• 4.1. Clinical Trial
    • 4.1.1. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
      • 4.1.1.1. Oncogenic Driver Mutation
        • 4.1.1.1.1. EGFR mutation
        • 4.1.1.1.2. ALK
        • 4.1.1.1.3. ROS1
        • 4.1.1.1.4. KRAS
        • 4.1.1.1.5. HER2
        • 4.1.1.1.6. MET
      • 4.1.1.2. Wildtype
        • 4.1.1.2.1. PD-L1 High (≥50%)
        • 4.1.1.2.2. PD-L1 Low (1-49%)
        • 4.1.1.2.3. PD-L1 ≥1%
        • 4.1.1.2.4. PD-L1 all comers
    • 4.1.2. Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
  • 4.2. Supportive Cancer Care
  • 4.3. Data Science
  • 4.4. Translational Research
  • 4.5. Basic Research

4.0 Lung

4.1 Clinical Trial

4.1.1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Early Stage/ Locally advanced: Resectable

Second-line or Subsequent treatment (Not achieved pCR after neoadjuvant pembrolizumab + chemotherapy followed by surgery

Antibody-Drug Conjugate

MK2870-019:

A Phase 3 Randomized Open-Label Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab With or Without MK-2870 in Participants With Resectable Stage II to IIIB (N2) NSCLC not Achieving pCR After Receiving Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab With Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Newly Diagnosed Stage II-IIIB(N2) NSCLC

     

  2. Able to undergo surgery

     

  3. Able to receive chemotherapy + pembrolizumab

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Exclude EGFR mutation

Pembrolizumab + MK2870

 

Vs.

 

Pembrolizumab

Prof. Rina Hui

Centre of Cancer Medicine

cancermed@hku.hk

3910 3339

4.0 Lung

4.1 Clinical Trial

4.1.1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

4.1.1.1 Oncogenic Driver Mutation

4.1.1.1.1.1 EGFR mutation

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Subsequent treatment (Previously treated, failure to EGFR-TKI):

Phase 3

Targeted Therapy (Anti-HER3 ADC)

HERTHENA-Lung02 (Protocol ID: U31402-A-U301): A phase 3, randomized, open-label study of patritumab deruxtecan versus platinum-based chemotherapy in metastatic or locally advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC after failure of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy.

 

(This study expects recruitment completion in Nov/Dec 2023).

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with EGFR-activating mutation (exon 19 deletion or L858R).

     

  2. Previously received 1 or 2 prior line(s) of EGFR TKI treatment and progressed.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically squamous/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Clinically active CNS metastasis.

Patritumab Deruxtecan (U3-1402; HER3-DXd) (Anti-HER3 Antibody Drug Conjugate)

 

Vs.

 

Carbo/Cis-platin + Pemetrexed (Chemo)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1.1.2 EGFR, MET mutation

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second or Third-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted therapy (EGFR/ MET Inhibitor)

SAFFRON (Protocol ID: D5087C00001):

A phase 3, randomized, open-label study of savolitinib in combination with osimertinib versus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in participants with EGFR mutated MET-positive, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed following treatment with osimertinib.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC which is not amenable to curative therapy.

     

  2. Patients with EGFR-activating mutation (exon 19 deletion, L858R and/or T790M).

     

  3. Previously received 1 or 2 prior line(s) of EGFR TKI treatment and progressed.

     

  4. MET overexpression and/or amplification in tumour specimen collected following progression on prior osimertinib treatment.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior or current treatment with a third-generation EGFR-TKI other than osimertinib.

     

  2. Prior or current treatment with savolitinib or another MET inhibitors.

Osimertinib (EGFR inhibitor) + savolitinib (MET inhibitor)

 

Vs.

 

Carbo/Cis-platin + Pemetrexed (Chemo)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1.1.3 EGFR mutation

Early and Locally Advanced (Stage II – Stage IIIB), Resectable

Adjuvant treatment: Phase 2

Targeted Therapy (EGFR inhibitor)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

TARGET (Protocol ID: D5162C00048):

An open-label, single-arm, phase 2, multinational, multicentre study to assess the efficacy and safety of 5 years of osimertinib in participants with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung carcinoma, following complete tumour resection with or without adjuvant chemotherapy.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically confirmed diagnosis of primary NSCLC on predominantly non-squamous histology.

     

  2. Participants must be classified post-operatively as Stage II, IIIA, or IIIB on the basis of surgical pathologic criteria.

