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A Phase III Study Comparing Taletrectinib With Standard Therapy in ROS1 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

A Phase 3 interventional study of Taletrectinib and Crizotinib in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Nuvation Bio Inc.. Recruiting at 29 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-13.

Sponsored by Nuvation Bio Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Nov 2024; still recruiting 1 year 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
194
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, open-label, comparative, multicenter, international study for NSCLC patients whose tumor tissue exhibits ROS1 fusion positivity (i.e., ROS1+) and who have not previously received an ROS1-targeted TKI (i.e., ROS1-TKI-naïve).

Approximately 194 ROS-1 TKI- naïve ROS1+NSCLC patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ration to one of 2 study arms:

  • Arm A: Taletrectinib monotherapy at 600 mg once daily (QD);
  • Arm B: Crizotinib monotherapy at 250 mg twice daily (BID). Each cycle duration will be 28 days.

Participants will be stratified by the presence of intracranial metastases at baseline (Yes versus No) and prior chemotherapy use for locally advanced or metastatic disease (Yes versus No). For the purposes of stratification, prior chemotherapy is defined as completion of ≥1 cycle of chemotherapy in the locally advanced or metastatic setting. Participants will be treated until they experience progressive disease (PD) assessed by the BIRC, intolerable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met. Crossover from control group (crizotinib) to taletrectinib is also permitted, at the Investigator's discretion with the Sponsor's approval, for qualifying participants who have experienced objective progression confirmed by the BIRC.

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Conditions studied

  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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In context

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

6,488 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; 1,632 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 194 is above the median of 62 across 5,213 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung.

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Lead sponsor

Nuvation Bio Inc. is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB not amenable for multimodality treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC.
  2. Have documentation of ROS1 rearrangement by a positive result
  3. Have at least 1 measurable (i.e., target) lesion by Investigator assessment per RECIST v1.1.
  4. Prior brain metastases allowed if asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally at study baseline. If participants have neurological symptoms or signs due to CNS metastasis, participants need to complete local therapy (surgery and/or radiation) at least 7 days before enrollment and be clinically stable without requiring for an increasing dose of corticosteroids or use of anticonvulsants to control symptoms.
  5. Age ≥18 years (or ≥20 years as required by local regulations).
  6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status zero (0) to 1.
  7. Minimum life expectancy of 3 months or more.
  8. Adequate organ function meeting the following criteria:

    1. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT): ≤3.0 × upper limit of normal (ULN) (or ≤5.0 × ULN, for participants with concurrent liver metastases).
    2. Serum total bilirubin: ≤1.5 × ULN (≤3.0 × ULN for participants with Gilbert syndrome).
    3. Absolute neutrophil count: ≥1500/μL.
    4. Platelet count: ≥75,000/μL.
    5. Hemoglobin: ≥9.0 g/dL.
    6. Estimated creatinine clearance (CLcr) ≥45 mL/min as calculated using the method standard for the institution (e.g., Cockcroft-Gault Equation, i.e., CCr={((140-age)×weight)/(72×SCr)}×0.85 (if female) (Cockcroft and Gault 1976).
  9. All toxicities from prior anticancer therapy have resolved to ≤ Grade 1 according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v5.0), or have resolved to previous baseline, at the time of randomization.
  10. The participant is willing and capable of giving written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previously received an investigational antineoplastic agent for NSCLC.
  2. Previously received any prior TKI, including ROS1-targeted TKIs.
  3. Received immune checkpoint inhibitors for locally advanced or metastatic disease.
  4. Previously received more than 1 regimen of systemic anticancer therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease.
  5. Had major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization. Minor surgical procedures, such as catheter placement or minimally invasive biopsy, are allowed.
  6. Have symptomatic CNS metastases at Screening or asymptomatic disease requiring an increasing dose of corticosteroids to control symptoms within 7 days prior to randomization. Participants with no prior history of signs or symptoms of CNS metastases but who receive prophylactic steroids or anticonvulsants are allowed.
  7. Have current spinal cord compression (symptomatic or asymptomatic and detected by radiographic imaging). Participants with leptomeningeal disease and without cord compression are allowed.
  8. Uncontrolled pleural, abdominal, or pericardial effusion within 28 days prior to randomization, which is associated with malignant effusion requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently).
  9. Have been diagnosed with another primary malignancy other than NSCLC except for adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ; definitively treated nonmetastatic prostate cancer; or participants with another primary malignancy who are definitively relapse-free with at least 3 years elapsed since the diagnosis of the other primary malignancy.
  10. Have clinically significant cardiovascular diseases within 6 months prior to randomization: myocardial infarction, severe/unstable angina, coronary/peripheral endovascular treatment, heart failure, cerebrovascular disorder including transient ischemic attack, pulmonary embolism, deep venous thrombosis and or other clinically significant thrombosis.
  11. Have a known history of uncontrolled hypertension. Participants with hypertension should be under treatment on study entry to control blood pressure.
  12. Have ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of ≥CTCAE Grade 2, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation of any grade, or QT interval corrected for heart rate by Fredericia's formula (QTcF) >470 milliseconds (female) or >450 milliseconds (male), or symptomatic bradycardia \<45 bpm within 6 months before enrollment; participants treated with medications known to be associated with the development of TdP .
  13. Have active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection including but not limited to hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), known HIV or AIDS-related illness
  14. Currently have or have a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD), drug-related pneumonitis, or radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment.
  15. Be pregnant or breastfeeding
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
194 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Taletrectinib

