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Survival imProvement in Lung cancEr iNduced by DenOsUmab theRapy

NCT02129699 · ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation · PHASE3 · terminated · Non-small cell lung cancer · Open Targets disease: non-small cell lung carcinoma · Why it stopped

Six questions a reader deciding whether to spend more time on this asks, each answered with flags: yes, no, or not published (hatched), each with its rule and source record. Flags are never added up into a score or a verdict, because published success rates disagree by a factor of two and more.

1. Is the biology right?

  • TNFSF11 (via Denosumab): Evidence types in non-small cell lung carcinoma: literature, rna_expression, clinical; literature listed separately from human genetics. Datasources: clinical_precedence, europepmc, expression_atlas. · Open Targets: TNFSF11 in non-small cell lung carcinoma
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Normal-tissue expression in vital organs. Source: Human Protein Atlas (ticket 36).
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Pan-essential in cell lines. Source: DepMap (ticket 36).
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Approved drug on this target. Source: Drugs@FDA (ticket 30).

2. Can the result be trusted?

  • Randomised: yes · Randomised allocation
    Rule: Registry allocation field. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699, 2026-11-11
  • Small denominator: no · 595 enrolled; each patient moves a rate by 100 ÷ 595 = 0.2 points
    Rule: Enrolment under 30; the arithmetic is shown, not a benchmark. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699, 2026-11-11
  • Primary endpoint is overall survival: yes · Overall Survival
    Rule: A registered primary outcome measure names overall survival. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699, 2026-11-11
  • Results overdue: no · Results posted 2024-04-25
    Rule: Primary completion (actual) more than 12 months ago and no results posted to the registry. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699, 2026-11-11
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Treated and evaluable counts, assessor, confirmed response, follow-up and data cutoff. Source: Readout extraction (ticket 32).
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Primary endpoint changed between registry versions. Source: Registry versions in the store (ticket 32).

3. What must it beat?

  • Not loaded on this app yet: Control-arm result and approved therapies for the same segment, with label links. Source: Drugs@FDA, FDA labels and readouts (tickets 30, 32).

4. Too crowded, or too late?

  • Stopped on this target: 33 terminated, withdrawn or suspended trials of drugs against TNFSF11; 2 give no reason. Reasons are quoted as the registry gives them on the target page. · TNFSF11: what already stopped
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Programs on the target by phase and months behind the leader. Source: Programs and Drugs@FDA (ticket 33).

5. Can it be approved, and stay approved?

  • Single-country: no · 66 sites in 11 countries; 0 in the United States (0%)
    Rule: All listed sites are in one country; the share of US sites is shown. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699, 2026-11-11
  • EU paediatric investigation plan: yes · EMEA-000145-PIP02-12-M05 (denosumab, Treatment of osteoporosis): PM: decision on the application for modification of an agreed PIP, 14 Apr 2023; compliance positive 13 Dec 2024; EMEA-000145-PIP01-07-M09 (denosumab, Prevention of skeletal related events in patients with bone metastases;Treatment of bone loss associated with sex hormone ablative therapy;Treatment of chronic idiopathic arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis);Treatment of giant cell tumour of bone;Treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy): PM: decision on the application for modification of an agreed PIP, 16 Mar 2018; compliance positive 1 Mar 2019
    Rule: An EMA PIP decision (agreement, modification or waiver) lists the drug as its active substance, exact name. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
  • EU orphan designation: no · No EU orphan designation names Denosumab
    Rule: An EU orphan designation lists the drug as its active substance (exact name) or belongs to a medicine that does; withdrawn and expired designations are listed with their status. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
  • Authorised in the EU: yes · Bildyos: authorised since 17 Sept 2025; Jubereq: authorised since 26 May 2025; Yaxwer: authorised since 23 Jun 2025; Prolia: authorised since 26 May 2010; +28 more
    Rule: An EMA medicine record lists the drug as its active substance or INN, exact name; national-only authorisations are not in this file. Source: EMA data download (dated snapshot), 2026-11-11
  • FDA orphan designation: not published · FDA's orphan designation database turns away automated requests, so this app does not read it; search it by hand at the link
    Rule: Would be: an FDA orphan designation names the drug. Source: FDA orphan designations search
  • FDA pediatric oncology approval: yes · Denosumab [Xgeva], 13 Jun 2013: Treatment of adults and skeletally mature adolescents with giant cell tumor of bone that is unresectable or where surgical resection is likely to result in severe morbidity
    Rule: FDA's Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals table names the drug. Source: FDA Pediatric Oncology Drug Approvals (content current as of 2026-03-03), 2026-11-11
  • Registered studies open to children: yes · 27 interventional studies of Denosumab include patients under 18; 2 are recruiting, not yet recruiting or active
    Rule: The registry's age group includes Child (birth to 17 years), which also counts studies that set no minimum age. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov search, 2026-11-11
  • Caveat: Site counts are not patients per country, and trials registered only outside ClinicalTrials.gov are not covered. Where the sites are is a fact about the record, not a judgement of its quality.
  • Rare pediatric disease voucher: FDA, content current as of 29 Apr 2026: “As of February 3, 2026, enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the rare pediatric disease PRV program will sunset after September 30, 2029. FDA may not award any PRVs under this program after September 30, 2029.” Voucher sale prices are not shown here; they appear only as company-reported news. · FDA: Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Precedent approvals for target, modality and endpoint; accelerated-approval status. Source: Drugs@FDA and FDA accelerated-approval tables (ticket 30).

6. Can the sponsor finish?

  • Sponsor: ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation (academic or other) · ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699
  • study chair: Solange Peters, MD, PhD, Trial Chair, CHUV Lausanne, Switzerland · Person page
  • study chair: Mary O'Brien, MD, EORTC Trial Co-Chair, Royal Marden Hospital, Sutton, UK · Person page
  • study chair: Sarah Danson, PhD, EORTC Trial Co-Chair, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK · Person page
  • study chair: Rolf Stahel, MD, Trial Co-Chair, University Hospital of Zuerich, Switzerland · Person page
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Filed cash, quarterly spend and the runway arithmetic. Source: SEC XBRL company facts (ticket 37).
  • Not loaded on this app yet: Sponsor's completed vs stopped oncology trials and results-reporting record. Source: Registry, by company (ticket 37).

What public data cannot tell you

Public records cannot show: sales forecasts; a probability of success for this asset; full deal terms and net prices; FDA designations and action dates before approval (shown only as company-reported); clinical holds unless the company disclosed them; manufacturing; patents on unapproved drugs; whether preclinical findings have been replicated.

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02129699 (2026-11-11); Open Targets Platform (2026-11-11); FDA Pediatric Molecular Target List (Listed as February 2026 on the FDA Pediatric Oncology page; the file served is 9.7.22_the_relevant_molecular_target_list.xlsx, whose Summary of Changes sheet is headed 'SEPTEMBER 2022 UPDATE' (footnote date 2022-09-01)) (2026-11-11). JSON: /api/brief/trial/NCT02129699. Not medical advice.