Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology
IFINATAMAB DERUXTECAN for Squamous non-small cell lung cancer (stage IV)
Phase II trial of IFINATAMAB DERUXTECAN for Squamous non-small cell lung cancer (stage IV).
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- Squamous non-small cell lung cancer (stage IV)
- Trial Stage
- Phase II
- Drug Modality
- ADC|Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 25-04-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 13-08-2025
Trial design
Randomised, docetaxel — comparator; intravenous infusion; dose information in record: 75 mg/m2 (doseuom: mg/m2; maxdailydoseamount: 75). schedule not specified in the provided record.-controlled, adaptive Phase II trial in Germany, Hungary, Italy and others.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- DOCETAXEL — comparator; intravenous infusion; dose information in record: 75 mg/m2 (doseUom: mg/m2; maxDailyDoseAmount: 75). Schedule not specified in the provided record.
- Adaptive
- True — umbrella, randomized study with rolling arms (adaptive/rolling-arm design is indicated by title/description: 'Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms'); specific adaptive rules (interim analyses, stopping rules, arm-add/drop criteria) not detailed in the provided record.
- Target Sample Size
- 86
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 730
Eligibility
Recruits 86 Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Trial enrols adult patients; HIV-infected participants are allowed if HIV is well controlled on ART. Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are provided (country-specific ICFs listed). No paediatric or specific vulnerable/assent procedures are indicated in the record..
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Trial enrols adult patients; HIV-infected participants are allowed if HIV is well controlled on ART. Subject information and informed consent forms for adults are provided (country-specific ICFs listed). No paediatric or specific vulnerable/assent procedures are indicated in the record.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Has documented disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 (RECIST 1.1), as assessed by investigator after receiving an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1)/ programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) treatment and platinum-based chemotherapy for Stage IV disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Participants who are Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Participants with history of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"-Diagnosis of small cell lung cancer or, for mixed tumors, presence of small cell elements"}
- {"criterion_text":"-History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/ILD, and/or suspected ILD/pneumonitis"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid) is allowed"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Active infection requiring systemic therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"-HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi’s sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman’s Disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous clear history of inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Known history of, or active, neurologic paraneoplastic syndrome"}
- {"criterion_text":"-History of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disorder"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses including, but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder (ie, pulmonary emboli within 3 months, severe asthma, severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, restrictive lung disease, pleural effusion, etc), or any autoimmune, connective tissue, or inflammatory disorders with pulmonary involvement (ie, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren’s syndrome, sarcoidosis, etc), or prior pneumonectomy"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Participants who have adverse events (AEs) (other than alopecia) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Evidence of ongoing uncontrolled systemic bacterial, fungal, or viral infection (including HIV infection)"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Has clinically significant corneal disease"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Has known untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis"}
- {"criterion_text":"-Evidence of any leptomeningeal disease"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-Objective Response Rate (ORR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OR assessed per RECIST 1.1 as evaluated by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) (trial objective: \"To evaluate the OR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR\")."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Number of participants who experience one or more adverse events (AEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants experiencing ≥1 adverse event (AE); standard AE reporting per protocol (number of participants with one or more AEs)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Number of participants who discontinue study intervention due to an AE","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants who permanently discontinue the study intervention because of an AE (as recorded in trial safety reporting)."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"-Duration of Response (DOR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR (secondary objective: \"To evaluate the DOR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR\")."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Progression-free Survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR (secondary objective: \"To evaluate PFS per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR\")."}
- {"endpoint_text":"-Overall Survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured from randomisation/enrolment to death from any cause (secondary objective: \"To evaluate OS\")."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 86
- Recruitment Window Months
- 80
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent obtained from adult participants. Country-specific subject information and ICF documents are provided (examples: L1_ICF_Main consent adult_GRC_EL_SM02_for pub and multiple country ICFs listed for HUN, ITA, ESP, POL, DEU, EN). Optional addenda/optional consents (e.g., progression addendum, pregnant partner follow-up, genetic consent) are included as separate documents. No paediatric assent procedures described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 19
- Total Number Of Participants
- 66
Germany
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 22-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 247
- Number Of Sites
- 2
- Number Of Participants
- 6
Sites
- Site Name
- Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin KöR
- Department Name
- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Infektiologie/Pneumologie
- Contact Person Name
- Nikolaj Frost
- Contact Person Email
- studien-pneumologie@charite.de
- Site Name
- Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
- Department Name
- Medizinische Klinik VIII
- Contact Person Name
- Torben Groß
- Contact Person Email
- lungenkrebs@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Hungary
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-08-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 235
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 11
Sites
- Site Name
- Gyor-Moson-Sopron Varmegyei Petz Aladar Egyetemi Oktato Korhaz
- Department Name
- Pulmonológiai Osztály
- Contact Person Name
- Zsuzsanna Szalai
- Contact Person Email
- szalaizs@petz.gyor.hu
- Site Name
- Bacs-Kiskun Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz
- Department Name
- Onkoradiológiai Központ
- Contact Person Name
- Zsuzsanna Kelemen
- Contact Person Email
- kelemenzs@kmk.hu
- Site Name
- Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok Varmegyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz-Rendelointezet
- Department Name
- Onkológiai Központ
- Contact Person Name
- Zsuzsanna Orosz
- Contact Person Email
- zsuzsa.orosz@gmail.com
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 269
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 6
Sites
- Site Name
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
- Department Name
- UOC Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Emilio Bria
- Contact Person Email
- emilio.bria@policlinicogemelli.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi
- Department Name
- Radioterapia Oncologica
- Contact Person Name
- Lorenzo Livi
- Contact Person Email
- lorenzo.livi@unifi.it
- Site Name
- Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l.
