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Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

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Clinical Trial Landscape

Clinical Trials for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

38 trials tracked for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: 11 in phase 3 or 4 and 5 with published results. The most-cited published study has 268 citations.

38Trials tracked
11Phase 3 & 4
0Recruiting
5With published results
Phase distribution
Phase 4 2 Phase 3 9 Phase 2 16 Phase 1 2 Other / NA 9
  1. Phase 4 A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) in Combination With Platinum-Containing Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Non-Squamous Cell Lung Cancer. Completed · 268 cited
  2. Phase 3 A Study of Bevacizumab in Combination With Standard of Care Treatment in Participants With Advanced Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Completed · 46 cited
  3. Phase 3 A Study of Atezolizumab Compared With Docetaxel in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Failed Platinum-Containing Therapy Completed · 30 cited
  4. Phase 3 Study Comparing Veliparib Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Versus Investigator's Choice of Standard Chemotherapy in Adults Receiving First Cytotoxic Chemotherapy for Metastatic or Advanced Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Who Are Current or Former Smokers Completed · 30 cited
  5. Phase 3 A Study of Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin + Paclitaxel or Carboplatin + Nab-Paclitaxel Compared With Carboplatin + Nab-Paclitaxel in Participants With Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) [IMpower131] Completed · 24 cited
  6. Phase 4 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in First Line in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma With EGFR Mutations Completed
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  1. Phase 3 A Comparative Study of BAT1706 and EU Avastin® in Patients With Advanced Non Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  2. Phase 3 AVAPERL1 Study: A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) With or Without Pemetrexed as Maintenance Therapy After Avastin in First Line in Patients With Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  3. Phase 3 A Study of First-line Maintenance Erlotinib Versus Erlotinib at Disease Progression in Participants With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Who Have Not Progressed Following Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Completed
  4. Phase 3 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) or Placebo in Combination With Platinum-Based Therapy as First Line Treatment in Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  5. Phase 3 Efficacy Study of Avastin® With Pemetrexed +/- Carboplatin to Treat Elderly Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  6. Phase 2 A Study of Paclitaxel/Carboplatin With or Without CDP791 in Patients With Lung Cancer Completed
  7. Phase 2 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) as First Line Therapy in Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harbouring Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutations Completed
  8. Phase 2 A Study of Erlotinib in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations Completed
  9. Phase 2 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) and Gemcitabine in Treatment-Naive Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Completed
  10. Phase 2 A Study of Necitumumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  11. Phase 2 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (TRIGGER) Completed
  12. Phase 2 A Study on the Correlation Between Tarceva (Erlotinib) - Induced Rash and Efficacy in EGFR Mutated Participants With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving First-Line Therapy Completed
  13. Phase 2 A Study of Avastin (Bevacizumab) in Combination With Gemcitabine With or Without Cisplatin in First-Line Treatment of Elderly Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  14. Phase 2 A Study to Assess the Incidence of EGFR Mutation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the UK, And of Tarceva (Erlotinib) as First-Line Therapy in EGFR Mutation Positive Patients. Completed
  15. Phase 2 Study of Avelumab and Cetuximab Plus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Participants With NSCLC Completed
  16. Phase 2 A Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Patients With Locally Advanced, Metastatic or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Cancer Who Present Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutations Completed
  17. Phase 2 A Study of Metronidazole Cream in the Prevention and Treatment of Tarceva (Erlotinib)-Associated Rash Completed
  18. Phase 2 A Study of Erlotinib [Tarceva] as Monotherapy or Intermittent Dosing With Docetaxel in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. (TALISMAN) Completed
  19. Phase 2 A Study of Erlotinib (Tarceva) in Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Completed
  20. Phase 2 Phase II Trial of Carboplatin and Pemetrexed +/- OGX-427 in Untreated Stage IV Non-Squamous-Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  21. Phase 2 A Study of Necitumumab in the First-Line Treatment of Stage IV Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Completed
  22. Phase 1 A Study to Test Different Doses of BI 836880 Combined With Ezabenlimab in Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Followed by Other Types of Advanced Solid Tumours Completed
  23. Phase 1 Anlotinib Hydrochloride Combined With AP in Stage IIIB/IIIC/IV Non-squamous Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Completed
  24. N/A The Study Observes Afatinib as First-line Treatment in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation-positive Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  25. N/A An Observational Study of Erlotinib (Tarceva) as Second-line Treatment in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer After Failure of Pemetrexed in First-line Therapy Completed
  26. N/A An Observational Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Elderly Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  27. N/A Non-interventional Study for Real-world Data of Afatinib Treatment in First-line Setting and of Subsequent Therapies for Patients With Advanced Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Mutation-positive Lung Adenocarcinoma Completed
  28. N/A A Study in the United States Using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to Assess Effectiveness of Afatinib (Gilotrif) Following Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung Completed
  29. N/A An Observational Study of Tarceva (Erlotinib) in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (ELEMENT) Completed
  30. N/A Safety and Efficacy Study of Avastin in Locally Advanced Metastatic or Recurrent Non-small Lung Cancer (NSLC) Participants Completed
  31. N/A Real-World Effectiveness of Afatinib (Gilotrif) Following Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung: A Multi-Site Retrospective Chart Review Study in the U.S. Completed
  32. N/A The Study Observes How Long Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Benefit From Treatment With Epidermal Growth Factor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) When Given Either for Uncommon Mutations or for Common Mutations in the Sequence Afatinib Followed by Osimertinib Completed

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Questions about non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer

Does camrelizumab carry a higher progression risk than pembrolizumab in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer?

Yes, in a real-world study, camrelizumab was linked to a higher risk of disease progression and death than pembrolizumab in nonsquamous NSCLC, especially in later lines of therapy.

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Which anti-PD-1 regimen showed the best survival for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer?

Prolgolimab plus chemotherapy showed the strongest overall survival benefit in a 2025 phase III trial, while network meta-analysis also ranked pembrolizumab and cemiplimab plus chemotherapy highly.

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