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Active, not recruitingNCT04429087Updated Sep 21, 2026

A Study to Test Different Doses of Obrixtamig in Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer and Other Neuroendocrine Tumours That Are Positive for DLL3

A Phase 1 interventional study of Obrixtamig - parenteral 1 and Obrixtamig - parenteral 2 in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Other Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Expressing DLL3, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim. Active, not recruiting at 12 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-21.

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
306
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is open to adults with small cell lung cancer and other neuroendocrine cancers that are positive for the tumour marker delta-like 3 (DLL3). The study is in people with advanced cancer for whom previous treatment was not successful or no standard treatment exists.

The purpose of this study is to find out the highest dose of obrixtamig and the best treatment schedule that people can tolerate. Obrixtamig is an antibody-like molecule (DLL3/CD3 bispecific) that may help the immune system fight cancer. In this study, obrixtamig is given to people for the first time. Interim clinical data are available for obrixtamig.

Participants get obrixtamig either weekly or once every 3 weeks. If there is benefit for the participants and if they can tolerate it, the treatment is given for a maximum of 3 years. During this time, participants visit the study site about 20 times depending on the response to the treatment. Doctors record any unwanted effects and regularly check the general health of the participants.

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Conditions studied

  • Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Other Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Expressing DLL3
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In context

Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

1,203 studies on the registry are indexed under Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; 342 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 306 is above the median of 56 across 1,031 interventional studies indexed under Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Boehringer Ingelheim is the lead sponsor of 2,245 studies on the registry; 58 are open to participants now.

Of its 162 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 116 (72%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed and dated, written informed consent form (ICF2, ICF3 or ICF4) in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) - Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and local legislation prior to any trial-specific procedures, sampling, or analyses.
  • Locally advanced or metastatic cancer not amenable to curative treatment; of following histologies:

    • Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC)
    • Large cells neuroendocrine lung carcinoma (LCNEC)
    • Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) or small cell carcinoma of any other origin
    • Tumours must be positive for DLL3 expression (on archived tissue or instudy fresh biopsy) according to central pathology review in order to start obrixtamig
    • Patients with tumours with mixed histologies for any above type are eligible only if neuroendocrine carcinoma/small tumor cells component is predominant and represent at least 50% of the overall tumour tissue.
  • For back-fill cohorts only: patient has agreed to and signed an IC to provide mandatory pre-treatment and on-treatment fresh tumor biopsy.
  • Patient has failed or is not eligible for available standard therapies according to local guidelines. Standard therapies should include at least one line of chemotherapy that should include platinum for patients with small cells carcinoma tumors histologies.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1.
  • At least one evaluable lesion outside of CNS as defined per modified Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.
  • Subjects with brain metastases are eligible provided they meet the following criteria:

    • Radiotherapy or surgery for brain metastases was completed at least 2 weeks prior to the first administration of obrixtamig
    • Patient is off steroids for at least 7 days (physiologic doses of steroids are permitted), and the patient is off anti-epileptic drugs for at least 7 days or on stable doses of anti-epileptic drugs for malignant Central Nervous System (CNS) disease.
  • Adequate liver, bone marrow and renal organ function. Further inclusion criteria apply.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous treatment with T cell Engager (TcE) or cell therapies targeting DLL3. Other DLL3 targeting agents (like Rovalpituzumab tesirine (RovaT)) are allowed only if DLL3 positivity is documented after completion of treatment with DLL3 targeting agent in post-treatment biopsy.
  • Anticoagulant treatment that cannot be safely interrupted based on opinion of the investigator if medically needed (e.g. biopsy).
  • Persistent toxicity from previous treatments that has not resolved to = Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 1 (except for alopecia, CTCAE Grade 2 neuropathy, asthenia/fatigue or grade 2 endocrinopathies controlled by replacement therapy).
  • Patient has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of obrixtamig. Physiological replacement of steroids is allowed.
  • Prior anti-cancer therapy:

    • Patients who have been treated with any other anti-cancer drug within 3 weeks or within 5 half-life periods (whichever is shorter) prior to first administration of obrixtamig.
    • Patients who have been treated with extensive field radiotherapy including whole brain irradiation within 2 weeks prior to first administration of obrixtamig.
  • Other active malignancy that could interfere with the prognosis and treatment of the disease of the study.
  • Major surgery within 28 days of first dose obrixtamig.
  • Women who are pregnant (including those who are considered to be possibly pregnant based on the investigator's clinical judgement), nursing/breast feeding or who plan to become pregnant or nurse while in the trial or within 60 days after the last dose of study treatment.
  • Presence of any infection requiring systemic antimicrobial treatment within 7 days prior to first dose of trial medication. Patients who have any clinical signs of infection within 48 h prior to first dose of trial medication are not eligible.

Further exclusion criteria apply.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
306 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm 1: Obrixtamig

    Drug: Obrixtamig - parenteral 1

  • Experimental
    Arm 2: Obrixtamig

    Drug: Obrixtamig - parenteral 2

Interventions

  • DrugObrixtamig - parenteral 1

    Obrixtamig - parenteral 1

    Also known as: BI 764532

  • DrugObrixtamig - parenteral 2

    Obrixtamig - parenteral 2

    Also known as: BI 764532

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Arm 1 and Arm 2: Maximum tolerated dose (MTD)

    Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in any studied regimen defined as the highest dose with less than 25% risk of the true Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT) rate being equal or above 33% during the MTD evaluation period. Separate MTDs will be determined for each Regimen.

    Time frame: up to 36 months

  2. Arm 1 and Arm 2: Number of patients with DLTs in the MTD evaluation period

    Time frame: up to 36 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Arm 1 and Arm 2: Maximum measured concentration (Cmax) of obrixtamig

    Time frame: up to 36 months

  2. Arm 1 and Arm 2: Area under the concentration-time curve (AUCτ) of the analyte over a uniform dosing interval τ

    Time frame: up to 36 months

  3. Arm 1 and Arm 2: Objective response based on RECIST 1.1 criteria in patients with measurable disease

    Objective response based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria in patients with measurable disease

    Time frame: up to 36 months

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Study locations

12 sites
  • Winship Cancer Institute
    Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    St Louis, Missouri 63108, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
  • Universitätsklinikum Köln (AöR)
    Cologne, 50937, Germany
  • Technische Universität Dresden
    Dresden, 01307, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Würzburg AÖR
    Würzburg, 97078, Germany
  • National Cancer Center Hospital East
    Chiba, Kashiwa, 277-8577, Japan
  • Hospital del Mar
    Barcelona, 08003, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • Clínica Universidad de Navarra
    Pamplona, 31008, Spain
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, 46010, Spain
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wermke M, Felip E, Gambardella V, Kuboki Y, Morgensztern D, Hamed ZO, Liu M, Studeny M, Owonikoko TK. Phase I trial of the DLL3/CD3 bispecific T-cell engager BI 764532 in DLL3-positive small-cell lung cancer and neuroendocrine carcinomas. Future Oncol. 2022 Aug;18(24):2639-2649. doi: 10.2217/fon-2022-0196. Epub 2022 Jul 11. PubMed 35815644 ↗

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Once the criteria in section 'time frame' are fulfilled, researchers can use the following link https://www.clinicalstudies.boehringer-ingelheim.com/msw/datasharing to request access to the clinical study documents regarding this study, and upon a signed "Document Sharing Agreement". Furthermore, researchers can request access to the clinical study data, for this and other listed studies, after the submission of a research proposal and according to the terms outlined in the website.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Csr

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 21, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04429087
Lead sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 12, 2020
Start date
Jul 29, 2020
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2026
Completion
Oct 1, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 21, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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