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LN-145

Phase 3FDA approved

Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer | Cell therapy | Oncology |Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.|Trials Updated: Oct 9, 2026

LN-145 development status

FDA approval on record Approved
Highest phase Phase 3 run by Immatics US, Inc. (NCT06743126)
Phase scored for IOVAPhase 2
Registered trials 15 across 7 sponsors since Feb 2015

LN-145 target and mechanism

ModalityCell therapy

Also known as Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes, Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes LN-145, Autologous TILs LN-145, Lifileucel

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Trial Design

CONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials10
Total Enrollment1,314

FDA Designations

ACCELERATED_APPROVAL

LN-145 clinical trials

LN-145 · 10 trials · 22 indications

Phase 3 1Phase 2 7Phase 1 1Early Phase 1 1
NCT05727904Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.Metastatic Melanoma
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PHASE3RECRUITING
Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Objective Response Rate and Progression Free Survival
5 years total duration

To compare the efficacy of lifileucel plus pembrolizumab with the efficacy of pembrolizumab alone measured by objective response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS) assessed by the blinded independent review committee (BIRC) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1

Objective Response Rate
5 years

To evaluate the efficacy of lifileucel as measured by ORR per RECIST v1.1 as assessed by the IRC

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) Production
TIL infusion will be performed at day 0 of the study.

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) production is defined by the successful tumor harvest that leads to a manufacturing of a TIL product that contains ≥ 1 x 10\^9 cells.

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) Administration
Evaluated up to 24 hours from TIL infusion (day 0) as IL-2 first dose will be administered with in 12-24 hours from TIL infusion.

TIL administration is defined by the administration of NMA-LD, complete infusion of TIL therapy and at least 1 dose of interleukin-2 (IL-2).

Incidence of Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)
Adverse events will be collected until 30 days post treatments. The study does not have a fixed treatment duration as defined in the protocol section 5.5.

TEAEs will determined on the Common Toxicity Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5.0 (CTCAEv5) as reported on case report forms.

Disease Assessment for Objective Response Rate
Every 6 weeks for 6 months, then every 3 months for a maximum of 60 months

Evaluate the efficacy of LN-144 in patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma using the objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by the investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 for Cohorts 1 \& 3 and as assessed by Independent Review Committee (IRC) per RECIST Version 1.1 for Cohorts 2 \& 4

Feasibility of neoadjuvant administration of MK-3475 and LN-144/Lifileucel in 3 stage IIIB-D melanoma patients (Phase 1)
Up to 2 years

Success rate of tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) expansion from all screened eligible patients who have had tumor-involved lymph node(s) removed; percentage of all eligible patients who have completed the screening and treated with LN-144/lifileucel.

Incidence of grade >= 3 treatment-emergent adverse events (both immune and non-immune related) (Phase 2)
Up to 2 years

The severity of AEs will be graded according to CTCAE version 5.0, and frequencies and percentages of patients with AEs will be tabulated by severity grade.

TILs
8-12weeks

Number of viable TILs (cell count) harvested from resected tumor tissue.

