Lurbinectedin With Osimertinib in Transformed Small Cell Lung Cancer
Phase I/II Trial of Lurbinectedin With Osimertinib in Transformed Small Cell Lung Cancer
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study tests the safety and how well lurbinectedin works with osimertinib. It is for adults whose lung cancer with an EGFR gene change turned into small cell lung cancer after treatment with osimertinib.
This open-label, Phase I/II trial is studying the safety and effectiveness of an experimental drug combination, lurbinectedin with osimertinib, against a rare type of cancer known as transformed small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- You must be 18 or older and able to sign forms agreeing to join and allow use of your health information.
- Tests of tissue or cells must show that your original non-small cell lung cancer with an EGFR gene change has turned into small cell lung cancer. You must have received osimertinib.
- Your cancer must be large enough to measure. You must be able to care for yourself and be out of bed or a chair for more than half of your waking hours.
- Blood tests within 21 days before joining must show enough blood cells and liver and kidney function that meets study limits.
- If you received platinum chemotherapy with etoposide after the cancer changed, your last cycle must be at least 3 weeks before study treatment. Immunotherapy must have ended at least 4 weeks before study treatment.
- If you declined platinum chemotherapy with etoposide or could not receive it for medical reasons, the study doctor may still consider you.
- Women who can become pregnant need a negative pregnancy test within 21 days before signing up. They, and men with partners who can become pregnant, must use 2 effective forms of birth control during treatment and for 6 months afterward.
- You must not donate sperm or eggs during the study or for 6 months after the last study treatment.
Who can't join
- Your tumor has an EGFR exon 20 insertion, EGFR C797S, or another known gene change that makes osimertinib stop working, apart from the change to small cell lung cancer.
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Cancer in your brain causes symptoms or is unstable, you need more than 2 mg of dexamethasone by mouth daily for it, or you had radiation to the brain or spinal cord to ease symptoms within 2 weeks before joining.
- You have a history of lung tissue disease or lung inflammation rated above grade 1, including cases caused by cancer drugs.
- Osimertinib caused a serious skin reaction called SJS, TEN, or EMM, or aplastic anemia, a condition in which your body cannot make enough new blood cells.
- You were born with long QT syndrome, a heart rhythm problem, or screening heart tests show a QTc longer than 500 milliseconds.
- You have an ongoing unstable or uncontrolled heart condition, including heart muscle disease or severe heart failure with symptoms.
- You have had a severe allergic reaction to osimertinib, or an allergic reaction to lurbinectedin ingredients such as sucrose, lactic acid, or sodium hydroxide.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria 1. ≥ 18 years old at the time of informed consent. 2. Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization. 3. Must have a histologically or cytologically confirmed transformation to small cell lung carcinoma/cancer. 4. Must have an initial diagnosis of EGFR altered (EGFR-mutated) non-small cell lung cancer and received EGFR targeted therapy (TKI) osimertinib, and does not demonstrate evidence of acquired molecular underpinnings (i.e., presence of a MET amplification \>6 copies or EGFR C797S) resulting in progression on osimertinib, aside from histologic transformation to small cell lung cancer. Interruptions of osimertinib prior to enrollment on study is permitted. Note: Tissue specimens from archival tissue are encouraged but not required for enrollment. 5. Patients who have received platinum (cisplatin or carboplatin)/etoposide after histologic transformation are permitted on study. Receipt of last cycle of therapy should be at least 3 weeks prior to initiation of treatment on study. Last exposure to immunotherapy such as anti-PD-L1 should be at least four weeks from treatment to initiation of treatment on study. Patients who decline to receive platinum/etoposide after SCLC transformation, for personal preferences or considered medical ineligible for this regimen, may be considered for this study, subject to investigator discretion. 6. Must have measurable disease per RECIST (version 1.1). 7. ECOG performance status ≤ 2. 8. Adequate laboratory functions on baseline testing within 21 days of enrollment, as defined as: a. Hematologic parameters: i. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5x109/L ii. Platelet count (Plt) ≥ 100x109/L b. Hepatic parameters: i. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5x upper limit of normal (ULN); for patients with suspected/documented Gilbert's syndrome, total bilirubin ≤ 3x ULN. ii. AST ≤ 3x ULN. iii. ALT ≤ 3x ULN. c. Renal parameters: i. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) or estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, calculated per institutional standards) should be \> 30 mL/min. 9. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test within 21 days of protocol registration. Women are considered to have childbearing potential (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) unless they meet one of the following criteria: i. Has achieved menarche at some point; or ii. Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or iii. Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months). 10. Women of childbearing potential and men with any partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use 2 forms of effective contraception throughout the study and for 6 months after the last study treatment. Note: Acceptable methods of birth control include abstinence, partner with previous vasectomy, placement of an intrauterine device (IUD), condom with spermicidal foam/gel/film/cream/suppository, diaphragm or cervical vault cap, or hormonal birth control (pills or injections). 11. Male subjects must agree to refrain from donating sperm during the study and for 6 months after the last study treatment. Female subjects must agree to refrain from donating eggs during the study and for 6 months after the last study treatment. Exclusion Criteria 1. Patients who have tumors harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion alterations, EGFR C797S, or known mechanisms of resistance to osimertinib (i.e., MET amplification) aside from histologic transformation to SCLC. 2. Patients who are pregnant (treatment can cause fetal harm) and/or breastfeeding. 3. Symptomatic or unstable brain metastases, requiring \> 2 mg dexamethasone orally daily, or received palliative radiation to the CNS within 2 weeks of enrollment. 4. Patients with known history of interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pneumonitis (\> grade 1) or ILD/pneumonitis (\> grade 1) related to antineoplastic drug treatment. 5. Prior history of documented Stephen Johnson Syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), erythema multiforme major (EMM), or aplastic anemia on osimertinib. 6. History of congenital long QTc syndrome or mean resting QTc \>500 msec at screening with two replicated EKGs at baseline screening for the study. 7. History of ongoing unstable or uncontrolled cardiac conditions, including documented cardiomyopathy or symptomatic congestive heart failure (defined as New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV). 8. Prior history of documented severe allergic or anaphylactic reaction to osimertinib. 9. Prior history of documented aplastic anemia with osimertinib. 10. Prior history of documented allergic or anaphylactic reactions to inactive ingredients of lurbinectedin, including sucrose, lactic acid, and sodium hydroxide.
Study sites (1)
IN
- Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center · Indianapolis, IN 46202 · Study contact · 3172742556 · greinerb@iu.eduMore trials in Indianapolis