Palliative Radiotherapy With Lurbinectedin in Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Last updated: October 29, 2025
Sponsor: Emory University
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer

Treatment

Palliative Radiation Therapy

Lurbinectedin

Clinical Study ID

NCT05244239
STUDY00003528
NCI-2021-12410
P30CA138292
STUDY00003528
RAD5466-21
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This phase I trial aims to determine if it is safe to use palliative radiotherapy and lurbinectedin at the same time to treat small cell lung cancer that has spread outside of the chest and that has grown after being treated with chemotherapy (extensive stage). Lurbinectedin kills tumor cells by blocks a process called transcription that small cell lung cancer relies on to survive. It also damages the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of tumor cells, which is similar to the way radiation kills tumor cells. Palliative radiotherapy is a routine medical treatment for patients who have lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and is used to relieve symptoms caused by cancer or to patients from developing symptoms. This trial may help doctors understand if treating patients with lurbinectedin and palliative radiotherapy at the same time would make them both work better than either one alone or if they could cause more side effects for patients when given together.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age >= 18 years

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 3

  • Patients with pathologically confirmed ES-SCLC who are receiving lurbinectedin orare candidates for lurbinectedin therapy after progression on first-line systemictherapy (either chemotherapy [platinum etoposide] or chemoimmunotherapy) at thediscretion of the treating medical oncologist.

  • Metastatic bone or visceral/lung metastatic disease as assessed computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), bone scan or positron emission tomography (PET)/CT within 90 days prior to RT on this study.

  • Patients with treated brain metastases are eligible but must require < 10 mg ofdexamethasone daily or its glucocorticoid equivalent. Brain metastases will not betreated in the context of this protocol.

  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/cells/mm^3

  • Platelets >= 100,000/cells/mm^3

  • Hemoglobin > 7.0 g/dL

  • Total Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 ULN

  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3.0 x ULN (=< 5.0x ULN for liver involvement)

  • Alkaline phosphatase =< 2.5x ULN (=< 5.0x with documented liver or bone metastases)

  • Based on its mechanism of action, lurbinectedin could cause harm when administeredto a pregnant woman. Taken together with the known teratogenicity of RT, female ofchild-bearing potential (FCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy testprior to starting protocol therapy. A female of childbearing potential (FCBP) is asexually mature woman who: 1) has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateraloophorectomy; or 2) has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 24consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 24 consecutivemonths.

  • FCBP and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method ofbirth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of studyparticipation and 6 months after the final dose of lurbinectedin. Should a womanbecome pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while she or her partner is participatingin this study, she should inform her treating physician immediately. Men treated orenrolled on this protocol must also agree to use adequate contraception prior to thestudy, for the duration of study participation, and 4 months after completion oflurbinectedin administration. FCBP who are currently breastfeeding must discontinueduring and up to 2 weeks after the final dose of lurbinectedin.

  • Completion of all previous cancer-directed therapies (excluding lurbinectedin) forthe treatment of cancer >= 3 weeks before the start of study therapy.

  • Willingness and ability of the subject to comply with scheduled visits, drugadministration plan, protocol-specified laboratory tests, other study procedures,and study restrictions.

  • Evidence of a personally signed informed consent indicating that the subject isaware of the neoplastic nature of the disease and has been informed of theprocedures to be followed, the experimental nature of the therapy, alternatives,potential risks and discomforts, potential benefits, and other pertinent aspects ofstudy participation.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding within 2 weeks

  • Patients may not enroll in both safety cohorts

  • Patients who have received prior RT will be permitted to enroll. However, themetastases treated on this study must be > 2 cm from the following previouslyirradiated structures:

  • Spinal cord previously irradiated to > 40 Gy (delivered in =< 3Gy/fraction)

  • Brachial plexus previously irradiated to > 50Gy (delivered in =< 3Gy/fraction)

  • Small intestine, large intestine, or stomach previously irradiated to > 45Gy (delivered in =< 3Gy/fraction)

  • Brainstem previously irradiated to > 50Gy (delivered in =< 3Gy/fraction)

  • Lungs previously irradiated with prior V20Gy > 35 percent (delivered in =< 3Gy/fraction)

Study Design

Total Participants: 22
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Palliative Radiation Therapy
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
July 27, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
July 28, 2027

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To describe the safety in terms of palliative radiation therapy (RT) in combination with uninterrupted lurbinectedin in patients with extensive stage-lung small cell carcinoma (ES-SCLC).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To determine the feasibility of delivering palliative RT in combination with lurbinectedin.

II. To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of RT plus (+) lurbinectedin, as assessed by:

IIa. Radiographic response rates. IIb. Pain response rates. IIc. Progression free survival (PFS). IId. Overall survival (OS). III. To assess patient-reported toxicities to palliative RT + lurbinectedin.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

I. To explore the dose-volume relationships between irradiated bone marrow and hematologic toxicity.

OUTLINE:

Patients undergo palliative RT over 5 or 10 treatment fractions at the discretion of the treating physician daily for 21 days. Patients also receive lurbinectedin intravenously (IV) over 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle. Cycles of lurbinectedin repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of palliative RT, patients are followed up at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.

Connect with a study center

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    Atlanta, Georgia 30342
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta, Georgia 30308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30342
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30308
    United States

    Site Not Available

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