Tests taletrectinib versus placebo to prevent lung cancer from returning after surgery
Tests taletrectinib after surgery in adults with ROS1-positive early-stage lung cancer.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Nuvation Bio Inc.
- Where
- Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Linyi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi’an, and Zhengzhou, ChinaSee the 19 sitesAlso in 7 other countries, 40 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Phase 3 Study of Taletrectinib vs Placebo as an Adjuvant Therapy in ROS1 Positive NSCLC (TRUST-IV)
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 3
- People taking part
- 180 people, planned
- Started
- 21 Aug 2025
- Expected to end
- 30 Aug 2033
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Taletrectinib
- Placebo
- Record updated
- 19 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 early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (stage IB, II or IIIA) that has a ROS1 change and whose tumor was fully removed by surgery.
- Age
- 18 years or older (20 or older where local rules require it)
- Sex
- All sexes
- Disease stage
- Stage IB, II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed under the microscope, with the tumor completely removed and clear surgical margins
- Earlier treatment
- Surgery 4 to 16 weeks before randomization if no adjuvant chemotherapy was given, or 4 to 30 weeks before if it was. Platinum chemotherapy (no more than 4 cycles) and immunotherapy (no more than 4 cycles, 12 weeks off) are allowed. No radiation after surgery.
- Biomarker or test result
- ROS1 rearrangement in the tumor, confirmed by a validated local test and, where needed, by central laboratory testing
Main reasons for not taking part
- EGFR or ALK changes in the tumor
- Another cancer in the past, with a few exceptions
- Significant heart disease or heart rhythm problems
- Active serious infection, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV-related illness
- History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis that needed steroids
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Histologically confirmed stage IB, II, or IIIA NSCLC (AJCC 9th edition) based on pathological staging
- Documented ROS1 rearrangement in primary tumor by a validated local assay performed in CLIA-certified or locally equivalent diagnostic laboratories
- Adequate tissue is available for prospective central laboratory confirmatory testing. Confirmation of central test positivity is required prior to Randomization; Note: In the event that the local testing assay is the same as the central testing assay, and the local test was conducted in a CLIA-certified laboratory or local equivalent, prospective central confirmation is not needed, but tumor tissue must still be provided for other biomarker studies
- Age ≥18 years (or ≥20 years as required by local regulations)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1
- Received definitive locoregional curative surgery for stage IB, II, or IIIA NSCLC. All surgical margins of resection must be negative for tumor
- Complete recovery from surgery (including complete wound healing) that was performed ≥4 weeks but no more than 16 weeks before Randomization if no adjuvant chemotherapy was given. Surgery must have occurred ≥4 weeks but no more than 30 weeks prior to Randomization if adjuvant chemotherapy was given. For participants who received post-resection adjuvant chemotherapy, the final dose of chemotherapy must also have occurred at least 7 days before Randomization. All chemotherapy related toxicities must have resolved to baseline or ≤Grade 1 (per CTCAE v5.0) prior to Randomization
Who cannot take part
- Has previously received 1 or more of the following cancer treatments:; Postoperative or planned radiation therapy for the current lung cancer. Note: radiotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting is allowed and must be completed at least 4 weeks prior to Randomization; Any adjuvant anticancer therapy (including investigational therapy) for treatment of NSCLC other than standard postoperative platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. Participants should have received no more than 4 cycles of the platinum doublet regimen; Notes: Adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is allowed, but participants should have received no more than 4 cycles of the ICI, and at the time of Randomization, have at least 12 weeks of washout from the last dose of the ICI. Any prior immune-related toxicity, such as immune-related hepatitis, colitis, or pneumonitis, must be completely resolved prior to Randomization; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without ICIs is allowed. Those treated with prior ICIs are eligible if ≥12 weeks have elapsed after completion of the ICI at the time of Randomization. Any prior immune-related toxicity (if an ICI was given), such as immune-related hepatitis, colitis, or pneumonitis, must be completely resolved prior to Randomization; Major surgery (including surgical resection of the primary tumor but excluding placement of vascular access port) within 4 weeks of Randomization; Segmentectomies or wedge resections, instead of complete resections, of the primary tumor. Note: These limited resections are allowed for patients with stage IB disease with T2aN0M0, with tumor size >3 to ≤4 cm, and without visceral pleura or central invasion
