NCT04410796 · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Osimertinib Alone or With Chemotherapy for EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancers
What this study is about
This study will compare the effectiveness of osimertinib alone with the combination of osimertinib and chemotherapy (carboplatin and pemetrexed) in people with metastatic lung cancer that has a change (mutation) in the gene EGFR. Osimertinib alone is the usual treatment for metastatic EGFR-mutant lung cancer.
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This study will compare the effectiveness of osimertinib alone with the combination of osimertinib and chemotherapy (carboplatin and pemetrexed) in people with metastatic lung cancer that has a change (mutation) in the gene EGFR. Osimertinib alone is the usual treatment for metastatic EGFR-mutant lung cancer. Researchers think adding chemotherapy to osimertinib could possibly add to the anticancer effects of the usual treatment and help stop cancer from growing or spreading.
Interventions
DRUG
Osimertinib
80mg orally daily
DRUG
Carboplatin
Carboplatin (AUC 5 IV q 3 weeks)
DRUG
Pemetrexed
Pemetrexed (500mg/m2 IV q 3 weeks) for a total of 4 cycles
Primary outcome measures
Determine the progression-free survival
Time frame: 2 years
As the primary endpoint for the treatment comparison, it is the duration of time from randomization to the time of disease progression (in the CNS or systemically) or death. In addition, as a secondary endpoint, PFS is measured from the start of treatment to disease progression or death. Intracranial progression-free survival (PFS) is defined as the duration of time from time of randomization to time of progression (in the CNS) or death, whichever occurs first. Overall survival (OS) is defined as the duration of time from first treatment to time of death.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Biopsy proven metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed at enrolling institution
- Somatic activating mutation in EGFR in pre-treatment tumor biopsy/ cytology from pleural fluid or cfDNA
- Either have not started a prior EGFR TKI therapy or may have started osimertinib within 3 weeks of confirming eligibility and enrollment criteria of measurable disease per approval of PI, with no prior chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic disease (adjuvant therapy \> 6 months prior to study start is acceptable)
- Measurable (RECIST 1.1) indicator lesion not previously irradiated with measurable disease determined per treating investigator. If a patient has already started on osimertinib there must be available pre-osimertinib baseline tumor assessments, to be utilized for RECIST 1.1 assessment.
- Karnofsky performance status (KPS)≥70%,
- Ability to swallow oral medications
- Adequate organ function (use of G-CSF and/or transfusion to meet thes
Where
- Sacramento, California
- San Francisco, California
- Tampa, Florida
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Basking Ridge, New Jersey
- Hackensack, New Jersey
- Middletown, New Jersey
- Montvale, New Jersey
- Commack, New York
- Harrison, New York
- New York, New York
And 4 more locations — see the full list below.
Collaborators
AstraZeneca, Guardant Health, Inc.
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Will I receive a placebo instead of treatment?
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Jun 3, 2026 · Source of record for eligibility and locations