A Phase 2 interventional study of Furmonertinib and Thoracic Radiotherapy (TRT) in Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Malignant Pleural Effusions (Mpe)- Pleurodesis, sponsored by Jiangmen Central Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-17.
Sponsored by Jiangmen Central Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is designed as a prospective, multi-center investigation to explore the efficacy and safety of furmonertinib combined with upfront thoracic radiotherapy with or without metastatic lesion radiotherapy in subjects with EGFR-mutant NSCLC and malignant pleural effusion (MPE), aiming to provide additional evidence-based medical support for optimizing the management of NSCLC-MPE subjects. In addition, peripheral blood ctDNA next-generation sequencing (NGS) will be performed at two time points-before the first furmonertinib treatment and one month after the completion of thoracic radiotherapy-to identify subpopulations most likely to benefit from this therapeutic approach and to elucidate resistance mechanisms specific to the radiotherapy-plus-furmonertinib combination, ultimately facilitating more personalized care for these subjects.
This study is designed as a prospective, multi-center investigation that plans to enroll 63 subjects with stage IV non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma harboring EGFR-sensitive mutations (exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R mutation) complicated by malignant pleural effusions (MPE). Subjects will receive an initial 10-12 weeks of furmonertinib therapy with or without therapeutic thoracentesis to achieve adequate control of MPE, followed by thoracic radiotherapy targeting residual primary pulmonary lesions, regional lymph node metastases, and pleural metastatic lesions, with or without radiotherapy to osseous, adrenal, hepatic, or brain metastases (total irradiated sites ≤6, involved organs ≤3). For brain metastases, consolidative radiotherapy will be withheld if residual tumor diameter is \<1 cm after furmonertinib treatment and no significant neurological symptoms are present.
Radiotherapy techniques: Depending on the availability at each participating center, subjects may receive one of the following modalities:
Prescription doses for primary and metastatic lesions: Based on institutional technical capabilities and the dose constraints of organs at risk in the radiotherapy plan, the following stereotactic or hypofractionated regimens are permissible:
Oral furmonertinib will be withheld before, during, and for 3 days after the completion of radiotherapy. Furmonertinib maintenance will be resumed 3 days after radiotherapy completion and continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. We hypothesize that this treatment paradigm will effectively control MPE, significantly improve progression-free survival (and potentially overall survival), with manageable treatment-related toxicity.
Additionally, dynamic monitoring of peripheral blood ctDNA via next-generation sequencing (NGS) will be performed at two time points-before the first furmonertinib administration and one month after the completion of thoracic radiotherapy-to identify individuals most likely to benefit from this regimen and to elucidate resistance mechanisms to furmonertinib under the radiotherapy-plus-TKI combination, thereby informing clinical decision-making.
418 studies on the registry are indexed under Adenocarcinoma of Lung; 79 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 63 is close to the median of 60 across 293 interventional studies indexed under Adenocarcinoma of Lung.
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The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.
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“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.
How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.
Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.
Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.
A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.
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Histologically or cytologically confirmed
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Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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ECOG performance status
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Life expectancy
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Measurable disease
The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.
The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.
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RECIST
The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.
“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.
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Hemoglobin (Hb)
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Platelets
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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
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ULN (upper limit of normal)
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“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.
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Creatinine clearance (CrCl)
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ALT and AST (liver enzymes)
Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.
Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.
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Bilirubin
A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.
Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.
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Brain metastases
Cancer deposits in the brain from a cancer that started elsewhere in the body (CNS metastases include the spinal cord).
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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Autoimmune disease
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Corticosteroids (steroids)
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Hepatitis B tests
Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.
Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Subjects will receive an initial 10-12 weeks of furmonertinib therapy with or without therapeutic thoracentesis to achieve adequate control of malignant pleural effusion, followed by thoracic radiotherapy targeting residual primary pulmonary lesions, regional lymph node metastases, and pleural metastatic lesions, with or without radiotherapy to osseous, adrenal, hepatic, or brain metastases. Oral furmonertinib will be withheld before, during, and for 3 days after radiotherapy. Resumption of furmonertinib maintenance will occur 3 days after radiotherapy completion and continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: Furmonertinib · Radiation: Thoracic Radiotherapy (TRT)
Subjects will receive furmonertinib 80 mg orally once daily. The drug will be suspended before radiotherapy initiation, maintained on hold during the entire radiotherapy course, and withheld for an additional 3 days after radiotherapy ends, after which it will be resumed.
The radiotherapy target volume encompasses residual primary pulmonary lesions, regional lymph node metastases, and pleural metastases, with the option to additionally irradiate osseous, adrenal, hepatic, or brain metastases (with a maximum of 6 total irradiated sites and no more than 3 involved organs). Consolidative cranial irradiation for brain metastases will be deferred in cases where the residual lesion diameter is \<1 cm following furmonertinib therapy and the patient remains free of clinically significant neurological symptoms.
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
PFS defined as time from first dose of furmonertinib to disease progression per RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
Time frame: From date of first dose to date of first documented disease progression or death from any cause, assessed up to 24 months.
Overall Response Rate (ORR)
Proportion of subjects achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: Evaluations are performed at 1 month post-radiotherapy, and subsequently every 3 months, with a total follow-up period of 18 months.
Malignant pleural effusion recurrence rate
Rate of MPE recurrence during the entire follow-up period following fumonertinib and local radiotherapy.
Time frame: Evaluations are performed at 1 month post-radiotherapy, and subsequently every 3 months, with a total follow-up period of 18 months.
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
Proportion of subjects achieving CR, PR, or stable disease (SD) according to RECIST v1.1.
Time frame: Evaluations are performed at 1 month post-radiotherapy, and subsequently every 3 months, with a total follow-up period of 18 months.
Overall Survival (OS)
Time from first dose of furmonertinib to death from any cause.
Time frame: From date of first dose to date of death from any cause, assessed up to 36 months .
Adverse event
Frequency, severity, and relationship of adverse events assessed by CTCAE v5.0.
Time frame: From date of first dose to 30 days after last dose .
Peripheral Blood ctDNA Level
Dynamic changes in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) concentration in peripheral blood measured by next-generation sequencing (NGS).
Time frame: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in peripheral blood samples collected before the first furmonertinib treatment and 1 month after the completion of thoracic radiotherapy (2 time points in total).
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Start is estimated for Jul 2026; primary completion for Oct 2027, 15 months later.
Of 45 non-industry phase 2 interventional studies under Adenocarcinoma of Lung, half reached primary completion within 53 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 33 and three quarters within 73. This study's planned 15 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 53 studies reached it within 53 months; a quarter within 33 and three quarters within 71.
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