     

  3. Confirmation by the local laboratory that the tumour harbours one of the two common EGFR mutations (Ex19del, L858R), either alone or in combination with other EGFR mutations including de novo EGFR mutation resulting in substitution of threonine with methionine at amino acid position 790 in exon 20 of EGFR (T790M) or uncommon EGFR mutations G719X, S768I, and L861Q, either alone, in combination with each other, or in combination with other uncommon EGFR mutations (excluding all exon 20 insertions) (Uncommon EGFR Cohort).

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically squamous/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Active Hepatitis B/C or HIV infection.

Osimertinib (EGFR inhibitor)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1.1.4 EGFR mutation

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

First-line treatment: Phase 2

Targeted Therapy (EGFR inhibitor/ EGFR+MET antibody)

OSTARA (Protocol ID: D5162C00052):

A phase 2, open-label, single-arm, multi-centre study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of osimertinib with amivantamab as first-line treatment in participants with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive, locally advanced or metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.

 

(Wave 1 cohort will be ended soon. The "wave 2" cohort will be opened in early 2024)

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically documented non-squamous NSCLC. NSCLC of mixed histology is allowed.

     

  2. Newly diagnosed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC or recurrent non-squamous NSCLC, not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy.

     

  3. Tumour harbours one of the 2 common EGFRm known to be associated with EGFR-TKI sensitivity.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically squamous/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Clinically active CNS metastasis.

     

  3. History of interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Osimertinib (EGFR inhibitor) (oral)

+ amivantamab (bispecific anti-EGFR + MET antibody) (IV)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1.1.5 EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 mutation

Metastatic (Stage IV)

Second-line treatment: Phase 2

Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1), Targeted therapy (VEGFR inhibitor), Chemotherapy

A Phase 2 Open-label Single-arm Study to Evaluate the Combination of pembrolizumab, lenvatinib and Chemotherapy in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Harbouring Targetable Mutation and Failed Standard Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically proven NSCLC.

     

  2. Unresectable or metastatic NSCLC.

     

  3. Harboring sensitizing EGFR, ALK, or ROS1 genetic aberrations who have received standard of care targeted therapy and have progressed on treatment. Patients with known T790M mutation should have received osimertinib and failed.

Pembrolizumab + lenvatinib (VEGFR Inhibitor) + Pemetrexed + Carboplatin

Dr. Joanne Chiu

Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

jwychiu@hku.hk

2255 5582

4.1.1.1.1.6 EGFR mutation

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Subsequent-line treatment (Previously treated, failure to platinum based chemotherapy and/or EGFR-TKIs): Phase 1/2a

Targeted therapy (EGFR inhibitor)

REZILIENT1 (Protocol ID: CLN-081-001):

A Phase 1/2a, Open-Label, Multi-Center Trial to Assess Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Efficacy of CLN-081 in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Documented EGFR exon 20 insertion mutation demonstrated by a test routinely used by each institution and performed in a CLIA-certified or equivalent laboratory.

     

  2. Prior treatment in the recurrent/metastatic disease setting including:

 

  • A platinum-based chemotherapy regimen (or other chemotherapy regimen if platinum-based chemotherapy is contra-indicated).

     

  • Any other approved standard therapy that is available to the patient, unless this therapy is contraindicated, intolerable to the patient, or is declined by the patient. In the case of a patient declining such therapy, documentation that the patient has been informed and declined should be documented in the medical record.

CLN-081 (EGFR Inhibitor)

Dr. Victor Lee

Department of Clinical Oncology

 

vhflee@hku.hk

Mike LAW

2255 5124

4.1.1.1.1.7 EGFR mutation

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Third-line treatment (Previously treated, failure to TKI and platinum-based therapy)

Antibody-Drug Conjugate (TROP2)

MK2870-004

Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 vs Chemotherapy (Docetaxel or Pemetrexed) in Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR Mutations or Other Genomic Alterations.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with exon 19del or exon 21 L858R EGFR mutations must have received

    both of the following treatments:

     

    a. One or 2 prior lines of EGFR TKI, which also includes a third generation TKI for

    participants with a T790M mutation. For those who progressed on a first and/orsecond generation EGFR TKI and then received platinum-based therapy, negative T790M mutation should be documented.

     

    b. One platinum-based therapy (treatment regimen may contain anti- PD-1/PD-L1 mAb) after progression on or after EGFR TKI.

     

  2. Participants with other genomic alterations must have received both of the following treatments:
  1. One or 2 prior lines of locally recommended TKIs for the respective genomic alteration.

     

  2. One platinum-based therapy (treatment regimen may contain anti-PD-1/PD-L1 mAb) after progression on or after TKI).

 

MK2870

 

Vs.

