Tempus Sculptor Study: Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Observational Study

NCT ID: NCT05257551

Last Updated: 2026-02-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-13

Study Completion Date

2029-03-31

Brief Summary

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The study is a non-interventional evaluation of participants with SCLC who will receive diagnostic and (where possible) post-progression tumor tissue profiling, alongside plasma ctDNA biomarker profiling in addition to their standard of care therapy and disease surveillance.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Small Cell Lung Cancer

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)

This protocol will include participants with newly diagnosed extensive stage (stage IV) small cell lung cancer with tissue collected from the primary lung tumor, or metastatic sites outside of the liver or biliary system.

Observation

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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Observation

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Histologically confirmed small cell lung cancer diagnosis
* Diagnosis made with excisional or core needle biopsy specimen (fine needle aspirate may be permitted with approval from the PI)
* Subjects must submit fresh or archived FFPE tumor sample to the central laboratory
* ECOG performance status of 0-2 at time of enrollment
* Planned extensive stage first-line therapy of etoposide plus carboplatin plus PD-L1 inhibitor (atezolizumab or durvalumab)
* Extensive stage disease at time of diagnosis
* Willing and able to provide informed consent
* Radiotherapy is permitted as long as there is measurable disease outside of the radiotherapy port

Participants will be excluded from the study if any of the following criteria apply. The participant has/is:

* History of prior systemic treatment of SCLC
* Prior diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is excluded if the cancer is diagnosed \< 3 years prior to study entry. Additionally, the participant must be off all therapy for the NSCLC at the time of study entry.
* Mixed small cell and non-small cell histology
* Suspected metastatic cancer from other sites (i.e., those without a known or suspected lung primary diagnosis)
* Not willing to have additional blood samples collected
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tempus AI

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Virginia Rhodes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tempus AI, Inc.

Locations

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Cancer and Blood Specialty Clinic

Los Alamitos, California, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Illinois Cancer Care

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Englewood Health Medical Center

Englewood, New Jersey, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

TriHealth Cancer Institute

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

OhioHealth Research Institute

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institutes

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status WITHDRAWN

Cancer Care Association of York

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Sculptor Study

Role: CONTACT

833-514-4187

Facility Contacts

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Emily Adam

Role: primary

303-724-9682

Beth Heilman

Role: primary

309-243-3617

Cheryl Pai

Role: primary

410-614-1926

Ashley Delgado

Role: primary

984-520-7329

Patrick Newbury

Role: primary

513 865 5249

Nicole Bullock

Role: primary

614-366-6489

Jennifer Stough

Role: primary

Role: backup

717-741-9229

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Other Identifiers

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TP-CA-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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