Optimizing local ablative therapy with brigatinib for advanced ALK-positive lung cancer
Official title: Optimization of Treatment With Brigatinib in Patients With Advanced NSCLC Harboring an ALK Rearrangement by LAT at the Time of Best Response: A Multicenter Open Phase Two Trial (OPTALK)
Run by Groupe Francais De Pneumo-Cancerologie · NCT06620835 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study will test whether adding targeted local treatments to ongoing brigatinib helps people with advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer who have a limited number of remaining tumors.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 45 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Groupe Francais De Pneumo-Cancerologie Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | brigatinib, radiation |
| Locations | 27 sites (Brest and 26 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 19, 2025 |
| Main results expected | October 1, 2030 |
| Study ends | October 1, 2030 |
| Registry record updated | April 29, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06620835 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults with advanced ALK-rearranged NSCLC who are TKI-naïve, have been on first-line brigatinib for 3–9 months with response or stable disease, and have oligometastatic disease with at least one lesion suitable for local ablation.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with widespread metastatic disease (more than five lesions), a complete response with no residual lesions, prior ALK TKI exposure, or medical contraindications to local ablation are unlikely to benefit from this approach.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Approximately 45 adults in France with advanced ALK-rearranged NSCLC who have been on first-line brigatinib for 3–9 months and show response or stable disease will be enrolled. Eligible participants must have oligometastatic disease (five lesions or fewer, maximum two per organ) and at least one residual lesion accessible to local ablation. Selected patients will receive local ablative options such as surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), or stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) while continuing brigatinib, with imaging assessments by RECIST 1.1 and blood testing. The trial seeks to define the optimal timing and feasibility of adding LAT to ongoing brigatinib in this population.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could extend the period of disease control and delay the need to change systemic therapy for patients with limited progression.
How similar studies have gone: Combining local ablative therapy with targeted TKIs has shown encouraging results in small series and retrospective studies for oligoprogressive disease, but randomized evidence specifically optimizing timing with brigatinib in first-line ALK-positive NSCLC is limited.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older at diagnosis. * Stage 3 non eligible for chemoradiotherapy or stage 4 NSCLC, histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC. * Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) treatment naïve. * ALK rearrangements identified by a validated technique (either Immunohistochimy (IHC), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) or Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)seq, in tissue or liquid biopsy) * Stable disease or response after initiation brigatinib treatment (at least 3 to 9 months) according to RECIST 1.1 * At least one site of residual site for LAT (ie. participant should not have a complete response) * Oligometastatic disease (five metastatic lesions or less and a maximum of two lesions per organ) de novo or induced * Eligible for local ablative treatment possible (either alone or combined): surgery, minimally invasive form of surgical radiosurgery (Stereotactic Radio Surgery (SRS)) (18 to 20 Gy in single fraction) or radiotherapy (SBRT) (27 to 54 Gy in 3 fractions or 45 to 50 Gy in 5 fractions), radiofrequency or cryotherapy (=thermoablation) * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) ≤2. * Life expectancy above 12 weeks as assessed by treating investigator. * Brain metastases at inclusion are allowed if asymptomatic * No history of other malignant tumor during the previous 5 years, except for adequately treated carcinomas (in situ cervical carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell skin carcinoma) and low-grade localized prostate cancer (Gleason \<6). * Adequate organ function, as demonstrated by laboratory results prior to the first administration of study treatment: normal hepatic function (bilirubin ≤1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN), alanine aminotransferase (ALA T) and aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT) ≤2.5 x ULN or ≤5 x ULN in case of liver metastases), renal function (calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl, using local formula) above 45 ml/mn), normal hematological function (absolute neutrophil count ≥1.5 x 109/L and/or platelets ≥100 x 109/L, hemoglobin ≥8 g/dL), normal coagulation function (International Normalized Ratio (INR) or prothrombin time ≤1.5 x ULN and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT) ≤1.5 x ULN unless the patient is receiving anticoagulant therapy) * For patients of childbearing potential: Women of childbearing potential should use effective non-hormonal contraception during treatment with brigatinib and for at least 4 months following the final dose. Men with female partners of childbearing potential should use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 