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Small Cell Lung Cancer

Part of Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

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Clinical Trial Landscape

Clinical Trials for Small Cell Lung Cancer

61 trials tracked for Small Cell Lung Cancer: 8 in phase 3 or 4 and 7 with published results. The most-cited published study has 154 citations.

61Trials tracked
8Phase 3 & 4
0Recruiting
7With published results
Phase distribution
Phase 3 8 Phase 2 47 Phase 1 3 Other / NA 3
  1. Phase 3 Study of Platinum Plus Etoposide With or Without Tislelizumab in Participants With Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed · 154 cited
  2. Phase 3 Early Palliative Care With Standard Care or Standard Care Alone in Improving Quality of Life of Patients With Incurable Lung or Non-colorectal Gastrointestinal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers Completed · 134 cited
  3. Phase 3 Study Comparing Rovalpituzumab Tesirine Versus Topotecan in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer With High Levels of Delta-like Protein 3 (DLL3) and Who Have First Disease Progression During or Following Front-line Platinum-based Chemotherapy (TAHOE) Completed · 125 cited
  4. Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Lurbinectedin (PM01183)/Doxorubicin Versus CAV or Topotecan as Treatment in Patients With Small-Cell Lung Cancer Completed · 124 cited
  5. Phase 3 A Study of Atezolizumab Plus Carboplatin and Etoposide With or Without Tiragolumab in Patients With Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed · 123 cited
  6. Phase 3 Dinutuximab and Irinotecan Versus Irinotecan to Treat Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed · 45 cited
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  1. Phase 3 Study of Irinotecan Liposome Injection (ONIVYDE®) in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed · 40 cited
  2. Phase 3 Study of Pemetrexed and Carboplatin Compared With Etoposide Carboplatin to Treat Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  3. Phase 2 NT-I7 (Efineptakin Alfa) in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors Completed
  4. Phase 2 Irinotecan, Carboplatin, and Sunitinib in First Line Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  5. Phase 2 PDR001 Plus LAG525 for Patients With Advanced Solid and Hematologic Malignancies Completed
  6. Phase 2 PLX038 (PEGylated SN38) and Rucaparib in Solid Tumors and Small Cell Cancers Completed
  7. Phase 2 Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Trial With Nivolumab and IpiliMUmab in LImited Disease Completed
  8. Phase 2 Galinpepimut-S in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients With Selected Advanced Cancers Completed
  9. Phase 2 Efficacy and Safety of Aldoxorubicin Compared to Topotecan in Subjects With Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  10. Phase 2 Ipilimumab + Nivolumab w/Thoracic Radiotherapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  11. Phase 2 Safety Study Using Weekly Infusions of BB-10901 in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  12. Phase 2 A Study for Participants With Small-Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  13. Phase 2 Nivolumab and 177Lu-DOTA0-Tyr3-Octreotate for Patients With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  14. Phase 2 Safety and Efficacy Clinical Study of SNS-595 in Patients With Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  15. Phase 2 BMS-986012 in Relapsed/Refractory SCLC Completed
  16. Phase 2 Pembrolizumab and Paclitaxel in Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  17. Phase 2 First-line Treatment Of Subjects With Extensive Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer With Weekly Hycamtin And Paraplatin Completed
  18. Phase 2 Phase II Trial of RAD001 (Everolimus) in Previously Treated Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  19. Phase 2 Pazopanib in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  20. Phase 2 M7824 and Topotecan or Temozolomide in Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancers Completed
  21. Phase 2 Dose Escalation and Double-blind Study of Veliparib in Combination With Carboplatin and Etoposide in Treatment-naive Extensive Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  22. Phase 2 Combination Rucaparib With Nivolumab in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Completed
  23. Phase 2 Study of Oral Topotecan With Bevacizumab for Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  24. Phase 2 Berzosertib + Topotecan in Relapsed Platinum-Resistant Small-Cell Lung Cancer (DDRiver SCLC 250) Completed
  25. Phase 2 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy (IMMU-132) in Adults With Epithelial Cancer Completed
  26. Phase 2 Study of Hsp90 Inhibitor, STA-9090 for Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  27. Phase 2 Cisplatin + Etoposide +/- Concurrent ZD6474 in Previously Untreated Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  28. Phase 2 Trilaciclib (G1T28), a CDK 4/6 Inhibitor, in Combination With Etoposide and Carboplatin in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Completed
  29. Phase 2 Study of Enzastaurin Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Patients With Brain Metastases of Lung Cancer, After Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Completed
  30. Phase 2 Study of NGR-hTNF in Combination With Doxorubicin in Patients Affected by Metastatic Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Completed
  31. Phase 2 Trial of EP0057, a Nanoparticle Camptothecin With Olaparib in People With Relapsed/Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  32. Phase 2 A Study of Bevacizumab in Previously Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SALUTE) Completed
  33. Phase 2 A Study of Prexasertib (LY2606368) in Participants With Extensive Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  34. Phase 2 Cabazitaxel Compared to Topotecan for the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  35. Phase 2 Phase I/II Eval Safety & Prelim Activity Nivolumab Comb W/Vorolanib Pts W/Refractory Thoracic Tumors Completed
  36. Phase 2 Carboplatin, Etoposide, and Atezolizumab With or Without Trilaciclib (G1T28), a CDK4/6 Inhibitor, in Extensive-Stage SCLC Completed
  37. Phase 2 SHR-1210 Combined With Apatinib in Treatment of ED-SCLC After Failure of First Line Standard Therapy Completed
  38. Phase 2 Study of the Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of Tinostamustine in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors. Completed
  39. Phase 2 Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine (SC16LD6.5) for Third-Line and Later Treatment of Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Delta-Like Protein 3-Expressing Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  40. Phase 2 Phase II Study for Previously Untreated Subjects With Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) or Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Completed
  41. Phase 2 Bendamustine With Irinotecan Followed by Etoposide/Carboplatin for Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Completed
  42. Phase 2 Phase 1b/2 Study of Carfilzomib in Relapsed Solid Tumors, Multiple Myeloma, or Lymphoma Completed
  43. Phase 2 Phase 2 Study of Alisertib (MLN8237) in Combination With Paclitaxel Versus Placebo in Combination With Paclitaxel as Second Line Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Completed
  44. Phase 2 Alisertib in Adults With Nonhematological Malignancies, Followed by Alisertib in Lung, Breast, Head and Neck or Gastroesophageal Malignancies Completed