Secondary Endpoints

Overall Survival
7 years total duration
Complete Response Rate, Duration of Response and Event Free Survival
5 years total duration
Objective Response Rate, Progression Free Survival, Complete Response Rate, Duration of Responses, Event Free Survival and PFS2
5 years total duration
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Arm AEXPERIMENTALLifileucel plus Pembrolizumab
Arm BACTIVE_COMPARATORPembrolizumab alone with Optional Crossover Period
LifileucelEXPERIMENTAL -
Cohort A: CSCC Autologous TIL TherapyEXPERIMENTAL10 participants with CSCC will complete: * Screening visit * Surgical procedure to collect tissue, called TIL harvest * Baseline visit * Days -5 through -1: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Fludarabine, 1x daily * Days -5 and -4: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, 1x daily * Day 0: TIL infusion * Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 14: Predetermined dose of IL-2 1x daily for up to 6 doses * Imaging at weeks 6 and 12 * End of treatment visit with imaging * Long term follow up every 3 months for up to 3 years
Cohort B: MCC Autologous TIL TherapyEXPERIMENTAL4 participants with MCC will complete: * Screening visit * Surgical procedure to collect tissue, called TIL harvest * Baseline visit * Days -5 through -1: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Fludarabine, 1x daily * Days -5 and -4: Predetermined dose of Lymphodepleting Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, 1x daily * Day 0: TILs infusion * Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 14: Predetermined dose of IL-2 1x daily for up to 6 doses * Imaging at weeks 6 and 12 * End of treatment visit with imaging * Long term follow up every 3 months for up to 3 years
Single ArmEXPERIMENTALLifileucel
Patients with Endometrial CancerEXPERIMENTAL -
Cohort 1EXPERIMENTALPatients whose tumors did not express programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), i.e., tumor proportion score (TPS) \< 1% prior to ICI treatment and Patients with no available historical TPS for PD-L1 expression
Cohort 2EXPERIMENTALPatients whose tumors expressed PD-L1 TPS ≥1% prior to ICI treatment
Cohort 3EXPERIMENTALPatients, regardless of tumor PD-L1 TPS prior to ICI treatment, who are unable to safely undergo a surgical tumor resection for TIL generation
Cohort 4EXPERIMENTALPatients, regardless of tumor PD-L1 expression status prior to ICI treatment, who have meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria except the requirement to have documented disease progression may elect to have the tumor harvest procedure and TIL production prior to disease progression on their current anticancer treatment. Documentation of progressive disease and identification of a target lesion for RECIST v1.1 assessment is required at Baseline for these patients.
Retreatment CohortEXPERIMENTALPatients who were previously treated with LN-145 in Cohort 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Cohort 5EXPERIMENTALLN-145 cryopreserved/LN-145-S1 cryopreserved TIL re-treatment
Treatment (pembrolizumab, lifileucel)EXPERIMENTALPatients receive pembrolizumab IV on day -14, cyclophosphamide IV QD on days -7 to -6, fludarabine IV over 30 minutes QD on days -5 to -1, and lifileucel IV infusion on day 0. Patients also receive pembrolizumab IV on day 28 and 70, and undergo surgery on day 80. MAINTENANCE: Patients receive pembrolizumab IV every 6 weeks for up to 1 year in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
CD8 PET/CT imaging for lifileucel therapyEXPERIMENTALCD8 PET/CT imaging prior to tumor resection (PET0) and after lifileucel treatment.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
Lifileucel plus PembrolizumabBIOLOGICALA tumor sample is resected from each patient for Lifileucel manufacturing. Patients then receive Pembrolizumab followed by the lifileucel regimen which consists of non-myeloablative lymphodepletion, lifileucel infusion followed by IL-2. Patients will then continue to receive Pembrolizumab every 6 weeks until disease progression.
Pembrolizumab with Optional Crossover PeriodBIOLOGICALPatient will receive Pembrolizumab monotherapy every 6 weeks until disease progression. Upon verified confirmed disease progression by the blinded independent review central committee, patients may proceed to lifileucel monotherapy during an optional crossover period if they meet eligibility criteria. Optional crossover: A tumor sample is resected from each patient for Lifileucel manufacturing. Patients then receive the lifileucel regimen which consists of non-myeloablative lymphodepletion, lifileucel infusion followed by IL-2.
LifileucelBIOLOGICALStudy intervention will begin with a tumor resection from which lifileucel will be generated. The lifileucel regimen consists of a preparative NMA-LD regimen (ie, cyclophosphamide with mesna followed by fludarabine), the lifileucel infusion, and an abbreviated course of aldesleukin (interleukin-2).
LN-145BIOLOGICALAutologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes via intravenous (into the vein) infusion per protocol
CyclophosphamideDRUGAntineoplastic drug, multi-dose vial, per institutional standards
FludarabineDRUGNucleotide metabolic inhibitor, single-use vial, via intravenous infusion per institutional standards
Interleukin-2BIOLOGICALRecombinant, human glycoprotein, single-use vial, via intravenous infusion per protocol
LN-145-S1BIOLOGICALA tumor sample is resected from each patient and cultured ex vivo to expand the population of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. After NMA lymphodepletion, patients are infused with autologous TIL (LN-145-S1) followed by IL-2 administration.
PembrolizumabBIOLOGICALGiven IV
Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryPROCEDUREUndergo surgery
Resection of PET (high) and PET (low) TumorsPROCEDUREHarvest of two tumors to obtain tissue for manufacturing the autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cellular product.
Lifileucel Manufacturing Clinical v ResearchBIOLOGICALProduction of lifileucel (AMTAGVI) for participant infusion) and comparator lifileucel (AMTAGVI) at a centralized Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant facility.
Chemotherapy RegimenDRUGAdministration of a 7-day lymphodepleting (LD) chemotherapy regimen prior to lifileucel infusion.
Lifileucel InfusionBIOLOGICALAdministration of CD8 PET-guided infusion of lifileucel (AMTAGVI) on Day 0 following completion of the lymphodepleting chemotherapy regimen.
IL-2DRUGAdministration of up to six doses of intravenous interleukin-2 (IL-2) following lifileucel (AMTAGVI) infusion.
CD8 PETPROCEDURECD8 PET/CT imaging will be performed before tumor resection and after lifileucel (AMTAGVI) administration (PET1).
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to 70 Years
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites82

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Participant has a histologically or pathologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IIIC, IIID, or IV unresectable or metastatic melanoma. 2. In the investigator's assessment, the participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 and an est...

