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Olanzapine with immunotherapy for advanced EGFR-negative lung cancer

Tests whether adding olanzapine to nivolumab helps adults with advanced lung cancer.

Key facts

Who runs it
Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Where
Nanchang, ChinaSee the site
Trial code
Registry title
Olanzapine Impact on First-line Immunotherapy for Advanced EGFR-negative NSCLC
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
156 people, planned
Started
2 Jul 2024
Expected to end
31 May 2027
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Olanzapine
  • Nivolumab
Record updated
5 May 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer without an EGFR mutation who have not yet had drug treatment. It tests olanzapine added to immunotherapy.

Age
18 to 75 years old
Sex
Men and women can join
Disease stage
Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed as EGFR mutation-negative. ECOG score 0-2. Expected survival of at least 3 months.
Earlier treatment
No earlier systemic anticancer treatment. Planned first-line treatment is a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor alone or with chemotherapy. No earlier EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lung cancer chemotherapy or lung cancer radiotherapy (except palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases).
Biomarker or test result
EGFR mutation-negative tumour. Blood counts, liver and kidney tests must be within the limits set in the record.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Another cancer (except basal cell skin cancer or in situ cancer)
  • History of interstitial lung disease or radiation pneumonitis needing steroids
  • Serious heart rhythm problems or left ventricular ejection fraction below 50%
  • Active infection needing systemic treatment
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Participants voluntarily enroll in this study and sign an informed consent form, with good compliance and cooperation with follow-up
  • Age is over 18 years old (including 18 years old) and under 75 years old (including 75 years old)
  • ECOG score: 0-2 points
  • Expected survival is no less than 3 months
  • Staged as Stage IV according to the TNM system
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed EGFR mutation-negative non-small cell lung cancer
  • Has not received systemic antitumor treatment, and is intended to receive monotherapy or combined chemotherapy with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor as first-line treatment
  • Normal major organ function, that is, meeting the following criteria: (1) Hematological examination criteria must be met: Hb≥90 g/L; ANC≥1.5×10\^9/L; PLT≥80×10\^9/L. (2) Biochemical examination must meet the following criteria: TBIL<1.5×ULN; ALT and AST<2.5×ULN; serum Cr≤1.25×ULN or endogenous creatinine clearance > 45 ml/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Women of childbearing age must have taken reliable contraceptive measures and have undergone a pregnancy test (serum or urine) within 7 days before enrollment, with a negative result, and are willing to use appropriate methods of contraception during the trial period and for 8 weeks after the last administration of the trial medication. For men, they must agree to use appropriate methods of contraception during the trial period and for 8 weeks after the last administration of the trial medication or have undergone surgical sterilization

Who cannot take part

  • Subjects with concurrent other malignant tumors, except for basal cell carcinoma of the skin and in situ cancer
  • Subjects with uncontrollable malignant pleural effusion and pericardial effusion
  • Subjects allergic to contrast agents for CT and MRI or any subjects who cannot tolerate MRI examination
  • As judged by the investigator, any serious or poorly controlled systemic diseases, such as uncontrolled hypertension, active bleeding diathesis, or active infection
  • Clinically severe gastrointestinal functional abnormalities that may affect the intake, transport, or absorption of the drug, such as the inability to take oral medication, uncontrollable nausea or vomiting, history of extensive gastrointestinal resection, unresolved recurrent diarrhea, atrophic gastritis, gastric diseases requiring long-term use of proton pump inhibitors, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, etc
  • Hepatic encephalopathy, hepatorenal syndrome, or liver cirrhosis
  • Active fungal, bacterial, and/or viral infections requiring systemic treatment
  • History of interstitial lung disease, drug-induced interstitial lung disease, history of radiation pneumonitis requiring steroid treatment, or any evidence of clinically active interstitial lung disease
  • Subjects who, in the judgment of the investigator, may have poor compliance with the procedures and requirements of the study, such as subjects with a clear history of neurological or mental disorders, currently suffering from mental disorders, etc
  • Subjects whom the investigator judges to have any condition that endangers the safety of the subject or interferes with the evaluation of the study
  • Have received any of the following treatments:; Previously used any EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors; Previously received any chemotherapy for lung cancer; Previously received any radiotherapy for lung cancer (except palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases); Within 4 weeks prior to the first administration of the study drug, the subject had undergone major surgery; Within 7 days prior to the first administration of the study drug, used strong inhibitors or inducers of CYP3A4
  • Meet any of the following cardiac examination results:; The average of the corrected QT interval (QTcF) obtained from three ECG examinations at rest is > 470 msec; Resting ECG suggests conduction or ECG morphological abnormalities (such as complete left bundle branch block, third-degree atrioventricular block, second-degree atrioventricular block, and PR interval > 250 msec, etc.); There are any factors that increase the risk of QTc prolongation or arrhythmic events, such as heart failure, hypokalemia, congenital long QT syndrome, family history of long QT syndrome, or any concurrent medication of unexplained sudden death in direct relatives under the age of 40 or prolonged QT interval; Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50%
  • Insufficient bone marrow reserve or organ function, reaching any of the following laboratory limits:; Absolute neutrophil count <1.5×10\^9/L; Platelet count <100×10\^9/L; Hemoglobin <90 g/L (<9 g/dL); If there is no definite liver metastasis, alanine aminotransferase > 3 times the upper limit of normal (ULN); if there is liver metastasis, alanine aminotransferase > 5×ULN; If there is no definite liver metastasis, aspartate aminotransferase >3×ULN; if there is liver metastasis, aspartate aminotransferase > 5×ULN; If there is no definite liver metastasis, total bilirubin > 1.5×ULN; or with Gilbert's syndrome (unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia) or liver metastasis, total bilirubin > 3×ULN; Creatinine > 1.5×ULN and creatinine clearance <50 mL/min (calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula); creatinine clearance is only required if creatinine > 1.5×ULN; Serum albumin (ALB) <28 g/L
  • Female subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study period

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 18 and 75 years old?

Where in China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang UniversityNanchang, ChinaContact: Chuyang Lin, DirectorTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

Clinical Trial

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The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether antidepressant medications, such as olanzapine, in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors are more effective than the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors alone. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Is the combination therapy of antidepressant medication with immune checkpoint inhibitors more efficacious than the therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors alone? What medical issues might participants encounter when treated with the combination of antidepressant medication and immune checkpoint inhibitors?

Participants will:

Take olanzapine in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors alone for 2 months.

Visit the clinic for check-ups and tests every two weeks, and have follow-up visits every six weeks after the treatment ends.

Keep a record of their symptoms and disease progression.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • Olanzapine in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Treatment GroupTreatment being tested

    Receiving first-line treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy (according to the instructions manual),Medication is administered on the first day of each cycle, with one cycle every 3 weeks. A continuous 21-day treatment constitutes one treatment cycle.Then receive olanzapine orally at a dose of 5mg once daily (qd), with continuous administration for 6-8 weeks.

    Treatment: Olanzapine and Nivolumab

  • Group Without OlanzapineExisting treatment, for comparison

    Receiving first-line treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy (according to the instructions manual),Medication is administered on the first day of each cycle, with one cycle every 3 weeks. A continuous 21-day treatment constitutes one treatment cycle..

    Treatment: Nivolumab

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
An Open-label, Two-arm, Multicenter, Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Impact of Olanzapine on the Efficacy of First-line Immunotherapy in Patients With Advanced EGFR Mutation-negative Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).
Plain-language title
Olanzapine with immunotherapy for advanced EGFR-negative lung cancerGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT06554613, who can take part
Record updated
5 May 2026