3 months after the last dose of brigatinib. * Signed informed consent to participate in the study * Affiliation with or benefit from French social security Exclusion Criteria: * NSCLC without known ALK rearrangements * Neuroendocrine tumor (even in case of mixed tumors). * Uncontrolled and untreated superior cava syndrome. * Unstable symptomatic brain metastases despite corticosteroid * Leptomeningeal, pericardial, pleural and mesenteric lesions, lymphangitic spread (any tumoral lesions not amenable to definitive local therapy). Peri tumoral lymphangitic spread around a tumor, but limited to a lobe, may be treated by surgery). * Serious concurrent conditions during the previous 6 months (severe or unstable angina pectoris, coronary or peripheral artery bypass graft of \<6 months, class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure, ischemic stroke, grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy, psychiatric or neurological disorders that may interfere with the patient's understanding of the study or with his/her informed consent. * Severe or non-controlled systemic diseases deemed incompatible with the protocol. * Severe infections within 4 weeks prior to inclusion, including, but not limited to, hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia. * Psychological, family, social, or geographical factors that may interfere with the monitoring of the patient as defined by the protocol. * Any protected person (legal person protected by legal protection \[guardianship, tutorship\], person deprived of liberty, pregnant woman, breastfeeding woman, and minor). * Patients who participated in other concomitant studies unless observational and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to start of study treatment * Known allergies or adverse reactions to the study drugs * Lung function not compatible with surgery or radiation
Where it's running
-
CHRU de Nancy
Nancy, France Recruiting -
CLCC Antoine Lacassagne
Nice, France Recruiting -
Hôpital Tenon
Paris, France Recruiting -
CHU de Brest
Brest, France Not yet recruiting -
Centre François Baclesse
Caen, France Not yet recruiting -
CH Métropole-Savoie
Chambéry, France Not yet recruiting
Show 21 more locations
-
Hôpital Louis Pasteur
Colmar, France Not yet recruiting -
Pneumologie Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil
Créteil, France Not yet recruiting -
Centre Georges-François Leclerc
Dijon, France Not yet recruiting -
CH Annecy
Épagny, France Not yet recruiting -
Polyclinique de Blois
La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, France Not yet recruiting -
CHD les Oudaries
La Roche-sur-Yon, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU Dupuytren
Limoges, France Not yet recruiting -
Centre Leon Bérard
Lyon, France Withdrawn -
Hôpital Nord
Marseille, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU de Nîmes
Nîmes, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU Orléans
Orléans, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU de Bordeaux Haut Lévêque
Pessac, France Withdrawn -
CHU Rennes, Hôpital Pontchaillou
Rennes, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU Ponchailloux
Rennes, France Not yet recruiting -
Hôpital Charles Nicolle
Rouen, France Not yet recruiting -
Pneumologie CHU St Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France Not yet recruiting -
CHU de la Réunion
Saint-Pierre, France Not yet recruiting -
Centre Paul Strauss
Strasbourg, France Not yet recruiting -
HIA St Anne
Toulon, France Not yet recruiting -
CH Bretagne Atlantique
Vannes, France Not yet recruiting -
Centre Hospitalier de Villefranche sur Saone
Villefranche-sur-Saône, France Not yet recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Jean-Bernard AULIAC — Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil Service Pneumologie
- Study coordinator: Hubert CURCIO
- Email: h.curcio@baclesse.unicancer.fr
- Phone: +330231455160
Similar studies
Other studies for the same condition or treatment. Recruiting studies are listed first.
-
Targeted alpha therapy for B7-H3 expressing solid tumors using AKY-2519
This phase 1b trial tests a radiolabeled drug (AKY-2519) to see if it's safe and tolerable in adults with B7-H3 positive advanced solid tumors, including NSCLC and SCLC, with imaging to help guide use.
-
SumMET: Targeted radioligand therapy for c-MET–positive solid tumors
This first‑in‑human study tests the safety and potential effectiveness of a radioligand therapy called [225Ac]Ac-FL-261 in adults with advanced or metastatic solid tumors that overexpress c-MET.
-
SI-B036 safety test in advanced and metastatic solid tumors
This early-phase study checks whether SI-B036 is safe and tolerable in adults with advanced or metastatic solid cancers who have had prior therapy.
-
YSCH-01 Nebulized Therapy for Lung Metastases in NSCLC and Advanced Solid Tumors
A first-in-human, early-phase study tests a nebulized therapy called YSCH-01 to see if it is safe and shows any signs of benefit for adults with NSCLC or other cancers that have spread to the lungs.
-
NXP900 with Lorlatinib in ALK-positive NSCLC
This study tests whether adding NXP900 to lorlatinib helps people with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer who have already received prior therapy.
-
First-line treatment with pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and platinum with or without zoldonrasib for metastatic non-squamous NSCLC
This trial tests whether adding zoldonrasib to standard pembrolizumab and platinum chemotherapy helps people with untreated metastatic non-squamous NSCLC that has a RAS G12D mutation.
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.