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A Global Phase III Trial of Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

AstraZeneca
NCT IDNCT06692738ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 3

Target enrollment

880

Study length

about 4.9 years

Ages

18+

Locations

73 sites in AR, AZ, CA +26

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether rilvegostomig, in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy, is effective and safe as a first-line treatment for people whose lung cancer cells express PD-L1. The trial will last about 1785 days.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Take Carboplatin
  • 2.Take Nab-paclitaxel
  • 3.Take Paclitaxel
  • +2 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IVInjection / IV

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

carboplatin, paclitaxel (Taxane chemotherapy; stabilizes microtubules), pembrolizumab (Immune checkpoint inhibitor; blocks PD-1 to boost T-cell attack on cancer)

Drug routes

infusion, injection, intravenous

Endpoints

Primary: Overall survival (OS), Progression-free survival (PFS)

Secondary: Duration of response (DoR), Landmark overall survival (OS) rates, Landmark progression-free survival (PFS) rates, Overall response rate (ORR), Patient-reported global health status (GHS)/quality of life (QoL), Patient-reported lung cancer symptoms of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Pharmacokinetic (PK) of rilvegostomig, Time to second progression or death (PFS2)

Body systems

Oncology