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RELAY
A Study of Ramucirumab (LY3009806) in Combination With Erlotinib in Previously Untreated Participants With EGFR Mutation-Positive Metastatic NSCLC (RELAY)
- NCT02411448 ↗
- Active, not recruiting
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Focused
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Commentary in our index that names this trial so far
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The trial
ClinicalTrials.gov- Official title
- A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Erlotinib in Combination With Ramucirumab or Placebo in Previously Untreated Patients With EGFR Mutation-Positive Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Interventions
- Ramucirumab; Placebo; Erlotinib; Gefitinib; Osimertinib
- Arms
- Ramucirumab + Erlotinib · Experimental
- Placebo + Erlotinib · Placebo comparator
- Ramucirumab + Gefitinib or Osimertinib · Experimental
- Enrollment
- 545
- Primary outcomes
- Part B: Progression Free Survival (PFS)
- Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Start
- May 6, 2015
- Primary completion
- Jan 23, 2019
- Results posted
- Yes
- Registry record
- NCT02411448 · updated Oct 6, 2026
Publications
linked from the registry- Nishino K, Seto T, Nishio M, Nishio K, Kasahara K, Satouchi M, Yoh K, Hayashi H, Enatsu S, Matsui T, Varughese SC, Visseren-Grul C, Nakagawa K. RELAY: safety and efficacy of ramucirumab plus erlotinib in elderly Japanese patients with metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC. Future Oncol. 2025 Oct;21(24):3197-3206. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2025.2560225. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PubMed 40995949
- Nishio M, Seto T, Reck M, Garon EB, Nishio K, Kasahara K, Nishino K, Satouchi M, Yoh K, Hayashi H, Sakai K, Enatsu S, Frimodt-Moller B, Matsui T, Varughese SC, Carlsen M, Visseren-Grul C, Nakagawa K. Final Survival Outcomes With Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Patients With Untreated EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC: RELAY Japanese Subset. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2025 Feb 28;6(6):100819. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2025.100819. eCollection 2025 Jun. PubMed 40458541
- Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Seto T, Nishio M, Aix SP, Paz-Ares L, Chiu CH, Park K, Novello S, Nadal E, Nishino K, Yoh K, Shih JY, Chik JYK, Moro-Sibilot D, Puri T, Chacko Varughese S, Frimodt-Moller B, Visseren-Grul C, Reck M. RELAY: Final Overall Survival for Erlotinib Plus Ramucirumab or Placebo in Untreated, EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2025 Apr;20(4):487-499. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.11.032. Epub 2024 Nov 30. PubMed 39622410
- Nishio K, Sakai K, Nishio M, Seto T, Visseren-Grul C, Carlsen M, Matsui T, Enatsu S, Nakagawa K. Impact of ramucirumab plus erlotinib on circulating cell-free DNA from patients with untreated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR-activating mutations (RELAY phase 3 randomized study). Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2023 Aug 30;12(8):1702-1716. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-22-736. Epub 2023 Aug 10. PubMed 37691865
- Garon EB, Reck M, Nishio K, Heymach JV, Nishio M, Novello S, Paz-Ares L, Popat S, Aix SP, Graham H, Butts BD, Visseren-Grul C, Nakagawa K; RELAY study investigators. Ramucirumab plus erlotinib versus placebo plus erlotinib in previously untreated EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (RELAY): exploratory analysis of next-generation sequencing results. ESMO Open. 2023 Aug;8(4):101580. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101580. Epub 2023 Jun 28. PubMed 37390764
- Chiu CH, Lin MC, Wei YF, Chang GC, Su WC, Hsia TC, Su J, Wang AK, Jen MH, Puri T, Shih JY. Efficacy and Tolerability of Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib in Taiwanese Patients with Untreated, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-Mutated, Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in the RELAY Study. Target Oncol. 2023 Jul;18(4):505-515. doi: 10.1007/s11523-023-00975-5. Epub 2023 Jun 17. PubMed 37329423
- Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Gao L, Callies S, Zimmermann A, Walgren R, Visseren-Grul C, Reck M. RELAY, ramucirumab plus erlotinib versus placebo plus erlotinib in untreated EGFR-mutated metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: exposure-response relationship. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2022 Aug;90(2):137-148. doi: 10.1007/s00280-022-04447-x. Epub 2022 Jul 16. PubMed 35841410
- Nishio M, Nishio K, Reck M, Garon EB, Imamura F, Kawaguchi T, Yamaguchi H, Ikeda S, Hirano K, Visseren-Grul C, Ceccarelli M, Wijayawardana SR, Zimmermann A, Matsui T, Enatsu S, Nakagawa K. RELAY+: Exploratory Study of Ramucirumab Plus Gefitinib in Untreated Patients With EGFR-Mutated Metastatic NSCLC. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2022 Feb 26;3(4):100303. doi: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2022.100303. eCollection 2022 Apr. PubMed 35369607
- Nadal E, Horinouchi H, Shih JY, Nakagawa K, Reck M, Garon EB, Wei YF, Kollmeier J, Frimodt-Moller B, Barrett E, Lipkovich O, Visseren-Grul C, Novello S. RELAY, Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib Versus Placebo Plus Erlotinib in Patients with Untreated, Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-Positive, Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Safety Profile and Manageability. Drug Saf. 2022 Jan;45(1):45-64. doi: 10.1007/s40264-021-01127-2. Epub 2021 Dec 20. PubMed 34928484
- Mitani S, Chen Y, Inoue K, Mori J, Gao L, Long A, Wakabayashi S. Clinical Impact of a Shortened Infusion Duration of Ramucirumab in Japanese Patients -A Model-Based Approach. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2021 Nov;48(11):1381-1387. PubMed 34795131
- Nakagawa K, Garon EB, Seto T, Nishio M, Ponce Aix S, Paz-Ares L, Chiu CH, Park K, Novello S, Nadal E, Imamura F, Yoh K, Shih JY, Au KH, Moro-Sibilot D, Enatsu S, Zimmermann A, Frimodt-Moller B, Visseren-Grul C, Reck M; RELAY Study Investigators. Ramucirumab plus erlotinib in patients with untreated, EGFR-mutated, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (RELAY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019 Dec;20(12):1655-1669. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30634-5. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PubMed 31591063
- Reck M, Garon EB, Paz-Ares L, Ponce S, Jaime JC, Juan O, Nadal E, Kiura K, Widau RC, He S, Dalal R, Lee P, Nakagawa K. Randomized, Double-Blind Phase Ib/III Study of Erlotinib With Ramucirumab or Placebo in Previously Untreated EGFR-Mutant Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (RELAY): Phase Ib Results. Clin Lung Cancer. 2018 May;19(3):213-220.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2017.11.003. Epub 2017 Nov 21. PubMed 29317191
- Garon EB, Reck M, Paz-Ares L, Ponce S, Jaime JC, Juan O, Nadal E, Lee P, Dalal R, Liu J, He S, Treat J, Nakagawa K. Treatment Rationale and Study Design for the RELAY Study: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Erlotinib With Ramucirumab or Placebo in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation-Positive Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer. 2017 Jan;18(1):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2016.05.023. Epub 2016 Jun 8. PubMed 27894601