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NCT03033511 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

A Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine as Maintenance Therapy Following First- Line Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Participants With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (MERU)

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by AbbVie.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
748
Enrollment target

NCT03033511: Clinical Trial Phase 3 study, sponsored by AbbVie.

NCT03033511 is a Phase 3 study that was terminated before completion, run by AbbVie. The registered enrollment target is 748 participants, roughly in line with the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03033511, a Phase 3 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by AbbVie.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
748 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational, and multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy of rovalpituzumab tesirine as maintenance therapy following first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.

Primary Outcome

OS is defined as the number of months from randomization to death of any cause. Calculated using the Kaplan-Meier methodology.

Interventions

  • DRUG Dexamethasone
  • DRUG Rovalpituzumab tesirine
  • DRUG Placebo for dexamethasone
  • DRUG Placebo for rovalpituzumab tesirine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 748 participants
Start Date 2017-02-07
Est. Completion 2019-11-20
Phase Phase 3
AbbVie

526 total trials

Why NCT03033511 stopped before completion

NCT03033511 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 748 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, roughly in line with the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 4 interventions - of which Dexamethasone is the first listed.

NCT03033511 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03033511 about?

NCT03033511 is a clinical study titled "A Study of Rovalpituzumab Tesirine as Maintenance Therapy Following First- Line Platinum-Based Chemotherapy in Participants With Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (MERU)". This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multinational, and multicenter study to evaluate the efficacy of rovalpituzumab tesirine as maintenance therapy following first-line platinum-based chemotherapy.

What is the current status of trial NCT03033511?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 748 participants. The study started on 2017-02-07. Estimated completion is 2019-11-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03033511?

The interventions under investigation include: Dexamethasone (DRUG), Rovalpituzumab tesirine (DRUG), Placebo for dexamethasone (DRUG), Placebo for rovalpituzumab tesirine (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03033511?

This trial is sponsored by AbbVie, which has 526 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03033511's enrollment target sits among peer trials

748 472nd of 2000 higher than 1,529 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03033511, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03033511 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.