center - Leonard Lawson Cancer Center
Pikeville, Kentucky, 41501, United States
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC (RCCA)
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Singing River Health System
Pascagoula, Mississippi, 39581, United States
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Siouxland Regional Cancer Center dba June E. Nylen Cancer Center
Sioux City, Iowa, 51101, United States
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Southlake Regional Health Centre (York County Hospital)
Newmarket, Ontario, L3Y 2P9, Canada
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Stormont-Vail Cancer Center-Stormont-Vail Healthcare - Cotton-O'Neil Cancer Center
Topeka, Kansas, 66606, United States
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The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911, United States
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Tranquil Clinical Research
Webster, Texas, 77598, United States
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Tri-County Hematology & Oncology Associates, Inc
Massillon, Ohio, 44646, United States
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Trinity Cancercare Center
Minot, North Dakota, 58701, United States
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Universite Laval - Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec (IUCPQ) (Hopital Laval)
Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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University of North Carolina NASH Cancer Center
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 27804, United States
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West Jefferson Cancer Center
Marrero, Louisiana, 70072, United States
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Woodlands Medical Specialists - Woodlands Center For Specialized Medicine
Pensacola, Florida, 32503, United States
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