 

Docetaxel or Pemetrexed

Prof. Rina Hui

Centre of Cancer Medicine

cancermed@hku.hk

3910 3339

4.1.1.1 Oncogenic Driver Mutation

4.1.1.1.4.1 KRAS mutation

Locally Advanced

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted therapy (KRAS G12C inhibitor)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

CodeBreaK 202 (Protocol ID: 20190341)

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Study Evaluating Efficacy of Sotorasib Platinum Doublet Combination Versus Pembrolizumab Platinum Doublet Combination as a Front-Line Therapy in Subjects With Stage IV or Advanced Stage IIIB/C Nonsquamous Non–Small Cell Lung Cancers, Negative for PD-L1, and Positive for KRAS p.G12C

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically/Cytologically confirmed Stage IV or IIIB or IIIC nonsquamous NSCLC.

     

  2. No history of systemic anticancer therapy in metastatic/non-curable settings.

     

  3. Tumour is negative for PD-L1 expression, and positive for KRAS p.G12C mutation.

     

  4. No molecular alterations for which targeted therapy is approved (including but not limited to EGFR or ALK alteration) other than KRAS p.G12C.

Sotorasib + Platinum Doublet

 

vs.

 

Pembrolizumab + Platinum Doublet

Dr. Victor LEE

Department of Clinical Oncology

 

vhflee@hku.hk

Angela IU

2255 5124

4.1.1.1 Oncogenic Driver Mutation

4.1.1.1.4.2 KRAS mutation

Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line treatment: Phase 2/3

Targeted therapy (KRAS G12C inhibitor)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

B-FAST (Blood-First Assay Screening Trial, Protocol ID: BO29554, Cohort G):

A Phase II/III Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Targeted Therapies as Treatments for Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Harboring Actionable Somatic Mutations Detected in Blood.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable Stage IIIb not amenable to treatment with combined modality chemoradiation (advanced) or Stage IV (metastatic) NSCLC.

     

  2. Locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with K-RAS G12C mutation.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically active CNS metastasis

     

  2. Inability to swallow oral medication

     

  3. Known HIV infection.

GDC-6036 (KRAS G12C Inhibitor: Divarasib)

 

Vs.

 

Docetaxel (Chemo)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1 Oncogenic Driver Mutation

4.1.1.1.5.1 HER2 mutation

Advanced or Metastatic

First or Subsequent-line treatment: Phase 1

Targeted Therapy (HER2 TKI Inhibitor)

BEAMION-Lung1 (Protocol ID: 1479-0001):

An open label, phase 1 dose escalation trial, with dose confirmation and expansion, of BI1810631 as monotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumours with HER2 aberrations.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of an advanced, unresectable and/or metastatic non-haematologic malignancy.

     

  2. Treatment naïve or previously treated locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients with HER mutation (with multiple cohort groups in this study).

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinically active CNS metastasis.

     

  2. Active Hepatitis B/C or HIV infection.

BI 1810631 (Anti HER-2 inhibitor)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1.5.2 HER2 mutation and/or EGFR

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Subsequent-line treatment: Phase 1

Targeted therapy (EGFR/ HER2 inhibitor)

BAYER21607 (Protocol ID: 21607):

An open label, first-in-human study of BAY2927088 in participants with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring an EGFR and/or HER2 mutation.

 

(only competitive HER2 cohorts available in this study)

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Documented histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced NSCLC, not suitable for definitive therapy or recurrent or metastatic NSCLC at screening (small cell or mixed histologies are excluded).

     

  2. Documented disease progression after treatment with at least one prior systemic therapy for advanced disease. Participants who do not have standard of care access due to any reason, are intolerant to, or are not eligible for standard treatments, may also be eligible.

     

  3. Documented activating EGFR and/or HER2 mutation.

BAY2927088 (EGFR and HER2 Inhibitor)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.1 Oncogenic Driver Mutation

4.1.1.1.6.1 MET, EGFR mutation (same as study: 4.1.1.1.1.3)

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second or Third-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted therapy (EGFR/ MET Inhibitor)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

SAFFRON (Protocol ID: D5087C00001):

A phase 3, randomized, open-label study of savolitinib in combination with osimertinib versus platinum-based doublet chemotherapy in participants with EGFR mutated MET-positive, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have progressed following treatment with osimertinib.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC which is not amenable to curative therapy.

     

  2. Patients with EGFR-activating mutation (exon 19 deletion, L858R and/or T790M).

     

  3. Previously received 1 or 2 prior line(s) of EGFR TKI treatment and progressed.

     

  4. MET overexpression and/or amplification in tumour specimen collected following progression on prior osimertinib treatment.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior or current treatment with a third-generation EGFR-TKI other than osimertinib.

     

  2. Prior or current treatment with savolitinib or another MET inhibitor.

Osimertinib (EGFR inhibitor) + savolitinib (MET inhibitor)

 

Vs.

