
Clinical Trial Activity for Small-Cell Lung Cancer Increases but Remains Dominated by Small Phase 2 Studies
A cross-sectional registry analysis shows a marked rise in trials initiated after 2016 and a significant increase in industry sponsorship.
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Trial openings, protocol designs, endpoint choices, and enrollment realities — including the trials patients and clinicians should know are recruiting now.

A cross-sectional registry analysis shows a marked rise in trials initiated after 2016 and a significant increase in industry sponsorship.

A phase II trial evaluates the activity and safety of a VEGF receptor inhibitor in patients with limited remaining treatment options.

A Phase 2 clinical trial reports survival and surgical resection outcomes for patients receiving the GSRT protocol.

A review paper outlines the key regulatory and quality considerations needed to transition targeted cancer therapies from early clinical trials to commercial-scale production.

The HYPERBOLIC trial evaluates whether adding short-course chemotherapy to cemiplimab mitigates the risk of hyperprogressive disease in biomarker-selected lung cancer patients.

A correction notice has been registered for a phase II trial evaluating neoadjuvant paclitaxel-carboplatin followed by surgery.