Table of contents
- Overview of the Ly3537982 trials
- Conditions being studied
- Trial designs and phases
- Who can participate
- What the trials measure
- Trial-by-trial summary
- Patient-friendly terms
Overview of the Ly3537982 trials
Clinical research on Ly3537982 is focused on cancer patients with a specific genetic change called KRAS G12C.[1] The studies look at Ly3537982 as a single treatment and also in combination with other anticancer medicines.[1][2][3]
The trial data show three authorised interventional studies.[1][2][3] Two are large Phase 3 studies in non-small cell lung cancer, and one is an earlier Phase 1/2 study in advanced solid tumors.[1][2][3]
Conditions being studied
One study includes people with KRAS G12C-mutant advanced solid tumors, which means different types of advanced cancers that share the same gene change.[1] The other two studies focus on KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.[2][3]
In the lung cancer studies, one trial includes people with stage IIIB-IIIC or stage IV disease, while another includes people with resected or unresectable disease.[2][3] This shows that the research is aimed at both advanced cancer and different treatment settings in lung cancer.[2][3]
Trial designs and phases
The first study is a Phase 1/2 interventional trial, which is an early research stage that checks safety, dose, and early signs of benefit.[1] It studies Ly3537982 as monotherapy and in combination with other anticancer therapies.[1]
The other two studies are Phase 3 trials, which are larger studies that compare treatment groups and measure how well the treatment works in real patient groups.[2][3] Both Phase 3 studies compare Ly3537982 combinations against placebo-based treatment plans.[2][3]
In the first Phase 3 lung cancer study, the trial has a dose optimization part and a safety lead-in part, which means the researchers are first checking the best dose and early safety before comparing results.[2] In the SUNRAY-02 study, the comparison is Ly3537982 with standard of care medicines versus placebo with the same background treatment.[3]
Who can participate
People can join these studies only if their cancer has the KRAS G12C mutation.[1][2][3] The studies include adults with advanced cancer, and some studies are limited to people with specific lung cancer stages or surgery status.[1][2][3]
One study includes patients with advanced solid tumors, while the lung cancer studies include stage IIIB-IIIC, stage IV, resected, or unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.[1][2][3] This means the trials are not for all cancer patients, but for people with a very specific cancer type and genetic profile.[1][2][3]
What the trials measure
The Phase 1/2 study measures dose-limiting toxicity, other treatment-related safety problems, and antitumor activity.[1] Dose-limiting toxicity means side effects that are serious enough to stop dose increases or limit how much treatment can be given.[1]
That same study also tracks TEAEs, SAEs, deaths, and clinical laboratory abnormalities.[1] TEAEs are treatment-emergent adverse events, meaning medical problems that appear or get worse after treatment starts, and SAEs are serious adverse events.[1]
The Phase 3 lung cancer studies focus on cancer control over time, including progression-free survival and disease-free survival.[2][3] Progression-free survival means the time before the cancer gets worse, and disease-free survival means the time after treatment when no cancer is found.[2][3]
One Phase 3 study also uses RECIST v1.1 by BICR for progression-free survival, which means the cancer is measured using standard rules and reviewed by an independent central team.[2]
Trial-by-trial summary
NCT04956640 is a Phase 1/2 study in people with KRAS G12C-mutant advanced solid tumors.[1] Its goal is to find the recommended Phase 2 dose, check safety and tolerability, and look for antitumor activity when Ly3537982 is used alone or with other cancer treatments.[1]
2023-503412-33-00 is a Phase 3 study in stage IIIB-IIIC or stage IV KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.[2] It compares Ly3537982 with pembrolizumab against placebo with pembrolizumab, and in another part compares Ly3537982 with pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, and platinum against the same treatment without Ly3537982.[2]
2024-512302-25-00, also called SUNRAY-02, is a Phase 3 study in resected or unresectable KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.[3] It compares Ly3537982 plus pembrolizumab versus placebo plus pembrolizumab in one part, and Ly3537982 plus durvalumab versus placebo plus durvalumab in another part.[3]
Patient-friendly terms
Interventional study means the researchers give a treatment and then watch what happens.[1][2][3] This is different from a study that only observes people without changing treatment.[1][2][3]
Placebo means a treatment that looks like the study medicine but does not contain the active drug.[2][3] It helps researchers compare results fairly.[2][3]
Standard of care means the usual treatment given for a disease.[3] In SUNRAY-02, Ly3537982 is studied together with standard treatment medicines, so researchers can see if adding it improves results.[3]