Countries:United StatesAustraliaBelgiumCanadaFinlandFranceGermanyIsraelItalyNetherlandsSingaporeSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomHungary
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Competitive Landscape -Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer 544 trials (matched to "Metastatic Non Small Cell Lung Cancer")

Top 20 of 89 competitors

CompanyTickerTrialsLead PhaseDrugs
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK37PHASE3Pembrolizumab, Olaparib, Sacituzumab tirumotecan, Intismeran autogene, Pembrolizumab Berahyaluronidase alfa
Revolution Medicines, Inc.RVMD9PHASE3Daraxonrasib, Zoldonrasib, Elironrasib, RMC-5127
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY18PHASE3Selpercatinib, Pemetrexed, Abemaciclib, Olomorasib, LY3537982
AbbVie, Inc.ABBV12PHASE3Telisotuzumab vedotin, ABBV-1480, Livmoniplimab, Budigalimab, Telisotuzumab Adizutecan
AstraZeneca PLCAZN68PHASE3Datopotamab deruxtecan, Durvalumab, Oleclumab, Monalizumab, Tremelimumab
Gilead Sciences, Inc.GILD7PHASE3Sacituzumab govitecan, Zimberelimab, Domvanalimab, Etrumadenant, TUB-040- Dose escalation
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY24PHASE3Repotrectinib, Nivolumab, Pumitamig, Relatlimab, Adagrasib
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ19PHASE3Lazertinib, Amivantamab, JNJ-90301900, JNJ-86974680, Cetrelimab
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADRBNTX7PHASE3Gotistobart, Pumitamig, BNT326, BNT116, BNT324
Pfizer Inc.PFE20PHASE3Lorlatinib, Crizotinib, Avelumab, Talazoparib, Axitinib
ArriVent BioPharma, Inc.AVBP9PHASE3Firmonertinib
Amgen Inc.AMGN4PHASE3ABP 234, Sotorasib, Anvumetostat
Novartis AG Sponsored ADRNVS11PHASE3Opnurasib, TNO155, DKY709, Spartalizumab, KFA115
GSK plc Sponsored ADRGSK3PHASE3Dostarlimab, Belrestotug, Nelistotug, Cobolimab
Summit Therapeutics IncSMMT2PHASE3Ivonescimab
Nuvation Bio, Inc. Class ANUVB4PHASE3Taletrectinib
Genmab A/S Sponsored ADRGMAB4PHASE3Acasunlimab, Rina-S, GEN1042
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.REGN7PHASE2Cemiplimab, Marlotamig, Fianlimab, REGN5093
Nuvalent, Inc. Class ANUVL1PHASE3Neladalkib
BeOne Medicines Ltd. Sponsored ADRONC7PHASE3Tislelizumab, BGB-A445, LBL-007, BGB-15025, BGB-43395
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)

LOWOct 9, 2026NCT07741877Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
LOWOct 9, 2026NCT07741877Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING → RECRUITING
HIGHOct 1, 2026NCT07288203Enrollment: 100 → 24
HIGHOct 1, 2026NCT07288203Enrollment: 100 → 24
LOWSep 24, 2026NCT05727904lastUpdatePostDate: changed
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LOWAug 3, 2026NCT07741877NEW_TRIAL: changed

Frequently asked questions about LN-145

What is LN-145?

LN-145 is an investigational autologous tumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) cell therapy being developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics for advanced solid tumors. It is a patient-derived cell therapy in Phase 2 clinical development for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

What is LN-145 used for in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma?

LN-145 is being studied in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma in a Phase 2 trial, NCT07288073, which is currently recruiting in the United States. The study enrolls adults 18 years and older with these skin cancers, including metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Who makes LN-145?

LN-145 is developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc., a cell therapy company whose common stock trades on Nasdaq under the ticker IOVA. Iovance is the sponsor of the Phase 2 studies evaluating LN-145 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

What phase is LN-145 in?

LN-145 is in Phase 2 clinical development. It is investigational and has not been approved by the FDA. Its Phase 2 program spans cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, and squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, with active recruiting studies in lung cancer and skin cancer.

What clinical trials is LN-145 in?

LN-145 is being evaluated in three Phase 2 trials. NCT04614103 is a recruiting study of autologous LN-145 in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer across the United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, and Asia. NCT07288073 is recruiting in cSCC and Merkel cell carcinoma, and NCT03083873, completed in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, enrolled 64 patients.

How is LN-145 administered?

LN-145 is an autologous cell therapy, meaning the tumor infiltrating lymphocytes are derived from the patient's own tumor tissue and then administered back to that patient. The Phase 2 studies enroll adults 18 years and older and are conducted in the United States and, for the lung cancer study, additional countries.