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Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8: early-phase trial registry

37 of 82 indexed Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #170 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

82 US clinical trials · 37 currently recruiting · #170 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8: 82 US clinical trials tracked, 37 recruiting.

Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 is the subject of 82 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 37 of them currently open to new participants. 8 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 59 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Cancer Institute (NCI), running 16 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition stage-iv-lung-cancer-ajcc-v8

OPEN 37 | RECR 45% | LATE 8 | EARLY 59 | RANK #170 | SPON 16

Nearest open-share peer: Diabetic Foot (45% recruiting · 31 trials)

Small-cell Lung Cancer47.5%Stage IV Lung Cancer AJC (th…45%Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma43.9%Peripheral Arterial Disease43.8%Liver Cancer37%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 lists 37 open slots (45% of 82 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    37 of 82 indexed trials (45.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 research.

    National Cancer Institute (NCI) accounts for 16 of 82 trials (19.5%). 22 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 37 among the 82 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 62 of those (75.6%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 research is mostly interventional.

    77 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (93.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 132Phase 227Phase 38

Open and recent trials

82 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING 800 participants

LOTUS-CC: An Observational Research Study to Uncover Subtypes of Cancer Cachexia

University of Rochester

NCT06073431

RECRUITING 500 participants

Evaluation of Anti-PD-1 Therapy by Monitoring T Cell Responses in Melanoma, Lung and Other Cancer Types

Mayo Clinic

NCT06075524

RECRUITING Phase 2 378 participants

Adding the Immunotherapy Drug Cemiplimab to Usual Treatment for People With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Had Previous Treatment With Platinum Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy (An Expanded Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT06616584

RECRUITING Phase 3 304 participants

Chemotherapy Combined With Immunotherapy Versus Immunotherapy Alone for Older Adults With Stage IIIB-IV Lung Cancer, The ACHIEVE Trial

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT06096844

RECRUITING Phase 3 300 participants

Osimertinib With or Without Bevacizumab as Initial Treatment for Patients With EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT04181060

RECRUITING Phase 3 269 participants

Testing Longer Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain

NRG Oncology

NCT06500455

RECRUITING Phase 3 200 participants

Testing if High Dose Radiation Only to the Sites of Brain Cancer Compared to Whole Brain Radiation That Avoids the Hippocampus is Better at Preventing Loss of Memory and Thinking Ability

NRG Oncology

NCT04804644

RECRUITING Phase 3 115 participants

Testing Proton Craniospinal Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy for Leptomeningeal Metastasis, RADIATE-LM Trial

NRG Oncology

NCT06500481

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

A Tool for Improving the Shared Decision-making Process in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic

NCT06122064

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Novel INPUT Screening Tool to Improve Illness Understanding in Patients With Metastatic or Incurable Lung Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT06743308

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

PET/CT Changes During Chemoimmunotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

University of Washington

NCT04151940

RECRUITING Phase 1 69 participants

MRX-2843 and Osimertinib for the Treatment of Advanced EGFR Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Emory University

NCT04762199

RECRUITING Phase 2 66 participants

Comparing Combinations of Targeted Drugs for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has EGFR and MET Gene Changes (A Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT05642572

RECRUITING 60 participants

Insomnia in Patients With Metastatic Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic

NCT06472804

RECRUITING Phase 2 56 participants

Temozolomide and Atezolizumab for Subsequent Line for the Treatment of Metastatic or Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dwight Owen

NCT04919382

RECRUITING Phase 2 56 participants

Targeted Treatment for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has a MET Exon 14 Skipping Gene Change (An Expanded Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT06031688

RECRUITING Phase 2 50 participants

Defactinib, Avutometinib and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Anti-PD1 Refractory LKB1-Mutant Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Emory University

NCT06495125

RECRUITING Phase 1 45 participants

Testing the Combination of an Anti-cancer Drug, Iadademstat, With Other Anti-cancer Drugs (Atezolizumab or Durvalumab) at Improving Outcomes for Small Cell Lung Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT06287775

RECRUITING Phase 1 37 participants

Sotorasib in Combination With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for the Treatment of Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With a KRAS G12C Mutation

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT07012031

RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

Photon Craniospinal Irradiation for the Treatment of Leptomeningeal Disease Secondary to Breast Cancer or Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT06910761

RECRUITING NA 34 participants

Adaptive Radiation Planning for the Reduction of Radiation-Induced Toxicity in Patients With Stage II-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NCT04751747