 

Carbo/Cis-platin + Pemetrexed (Chemo)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1 NSCLC

4.1.1.2 Wildtype

4.1.1.2.1.2 PD-L1 High (≥50%)

Advanced or Metastatic, Unresectable

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted Therapy (Anti-Trop-2 ADC), Immunotherapy (Anti PD-1 antibody)

Tropion-Lung08

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial of Dato-DXd Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab Alone in Treatment-naïve Subjects with Advanced or Metastatic PD-L1 High (TPS ≥50%) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Without Actionable Genomic Alterations

Key Inclusion Criteria

  1. Stage IIIB or IIIC NSCLC who are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or Stage IV NSCLC.

     

  2. High PD-L1 expression (TPS ≥ 50%).

     

  3. Negative test results for EGFR, ALK, ROS1, and other actionable driver kinases with locally approved therapies.

     

  4. Have not received prior systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic NSCLC.

Pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 antibody)

+

Dato-DXd (Anti-Trop-2 ADC)

 

Vs

 

Pembrolizumab

Dr. Victor LEE

Department of Clinical Oncology

 

vhflee@hku.hk

Angela IU

2255 5124

4.1.1 NSCLC

4.1.1.2 Wildtype

4.1.1.2.2.1 PD-L1 Low (1-49%)

Advanced or Metastatic, Unresectable

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted Therapy (Anti-Trop-2 ADC), Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1 antibody), Chemotherapy

TROPION-Lung07

A Randomized Phase 3 Study of Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) and Pembrolizumab, with or Without Platinum Chemotherapy, in Subjects with No Prior Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic PD-L1 TPS <50% Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Without Actionable Genomic Alterations

Key Inclusion Criteria

  1. Stage IIIB or IIIC NSCLC who are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or Stage IV NSCLC
  2. PD-L1 TPS < 50%
  3. Negative test results for EGFR, ALK, ROS1, and other actionable driver kinases with locally approved therapies
  4. Have not received prior systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic NSCLC.

Dao-DXd (Anti-Trop-2 ADC)

+

Pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 antibody)

+

Carboplatin (Chemotherapy)

 

Vs

 

Dato-DXd

+

Pembrolizumab

 

Vs

 

Pembrolizumab

+

Pemetrexed (Chemotherapy)

+

Carboplatin

Dr. Victor LEE

Department of Clinical Oncology

 

vhflee@hku.hk

Angela IU

2255 5124

4.1.1 NSCLC

4.1.1.2 Wildtype

4.1.1.2.3.1 PD-L1 ≥1%

Metastatic (Stage IV)

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Immunotherapy (Anti-TIGIT antibody, Anti-PD-1 antibody)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

KEYVIBE-003 (Protocol ID: MK-7684A-003):

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of MK-7684 with pembrolizumab as a Coformulation (MK-7684A) Versus pembrolizumab Monotherapy as First Line Treatment for Participants With PD-L1 Positive Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV.

     

  2. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-, or reactive oxygen species proto-oncogene 1 (ROS1)-directed therapy is not indicated as primary therapy.

     

  3. Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in ≥1% of tumor cells.

MK-7684A

(Vibostolimab (Anti-TIGIT Monoclonal antibody) + pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody))

Dr. Joanne Chiu

Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

jwychiu@hku.hk

2255 5582

4.1.1.2.3.2 PD-L1 ≥1%

Locally Advanced Resectable (Stage IIB, IIIA or select IIIB)

First-line treatment: Phase 3

SKYSCRAPER-15 (Protocol ID: GO45006):

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab Compared With Placebo Plus Atezolizumab in Participants With Completely Resected Stage IIB, IIIA, or Select IIIB, PD-L1 Positive, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Received Adjuvant Platinum-based Chemotherapy.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histological or cytological diagnosis of Stage IIB, IIIA, and select IIIB (T3N2) NSCLC of either non-squamous or squamous histology.

     

  2. Participants must have had complete resection of NSCLC.

     

  3. Participants must have received between one to four cycles (four preferred) of adjuvant histology-based platinum doublet chemotherapy:

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any evidence of residual disease or disease recurrence following surgical resection of NSCLC, or during or following adjuvant chemotherapy.

     

  2. NSCLC known to have mutation in the EGFR gene or an ALK fusion oncogene.

Tiragolumab + Atezolizumab

 

Vs.

