Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

EP0031

Sponsor:

Ellipses Pharma

Code:

NCT05443126

Conditions

NSCLC

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

EP0031

Platinum chemotherapy

Pemetrexed

Study Details

Brief summary:

The aim of this study is to assess the safety, side effects and effectiveness of EP0031 (Lunbotinib) in patients with advanced RET-altered non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in monotherapy and in combination with standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy.

Conditions

NSCLC

Study ID

NCT05443126

Start date

Sep 30, 2022

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Mar, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Applicable to all participants:

1. Must be ≥18 years of age, with documented RET-altered NSCLC
2. Participants should be well informed and consented about alternative treatment options including approved RET-targeted therapies
3. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 and life expectancy >3 months at screening
4. Ability to understand and provide written informed consent and able to participate in all required evaluations and procedures
5. Measurable disease defined by RECIST v1.1
6. Must have locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with RET fusion who are eligible to receive platinum-based doublet chemotherapy.
7. First line patients: Must not have received a Selective RET inhibitor or chemotherapy. Prior adjuvant and neo-adjuvant therapies (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic therapy, investigational agents), or definitive radiation/chemoradiation with or without regimens including immunotherapy, biologic therapy, investigational agents, are permitted as long as treatment was completed at least 12 months prior. Palliative radiotherapy for symptom management (eg, bone metastases) is permitted up to 2 weeks prior to treatment start.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants with any of the following will not be included in the study:

1. Any known major driver gene alterations other than RET.
2. Spinal cord compression or brain metastases. Patients with stable brain metastases can be enrolled.
3. Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic, antifungal, or antiviral medication
4. Severe or uncontrolled medical condition or psychiatric condition
5. Chronic glomerulonephritis or renal transplant
6. Participants with active hepatitis B infection or active hepatitis C
7. Participants with active HIV infection. Patients living with HIV may be eligible if they have adequate CD4+ T-cell count and no history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infections in the past 12 months
8. Receipt of any strong inhibitor or inducer of CYP3A4
9. Impaired hepatic or renal function, inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function
10. Any clinically important abnormalities in rhythm, conduction, or morphology on resting ECG or any factor that increases the risk of QTc prolongation or of arrhythmic events , or congestive heart failure Grade III-IV according to the New York Heart Association, myocardial infarction, or unstable angina within the previous 6 months
11. Uncontrolled hypertension
12. Corneal ulceration or untreated keratitis at screening

Study Design

Enrollment

265 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: RET fusion-positive NSCLC (treatment naïve i.e. no prior therapy) in combination w/ SOC chemotherapy

Cohort for eligible patients with no prior first line treatment with a 1st gen SRI or chemotherapy.

EP0031 capsules at the recommended dose, taken once daily, in combination with doublet platinum-based SOC chemotherapy, both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by EP0031 plus pemetrexed maintenance until progressive disease (PD), unacceptable toxicity or patient withdrawal

experimental: RET fusion-positive NSCLC (post-SRI) in combination w/ SOC chemotherapy

Cohort for eligible patients treated previously with a 1st gen SRI.

COHORT IS NOW CLOSED TO RECRUITMENT.

EP0031 capsules at the recommended dose, taken once daily, in combination with doublet platinum-based SOC chemotherapy, both administered on Day 1 of 21-day cycles for 4 cycles, followed by EP0031 plus pemetrexed maintenance until progressive disease (PD), unacceptable toxicity or patient withdrawal

Interventions

EP0031

EP0031 is a potent next-generation selective RET-inhibitor (SRI)

Platinum chemotherapy

One of either Cisplatin or Carboplatin. Both agents are potent platinum-based antineoplastic/alkylating agents administered as an IV infusion according to local practice and labels.

Pemetrexed

Pemetrexed is a chemotherapy medication and antifolate metabolic inhibitor administered as an IV infusion according to local practice and labels.

Primary outcome measure

  • Module B: Incidence of Dose-limiting Toxicity (DLTs ) during the first 21 days of EP0031 given in combination with SOC chemotherapy treatment [ Time Frame: First 21 days of treatment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

Stanford University

Recruiting

Stanford, California, United States, 94305

Georgetown University

Recruiting

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20057

University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute

Recruiting

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401

Northwestern University

Recruiting

Evanston, Illinois, United States, 60208

Massachusetts General Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 07920

NYU Langone Health

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

The Ohio State University - Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Providence Portland Medical Centre

Recruiting

Portland, Oregon, United States, 97213

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Virginia Cancer Specialists

Recruiting

Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031

Washington University - School of Medicine

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 63130

University of Washington - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

More Information

Sponsor

Ellipses Pharma

Last update posted

Jul 1, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • selective RET-inhibitor
  • NSCLC
  • RET
  • EP0031
  • A400
  • Chemotherapy
  • lunbotinib

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Ellipses Pharma on 2026-07-01.