- Any investigational therapy for any condition other than NSCLC within 6 months of Randomization
- Have clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 3 months prior to Randomization
- Use of food or drugs that are known as strong cytochrome P450 (CYP)3A inducers or inhibitors within 14 days prior to Randomization
- Have a known history of uncontrolled hypertension
- Have active and clinically significant bacterial, fungal, or viral infection, including hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV); or known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related illness
- Currently have or have a history of interstitial lung disease (ILD), drug-related pneumonitis, or radiation pneumonitis that required steroid treatment
- Co-mutations of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion
- Experiencing ongoing cardiac dysrhythmias of ≥Grade 2 (CTCAE v5.0), uncontrolled atrial fibrillation of any CTCAE grade, a QT interval corrected by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) of >470 milliseconds, symptomatic bradycardia <45 bpm; undergoing treatment with medication(s) known to be associated with the development of Torsades de Pointes (TdP)
- History of other malignancies except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, curatively treated in situ cancer, or other tumors curatively treated with no evidence of disease for >3 years after the end of treatment and which, in the opinion of the treating physician, do not have a substantial risk of recurrence of the prior malignancy
Where in China
Also in 7 other countries, 40 sites
- Beijing Cancer HospitalBeijing, ChinaContact: Nan Wu, MDTaking people
- Peking University People's HospitalBeijing, ChinaContact: Xiang Yan, MDTaking people
- West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChengdu, ChinaContact: Qinghua Zhou, MDTaking people
- Sun Yat-sen University Cancer CenterGuangzhou, ChinaContact: Haoxian Yang, MDTaking people
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, ChinaContact: Wenhua Liang, MDTaking people
- Zhejiang Cancer HospitalHangzhou, ChinaContact: Qixun Chen, BS Clin MedTaking people
- Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical UniversityJinan, ChinaContact: Pingping Song, MDTaking people
- LinYi Cancer HospitalLinyi, ChinaContact: Jianhua Shi, MS Clin MedTaking people
- The First Affiliated Hospital of NanChang UniversityNanchang, ChinaContact: Jun Deng, MDTaking people
- Nanjing Drum Tower hospitalNanjing, ChinaContact: Yongsheng Wang, MDTaking people
- Guangxi Medical University Cancer HospitalNanning, ChinaContact: Naiquan Mao, BS Clin MedTaking people
- Nantong Tumor HospitalNantong, ChinaContact: Xiaodong Zhang, BS Clin MedTaking people
- Shanghai East HospitalShanghai, ChinaContact: Caicun Zhou, MDTaking people
- Shanghai Pulmonary HospitalShanghai, ChinaContact: Peng Zhang, MDTaking people
- Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan UniversityShanghai, ChinaContact: Lijie Tan, MDTaking people
- Tianjin Chest HospitalTianjin, ChinaContact: Daqiang Sun, MDTaking people
- Tongji Hospital Tongji Medical College of HustWuhan, ChinaContact: Qian Chu, MDTaking people
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityXi’an, ChinaContact: Yu Yao, MDTaking people
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou, ChinaContact: Xiangnan Li, MDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this phase 3 multicenter double-blind randomized study is to assess the use of taletrectinib in the early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study compares taletrectinib (study drug) versus placebo (sugar pill) in patients with ROS1-fusion positive stage IB, II, IIIA NSCLC. The study will evaluate if taletrectinib is better than placebo at preventing the participant's disease from coming back after the participant's lung tumor was removed.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Taletrectinib Active ArmExisting treatment, for comparison
Active Arm
Treatment: Taletrectinib
- Placebo ArmPlacebo, for comparison
Treatment: Placebo
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
- Official title
- A Phase 3 Multicenter Double-blind Randomized Study of Taletrectinib Versus Placebo in Patients With ROS1-Fusion Positive Stage IB-IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Undergone Complete Tumor Resection
- Plain-language title
- Tests taletrectinib versus placebo to prevent lung cancer from returning after surgeryGenerated 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.
- Record updated
- 19 May 2026