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A Study of Neladalkib (NVL-655) in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors Harboring ALK Rearrangement or Activating ALK Mutation (ALKOVE-1)

Sponsor: Nuvalent Inc.

NCT ID: NCT05384626

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
Neladalkib (NVL-655) (drug), Midazolam (drug), Repaglinide (drug), Itraconazole (drug)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 67 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
Neladalkib (NVL-655) — drug: Oral Tablet of Neladalkib (NVL-655) · Midazolam — drug: Oral Solution of Midazolam · Repaglinide — drug: Oral Tablet of Repaglinide · Itraconazole — drug: Oral Solution of Itraconazole
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor

In plain English

This study is testing a drug called neladalkib (NVL-655) in people with advanced solid tumours, mainly non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whose cancer has a change in a gene called ALK. The trial has two phases and is run by Nuvalent Inc. It is for people whose cancer is locally advanced or has spread to other parts of the body.

Who can take part

  • Adults aged 18 or over. For one part of phase 2 only: people aged 12 or over who weigh more than 40 kg. For two small extra study groups only: people aged 18 to 60.
  • Cancer confirmed by laboratory testing to be a locally advanced or metastatic (spread) solid tumour, with a known ALK gene change.
  • In phase 2 (except the group for younger patients), the cancer must be non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with an ALK change.
  • For the extra drug-interaction study groups: must have had at least one previous ALK-targeted cancer drug, and no previous experimental ALK drugs. Any number of earlier chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatments are allowed.
  • Cancer that can be measured or assessed using standard scans and tests (RECIST 1.1).
  • Good enough working liver, kidneys, other organs and bone marrow.

Who may not be able to

  • The cancer has another known gene change driving its growth, apart from ALK.
  • Known allergy or bad reaction to the inactive ingredients of NVL-655.
  • Major surgery within 4 weeks of joining the study.
  • Currently having cancer treatment.
  • Currently taking part in another treatment study or receiving its treatment.

What taking part involves

  • • Taking the study drug neladalkib (NVL-655) by mouth — dose details not stated; ask the trial team.
  • • Regular study visits for scans, blood tests and other checks to see how the cancer responds and how the body handles the drug — details not stated; ask the trial team.

Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team about how many visits are needed, how long the study lasts, and what taking part involves.

Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.

Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
12 Years and over
Who
All
Number of participants
840
Started
2022-06-09
Last checked
2026-05

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for locally advanced solid tumor
  • • Phase1/Phase2 - 840 participants
  • • Phase 1/2, dose escalation and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of neladalkib (NVL-655), determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and evaluate the antitumor activity in patients with advanced ALK- positive (ALK+) NSCLC and other solid tumors

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 12 Years and over
  • • Diagnosed with locally advanced solid tumor

Where?

  • • Sutton - Royal Marsden Hospital
  • • Edinburgh - Edinburgh Cancer Centre
  • • London - The Royal Marsden - Chelsea
  • • Manchester - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.

About This Trial

Phase 1/2, dose escalation and expansion study designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of neladalkib (NVL-655), determine the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D), and evaluate the antitumor activity in patients with advanced ALK- positive (ALK+) NSCLC and other solid tumors. Phase 1 will evaluate the overall safety and tolerability of neladalkib and will determine the RP2D and, if applicable, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of neladalkib in patients with advanced ALK+ solid tumors. Phase 2 will determine the objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) of neladalkib at the RP2D. Secondary objectives will include the duration of response (DOR), time to response (TTR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and clinical benefit rate (CBR) of neladalkib in patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC and other solid tumors. A drug-drug interaction (DDI) sub-study will determine the effect of neladalkib on the pharmacokinetics of midazolam and repaglinide, as well as the effect of itraconazole on the pharmacokinetics of neladalkib, in patients with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC

More detail

In Phase 2, study patients will be enrolled into 6 distinct cohorts: * Cohort 2a: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement who have received 1 prior 2nd-generation ALK TKI (ceritinib, alectinib, or brigatinib). Up to 2 prior lines of chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy are allowed. * Cohort 2b: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement, who have received 2-3 prior ALK TKIs (crizotinib, ceritinib, alectinib, brigatinib, or lorlatinib). Up to 2 prior lines of chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy are allowed. * Cohort 2c: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement, who have received lorlatinib as the only prior ALK TKI therapy. Up to one prior line of chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy received prior to lorlatinib is allowed. * Cohort 2d: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement, who are naïve to ALK TKI therapy. Up to one prior line of chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy is allowed. * Cohort 2e: Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement, not eligible for other Phase 2 cohorts. * Cohort 2f: Patients with other solid tumors harboring an ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation, who have received ≥1 prior systemic anticancer therapy, or for whom no satisfactory standard therapy exists. In the DDI sub-study, study patients will be enrolled into 2 distinct cohorts: * Cohort G (DDI sub-study with midazolam and repaglinide): Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement who have received ≥1 prior ALK TKI. * Cohort H (DDI sub-study with itraconazole): Patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC harboring an ALK rearrangement who have received ≥1 prior ALK TKI.

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 12 Years and over
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

ALK

Treatment history

Treatments you must have had:

  • ✓ previously received ≥1 ALK TKI
  • ✓ evaluable disease (target or nontarget) according to RECIST 1

What the study is looking for

  • ✓Age ≥18 years, Phase 2 Cohort 2f only: Age ≥12 years and weighing \>40 kg. DDI sub-study Cohorts G and H only: age...
  • ✓Phase 1: confirmed by testing a sample that has grown locally or that has spread solid tumor with a documented ALK...
  • ✓Phase 2
  • ✓Phase 2 Cohorts except 2f: confirmed by testing a sample that has grown locally or that has spread NSCLC with a...
  • ✓Phase 2 Cohort 2f: confirmed by testing a sample that has grown locally or that has spread solid tumor with a...

Who cannot take part

  • ✗Patient's cancer has a known oncogenic driver alteration other than ALK.
  • ✗Known allergy/hypersensitivity to excipients of NVL-655.
  • ✗Major surgery within 4 weeks of the study entry
  • ✗Ongoing or anticancer therapy
  • ✗Actively receiving systemic treatment or direct medical intervention on another therapeutic clinical study.
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years, Phase 2 Cohort 2f only: Age ≥12 years and weighing \>40 kg. DDI sub-study Cohorts G and H only: age 18-60 years, inclusive 2. Phase 1: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with a documented ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation. 3. Phase 2 1. Phase 2 Cohorts except 2f: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a documented ALK rearrangement 2. Phase 2 Cohort 2f: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with a documented ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation detected by certified assay. 4. DDI sub-study cohorts: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a documented ALK rearrangement 5. DDI sub-study cohorts: Must have previously received ≥1 ALK TKI; no prior investigational agents targeting ALK; any number of prior chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy 6. Phase 1: Must have evaluable disease (target or nontarget) according to RECIST 1.1 Phase 2: Must have measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 7. Adequate organ function and bone marrow reserve Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient's cancer has a known oncogenic driver alteration other than ALK. 2. Known allergy/hypersensitivity to excipients of NVL-655. 3. Major surgery within 4 weeks of the study entry 4. Ongoing or anticancer therapy 5. Actively receiving systemic treatment or direct medical intervention on another therapeutic clinical study.

Where Is This Study? (4 UK sites)

Royal Marsden Hospital

Sutton SM2 5PT, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Anna Minchom, MB BCh MRCP MDPrincipal Investigator

Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Edinburgh EH4 2XU, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Colin Barrie, MDPrincipal Investigator

The Royal Marsden - Chelsea

London SM2 5PT, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Anna Minchom MDPrincipal Investigator

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Matthew Krebs, MB ChB PhDPrincipal Investigator

How to Get in Touch

Nuvalent Clinical Trial

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

857-357-7000 clinicaltrials@nuvalent.com
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2026-05