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A Study of YL201 in Combination With Serplulimab in Participants With Treatment-naïve Extensive-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 3 interventional study of YL201 and Serplulimab in SCLC, Extensive Stage, sponsored by MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.. Recruiting at 2 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-24.

Sponsored by MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Aug 2026; still recruiting 1 month later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
442
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This trial is a registrational Phase III, randomized, open-label, multicenter study to compare the efficacy and safety of YL201 in combination with serplulimab versus standard-of-care carboplatin and etoposide in combination with serplulimab as first-line treatment in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

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Conditions studied

  • SCLC, Extensive Stage
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In context

Lead sponsor

MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 23 studies on the registry; 18 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. Voluntarily sign the written informed consent form and comply with the protocol requirements
  2. Age ≥18 years.
  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  4. Histologically or cytologically confirmed extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).
  5. No prior systemic treatment for ES-SCLC.
  6. At least one extracranial measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1.
  7. Adequate organ function.
  8. Life expectancy ≥3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any histological types of transformed SCLC or combined SCLC.
  2. History of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) of CTCAE Grade ≥3 during prior immunotherapy, or unresolved adverse events from previous antitumor therapy.
  3. Major surgery (excluding diagnostic procedures) or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to randomization or planned major surgery during the study period.
  4. History of allogeneic organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  5. Presence of active brain metastases, brainstem metastases, or leptomeningeal metastases.
  6. Presence of severe and uncontrolled cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease.
  7. History of interstitial lung disease (ILD) /pneumonitis requiring steroid treatment, or current diagnosis of ILD/pneumonitis, or concurrent pulmonary disease leading to clinically severe impairment of respiratory function.
  8. Active autoimmune or inflammatory diseases within 2 years prior to randomization.
  9. Severe infection within 4 weeks prior to randomization, or active infection requiring intravenous anti-infective therapy within 2 weeks or oral anti-infective therapy within 1 week prior to randomization.
  10. Known active tuberculosis or active syphilis infection.
  11. History of immunodeficiency or positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies test.
  12. Active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Participants with inactive HBV infection must receive antiviral therapy throughout the study.
  13. History of other primary malignancies within 5 years prior to randomization.
  14. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the investigational product.
  15. Females who are pregnant or breastfeeding, or who plan to become pregnant or breastfeed during the study period.
  16. Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make the participant unsuitable for study participation.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    YL201 in combination with serplulimab

    Participants will receive YL201 in combination with serplulimab until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. The total number of treatment cycles of YL201 in this study is not fixed, and the maximum duration of serplulimab treatment is 2 years.

    Drug: YL201 · Drug: Serplulimab

  • Active comparator
    Carboplatin and etoposide in combination with serplulimab

    Participants will receive 4 cycles of carboplatin plus etoposide in combination with serplulimab as induction therapy, followed by maintenance treatment with serplulimab for up to 2 years.

    Drug: Serplulimab · Drug: Carboplatin · Drug: Etoposide

Interventions

  • DrugYL201

    YL201 will be administered by intravenous infusion at a dose of 2.0 mg/kg on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle. Treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, whichever occurs first. The total number of treatment cycles of YL201 in this study is not fixed,

    Also known as: Tam-Peli, Tambotatug Pelitecan

  • DrugSerplulimab

    Serplulimab will be administered by intravenous infusion at a dose of 300mg on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle. Treatment will continue until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The maximum treatment duration for serplulimab will be 2 years.

  • DrugCarboplatin

    Carboplatin will be administered by intravenous infusion at a dose of AUC 5 on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle. Carboplatin treatment will be administered for up to 4 cycles.

  • DrugEtoposide

    Etoposide will be administered by intravenous infusion at a dose of 100 mg/m2 on Days 1 to 3 of each 3-week cycle. Etoposide treatment will be administered for up to 4 cycles.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall survival (OS)

    OS duration is defined as the difference in time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause. OS was estimated using KM methodology.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 5 years

  2. Progression-free survival (PFS) as assessed by BIRC

    PFS, as assessed by Blinded Independent Review Committee (BIRC), is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) based on BIRC imaging assessment, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-free survival (PFS) as assessed by investigator

    PFS assessed by investigator is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented PD based on investigator assessment, or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  2. Objective response rate (ORR)

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with (confirmed) complete response or partial response as assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  3. Disease control rate (DCR)

    DCR is defined as the percentage of participants with (confirmed) complete response, partial response, or stable disease as assessed according to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  4. Duration of response (DOR)

    DOR is defined as the time from the first documented objective response to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  5. Time to response (TTR)

    TTR is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented objective response.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  6. Treatment Emergent Adverse Event (TEAE)

    Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) are defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new onset or worsening) that occurs after initiation of YL201, or any worsening of a pre-existing condition during YL201 treatment. TEAEs will be graded and summarized by type, frequency, and severity according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE), version 6.0.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  7. Pharmacokinetic (PK) characteristics

    PK parameters of YL201 and serplulimab will be evaluated.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

  8. Anti-drug antibody (ADA)

    Frequency of anti-YL201 antibody (ADA) will be investigated.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 30 months

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
    • Study Coordinator · Contact
    Recruiting
  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110042, China
    • Study Coordinator · Contact
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 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
NCT07739758
Lead sponsor
MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Collaborators
Shanghai Henlius Biotech
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 31, 2026
Start date
Aug 18, 2026
Primary completion
Jun 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 24, 2026

Study contacts

MediLink Study Team
Contact
clinicaltrials@medilinkthera.com
+86 512 62858368

Oversight

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