    97 ROS1-Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients will be enrolled in Arm A and treated with talerectinib

    Drug: Taletrectinib

  • Active comparator
    Crizotinib

    97 ROS1-Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients will be enrolled in Arm B and treated with Crizotinib

    Drug: Crizotinib

Interventions

  • DrugTaletrectinib

    Approximately 194 ROS-1TKI- naïve ROS1+NSCLC patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ration to one of 2 study arms: Arm A: Taletrectinib monotherapy at 600 mg once daily (QD); Arm B: Crizotinib monotherapy at 250 mg twice daily (BID). Each cycle duration will be 28 days. Participants will be treated until they experience progressive disease (PD) assessed by the blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC), intolerable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met.

  • DrugCrizotinib

    Approximately 194 ROS-1TKI- naïve ROS1+NSCLC patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ration to one of 2 study arms: Arm A: Taletrectinib monotherapy at 600 mg once daily (QD); Arm B: Crizotinib monotherapy at 250 mg twice daily (BID). Each cycle duration will be 28 days. Participants will be treated until they experience progressive disease (PD) assessed by the blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC), intolerable toxicity, or another discontinuation criterion is met. Crossover from control group (crizotinib) to taletrectinib is also permitted, at the Investigator's discretion with the Sponsor's approval, for qualifying participants who have experienced objective progression confirmed by the BIRC.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. PFS (Assessed by BIRC)

    Progression-Free-Survival, The time between the beginning of treatment and the occurrence of disease progression or death. Assessed by the blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC), per RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: About 49 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. PFS (Assessed by investigator)

    Progression-Free-Survival is defined as the time between the beginning of treatment and the occurrence of disease progression or death. Assessed by the investigator, per RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69months

  2. ORR

    Proportion of subjects with the best overall confirmed response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  3. DOR

    Defined as the time from the first date of objective response (CR or PR) to the first documented date of disease progression. Response assessments are per RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  4. DCR

    Defined as the proportion of subjects with a best overall response of CR, PR or stable disease per RECIST v1.1 criteria) as assessed by the investigator

    Time frame: About 69 months

  5. TTR

    Defined as the overall time from the time of tumor occurrence to the patient's death. Response assessments are per RECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  6. OS

    Defined as the time from the first dose to death due to any cause.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  7. IC-TTP

    Defined as the overall time from the time of tumor occurrence with CNS(central nervous system) metastases to the patient's death, Assessed by the BIRC, per mRECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  8. IC-ORR

