RecruitingPhase 1Phase 2NCT07155200

Small Cell Lung Cancer Irinotecan and CDC2-like Kinase Inhibition Trial (SLICK Trial)


Sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

Enrollment

42 participants

Start Date

Dec 18, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Summary

Although small cell lung cancer (SCLC) responds dramatically to initial platinum-based chemotherapy, recurrences are nearly universal. The addition of atezolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, to front-line chemotherapy has recently demonstrated an improvement in overall survival (OS) in extensive stage SCLC (ES-SCLC). Subsequent lines of therapies are associated with modest efficacy in patients with relapsed disease, and the median overall survival is still 12 to 13 months at best. Cirtuvivint is a small molecule inhibitor of the CDC2-like kinases (CLKs) and dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinases (DYRKs); inhibiting CLKs and DYRKs has been shown in preclinical models to cause tumor growth inhibition and sensitize cancer cells to cytotoxic chemotherapy. This study is testing the hypothesis that adding cirtuvivint to chemotherapy in patients with relapsed SCLC will be well tolerated and improve the response rate and progression-free survival (PFS).


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study (SLICK Trial) is testing a combination of irinotecan (a standard chemotherapy) and a new drug called cirtuvivint (which targets a cell division protein called CLK) in people with small cell lung cancer that has progressed after prior platinum-based chemotherapy. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older - You have confirmed small cell lung cancer that has come back or progressed after at least one prior platinum-based chemotherapy regimen - You have at least one measurable tumor - Your blood counts and organ function are adequate - You are willing to use contraception during and after treatment - Brain metastases are allowed if they have been treated and are stable (or are small and asymptomatic) **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You previously stopped irinotecan due to treatment-related side effects - You are currently on another experimental drug - You have untreated or symptomatic brain metastases - You have active inflammatory bowel disease or significant liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis) - You have unresolved serious side effects from prior treatment - You are pregnant or breastfeeding - You have HIV with undetectable viral load not achieved or active hepatitis B/C - You have known retinal eye disease - You have a significantly prolonged heart rhythm (QT interval above 480ms) Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGCirtuvivint

Cirtuvivint will be supplied by Biosplice.

DRUGIrinotecan

Irinotecan is commercially available.


Locations(1)

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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