Lung Cancer

Verified discoveries, trials, and approvals for this cancer type. Every story separates evidence strength, regulatory status, and guideline position.

Latest Discoveries

Trial Watch: Testing the Timing of Pembrolizumab Alone or With Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment and Maintenance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 26, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Active Not Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity Between SB27 and Keytruda in Subjects With Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 26, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Active Not Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab Plus Chemotherapy vs Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Stage IV/Recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 Expression ≥ 1%

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 23, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Combination of Navlimetostat (BMS-986504) With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in First-line Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Participants With Homozygous MTAP Deletion

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 23, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan as the First Treatment Option for Unresectable, Locally Advanced/Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With HER2 Mutations

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 21, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Active Not Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: DAREON ® -Lung-1: A Study in People With Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer to Compare Obrixtamig Plus Atezolizumab, Carboplatin, and Etoposide Treatment With Standard Chemoimmunotherapy

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 20, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Trial Watch: A Clinical Trial of Adjuvant Intismeran (V940) With or Without Pembrolizumab Coformulated With Berahyaluronidase Alfa (MK-3475A) in High-Risk Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (V940-014)

Research type: Registered later-phase trialRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
October 20, 2026

ClinicalTrials.gov confirms that this Phase 3 study is registered and currently listed as Recruiting. This establishes the study's existence and registry-reported design/status, not a treatment benefit.

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Major Advances

FDA converts tarlatamab’s accelerated approval to full approval for small cell lung cancer, on a real survival benefit

Research type: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, open-label, phase 3 DeLLphi-304 trial, tarlatamab significantly extended overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer that had progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy…

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FDA approves durvalumab as consolidation therapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Research type: Later-stage studies in peopleRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, placebo-controlled ADRIATIC trial, durvalumab given as consolidation therapy after concurrent chemoradiotherapy meaningfully extended both overall survival and progression-free survival compared with placebo in limited-stage small cell lung…

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Clinical Trials

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Trial Watch: Testing the Timing of Pembrolizumab Alone or With Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment and Maintenance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT03793179
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants age 18 Years and older with Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIC Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-26

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-26

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Immunogenicity Between SB27 and Keytruda in Subjects With Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT06348199
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants age 18 Years and older with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Stage IV who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-26

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-26

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

Trial Watch: Magnesium Supplementation in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT07149649
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants age 18 Years and older with Metastatic NSCLC - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-24

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-24

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab Plus Chemotherapy vs Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Stage IV/Recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 Expression ≥ 1%

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT06561386
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants age 18 Years and older with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-23

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-23

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

Trial Watch: A Study to Compare the Combination of Navlimetostat (BMS-986504) With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in First-line Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Participants With Homozygous MTAP Deletion

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT07063745
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants age 18 Years and older with Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With MTAP Deletion who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-23

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-23

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

Trial Watch: A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan as the First Treatment Option for Unresectable, Locally Advanced/Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With HER2 Mutations

Regulatory status: InvestigationalResearch type: Registered later-phase trial
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Trial identifier
NCT05048797
Trial phase
Phase 3
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Study design
Not specified in this summary
Population
Participants ages 18 Years to 123 Years with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer who meet the study-specific registry eligibility criteria.
Last reviewed
2026-10-21

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

Country or region not specified

Status
Investigational
Last verified
2026-10-21

Cancer-type scope for this record is not yet recorded.

Primary evidence supporting this story

Eligibility varies — review trial criteria.

FDA Approvals

Regulatory approval is separate from evidence certainty and from guideline position. Approval applies only to the exact indication stated in each jurisdiction record.

FDA converts tarlatamab’s accelerated approval to full approval for small cell lung cancer, on a real survival benefit

Regulatory status: FDA ApprovedResearch type: High-Certainty Evidence
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Population
Adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy (with or without an anti-PD-(L)1 agent), randomized to tarlatamab or investigator's choice of chemotherapy, in the phase 3 DeLLphi-304 trial.
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Last reviewed
2026-08-13

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

United States (FDA)

Status
FDA-approved for the exact stated cancer/use
Indication
Adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy.
Biomarker requirement
DLL3-expressing small cell lung cancer (target of the bispecific antibody; not a patient-selection biomarker test)
Decision date
2025-11-19

Guideline positions

Guideline

Position
Not addressed
Last verified
2026-08-13

Primary evidence supporting this story

Applies to the exact indication stated.

FDA approves durvalumab as consolidation therapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer

Regulatory status: FDA ApprovedResearch type: Later-stage studies in people
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Population
Adults with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy — a consolidation-therapy approval, not a first-line or newly-diagnosed LS-SCLC treatment broadly, and specifically the durvalumab-monotherapy regimen, not the durvalumab-plus-tremelimumab arm also tested in the same trial.
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Last reviewed
2026-08-13

Regulatory status by jurisdiction

United States (FDA)

Status
FDA-approved for the exact stated cancer/use
Indication
Adults with LS-SCLC whose disease has not progressed following concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as consolidation therapy with durvalumab monotherapy.
Decision date
2024-12-04

Guideline positions

Guideline

Position
Not addressed
Last verified
2026-08-13

Primary evidence supporting this story

Applies to the exact indication stated.

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