Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Clinical Trials (2026): 1,046 Recruiting Interventional Studies
Last updated: April 2, 2026
Current Clinical Trial Landscape
Active research areas in 2026:
- Checkpoint immunotherapy combinations (314 trials): pembrolizumab, durvalumab, cemiplimab, plus novel agents
- EGFR-targeted therapies (187 trials): next-gen TKIs (furmonertinib, sunvozertinib, zipalertinib), EGFR exon 20 insertion inhibitors
- Antibody-drug conjugates — ADCs (85 trials): datopotamab deruxtecan, sacituzumab tirumotecan, T-DXd, sigvotatug vedotin
- KRAS G12C inhibitors (66 trials): sotorasib, adagrasib, olomorasib, D-1553, daraxonrasib (RAS multi-selective)
- Bispecific antibodies (55 trials): rilvegostomig (PD-1/TIGIT), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4)
Already approved: Osimertinib (EGFR), lorlatinib (ALK), selpercatinib (RET), sotorasib & adagrasib (KRAS G12C), pembrolizumab + chemo (PD-L1), T-DXd (HER2-mutant)
Recruiting Trials by Biomarker
EGFR-Mutated (187 trials)
Osimertinib is standard first-line. Key frontiers: combination strategies, adjuvant expansion, and post-osimertinib options:
- First-line combinations:
- NCT06970639 - Furmonertinib + Chemo vs Osimertinib (Phase 3)
- NCT06674343 - Furmonertinib 160mg first-line for EGFR classical mutations (Phase 3)
- NCT07183189 - SHR-A2009 + Aumolertinib vs Aumolertinib first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT06734391 - JMT101 + Osimertinib vs Osimertinib first-line (Phase 3)
- After osimertinib progression (MET amplification):
- NCT05261399 - Savolitinib + Osimertinib vs Chemo (Phase 3, MET-amplified)
- After osimertinib (ADC-based):
- NCT06350097 - Osimertinib ± Datopotamab Deruxtecan first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT06416814 - Dato-DXd ± Osimertinib vs Chemo after EGFR TKI (Phase 3)
- NCT06305754 - Sacituzumab Tirumotecan vs Pemetrexed/Carboplatin after EGFR TKI (Phase 3)
- NCT06927986 - SYS6010 (ADC) vs Chemo for EGFR-mutated NSCLC (Phase 3)
- EGFR exon 20 insertion:
- NCT06452277 - Sevabertinib vs SOC (Phase 3)
- NCT07128199 - Zipalertinib adjuvant (Phase 3)
- NCT07182682 - Sunvozertinib adjuvant in early-stage NSCLC with EGFR ex20ins (Phase 3)
- Adjuvant:
- NCT04853342 - Furmonertinib adjuvant vs Placebo (Phase 3)
- NCT06041776 - Befotertinib adjuvant in stage IB-IIIB (Phase 3)
KRAS G12C-Mutated (66 trials)
Sotorasib and adagrasib are approved. Next-gen inhibitors and combinations are the frontier:
- First-line combinations:
- NCT05920356 - Sotorasib + Chemo vs Pembrolizumab + Chemo first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT06119581 - Olomorasib + Pembrolizumab ± Chemo first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT06416410 - JAB-21822 + JAB-3312 (SHP2i) vs SOC first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT07174908 - IN10018 (FAKi) + D-1553 vs SOC first-line non-squamous (Phase 3)
- Pretreated:
- RAS multi-selective (pan-KRAS):
- NCT06881784 - Daraxonrasib (RMC-6236) in RAS-mutated NSCLC (Phase 3, RASolve 301)
- Adjuvant:
- NCT07431827 - Pembrolizumab ± Calderasib (MK-1084) adjuvant in resected KRAS G12C (Phase 3)
- NCT06890598 - Olomorasib + SOC in resected/unresectable KRAS G12C (Phase 3)
ALK-Rearranged (37 trials)
Lorlatinib is standard first-line. Research focuses on resistance mechanisms and adjuvant use.
ROS1-Rearranged (20 trials)
- NCT06564324 - Taletrectinib vs SOC in ROS1+ advanced NSCLC (Phase 3)
- NCT07154706 - TRUST-IV: Taletrectinib adjuvant in ROS1+ NSCLC (Phase 3)
Other Targetable Mutations
- HER2-mutant (43 trials):
- NCT07178795 - BL-M07D1 (ADC) vs Pembrolizumab + Chemo first-line HER2-mutant (Phase 3)
- NCT06899126 - T-DXd + Pembrolizumab + Chemo first-line HER2-overexpressing (Phase 3)
- NCT06151574 - Beamion LUNG-2: Zongertinib in HER2-mutant NSCLC (Phase 3)
- MET (31 trials): Savolitinib, tepotinib, capmatinib for MET exon 14 skipping and MET amplification
- RET (8 trials): Selpercatinib approved; NCT06031558 - SY-5007 (next-gen RET inhibitor) in RET fusion+ NSCLC (Phase 3)
- BRAF V600E (6 trials): NCT05768178 - DETERMINE: Vemurafenib + Cobimetinib in BRAF+ cancers (Phase 3)
No Targetable Mutation (Immunotherapy-Based)
For patients without actionable driver mutations, checkpoint immunotherapy ± chemotherapy is standard. Novel approaches:
- First-line:
- NCT06868277 - Rilvegostomig (PD-1/TIGIT bispecific) or Pembrolizumab monotherapy, PD-L1-high (Phase 3)
- NCT06692738 - Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab + Chemo for squamous NSCLC (Phase 3)
- NCT06357533 - Dato-DXd + Rilvegostomig first-line non-squamous (Phase 3)
- NCT05215340 - Dato-DXd + Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab first-line (Phase 3)
- NCT06170788 - Sacituzumab Tirumotecan + Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab (Phase 3)
- Pretreated / second-line:
- NCT06074588 - Sacituzumab Tirumotecan vs Chemo, non-squamous (Phase 3)
- NCT07291037 - Datopotamab Deruxtecan vs Docetaxel, TROP2+ (Phase 3)
- NCT07144280 - PF-08046054/SGN-PDL1V (ADC) vs Docetaxel (Phase 3)
- NCT06616584 - Cemiplimab added to chemo after prior IO (Phase 3)
- Stage III unresectable (consolidation):
- NCT05211895 - Durvalumab + Domvanalimab after chemoradiation (Phase 3)
- NCT07361497 - Pumitamig vs Durvalumab after chemoradiation (Phase 3)
- NCT06216301 - LUNAR-2: TTFields + Pembrolizumab + Chemo for metastatic NSCLC (Phase 3)
- Adjuvant / perioperative:
- NCT05487391 - QL1706 (PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific) + Chemo adjuvant stage II-IIIB (Phase 3)
- NCT07222566 - PF-08634404 + Chemo for locally advanced squamous (Phase 3)
Novel Approaches
- ADCs (85 trials): Datopotamab deruxtecan, sacituzumab tirumotecan, sigvotatug vedotin (PD-L1-targeted ADC), SYS6010 — transforming both first-line and later-line treatment
- Bispecific antibodies (55 trials): Rilvegostomig (PD-1/TIGIT), ivonescimab (PD-1/VEGF), cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4) — next-gen checkpoint blockade
- Pan-RAS inhibitors: Daraxonrasib (RMC-6236) — first RAS multi-selective agent, targeting KRAS G12C/G12D/G12V/G13D and other RAS mutations
- Tumor treating fields: TTFields + immunotherapy (LUNAR-2) — non-systemic approach for metastatic NSCLC
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