Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology|Respiratory

TARLATAMAB for Small cell lung cancer|Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

Phase II trial of TARLATAMAB for Small cell lung cancer|Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer. open-label, none/not specified-controlled. 57 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Respiratory
Trial Disease
Small cell lung cancer|Extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Other antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
04-08-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
31-10-2025

Trial design

open-label, none/not specified-controlled Phase II trial in Germany.

Open Label
Yes
Comparator
None/Not specified
Target Sample Size
57
Trial Duration For Participant
365

Eligibility

Recruits 57 Vulnerable population selected. Written informed consent must be obtained from the subject prior to any protocol-related procedures. Patients who are unable to consent ("Patients who are unable to consent because they do not understand the nature, significance and implications of the clinical trial and therefore cannot form a rational intention in the light of the facts [§ 40 Abs. 1 S. 3 Nr. 3a AMG]") are excluded. Incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized patients are excluded. Age criteria (Age ≥ 18 years) exclude minors; no assent procedures for children are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female subjects of childbearing potential a. unwilling to use appropriate method(s) of contraception. WOCBP should use an adequate method to avoid pregnancy for 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab b. who are breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab c. planning to become pregnant or donate eggs while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab d. with a positive pregnancy test at screening
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population selected. Written informed consent must be obtained from the subject prior to any protocol-related procedures. Patients who are unable to consent ("Patients who are unable to consent because they do not understand the nature, significance and implications of the clinical trial and therefore cannot form a rational intention in the light of the facts [§ 40 Abs. 1 S. 3 Nr. 3a AMG]") are excluded. Incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized patients are excluded. Age criteria (Age ≥ 18 years) exclude minors; no assent procedures for children are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related procedures.\n- Age ≥ 18 years\n- ECOG performance status 2\n- Histologically confirmed small-cell lung cancer (initial mixed histology / combined SCLC permitted if re-biopsy of current progression shows SCLC)\n- Recurrent or metastatic disease. In case of local-only recurrence, availability of local treatment options must have been excluded\n- Has received at least one prior line of treatment in the recurrent or metastatic setting\n- Has received a prior treatment line with platinum, etoposide, and a PD-L1 antibody. Treatment with chemotherapy only is acceptable if the patient had a contraindication for CPI treatment\n- Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- ECOG performance status 0, 1, 3 or 4\n- Respiratory compromise leading to an unjustifiable risk in case of higher-grade CRS, in the judgment of the investigator (possible criteria leading to such judgment: oxygen support at rest >2l/min, active pneumonia or pneumonitis)\n- Prior DLL3-directed treatment\n- Prior systemic therapy (chemotherapy, CPI) within 14 days prior to first dose of study treatment\n- Previous treatment in the present study (does not include screening failure)\n- History of immune-mediated encephalitis\n- Concurrent malignancy other than SCLC requiring active treatment\n- HIV infection not on stable antiviral treatment\n- Women of childbearing potential or men with partners of childbearing potential who are not adhering to contraceptive measures\n- Female subjects of childbearing potential a.\tunwilling to use appropriate method(s) of contraception. WOCBP should use an adequate method to avoid pregnancy for 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab b.\twho are breastfeeding or who plan to breastfeed while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab c.\tplanning to become pregnant or donate eggs while on study through 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab d.\twith a positive pregnancy test at screening\n- Male subjects a.\twith a female partner of childbearing potential who are unwilling to practice sexual abstinence (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab b.\twith a pregnant partner who are unwilling to practice abstinence or use a condom during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab c.\tunwilling to abstain from donating sperm during treatment and for an additional 60 days after the last dose of tarlatamab\n- Life expectancy less than one month\n- Patient who has been incarcerated or involuntarily institutionalized by court order or by the authorities [§ 40 Abs. 1 S. 3 Nr. 4 AMG]\n- Patients who are unable to consent because they do not understand the nature, significance and implications of the clinical trial and therefore cannot form a rational intention in the light of the facts [§ 40 Abs. 1 S. 3 Nr. 3a AMG]\n- Active brain metastases with unstable symptoms (new or progressive neurological symptoms within the last 3 weeks)\n- Bone marrow insufficiency: a.\tneutrophil count < 1.5/nl or b.\themoglobin <8 mg/dl or c.\tplatelets <100/nl\n- Advanced liver disease: a.\tSubjects with pre-existing chronic liver disease: i.\tTotal bilirubin > 1.5xULN or ii.\tALT or AST > 3xULN b.\tSubjects with no relevant prior chronic liver disease and elevated liver parameters due to liver metastases: i.\tTotal bilirubin > 3xULN or ii.\tALT or AST > 10xULN c.\tInternational normalized ratio (INR) > 2.0 and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) ≥ 1.5 x ULN, except for subjects undergoing new class anticoagulant therapy (eg, Apixaban, Rivaroxaban, Edoxaban) with stable dose for 2 weeks prior to enrollment\n- Advanced kidney disease: CKD-EPI GFR <20 ml/min/1.73m²\n- Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF < 40%)\n- Hemodynamically significant pericardial effusion\n- Clinically significant pleural effusion (Clinically significant pleural effusions must be managed by drainage. Re-check within 3 days prior to initiation of treatment)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS) rate at 12 months","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival (OS) rate measured at 12 months"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Objective response rate (ORR) (RECIST v1.1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by RECIST v1.1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- intracranial ORR (RECIST v1.1)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by RECIST v1.1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rate of patients tolerating tarlatamab until first disease assessment","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Time to next-line systemic therapy","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and tolerability","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Quality of life: o\tEORTC-QLQ-C30 o\tPRO CTCAE","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessed using EORTC-QLQ-C30 and PRO-CTCAE"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
57
Recruitment Window Months
48
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any protocol-related procedures. Only adults (Age ≥ 18 years) are eligible and provide consent. No specific assent procedures or age-specific consent forms or languages are detailed in the available documentation.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
11
Total Number Of Participants
57