 

Placebo +

Atezolizumab

Prof. Rina Hui

Centre of Cancer Medicine

cancermed@hku.hk

3910 3339

4.1.1 NSCLC

4.1.1.2 Wildtype

4.1.1.2.4.1 PD-L1 all comers

Metastatic (Stage IV)

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1/ Anti-TIGIT Antibody), Chemotherapy

STAR-121 (Protocol ID: GS-US-626-6216):

A randomized, open-label, phase 3 study to evaluate zimberelimab and domvanalimab in combination with chemotherapy versus pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with no epidermal growth factor receptor or anaplastic lymphoma kinase genomic tumor aberrations.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Both adeno- and squamous NSCLC treatment naïve patients without known genomic alternation (including ALK and EGFR).

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically SCLC/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Clinically active CNS metastases.

     

  3. Previously treated with PD-(L)1 immune checkpoint antibody/-ies.

 

Zimberelimab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) and domvanalimab (Anti-TIGIT Antibody) + Chemotherapy (Carbo/cisplatin + Pemetrexed/Paclitaxel)

 

Vs.

 

Zimberelimab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) + Chemo-therapy

 

Vs.

 

Pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) + Chemotherapy

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.2.4.2 PD-L1 all comers (same study as 4.1.1.2.4.1)

Metastatic (Stage IV)

First-line treatment: Phase 3

Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-1/ Anti-TIGIT Antibody), Chemotherapy

STAR-121 (Protocol ID: GS-US-626-6216):

A randomized, open-label, phase 3 study to evaluate zimberelimab and domvanalimab in combination with chemotherapy versus pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with no epidermal growth factor receptor or anaplastic lymphoma kinase genomic tumor aberrations.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Both adeno- and squamous NSCLC treatment naïve patients without known genomic alternation (including ALK and EGFR).

 

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically SCLC/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Clinically active CNS metastases.

     

  3. Previously treated with PD-(L)1 immune checkpoint antibody/-ies.

 

Zimberelimab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) and domvanalimab (Anti-TIGIT Antibody) + Chemotherapy (Carbo/cisplatin + Pemetrexed/Paclitaxel)

 

Vs.

 

Zimberelimab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) + Chemo-therapy

 

Vs.

 

Pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 Antibody) + Chemotherapy

Dr. Victor LEE

Department of Clinical Oncology

 

vhflee@hku.hk

Angela IU

2255 5124

4.1.1.2.4.3 PD-L1 all comers

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Third-line treatment: Phase 3

Targeted therapy (ATR Kinase Inhibitor), Immunotherapy (Anti-PD-L1 Antibody), Chemotherapy

LATIFY (Protocol ID: D533BC00001):

A phase 3, open-label, randomized, multicenter study of Ceralasertib plus durvalumab versus docetaxel in patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed on or after prior anti-PD-(L)1 therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Both adeno- and squamous locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC patients.

     

  2. Documented epidermal growth receptor factor (EGFR) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) wild-type status as determined at a local laboratory.

     

  3. Must previously treated with PD-(L)1 antibody and platinum doublet containing therapy in their 1 or 2 prior line(s) treatment and progressed.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically SCLC/mixed NSCLC.

     

  2. Participants who have received more than one line of prior anti-PD-(L)1, either alone or in any combination.

     

  3. Participants who have received more than one prior line of platinum-based chemotherapy in metastatic setting.

     

  4. Participants who have received a prior ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) inhibitor.

Ceralasertib (Oral) (ATR Kinase Inhibitor)

+ durvalumab (IV) (Anti-PD-L1 Antibody)

 

Vs.

 

Docetaxel (Chemo)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.1.1.2.4.4 PD-L1 all comers

Metastatic (Stage IV)

First-line treatment: Phase 2

Targeted Therapy (Anti-Trop2-ADC)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

EVOKE-02 (Protocol ID: GS-US-576-6220):

An Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study of Sacituzumab Govitecan Combinations in First-line Treatment of Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Without Actionable Genomic Alterations.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Pathologically documented evidence of Stage IV non-small cell lung Cancer.

     

  2. No prior systemic treatment for metastatic NSCLC.

Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy (Antibody Drug Conjugate) + Pembrolizumab (Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody)

 

Vs.

 

SG + Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin(Chemo)

 

Vs.

 

SG + Pembrolizumab + Cisplatin

Dr. Joanne Chiu

Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

jwychiu@hku.hk

2255 5582

4.1.1.2.4.5 PD-L1 all comers

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Subsequent-line treatment: Phase 2

Targeted therapy (Anti-AXL ADC), Immunotherapy (PD-1 inhibitor)

A phase 2 study of BA3011 alone and in combination with PD-1 inhibitor in adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had prior disease progression on a PD-1/L-1 inhibitor.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Have histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced unresectable or metastatic NSCLC.

 

  1. Have prior disease progression on or after receiving an approved PD-1/L1, EGFR or ALK inhibitor (either monotherapy or in combination with another therapy).

BA3011 (Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC))

 

Vs.

