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

Sponsor: Nuvalent Inc.

NCT ID: NCT06765109

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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), 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.

Non-small Cell Lung CancerAnaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-positive

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 18 Years and over
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

ALK

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
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 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 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient's cancer has a known oncogenic driver alteration other than ALK. 2. Known allergy/hypersensitivity to excipients of neladalkib or alectinib. 3. Ongoing or recent radiotherapy as per protocol-specified timeframes prior to randomization 4. Major surgery within 4 weeks prior to randomization 5. Uncontrolled clinically relevant infection requiring systemic therapy 6. Known active tuberculosis, or active Hepatitis B or C 7. QT corrected for heart rate by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 470 msec on repeated assessments 8. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease 9. Brain metastases associated with progressive neurological symptoms or requiring increasing doses of corticosteroids to control CNS disease 10. Active malignancy requiring therapy within 2 years prior to randomization

Where Is This Study? (8 UK sites)

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital

Cambridge NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Nicola Thompson, M.D., Ph.D.Principal Investigator

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Guildford GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Ajay Mehta, MDPrincipal Investigator

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Hampstead NW3 2QG, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Alexandra Pender, MB BChir, Ph.D.Principal Investigator

Guy's Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

London SE1 9RT, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Sharmistha Ghosh, BMBCHPrincipal Investigator

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

London SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Sanjay Popat, MBBS, Ph.D.Principal Investigator

Maidstone Hospital

Maidstone ME16 9QQ, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Riyaz Shah, MBBS, Ph.D.Principal Investigator

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Raffaele Califano, M.D.Principal Investigator

Nottingham City Hospital

Nottingham NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

Recruiting
Site contact (verified)
Jason Adhikaree, MBBS, Ph.D.Principal Investigator

How to Get in Touch

Nuvalent Clinical Trials

Sponsor contact

CONTACT

857-357-7000 clinicaltrials@nuvalent.com
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2026-08