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Clinical Trial ● Currently Recruiting Phase III NCT06765109

Neladalkib (NVL-655) for TKI-naive Patients With Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC

Neladalkib (NVL-655) for TKI-naive Patients With Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC — Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology • NCT06765109.

📅 25 Mar 2026 ⏱ 2 min read
Currently Recruiting
This trial is actively seeking participants in the UK. Discuss eligibility with your patient before referring.
Status
Currently Recruiting
Phase
Phase III
NCT ID
NCT06765109
Sponsor
Nuvalent Inc.
Start
2025-07-17
ClinicaliQ Trial Snapshot
  • Neladalkib (NVL-655) for TKI-naive Patients With Advanced ALK-Positive NSCLC — Recruiting • Phase III • Oncology • NCT06765109.
  • Multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, Phase 3 study designed to demonstrate that neladalkib (NVL-655) is superior to alectinib in prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with treatment-Phase IIIïve, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) positive, advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Lead.
  • Sponsor: Nuvalent Inc.

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What This Trial Is Studying

Multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label, Phase 3 study designed to demonstrate that neladalkib (NVL-655) is superior to alectinib in prolonging progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with treatment-naïve, Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) positive, advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Lead Sponsor: Nuvalent Inc. Start Date: 2025-07-17 Primary Completion: 2029-12

Eligibility Snapshot
  • : 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced (not amenable for multimodality treatment) or metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) 2. Documented Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) rearrangement via testing of tissue or blood 3. No prior systemic anticancer treatment for NSCLC (adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy allowed if 12 months prior to randomization; prior ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor [TKI] such as alectinib is not allowed in any setting) 4. Measurable disease (1 or more target lesions per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST] 1.1) 5. Pretreatment tumor tissue

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