- Department Name
- Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica
- Contact Person Name
- Roberto Ferrara
- Contact Person Email
- ferrara.roberto@hsr.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori
- Department Name
- Medical Oncology Department 1, Thoracic Oncology Unit
- Contact Person Name
- Giuseppe Lo Russo
- Contact Person Email
- giuseppe.lorusso@istitutotumori.mi.it
Spain
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 02-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 26-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 267
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 20
Sites
- Site Name
- Hospital Universitario Quironsalud Madrid
- Department Name
- Medical Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Belén Rubio Viqueira
- Contact Person Email
- ensayosoncologia.mad@quironsalud.es
- Site Name
- Institut Catala D'oncologia
- Department Name
- Medical Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Ernest Nadal Alforja
- Contact Person Email
- contactfortrialsICOLH@iconcologia.net
- Site Name
- Hospital Clinic De Barcelona
- Department Name
- Medical Oncology
- Contact Person Name
- Laura Mezquita Perez
- Contact Person Email
- LMEZQUITA@clinic.cat
Poland
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 07-07-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 27-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 263
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 9
Sites
- Site Name
- Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
- Department Name
- Centrum Wsparcia Badań Klinicznych UCK, Ośrodek Badań Klinicznych Wczesnych Faz
- Contact Person Name
- Katarzyna Szymczak
- Contact Person Email
- obkwf@uck.gda.pl
- Site Name
- Szpital Wojewodzki Im. Mikolaja Kopernika W Koszalinie
- Department Name
- Oddzial Dzienny Chemioterapii
- Contact Person Name
- Mariusz Kwiatkowski
- Contact Person Email
- sekretariat.odch@swk.med.pl
- Site Name
- Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
- Department Name
- Klinika Nowotworów Płuca i Klatki Piersiowej
- Contact Person Name
- Dariusz Kowalski
- Contact Person Email
- malgorzata.kozlik@nio.gov.pl
- Site Name
- Wielkopolskie Centrum Pulmonologii I Torakochirurgii Im. Eugenii I Janusza Zeylandow
- Department Name
- Oddzial Onkologii Klinicznej z Pododdzialem Dziennej Chemioterapii
- Contact Person Name
- Katarzyna Stencel
- Contact Person Email
- kstencel@wcpit.org
Greece
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 07-05-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 327
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 14
Sites
- Site Name
- Athens Medical Center S.A.
- Department Name
- Oncology Department
- Contact Person Name
- Sofia Baka
- Contact Person Email
- bakasofia@hotmail.com
- Site Name
- Evangelismos S.A.
- Department Name
- Oncology Department
- Contact Person Name
- Theodoros Tegos
- Contact Person Email
- th_tegos@yahoo.com
- Site Name
- Thoracic General Hospital Of Athens I Sotiria
- Department Name
- 3rd Department of Internal Medicine
- Contact Person Name
- Konstantinos Syrigos
- Contact Person Email
- ksyrigos.trials@gmail.com
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- PPD Global Central Labs
- Name
- Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
- Name
- Parexel International Corp.
- Responsibilities
- Medical information (Physician Consulting)
- Name
- ICON clinical Research Ltd.
- Responsibilities
- Central imaging/BICR
- Name
- Ventana (Roche Tissue Diagnostics)
Third parties
- {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"code 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Parexel International Corp.","duties_or_roles":"Medical information (Physician Consulting)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"ICON clinical Research Ltd.","duties_or_roles":"Central imaging/BICR","organisation_type":"Industry"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Ventana (Roche Tissue Diagnostics)","duties_or_roles":"code 4","organisation_type":"Industry"}
Co-sponsors
- Daiichi Sankyo
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Ifinatamab Deruxtecan
- Active Substance
- IFINATAMAB DERUXTECAN
- Modality
- ADC
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Maximum Dose
- 12 mg/kg
- Investigational Product Name
- Raludotatug Deruxtecan
- Active Substance
- RALUDOTATUG DERUXTECAN
- Modality
- ADC
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Maximum Dose
- 5.6 mg/kg
- Investigational Product Name
- DOCETAXEL
- Active Substance
- DOCETAXEL
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Route
- INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
- Maximum Dose
- 75 mg/m2
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