 

BA3011 (Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC))

+ PD-1 inhibitor

Dr. Thomas Yau

Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

medicaloncology@hku.hk

2255 5582

4.1.1.2.4.6 PD-L1 all comers

Locally Advanced or Metastatic

Second-line or Subsequent-line treatment: Phase 2

Targeted Therapy: (Anti-HRS7-SN38 ADC)

TROPiCS-03 (Protocol ID: IMMU-132-11):

A phase 2, open-label study of sacituzumab govitecan (IMMU-132) in subjects with metastatic solid tumours.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects with the following histologically documented metastatic (M1, Stage IV) or locally advanced solid tumors:

 

  • Endometrial carcinoma that has progressed after prior platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-(L)1 directed therapy. No more than 3 prior lines of systemic treatment is allowed.

     

  • NSCLC (adenocarcinoma or SCC) that has progressed after prior platinum-based chemotherapy and programmed death-(ligand) 1 (PD-(L)1) directed therapy.

     

  • HNSCC that has progressed after prior platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-(L)1 directed therapy No more than 3 prior lines of systemic treatment is allowed.

     

  • Extensive stage SCLC that has progressed after prior platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-(L)1 directed therapy. No more than one prior line of systemic treatment is allowed (re-challenge with the same initial regimen is not allowed).

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Have had a prior anti-cancer biologic agent within the 4 weeks prior to Day 1 or have had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1.

     

  2. Have not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1) from AEs caused by a previously administered agent.

     

  3. Have previously received topoisomerase I inhibitors (for SCLC cohort: Etoposide with platinum combination in first-line setting is allowed).

Sacituzumab Govitecan (Anti-HRS7-SN38 ADC)

Dr. Roland Leung

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

tseky@hku.hk

Dr. Ka Yu Tse

2255 5102 9061 9609

4.1.1.2.4.7 PD-L1 all comers

Metastatic

Phase 2

Substudy 01: First-line treatment

Substudy 02: Second or Subsequent-line treatment for genomic alterations

Immunotherapy: (Anti-PD-1/ Anti-TIGIT antibody), Targeted Therapy: (Anti-Trop-2 ADC/ Adenosine receptor antagonist), Chemotherapy

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Investigational Product

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

Velocity 01/02 (Protocol ID: GS-US-624-6376):

A Phase 2 Platform Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Novel Treatment Combinations in Patients With Lung Cancer.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically or cytologically documented non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

     

  2. No known actionable genomic alterations for which targeted therapies are available.

 

Substudy 01:

  1. Stage IV NSCLC.

     

  2. For individuals with nonsquamous histology: Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) alteration negative.

     

  3. PD-L1 status by central confirmation.

     

  4. No prior systemic treatment for metastatic NSCLC.

 

Substudy 02:

  1. Stage IV NSCLC.

     

  2. In individuals with nonsquamous histology and actionable EGFR, ALK, or other known genomic alterations must have received treatment with at least 1 targeted therapy to the appropriate genomic alteration.

Substudy 01:

zimberelimab (Anti-PD-1 antibody)

+

sacituzumab govitecan (Anti-Trop-2 ADC)

+

domvanalimab (Anti-TIGIT antibody)

 

Or

 

zimberelimab

+

domvanalimab

+

etrumadenant (dual A2A/A2B adenosine receptor antagonist)

 

Or

 

Zimberelimab

+

Etrumadenant

 

Vs

 

Zimberelimab

+

Platinum Based Chemotherapy

 

Substudy 02:

zimberelimab

+

sacituzumab govitecan

+

Etrumadenant

 

Vs

 

sacituzumab govitecan

/

Docetaxel (Chemotherapy)

Dr. Joanne Chiu

Department of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

jwychiu@hku.hk

2255 5582

4.0 Lung

4.2.1 Supportive Cancer Care

Early Stage (Resectable)

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

A rehabilitation Program to Boost Postoperative Functional Capacity in Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Suspected or confirmed stage I, II, or IIIA NSCLC diagnosis

     

  2. Scheduled to undergo lung section ≥2 weeks from commencement of the first intervention class

     

  3. Engagement in less than 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity per week in the past 3 months.

     

  4. 6MWT <500 meters at baseline

     

  5. No evidence of recurrent or progressive disease.

     

  6. Aged 45–80.

 

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of another concurrent, actively treated malignancy

     

  2. Presence of significant comorbidities that impede ability to engage in exercise, such as congestive heart failure, orthopaedic disorders of the lower limbs or back, neurological disease, or respiratory failure.

