NCT06926634 · Washington University School of Medicine
Zanzalintinib Maintenance in Patients With High Grade Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (HG-NENs)
What this study is about
The investigators hypothesize that zanzalintinib maintenance therapy after initial cytotoxic chemotherapy can prolong the time without the disease getting worse (PFS) in patients with high-grade NENs.
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The investigators hypothesize that zanzalintinib maintenance therapy after initial cytotoxic chemotherapy can prolong the progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with high-grade NENs.
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
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed high-grade poorly differentiated or well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (with a Ki-67 of ≥20%), excluding small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and Merkel cell cancer. High-grade includes any neuroendocrine neoplasm with a Ki-67 of \>20% or with mitotic count of more than 20 mitoses per high power field or any poorly differentiated neoplasm or any neoplasm lacking these that is deemed high grade by pathology consensus, based on other markers (necrosis or IHC demonstrating p53 or RB mutation). This includes:
- High-grade well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms
- Transformed NENs from a lower to a higher grade (patient may have some low grade and some high grade NENs)
- High-grade neoplasms with significant expression of neuroendocrine markers such as synaptophysin, chromogranin or INSM-1 or unknown origin neoplasms with gene expression signatures consistent with neuroendocrine lineage (as per validated tissue of o
Where
- Rochester, Minnesota
- St Louis, Missouri
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Dec 17, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations