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Tarlatamab in Combination with Standard of Care Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory of DLL3-Expressing Small Cell Lung Cancers and other High Grade Neuroendocrine Cancers

Trial Status: active

This phase I/II trial tests the safety, side effects, and how well tarlatamab in combination with standard of care radiation therapy works in treating patients with small cell lung cancers and other high grade neuroendocrine cancers that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory) and that express a protein marker called DLL3. Tarlatamab is a new type of immunotherapy agent. It is a bi-specific antibody, connecting two types of proteins: DLL3 which is found on the surface of some types of cancer cells, and CD3, which is present on immune system T-cells (white blood cells). By linking these two proteins, tarlatamab brings T-cells in proximity to cancer cells, and activates T-cells to induce immune mediated cancer cell degradation (breakdown). Tarlatamab is approved for treatment of patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer, and may be effective at treating patients with neuroendocrine neoplasms or other solid tumors that express the DLL3 protein. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Giving tarlatamab in combination with standard of care radiation therapy may be safe, tolerable and/or effective in treating patients with relapsed or refractory DLL3-expressing small cell lung cancers and other high grade neuroendocrine cancers.