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), Alectinib (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 53 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Neladalkib (NVL-655) — drug: Oral tablet of Neladalkib (NVL-655) · Alectinib — drug: Oral capsule of alectinib
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study is looking at a drug called neladalkib (also known as NVL-655) for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer that has a change called ALK-positive. The trial is for people who have not had any whole-body cancer treatment for this cancer before, and who have not taken an ALK-blocking medicine such as alectinib. The study is paid for (sponsored) by Nuvalent Inc.
Who can take part
- Have non-small cell lung cancer that is locally advanced (and cannot be treated with a combination of treatments) or has spread to other parts of the body
- Have a confirmed ALK change in the cancer, shown by a test on tissue or blood
- Have not had any whole-body cancer treatment for this lung cancer before (chemotherapy before or after surgery is allowed if it finished at least 12 months before joining; ALK-blocking medicines such as alectinib are not allowed at any time)
- Have at least one tumour that can be measured on scans
- Are able to provide a sample of tumour tissue taken before treatment
Who may not be able to
- Have a cancer with another known cancer-driving change besides ALK
- Are allergic to any of the inactive ingredients in neladalkib or alectinib
- Are having, or have recently had, radiotherapy within the time limits set out in the study plan
- Have had major surgery within 4 weeks before joining
- Have an uncontrolled infection that needs treatment for the whole body
- Have active tuberculosis, or active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
- Have a heart rhythm reading (called QTcF) above 470 milliseconds on repeated tests
- Have heart disease that is clinically significant
- Have cancer spread to the brain that is causing worsening symptoms, or that needs increasing doses of steroid medicines to control it
- Have another cancer that needed treatment within the 2 years before joining
What taking part involves
- • Not stated — ask the trial team
Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team (how many visits, 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
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 450
- Started
- 2025-07-17
- Last checked
- 2026-08
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for non-small cell lung cancer
- • Phase3 - 450 participants
- • 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)
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer
Where?
- • Cambridge - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital
- • Guildford - Royal Surrey County Hospital
- • Hampstead - Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- • London - Guy's Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- • +4 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
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).
More detail
Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio (approximately 225 in each arm) to receive either neladalkib (NVL-655) or alectinib.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
What the study is looking for
- ✓confirmed by testing a sample that has grown locally (not amenable for multimodality treatment) or that has spread...
- ✓Documented Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) rearrangement via testing of tissue or blood
- ✓cancer that can be measured on scans (1 or more target lesions per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors \[RECIST\] 1.1)
- ✓Pretreatment tumor tissue
Who cannot take part
- ✗Patient's cancer has a known oncogenic driver alteration other than ALK.
- ✗Known allergy/hypersensitivity to excipients of neladalkib or alectinib.
- ✗Ongoing or recent radiotherapy as per protocol-specified timeframes prior to randomization
- ✗Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization
- ✗Uncontrolled clinically relevant infection requiring treatment that goes through your whole body
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Where Is This Study? (8 UK sites)
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital
Cambridge NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Guildford GU2 7XX, United Kingdom
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Hampstead NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
Guy's Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
London SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
Maidstone Hospital
Maidstone ME16 9QQ, United Kingdom
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom
Nottingham City Hospital
Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom
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