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NCT05553834Active, not recruitingPhase 2

PCSK9 Inhibitor and PD-1 Inhibitor in Patients With Metastatic, Refractory To Prior Anti PD-1 Non-small Cell Lung

A Phase II Study of PCSK9 Inhibitor Alirocumab and PD-1 Inhibitor Cemiplimab in Patients With Metastatic, Refractory To Prior Anti PD-1 Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: TOP2201

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

PCSK9 mediates immune checkpoint blockade resistance by downregulating tumor cell surface MHC class 1 molecules. This study will evaluate if combining the anti-PCSK9 antibody alirocumab with the anti-PD-1 antibody cemiplimab can generate anti-tumor activity and clinical responses in patients with metastatic lung cancer who have progressed on first line immune checkpoint blockade therapy.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (actual)
First submitted
2 Sept 2022
Start date
16 May 2023
Primary completion date
16 Sept 2025
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Diseases
Lung cancer
NCT number
NCT05553834

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 60
  • From 16 May 2023 to the primary completion date, 16 Sept 2025
  • 2 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Prior treatment with PCSK9 inhibitors
  • Major surgery less than 4 weeks prior to study enrollment
  • Intolerance to prior PD-1/L1 treatment including discontinuation for severe or recurrent severe toxicity (including myocarditis or other myocardiotoxity, encephalitis, colitis, diarrhea, pancreatitis, hypo/hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, adrenal insufficiency, rash, autonomic neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barre, myositis/polymyositis, hepatitis, Type 1 Diabetes, thrombocytopenia) or developed an immune checkpoint blockade related immune adverse event that was refractory to steroids and required additional systemic immunosuppressive medication.

Other illness

  • Cardiac issues including MI, uncontrolled arrhythmia, symptomatic angina pectoris, active ischemia, or cardiac failure not controlled by medications.
  • Another malignant condition diagnosed within 3 years of study enrollment
  • Known history of HIV seropositivity or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Lab values

  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, defined as HbA1c \> 10

Other

  • Additional exclusion criterion as per listed in the protocol

Who the study is looking for

  • Histologically documented recurrent and/or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
  • Progression after prior PD-1 directed therapy (as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy and/or anti-CTLA4, or anti-VEGF agents) - defined as investigator assessed progression from prior treatment
  • If molecularly altered NSCLC including EGFR, ALK, ROS1, MET exon 14, RET, BRAF, NTRK, progression on prior targeted therapy is required
  • Measurable disease by RECIST 1.1
  • ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1
  • Signed written informed consent
  • Minimum of 4 weeks from any other experimental anti-cancer therapies or prior PD-1 treatment
  • Meet all the laboratory criteria per protocol

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (2)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Duke University
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
Moffitt Cancer Center
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TampaUnited StatesUnknown status

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