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
23-10-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
13-04-2026
Processing Time Days
172
Number Of Sites
11
Number Of Participants
57

Sites

Site Name
Evangelische Lungenklinik Berlin Krankenhausbetriebs gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Pneumologie
Principal Investigator Name
Christian Grohé
Principal Investigator Email
pneumologie.lungenklinik@jsd.de
Contact Person Name
Christian Grohé
Site Name
Klinikum Der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart gKAöR
Department Name
Klinik für Pneumologie und Beatmungstherapie
Principal Investigator Name
Cornelia Kropf-Sanchen
Principal Investigator Email
c.kropf@klinikum-stuttgart.de
Contact Person Name
Cornelia Kropf-Sanchen
Contact Person Email
c.kropf@klinikum-stuttgart.de
Site Name
Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden
Department Name
Zentrum für Innere Medizin Klinik für Haematologie und Onkologie
Principal Investigator Name
Parvis Sadjadian
Principal Investigator Email
parvis.sadjadian@muehlenkreiskliniken.de
Contact Person Name
Parvis Sadjadian
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
Department Name
Klinik für Pneumologie
Principal Investigator Name
Juergen Alt
Principal Investigator Email
juergen.alt@unimedizin-mainz.de
Contact Person Name
Juergen Alt
Site Name
Goethe University Frankfurt
Department Name
Med. Klinik II
Principal Investigator Name
Friederike Althoff
Principal Investigator Email
falthoff@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Contact Person Name
Friederike Althoff
Contact Person Email
falthoff@med.uni-frankfurt.de
Site Name
LMU Klinikum Muenchen AöR
Department Name
Med. Klinik V, Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Amanda Tufman
Principal Investigator Email
Arnanda.Tufman@med.uni-muenchen.de
Contact Person Name
Amanda Tufman
Site Name
Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie
Principal Investigator Name
Tobias Overbeck
Principal Investigator Email
sz-umg.sponsor-qm@med.uni-goettingen.de
Contact Person Name
Tobias Overbeck
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Innere Klinik (Tumorforschung)
Principal Investigator Name
Marcel Wiesweg
Principal Investigator Email
marcel.wiesweg@uk-essen.de
Contact Person Name
Marcel Wiesweg
Contact Person Email
marcel.wiesweg@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Malteser Norddeutschland gGmbH
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik 1: Hemato-oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Nicolai Faber
Principal Investigator Email
Nicolai.Faber@malteser.org
Contact Person Name
Nicolai Faber
Contact Person Email
Nicolai.Faber@malteser.org
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden an der Technischen Universitaet Dresden AöR
Department Name
Medizinische Klinik I Studienzentrale internistische Onkologie
Principal Investigator Name
Martin Wermke
Principal Investigator Email
Martin.Wermke@uniklinikum-dresden.de
Contact Person Name
Martin Wermke
Site Name
Stiftung Krankenhaus Bethanien Fuer Die Grafschaft Moers
Department Name
Ambulanz thorakale Onkologie
Principal Investigator Name
Kato Kambartel
Principal Investigator Email
kambartel@bethanienmoers.de
Contact Person Name
Kato Kambartel
Contact Person Email
kambartel@bethanienmoers.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
AIO-Studien gGmbH
Organisation Type
Laboratory/Research/Testing facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

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Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Tarlatamab
Active Substance
TARLATAMAB
Modality
Other antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 10 mg; max total dose 241 mg

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