🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-29

Lorlatinib Plus Local Consolidation Therapy In ALK Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NCT07415005)

🟢 Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is an open-label, multicenter, randomized phase 2 trial for patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitor-naïve ALKrearranged advanced NSCLC. Subjects are initially treated with lorlatinib for 12 weeks.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (32 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (19 items).

Location: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria: Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from this study:
  • Have been diagnosed with another primary malignancy other than NSCLC, except for adequately treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical cancer in situ; definitively treated non-metastatic prostate cancer; or patients with another primary malignancy who have had at least 2 years elapsed since the completion of radical treatment and the adjuvant therapy, if any, of the other primary malignancy.
  • Previously received any prior TKI, including ALK-targeted TKIs. Note: on-going first line alectinib, brigatinib, lorlatinib and ensartinib use as specified in the Inclusion criteria is allowed.
  • Previously received more than 1 cycle of chemotherapy +/-immunotherapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease.
  • Symptomatic CNS metastasis. Asymptomatic CNS disease requiring increasing dose of corticosteroids within 7 days prior to study enrollment is also not permitted.
  • Have current spinal cord compression (symptomatic or asymptomatic and detected by radiographic imaging). Patients with leptomeningeal disease and without cord compression are allowed.
  • The presence of pulmonary interstitial disease, drug-related pneumonitis, or radiation pneumonitis at screening.
  • Have a known or suspected hypersensitivity to lorlatinib or its excipients.
  • Have malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal (GI) illness or condition that could affect oral absorption of the study drug.
  • Have uncontrolled hypertension. Patients with hypertension as defined by current standard of practice should be under treatment on study entry to control blood pressure.
  • Received radiation therapy within 14 days before randomization except for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or stereotactic body radiation therapy.
  • Had major surgery within 30 days of enrollment. Minor surgical procedures, such as catheter placement or minimally invasive biopsies, are allowed.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (713) 792-3428

Email: yyelamin@mdanderson.org

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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