Lung cancer: who works on it

One card per institution. Pick a target or a country to narrow the list.

• All targets
• EGFR 300
• PD-L1 162
• PD-1 156
• KRAS 98
• ALK 72
• TP53 10
• HER2 63
• MET 43
• PI3K 1
• STAT3 0
• AKT 2
• ROS1 27
• mTOR 0
• VEGF 23
• BRAF 9
• RET 9
• NRF2 1
• MAPK 1
• ERK 0
• STING 0
• STK11 7
• YAP 1
• DLL3 27
• CTLA-4 15
• RAS 15
• CTNNB1 0
• TROP2 13
• JAK 1
• HIF-1 1
• AMPK 0
• PARP 2
• KEAP1 5
• JNK 0
• MYC 1
• B7-H3 14
• GPX4 0
• HER3 11
• PTEN 4
• MEK 1
• TIGIT 6
• FGFR 3
• IL-6 1
• PPAR 0
• EZH2 2
• HDAC 0
• PRMT5 7
• FAK 0
• COX-2 0
• HMGB1 0
• NTRK 5
• AXL 3
• BCL-2 0
• CDK4/6 4
• CXCR4 1
• CD47 1
• METTL3 0
• NLRP3 0
• SHP2 0
• HSP90 0
• MDM2 1

20 of 20+ institutions, ordered by recent publications and open trials. This is not a ranking of quality.

Funded research projects that name this disease in their title, terms or summary and have not ended yet: who is funded, where, how much and until when. Organisations only; the funder's page has the details.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  Designing Programmable MOF-nanocomposites for Synergistic, Redox-Driven Antitumor Therapies (Photo-bioMOF)

  Fundacion IMDEA Energia· Mostoles Madrid, Spain· EU contribution €262,393· until Feb 2030· 2 countries

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-ERC

  Identifying and disrupting neuroimmune circuits in cancer (NeuroCAN)

  Universitat Basel· Basel, Switzerland· EU contribution €1,874,590· until Jun 2032

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  Predicting immunotherapy response in melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients using an extracellular vesicle-derived miRNA signature and a non-invasive CRISPR-based detection assay. (IT-PREDICT)

  Centre Georges-Francois Leclerc Association· Dijon, France· EU contribution €242,261· until Mar 2029

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF

  A Dual Amplification Photoelectrochemical Platform for KRAS Mutation Detection (PEAKRAS)

  Universiteit Antwerpen· Antwerpen, Belgium· EU contribution €216,240· until Jan 2029

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

• European Commission (Horizon Europe) · HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-GF

  KRAS Targeting in Oncogenic Systems: reconstructing the KRAS signalling network to identify optimal drug combinations (KRATOS)

  University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Dublin· Dublin, Ireland· EU contribution €426,534· until Jan 2030· 2 countries

  The disease is named only in the funder's project summary, not in the title.

5 of 66 running projects, newest first. Listed amounts together: €224.7m.

Sources: NIH RePORTER (U.S. National Institutes of Health, public domain) and CORDIS (European Commission, CC BY 4.0). Changes: filtered by disease, organisations matched to ROR.

Terminated, withdrawn and suspended trials with the reason the sponsor gave in the registry, quoted word for word.

• Suspended

  Evaluation of a Cancer Lysate Vaccine and Montanide (Registered Trademark) ISA-51 VG With or Without the IL-15 Super-Agonist N-803 as Adjuvant Therapy for PD-L1 Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  NCT05642195· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Updated 12 Nov 2026

  “Revisions to eligibility/design being made prior to enrollment of first participants.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  A Study to Evaluate INCB099280 in Participants With Select Solid Tumors Who Are Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Naive

  NCT05879822· Incyte Corporation· Updated 20 Oct 2026

  “This was a strategic business decision. There were no safety concerns contributing to this decision.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Study of CTX-471 as a Monotherapy or in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Patients Post PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors in Metastatic or Locally Advanced Malignancies

  NCT03881488· Compass Therapeutics· Updated 9 Oct 2026

  “The combination therapy arm of the study with pembrolizumab did not yield an efficacy signal, so enrollment into the combination therapy arm was terminated. The monotherapy arm of the study was fully enrolled and completed.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Evaluation of Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PDL1) Response to Treatment in Extracellular Vesicles (EVs), Patient-derived Organoid (PDOs)s and Immune-marker Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT06405230· GlaxoSmithKline· Updated 3 Sept 2026

  “Operational challenges”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  Olomorasib + Pembrolizumab KRAS G12C Mutant, PD-L1 TPS 1-49% Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

  NCT07639242· UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center· Updated 28 Aug 2026

  “Administrative”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Identifying the Predictive Factors of Response to PD-1 or PD-L1 Antagonists

  NCT03412058· UNICANCER· Updated 3 Aug 2026

  “The study was terminated prematurely due to insufficient patient recruitment”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  NT-I7 in Combination With Atezolizumab in Previously Untreated, PD-L1-expressing, Locally Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC

  NCT04984811· NeoImmuneTech· Updated 11 Jun 2026

  “sponsor decision (not for safety)”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  Study of PF-07265807 in Participants With Metastatic Solid Tumors.