RECRUITING Phase 2 32 participants

Biologically Guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in Oligoprogressive Oncogenic Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT06014827

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

PBF-1129 and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dwight Owen

NCT05234307

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Gilteritinib for the Treatment of ALK NSCLC

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center

NCT06225427

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Panitumumab-IRDye800 in Detecting Cancer in Participants With Lung Cancer During Surgery

Stanford University

NCT03582124

RECRUITING Phase 2 30 participants

SX-682 With Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Metastatic or Recurrent Stage IIIC or IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

University of Washington

NCT05570825

RECRUITING Phase 2 28 participants

GT103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic STK11 Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

NCT07017829

RECRUITING Phase 1 25 participants

Split Course Adaptive Radiation Therapy With Pembrolizumab With/Without Chemotherapy for Treating Stage IV Lung Cancer

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

NCT05501665

RECRUITING Phase 1 24 participants

Osimertinib and Tegavivint as First-Line Therapy for the Treatment of Metastatic EGFR-Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04780568

RECRUITING Phase 1 24 participants

Vismodegib and Atezolizumab for the Treatment of Recurrent or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Dwight Owen

NCT06616623

RECRUITING Phase 1 22 participants

Palliative Radiotherapy With Lurbinectedin in Patients With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Emory University

NCT05244239

RECRUITING Phase 2 22 participants

Hippocampal Avoidance in Craniospinal Irradiation for the Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases From Breast Cancer or Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

University of Washington

NCT06518057

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Grid Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic

NCT06660407

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Diclofenac for the Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer on Single Agent Immunotherapy

Emory University

NCT06731270

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 15 participants

Low-Dose Interleukin-2 and Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Emory University

NCT05493566

RECRUITING Phase 1 15 participants

Carfilzomib in Combination With Sotorasib for the Treatment of Patients With KRAS G12C Mutated Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

City of Hope Medical Center

NCT06249282

RECRUITING NA 5 participants

Tumor Treating Fields for the Treatment of Leptomeningeal Metastases of the Spine in Patients With Breast or Lung Cancer

Mayo Clinic

NCT05746325

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 838 participants

Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab vs Usual Care for Treatment of Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Following Immunotherapy, Pragmatica-Lung Study

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT05633602

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 600 participants

Testing the Timing of Pembrolizumab Alone or With Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment and Maintenance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03793179

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 339 participants

Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With or Without Local Consolidation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03391869

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 243 participants

A Video Intervention to Improve Patient Understanding of Tumor Genomic Testing in Patients With Metastatic Cancer

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT05215769

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 173 participants

Osimertinib, Surgery, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IIIB or IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With EGFR Mutations, NORTHSTAR Study

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03410043

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 138 participants

Osimertinib and Necitumumab in Treating Patients With EGFR-Mutant Stage IV or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Who Have Progressed on a Previous EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02496663

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 124 participants

Targeted Treatment for RET Fusion-Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (A LUNG-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT04268550

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 117 participants

Testing the Addition of the Pill Chemotherapy, Cabozantinib, to the Standard Immune Therapy Nivolumab Compared to Standard Chemotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT04310007

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 116 participants

Testing the Use of Targeted Treatment (AMG 510) for KRAS G12C Mutated Advanced Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (A Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT04625647

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 101 participants

Testing the Effects of MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) With or Without the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Patients 70 Years of Age and Older With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

NCT04533451

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 98 participants

Decision Aid for the Improvement of Decision-Making in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

NCT04946279

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 82 participants

Testing the Use of Combination Immunotherapy Treatment (N-803 [ALT-803] Plus Pembrolizumab) Against the Usual Treatment for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (A Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT05096663

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 71 participants

Intravenous and Intrathecal Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Leptomeningeal Disease

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03025256

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 32
Phase 2 27
Phase 3 8

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Biospecimen Collection Procedure
36 trials
Computed Tomography Procedure
35 trials
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure
17 trials
Questionnaire Administration Other
11 trials
Carboplatin Drug
9 trials
Osimertinib Drug
8 trials
Biopsy Procedure
7 trials
Atezolizumab Biological
7 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 40 trials
Arkansas 15 trials
Arizona 14 trials
Texas 12 trials
Ohio 12 trials
Florida 12 trials
Georgia 9 trials
Alabama 9 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 page

82 registered trials, 37 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Stage IV Lung Cancer AJCC v8 condition card totals 82 registered trials; most-linked intervention Biospecimen Collection; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.