     

  3. Surgery scheduled in <2 weeks.

Prof. Chia-Chin Lin

School of Nursing

cclin@hku.hk

3917 6633

4.2.2 Supportive Cancer Care

Advanced or Metastatic

Effect of Tai-Chi versus Aerobic Exercise on Emotional Symptom Cluster in Late-stage Lung Cancer Patients: A Mixed-methods Intervention Evaluation with Mediation Analysis.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosed with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer confirmed by pathology, with no other cancer diagnosis within the previous year.

     

  2. Experience of sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and fatigue in the past week (rating of 1 or more on a 0–10 numeric rating scale [NRS] for each symptom).

     

  3. Able to communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin, or English.

     

  4. Conscious and alert. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria yet are on sleep/depression/anxiety medications with a fixed dosage regimen in the past 3 months will still be included in the study to increase the generalizability of the findings.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Suffering from a condition that hinders exercise performance (e.g., active neurological disorder, recent heart attack).

     

  2. Currently participating in any other exercise or mind-body classes; and/or.

     

  3. Performing regular exercises, defined as at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly.

Prof. Chia-Chin Lin

School of Nursing

cclin@hku.hk

3917 6633

 

4.0 Lung

 

4.3.1 Data Science

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Begin cancer treatment within four weeks

 

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

 

Mapping the complexities of financial hardship in dyads of patients with lung cancer and family caregivers throughout the cancer trajectory: a pilot, longitudinal, mixed-methods study

Key Inclusion Criteria:

Patients

  1. Have a diagnosis of primary lung cancer.

     

  2. Begin cancer treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery) within four weeks.

     

  3. Able to read, write and communicate in Chinese.

    Family caregivers

  4. Identified by the patient as a primary informal caregiver.

     

  5. Able to read, write and communicate in Chinese.

 

Key Exclusion criteria:

Patients

  1. Have a psychotic disorder or significant cognitive impairment.

     

  2. Presence of another concurrent, actively treated malignancy.

     

    Family caregivers

  3. Have a psychotic disorder or significant cognitive impairment.

Prof. Chia-Chin Lin

School of Nursing

cclin@hku.hk

3917 6633

 

4.3.2 Data Science (NSCLC)

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Newly diagnosed with NSCLC within a month

 

Prevalence and Predictors of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment (CRCI): A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Changes in Lung Cancer Patients

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Newly diagnosed with NSCLC within a month.

     

  2. Able to read and communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin or English.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. The subjects who have been diagnosed with cognitive impairment or dementia prior to the commencement of this study will be excluded.

Dr Mu-Hsing Ho

School of Nursing

mhbho@hku.hk

3910 2787

 

4.3.3 Data Science

 

Epidemiology of lung cancer.

Dr. C.L. Cheung

Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

lung1212@hku.hk

3917 9462

 

4.3.4 Data Science (Cancer Screening)

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Age 50 – 75, being first degree relatives with history of lung cancer

 

Screening for lung cancer in subjects with family history of lung cancer.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 50 – 75, men or women, smokers or non-smokers.

     

  2. Being first degree relatives (siblings, children and parents) of lung cancer subjects.

     

  3. Having no known lung cancer before.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Non-Chinese.

     

  2. Mentally incompetent to give informed consent.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.3.5 Data Science (Cancer Screening)

 

Specific Selection Criteria: NOT previously diagnosed with lung cancer, NO suspicious symptoms, age 55-80, current or former smokers

 

Prospective Evaluation of selection criteria for lung cancer screening with low-dose thoracic computed tomography and standardized system for nodule management - an international study.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Women or men age 55 to 80 years.

     

  2. Current or former smokers. A former smoker is defined as one who has stopped smoking for one or more years.

     

  3. An estimated 6-year lung cancer risk of ≥1.51% based on the PLCOm2012 risk prediction model or ≥ 30 pack-years smoking history (pack-year is defined as number of pack of cigarettes smoked per day multiply by the number of years smoked. If a participant stopped smoking for 6 months or more and then restarted smoking again, the time will be subtracted from the total duration of smoking in 0.5 year increments).

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Clinical symptoms suspicious for lung cancer e.g. hemoptysis, chest pain, weight loss.

     

  2. Have been previously diagnosed with lung cancer.

     

  3. Have had other non-curatively treated cancer outside the lung.

     

  4. Unwilling to sign a consent.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.0 Lung

 

4.4.1 Translational Research (NSCLC)

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Resection done and additional clinical samples obtained and banked up

 

 

 

 

 

Study Title

Main Inclusion/Exclusion

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

 

A study on tumor and plasma biomarkers in lung cancer.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with Suspected or confirmed NSCLC, resection where additional clinical samples could be obtained and banked up for future molecular testing.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.2 Translational Research (NSCLC)

 

Advanced

 

Specific Selection Criteria: EGFR Del 19 or L858R Mutations, before First-line treatment

 

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic tool in patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with advanced stage NSCLC with sensitizing EGFR mutations (Del 19 or L858R) with plan to start EGFR-TKI.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of rare EGFR mutations other than the sensitizing EGFR mutations (Del 19 or L858R) in the tumor at baseline.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.3 Translational Research (NSCLC)

 

Advanced or Metastatic

 

Specific Selection Criteria: EGFR Mutation with TKI treatment

 

Establishment and application of molecular tests for personalized treatment of lung cancer.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. NSCLC, Stage IIIA or above.

