NCT06304441Recruiting
Intra-pemetrexed Plus Third-generation Small Molecule TKI Drugs (e.g. 'Osimertinib') Versus Third-generation Small Molecule TKI Drugs Alone for Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-Positive Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer
A Clinical Trial of Intra-pemetrexed Plus Third-generation Small Molecule TKI Drugs (e.g. 'Osimertinib') Versus Third-generation Small Molecule TKI Drugs Alone for Leptomeningeal Metastasis From Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-Positive Non-Small-cell Lung Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 29 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Intrathecal chemotherapy is one of the mainstay treatment options for leptomeningeal metastases. Pemetrexed is one of the first-line chemotherapeutic agents for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Since 2017, intrathecal pemetrexed has shown good efficacy for patients with leptomeningeal metastases from NSCLC. It has been recommended as the preferred drug for intrathecal chemotherapy by the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) guidelines. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) play a promising role in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. Due to its small molecule properties, it can effectively penetrate the central nervous system barrier and deliver an effective antitumor effect. An international multi-center clinical study published in 2019 confirmed that double-dose of osimertinib showed significant improvement in leptomeningeal metastases from NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R/T790M mutation. It makes TKIs the mainstay of treatment for patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastases. However, whether third-generation small molecule TKI drugs (e.g. 'osimertinib') combined with intrathecal pemetrexed could benefit patients with LM from EGFR- mutant NSCLC remains undetermined.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Mar 2024
- Start date
- Apr 2024
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Guangzhou Medical University
- Diseases
- Lung cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06304441
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, Jun 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Any evidence of nervous system failure, including severe encephalopathy, grade 3 or 4 leukoencephalopathy on imaging, and Glasgow Coma Score less than 11.
- Any evidence of extensive and lethal progressive systemic diseases without effective treatment.
Other
- Patients with poor compliance or other reasons that were unsuitable for this study.
Who the study is looking for
- Male or female aged between 18 and 75 years.
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC with single activating EGFR mutations (L858R or Exon19Del).
- Confirmed diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis according to ESMO/EANO guidelines.
- Normal liver and kidney function; WBC≥4000/mm3, Plt≥100000/mm3.
- No history of severe nervous system disease.
- No severe dyscrasia.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Third People's Hospital of Huizhou (Huizhou Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Huizhou | China | Recruiting |
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