Showing the 50 most-cited and recently-updated of 61 trials. Browse the full registry →

Trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Counts describe the research landscape and are not a treatment recommendation. Informational only — not medical advice.

What the trials found Updated — new results For clinicians

Small Cell Lung Cancer: what the trials found

Several agents have demonstrated statistically significant improvements in survival outcomes for Small Cell Lung Cancer. Tislelizumab showed a significant improvement in both Overall Survival (OS) and Progression Free Survival (PFS) compared to the control group 3. Similarly, Rovalpituzumab tesirine resulted in significantly improved OS and PFS 4, while pemetrexed demonstrated statistically significant improvements in OS across various subgroups 9.

Other interventions showed mixed or non-significant results regarding survival. Lurbinectedin (PM01183) did not show a statistically significant difference in OS compared to the control at 12 or 18 months 5. Tiragolumab also failed to reach statistical significance for both PFS and OS in primary analysis sets 6.

In terms of response rates, Irinotecan liposome injection showed a statistically significant improvement in Objective Response Rate (ORR) compared to the control, despite non-significant results for OS and PFS 8.

Recent results — preliminary, needs further review

  • NT-I7 was evaluated in a biomarker cohort regarding the percentage of area occupied by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) 1.
  • The combination of Olaparib plus EP0057 (CLRX101) showed a Progression Free Survival (PFS) rate of 2 at 16 weeks in an expansion cohort 10.

For the clinician treating this condition

  • Tislelizumab, Rovalpituzumab tesirine, and pemetrexed are associated with statistically significant improvements in OS or PFS.
  • Irinotecan liposome injection is associated with a significantly higher Objective Response Rate (ORR) compared to control groups.
  • Lurbinectedin and Tiragolumab did not demonstrate statistically significant improvements in survival outcomes in the reported trials.

AI synthesis of 8 cited trials, updated Jun 24, 2026. Informational only — not medical advice; trial data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. How we use AI.

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Questions about Small Cell Lung Cancer

Does toripalimab plus anlotinib maintenance show promise for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer?

Yes, a phase II trial found toripalimab plus anlotinib maintenance after first-line chemo led to median progression-free survival of 8.18 months and overall survival of 23.05 months in ES-SCLC.

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Do bispecific antibodies or CAR T-cell therapy treat advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer?

Yes, both bispecific antibodies and CAR T-cell therapy are being studied for advanced SCLC, with bispecific antibodies showing more clinical progress, especially tarlatamab targeting DLL3.

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Do immune checkpoint inhibitors improve survival for first-line Small Cell Lung Cancer treatment?

Yes, immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with chemotherapy improve survival as first-line treatment for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.

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