     

  2. Treatment with EGFR-TKI.

 

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Life expectancy less than two months.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.4 Translational Research

 

Early Stage

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Lung tumors resected

 

Integration of clinical, radiological and genomic information for characterization and prediction of early stage lung cancer

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Consecutively recruited patients with lung tumors resected and corresponding blood samples taken before surgical resection, will be used for this study.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.5 Translational Research

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Any one undergo diagnostic bronchoscopic examination

 

The roles of nicotine and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in lung carcinogenesis.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Smokers with/without lung cancer, who undergo diagnostic bronchoscopic examination, will be invited to participate on voluntary basis.

     

  2. Non-smokers without known pulmonary diseases, who undergo diagnostic bronchoscopic examination, will be invited to participate and collected specimens will act as control for analysis.

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.6 Translational Research

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Lung cancer patients undergo bronchoscopy

 

Detection of EGFR mutation in BAL in patients with lung nodules and lung cancer using liquid biopsy.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Have no contraindication for bronchoscopy (unstable clinical condition, bleeding diathesis, impending respiratory failure).

Dr. David CL Lam

Department of Medicine

dcllam@hku.hk

2255 5814

 

4.4.7 Translational Research

 

Specific Selection Criteria: Local residents in Xuan Wei using coal

 

Do inflammatory processes induced by berthierine (Fe-Al serpentine) in coal play a role in the lung cancer epidemic of Xuan Wei, China?

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Local residents in Xuan Wei, Yunnan Province who use various types of coal. The study is being expanded to include parts of Guizhou Province.

Dr. Linwei Tian

School of Public Health

linweit@hku.hk

39176351

4.0 Lung

4.5.1 Basic Research (NSCLC)

Study Title

Principal Investigator

Department

Email

Contact number

A study to investigate the efficacy of ABT-199 targeting on lung cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to inhibit regional lymph node metastasis on NSCLC orthotopic xenograft mouse model

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.5.2 Basic Research (NSCLC)

Identification of novel regulators of MHC class I upon IL-9 stimulation using CRISPR screening in non-small cell lung cancer (Madam Madeline Tong Lai Sheung Cancer Research Fund, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.5.3 Basic Research (NSCLC)

Exploration of CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing (knockout) delivery system for treating EML4-ALK non-small cell lung cancer

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.5.4 Basic Research (NSCLC)

A study to investigate the efficacy of ABT-199 targeting on lung cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to inhibit regional lymph node metastasis on NSCLC orthotopic xenograft mouse model

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.5.5 Basic Research (NSCLC: Pharmacology)

Feasibility of next-generation inhalable nanoagglomerated microparticles to improve the therapeutic outcomes of non-small cell lung cancer: A pilot study.

Dr. Aviva Chow

Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy

asfchow@hku.hk

3917 9026

4.5.6 Basic Research (EGFR mutation)

Exploiting synthetic lethal interactions with EGFR inhibitor for translation to cancer therapies

Dr Lydia Wai Ting Cheung

School of Biomedical Sciences

lydiacwt@hku.hk

Dr Lydia Wai Ting Cheung

3917 6908

4.5.7 Basic Research (EGFR mutation)

Elucidation of p38 MAPK signaling in mediating resistance to EGFR-TKIs

Dr Lydia Wai Ting Cheung

School of Biomedical Sciences

lydiacwt@hku.hk

Dr Lydia Wai Ting Cheung

3917 6908

4.5.8 Basic Research

Study of the therapeutic effect and underlying mechanism of anti-GITR and anti-PD-1 combination therapy in lung cancer treatment

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349

4.5.9 Basic Research

Contribution of Late Permian C1 coal chamosite to lung cancer epidemic in Xuan Wei inferred by K-rasLA1 mice model” funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).

 

Dr. Linwei Tian

School of Public Health

linweit@hku.hk

39176351

4.5.10 Basic Research (Mesothelioma)

Identification of arsenic trioxide-resistant genes in cisplatin-resistant mesothelioma cells using CRISPR screening (Pneumoconiosis Compensation Fund Board, HK)

Dr. James Chung Man Ho

Department of Medicine

jhocm@hku.hk

2255 4349