  NCT04458259· Pfizer· Updated 4 Jun 2026

  “Pfizer has made an internal business decision to not continue further development of PF-07265807. This decision was not due to major safety concerns or requests from any regulatory authorities.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Terminated

  LUNAR-4: Effect of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) (150 kHz) Concurrent With Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT06558799· NovoCure GmbH· Updated 1 Jun 2026

  “EF-50/LUNAR-4 was terminated because available real-world data are expected to enable Novocure to achieve the study objectives without an interventional clinical study. Termination was not due to safety concerns.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

• Suspended

  Molecular Profiling Project

  NCT04025515· National Cancer Centre, Singapore· Updated 12 May 2026

  “Discussion under way on how to continue/restart the study in view of slow recruitment rate.”Registry text, quoted unchanged. Source

Trials whose registry record says individual participant data (IPD) will be shared.

• Study of REGN 2810 Compared to Platinum-Based Chemotherapies in Participants With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT03088540· Regeneron Pharmaceuticals· Source

• A Study of Calderasib (MK-1084) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With KRAS G12C Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) ≥50% (MK-1084-004/KANDLELIT-004)

  NCT06345729· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• Evaluation of a Cancer Lysate Vaccine and Montanide (Registered Trademark) ISA-51 VG With or Without the IL-15 Super-Agonist N-803 as Adjuvant Therapy for PD-L1 Negative Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  NCT05642195· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• This is a Study to Learn About How the Combination of the Study Medicines Sigvotatug Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Works in People With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With High Levels of PD-L1.

  NCT06758401· Pfizer· Source

• Phase 1b/2 Platform Study of Select Immunotherapy Combinations in Participants With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

  NCT06162572· Servier Bio-Innovation LLC· Source

• Datopotamab Deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) and Pembrolizumab With or Without Platinum Chemotherapy in 1L Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (TROPION-Lung07)

  NCT05555732· Daiichi Sankyo· Source

• KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01J: A Study of Pembrolizumab Plus MK-1084 in Participants With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (KRAS) G12C Mutations (MK-3475-01J/KEYMAKER-U01J)

  NCT07252739· Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC· Source

• A Study of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Based Atezolizumab Dosing

  NCT06066138· National Cancer Institute (NCI)· Source

• A Study of Tiragolumab in Combination With Atezolizumab Compared With Placebo in Combination With Atezolizumab in Patients With Previously Untreated Locally Advanced Unresectable or Metastatic PD-L1-Selected Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  NCT04294810· Hoffmann-La Roche· Source

• Durvalumab With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) vs Placebo With SBRT in Early Stage Unresected Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients/ Osimertinib Following SBRT in Patients With Early Stage Unresected NSCLC Harboring an EGFR Mutation

  NCT03833154· AstraZeneca· Source

Find publications on this disease by a MeSH method term, for example a sequencing or imaging method.

• Single-Cell Analysis 145
• Organoids 47
• Mendelian Randomization Analysis 66
• CRISPR-Cas Systems 43
• Gene Expression Profiling 314
• Sequence Analysis, RNA 43
• Whole Genome Sequencing 13
• Exome Sequencing 18
• Proteomics 133
• Metabolomics 67
• Mass Spectrometry 25
• Flow Cytometry 73
• Immunohistochemistry 191
• Liquid Biopsy 76
• Circulating Tumor DNA 83
• Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays 617
• Positron-Emission Tomography 70
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging 116
• Machine Learning 290
• Deep Learning 211
• Cohort Studies 289
• Genome-Wide Association Study 75

• Visualization of Disseminated Tumor Cells and Metastatic Outgrowth in the Lung at Single Cell Resolution via Intravital Imaging.

  Methods Mol Biol, Jan 2027

• Integrated Single-Cell Transcriptomics Identifies Epi_C4 and Supports a Pro-Tumor Role for FAM20C in Lung Adenocarcinoma.

  J Vis Exp, Nov 2026

• Integrative Molecular Profiling and Single-Cell Characterization of LHFPL5 Reveal Cancer-Specific Regulatory Features in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

  Medicina (Kaunas), Oct 2026

• Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics identify a JUNB+ neutrophil subset enriched in immune-excluded regions of lung adenocarcinoma.

  Inflamm Res, Oct 2026

• Single-Cell Dissection of Inflammatory Suppression and Stemness Plasticity Reveals STMN1-Associated Malignant Epithelial Cells in Severe Lung Cancer.

  Chem Biol Drug Des, Oct 2026

• In Cellulo Observation of De Novo-Synthesized Nucleotide by Spectral Tracing of Glutamine-Derived Nitrogen Metabolism (QN-STIM) in Cancer Cells.

  Anal Chem, Sept 2026

• Phylogenetic and phylodynamic approaches to understanding the evolution of non-small cell lung cancer using single-cell sequencing.

  Oncogene, Sept 2026

• Single-cell lineage tracing in tumor organoids identifies expansion states depicting the origin and progression of lung adenocarcinoma.

  Front Immunol, Sept 2026

• Network-informed deconvolution of bulk immune gene co-expression reveals single-cell programs and spatial organization.

  Front Immunol, Sept 2026

• Pan-cancer single-cell atlas of immunotherapy response identifies ZNF385A as a regulator of immune evasion in small cell lung cancer.

  Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis, Aug 2026

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