    Proportion of CNS metastatic subjects with the best overall confirmed response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), Assessed by the BIRC, per mRECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  9. IC-DOR

    Defined as the time from the first date of objective response (CR or PR) to the first documented date of disease progression on CNS metastatic subjects. Assessed by the BIRC, per mRECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  10. IC-PFS

    Defined as the time between the beginning of treatment and the occurrence of disease progression or death on CNS metastatic subjects, Assessed by the BIRC, per mRECIST v1.1 criteria

    Time frame: About 69 months

  11. IC-PR at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months

    Partial response at 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months on CNS metastatic subjects, Assessed by the BIRC, per mRECIST v1.1 criteria.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  12. AE

    Adverse event, including the events reported following physical examination, vital signs assessment, clinical laboratory assessment or electrocardiogram(ECG)

    Time frame: About 69 months

  13. Taletrectinib concentration in plasma

    Defined as the relationship between taletrectinib concentration and time in the body

    Time frame: About 12 months, at the begining of cycle 1, cycle 2, cycle 7 and cycle 12(each cycle is 28 days)

  14. patient-reported outcomes(PRO) assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30

    Patient-reported outcomes of health-related quality of life, assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30, the single-item measures range in score from 0 to 4 or 7, a high score for a symptom scale represents a high level of symptomatology / problems.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  15. PRO assessed by EORTC QLQ-L13

    Patient-reported outcomes of health-related quality of life, assessed by EORTC QLQ-LC13, the single-item measures range in score from 0 to 4, a high score for a symptom scale represents a high level of symptomatology / problems.

    Time frame: About 69 months

  16. PRO assessed by EQ-5D-5L

    Patient-reported outcomes of health-related quality of life, assessed by EQ-5D-5L, the scale measures range in score from 0 to 100, a high score for the health status represents a high quality of life.

    Time frame: About 69 months

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Study locations

26 of 29 sites recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
    Hefei, Anhui, China
    • Yiruo Zhang · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Beijing Cancer Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    • Jun Zhao, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    • Jianchun Duan · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
  • Chongqing University Cancer Hospital
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
    • Huiwen Ma · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
    Xiamen, Fujian, China
    • Jingxun Wu, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    • Xicheng Wang · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    • Chengzhi Zhou · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital
    Nanning, Guangxi, China
    • Qitao Yu, MD · Contact
    • Yun Zhao, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
    • Cuimin Ding · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Henan Cancer Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    • Qiming Wang · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan, China
    • Huijie Fan, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    • Qian Chu, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    • Yongchang Zhang, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Jiangsu Province Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    • Renhua Guo · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
    Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
    • Chuanyong Mu · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    • Jianjun Tang · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Hospital of China Medical University
    Shenyang, Liaoning, China
    • Bo Jin, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Linyi Cancer Hospital
    Linyi, Shandong, China
    • Jianhua Shi · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
    Jinan, Shangdong, China
    • Linlin Wang, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai East Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    • Caicun Zhou, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    • Shengxiang Ren, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    • Yuanlin Song · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Shanxi Cancer Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
    • Wei Guo · Contact
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Xi’an, Shanxi, China
    • Yu Yao, MD · Contact
    Recruiting
  • West China Hospital of Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    • Feng Luo · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Tianjin Cancer Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
    • Peng Chen · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Yunnan Cancer Hospital
    Kunming, Yunnan, China
    • Gaofeng Li · Contact
    Not yet recruiting
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • Yong Fang · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    • Yun Fan · Contact
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 13, 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
NCT06564324
Lead sponsor
Nuvation Bio Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 21, 2024
Start date
Nov 27, 2024
Primary completion
Jan 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 13, 2026

Study contacts

Ying Zhao
Contact
Ying.Zhao@nuvationbio.com
+86 13466689296
Caicun Zhou
principal investigator · Shanghai East Hospital

Oversight

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