Evaluating NVL-655 for Advanced ALK-Positive Solid Tumors
Official title: A Phase 1/2 Study of the Selective Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Inhibitor NVL-655 in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and Other Solid Tumors (ALKOVE-1)
Run by Nuvalent Inc. · NCT05384626 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new drug called NVL-655 to see if it can safely help people with advanced ALK-positive solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase1; Phase2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 12 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 840 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Nuvalent Inc. Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | chemotherapy, immunotherapy, ceritinib, alectinib, brigatinib, crizotinib, lorlatinib |
| Locations | 74 sites (Orange, California and 73 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 9, 2022 |
| Main results expected | December 2027 |
| Study ends | January 2028 |
| Registry record updated | November 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT05384626 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include adults with advanced ALK-positive NSCLC or other solid tumors who have previously received specific ALK-targeted therapies.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients whose tumors have oncogenic driver alterations other than ALK or those with known allergies to NVL-655 may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This clinical trial is a Phase 1/2 study designed to assess the safety and tolerability of NVL-655 in patients with advanced solid tumors that have an ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation. The trial will involve a dose escalation phase to determine the recommended dose for further testing, followed by an expansion phase to evaluate the drug's effectiveness in various cohorts of patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. Key outcomes include the objective response rate, duration of response, and overall survival among participants.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced ALK-positive solid tumors who have limited treatment alternatives.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies targeting ALK rearrangements have shown promising results, indicating that this approach is built on a foundation of prior successes in the field.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years, Phase 2 Cohort 2f only: Age ≥12 years and weighing \>40 kg. DDI sub-study Cohorts G and H only: age 18-60 years, inclusive 2. Phase 1: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with a documented ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation. 3. Phase 2 1. Phase 2 Cohorts except 2f: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a documented ALK rearrangement 2. Phase 2 Cohort 2f: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor with a documented ALK rearrangement or activating ALK mutation detected by certified assay. 4. DDI sub-study cohorts: Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with a documented ALK rearrangement 5. DDI sub-study cohorts: Must have previously received ≥1 ALK TKI; no prior investigational agents targeting ALK; any number of prior chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy 6. Phase 1: Must have evaluable disease (target or nontarget) according to RECIST 1.1 Phase 2: Must have measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 7. Adequate organ function and bone marrow reserve Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient's cancer has a known oncogenic driver alteration other than ALK. 2. Known allergy/hypersensitivity to excipients of NVL-655. 3. Major surgery within 4 weeks of the study entry 4. Ongoing or anticancer therapy 5. Actively receiving systemic treatment or direct medical intervention on another therapeutic clinical study.
Where it's running
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University of California Irvine Medical Center
Orange, California, United States Recruiting -
University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, United States Recruiting -
Stanford Cancer Institute
Stanford, California, United States Recruiting -
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States Recruiting -
University of Miami; Sylvester Cancer Center
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting
Show 44 more locations
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Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
John Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting -
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States Recruiting -
Henry Ford Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Washington University School of Medicine Siteman Cancer Center
St Louis, Missouri, United States Recruiting -
Laura & Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, United States Recruiting -
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States Recruiting -
OSU Brain & Spine Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States Recruiting -
University of Pennsylvania, Abramson Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting -
Sarah Cannon
Nashville, Tennessee, United States Recruiting -
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, United States Recruiting -
Royal North Shore Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Recruiting -
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia Recruiting -
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Recruiting -
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (UZA)
Antwerp, Belgium Recruiting -
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven Campus Gastthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium Recruiting -
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Recruiting -
BC Cancer Center
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Recruiting -
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Recruiting -
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Recruiting -
Centre Leon Berard
Lyon, France Recruiting -
Chu De Nantes
Nantes, France Recruiting -
Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, France Recruiting -
Institute Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France Recruiting -
Universitatsklinikum Koln - University Hospital Cologne
Cologne, Germany Recruiting -
Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany Recruiting -
LungenClinic Grosshansdorf GmbH
Großhansdorf, Germany Recruiting -
Universkitatsklinikum Heidelberg - University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany Recruiting -
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti Umberto
Ancona, Italy Recruiting -
IRCCS Istituto Tumori "G. Paolo II"
Bari, Italy Recruiting -
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, Italy Recruiting -
Instituto Europeo di Oncologia
Milan, Italy Recruiting -
Instituto Oncologico Veneto
Padova, Italy Recruiting -
Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, Italy Recruiting -
Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research
Rome, Italy Recruiting -
Kanagawa Cancer Center
Kanagawa, Japan Recruiting -
Okayama University Hospital
Okayama, Japan Recruiting -
Kindai University Hospital
Osaka, Japan Recruiting -
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Shizuoka, Japan Recruiting -
National Cancer Center Hospital
Tokyo, Japan Recruiting -
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR
Tokyo, Japan Recruiting
+24 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Nuvalent Clinical Trial
- Email: clinicaltrials@nuvalent.com
- Phone: 857-357-7000
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.