Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Trial Landscape (May 2026)

Last updated: May 28, 2026 · Built by a patient who got tired of scrolling ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

1,285
Recruiting
313
Phase 1
730
Phase 2
192
Phase 3
17
Phase 4

Active interventional trials with status RECRUITING or NOT_YET_RECRUITING. A multi-phase trial (e.g. 1/2) is counted in each of its phases.

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Mechanism Breakdown

Recruiting trials grouped by drug class. Trials with unclassifiable or non-therapeutic interventions are excluded from this view.

Checkpoint inhibitor
247
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)
189
Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
75
Chemotherapy
62
Other / unclassified
56
Bispecific antibody
52
Other inhibitor
20
Covalent small-molecule inhibitor
19
Monoclonal antibody
18
Vaccine (other)
16
TIL cellular therapy
15
Small-molecule inhibitor
14

Recently Updated Trials

NCTPhaseTitleMechanism
NCT067800982Substudy 01I: A Study of Investigational Agents in Participants With Previously Treated Stage IV Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01I/KEYMAKER-U01I)Unknown mechanism
NCT067726231, 2Study to Evaluate Adverse Events and Efficacy of Intravenous (IV) Telisotuzumab Adizutecan in Combination With a PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Adult Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Squamous NSCLC With No Prior Treatment for Advanced Disease, and No Actionable Genomic Alterationsc-Met -- antibody-drug conjugate (telisotuzumab adizutecan) + PD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitors
NCT06496659Segmentectomy After Induction Therapy (SAINT)Unknown mechanism
NCT067889122Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Investigational Agents in Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01E/KEYMAKER-U01)PD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (Pembrolizumab) + chemotherapy + Trop-2 -- antibody-drug conjugate (Sacituzumab tirumotecan)
NCT066944541, 2Neoadjuvant Inhaled Azacytidine With Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Durvalumab (MEDI4736) - a Combined Epigenetic-Immunotherapy (AZA-AEGEAN) Regimen for Operable Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)DNA methyltransferases -- epigenetic inhibitor (azacytidine) + PD-L1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (durvalumab) + platinum-based chemotherapy

Top Sponsors

SponsorRecruiting trials
Sun Yat-sen University32
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China30
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital27
Hunan Province Tumor Hospital24
AstraZeneca21

Geographic Distribution

Countries/regions with the most active trial sites for lung cancer (nsclc). A multi-site trial is counted once per country/region.

China
583
United States
372
France
121
Spain
119
Italy
104
Canada
98
South Korea
95
Australia
84
Germany
81
Japan
79

Emerging Classes

Phase-1 trials whose listed start date falls within the last 12 months — the leading edge of the field.

StartNCTTitleMechanism
Dec 1, 2026NCT066381253-Dimensional Virtual Reality Modelling With Intravascular Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Mapping for Targeted Pulmonary Segmental Resection TrialIndocyanine green -- fluorescent dye for surgical navigation
Nov 30, 2026NCT07579221Ph1/2 Trial Of Navlimetostat With Pumitamig In MTAP-Deficient Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung CancerEZH2 + PRMT5 -- epigenetic enzyme inhibitors
Aug 7, 2026NCT07012031Sotorasib in Combination With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for the Treatment of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With a KRAS G12C MutationKRAS G12C -- covalent inhibitor + HER2 -- antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)
Aug 1, 2026NCT07436858Whole Body HER2 Quantification With 89Zr-Trastuzumab PET/CT to Asses Zr-trastuzumab Accumulation in HER2-mutated and HER2-overexpressing Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung CancerHER2 -- radiolabeled antibody for PET imaging (diagnostic antibody)
Jul 1, 2026NCT07495098Phase 1B Trial of Intratumoral Cisplatin for Stage IV Lung CancerDNA crosslinking agent -- platinum-based chemotherapy (small molecule)
Jul 1, 2026NCT07382726Phase 1 Study Of Izalontamab Brengitecan + Adagrasib In NSCLC - The IZA-A TrialKRAS G12C -- covalent inhibitor (Adagrasib); B7-H3 -- antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) (Izalontamab Brengitecan)
Jul 2026NCT07594067TCR1188-ABC Cells in KRAS-mutated CancersKRAS mutant peptides -- T cell receptor (TCR) engineered T cells
Jun 2026NCT07285148A Study to Evaluate ANS014004 in Combination With EGFR-TKI in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerEGFR -- tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) plus novel agent

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