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Small cell lung cancers account for approximately 15 percent of cancers that begin in the tissue that lines or covers the airways of the lungs. Anish Thomas, M.B.B.S., M.D., Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in the Developmental Therapeutics Branch, is leading NCI’s participation in a clinical trial researching combination drug treatments for these cancers. The trial will take place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and there is no cost for participation.
For more information, please contact Linda Sciuto at (240) 760-6117 or linda.sciuto@nih.gov
Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT04768296
NCI Protocol ID: NCI000288
Official Title: A Phase II, Open-label, Single-arm Study of Berzosertib (M6620) in Combination With Topotecan in Participants With Relapsed Platinum-resistant Small-Cell Lung Cancer (DDRiver SCLC 250)
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