Phase 2 study for people with Lung Cancer

Recruiting Phase 2

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 13 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Sponsor Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Registry number NCT06780137
Started 27 February 2025 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 15 February 2029

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Princess Alexandra Hospital ( Site 5300) Woolloongabba QLD Recruiting
Monash Health ( Site 5301) Clayton VIC Recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 13 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 327

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Has histologically or cytologically confirmed SCLC that is extensive stage (defined as Stage IV (T any, N any, M1a/b/c) following at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy that included platinum-based chemotherapy

* Must be able to provide archival tumor tissue sample or fresh biopsy tissue sample

* Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedure

* Any history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis irrespective of steroid use except for a history of radiation pneumonitis that did not require steroids

* Current history of ILD or clinical or radiographic suspicion of ILD for which the diagnosis of ILD cannot be ruled out

* Has clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses

* Active or history of immune deficiency with the exception of HIV-infected participants with well controlled HIV on ART

* History within 6 months before the first dose of study intervention of coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft and/or any coronary/peripheral angioplasty or clinically significant cardiovascular disease such as myocardial infarction, symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association \> class II), and/or uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia

* History of arterial thrombosis (eg, stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 6 months before the first dose of study intervention

* Active clinically significant infection requiring systemic therapy

* History of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant

* History of leptomeningeal disease

* Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or has radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids

* Receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of chronic immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention

* Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years

* Untreated or symptomatic brain metastases

* Active viral hepatitis, defined as hepatitis A (hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M \[IgM\] positive in the setting of associated signs/symptoms), hepatitis B (hepatitis B virus surface antigen \[HbsAg\] positive and/or detectable hepatitis B virus \[HBV\] deoxyribonucleic acid \[DNA\]), or hepatitis C (hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] antibody positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid). Participants with HBV with undetectable viral load after treatment are eligible. Participants with HCV with undetectable virus after treatment are eligible.

* Part 1 only: Radiation therapy to the lung \>30 Gy within 6 months before the start of study intervention

* Part 1 only: Abdominal radiation within 4 weeks before start of study intervention

* Part 1 only: Anticancer hormonal treatment (except luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone \[LHRH\]) within 2 weeks before start of study intervention

* Part 1 only: Systemic anticancer therapy (except antibody-based anticancer therapy) or investigational agents within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer

* Part 1 only: Antibody-based cancer therapy within 3 weeks before start of study intervention

* Part 1 only: Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine within 2 weeks before start of study intervention

* Part 1 only: Clinically significant corneal disease

* Part 1 only: Has other uncontrolled or significant protocol-specified cardiovascular disease

Dates on the record

Started 27 February 2025
Estimated completion 15 February 2029
Registry last updated 6 October 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 13 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 6 October 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 13 October 2026.

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