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Defactinib, Avutometinib and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Anti-PD1 Refractory LKB1-Mutant Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Is NCT06495125 recruiting? Yes, currently enrolling (May 2026). This Phase 2 trial studies multiple treatments including Nivolumab and Avutometinib for advanced lung adenocarcinoma.

Phase 2RecruitingEmory UniversityNCT06495125Data as of May 2026

Treatment: Avutometinib · Defactinib · NivolumabThis phase II trial tests how well defactinib and avutometinib in combination with nivolumab works in treating patients with LKB1-mutant non-small cell lung cancer that has not responded (refractory) to an anti-PD1 treatment and may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced). Defactinib and avutometinib belong to a class of drugs called kinase inhibitors. These drugs target kinase proteins found in tumor cells. Tumor cells need these proteins to survive and grow. By blocking these proteins, defactinib and avutometinib may cause tumors to stop growing or grow more slowly. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving defactinib and avutometinib in combination with nivolumab may kill more tumor cells in patients with anti-PD1 refractory LKB1-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

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Extracted eligibility criteria

Cancer type

Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Biomarker criteria

Required: ALK wild-type

Required: BRAF wild-type

Required: EGFR wild-type

Required: HER2 (ERBB2) wild-type

Required: KRAS mutation

Required: MET wild-type

Required: NTRK1 wild-type

Required: NTRK2 wild-type

Required: NTRK3 wild-type

Required: RET wild-type

Required: ROS1 wild-type

Required: STK11 mutation

Allowed: KRAS g12c

Disease stage

Required: Stage ADVANCED STAGE, III, IV (AJCC v8)

advanced stage disease that is not amenable to combined modality therapy or surgical resection

Performance status

ECOG 0–1(Restricted strenuous activity)

Prior therapy

Max 2 prior lines
Min 2 prior lines

Must have received: immune checkpoint inhibitor — advanced stage

Patients must have progressed on prior therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor alone and first line chemotherapy, either combined or sequentially, for advanced stage disease.

Must have received: chemotherapy — advanced stage

Patients must have progressed on prior therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitor alone and first line chemotherapy, either combined or sequentially, for advanced stage disease.

Cannot have received: chemotherapy

Exception: No other lines of chemotherapy in the advanced stage therapy is allowed. The exception is patients with KRAS G12C are also allowed the use of one line of targeted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapy

No other lines of chemotherapy in the advanced stage therapy is allowed. The exception is patients with KRAS G12C are also allowed the use of one line of targeted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapy

Lab requirements

Blood counts

Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL; Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0; Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL

Kidney function

Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal

Liver function

Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN for the institution; patients with Gilbert syndrome may enroll if total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL (51 umole/L); AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (or < 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases)

Cardiac function

Baseline corrected QT (QTc) interval < 460 ms for women and ≤ 450 ms for men (average of triplicate readings) (CTCAE grade 1) using Fredericia's QT correction formula. NOTE: This criterion does not apply to patients with a right or left bundle branch block

Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL; Hemoglobin ≥ 8.0; Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL; Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for the institution; patients with Gilbert syndrome may enroll if total bilirubin < 3.0 mg/dL (51 umole/L); AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (or < 5 x ULN in patients with liver metastases); Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal; Baseline corrected QT (QTc) interval < 460 ms for women and ≤ 450 ms for men (average of triplicate readings) (CTCAE grade 1) using Fredericia's QT correction formula. NOTE: This criterion does not apply to patients with a right or left bundle branch block

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US trial sites

  • Emory University Hospital Midtown · Atlanta, Georgia
  • Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute · Atlanta, Georgia
  • Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital · Atlanta, Georgia

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