Tempus Sculptor Study: Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Observational Study
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05257551 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 25, 2022
Last Update Posted : December 21, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Small Cell Lung Cancer | Other: Observation |
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Only |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Tempus Small Cell Lung Cancer Observational Study (Sculptor): A Tissue and Longitudinal Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Biomarker Profiling Study of Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Using Comprehensive Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Assays |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 13, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 2026 |

Group/Cohort | Intervention/treatment |
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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.
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Other: Observation
No intervention |
- To determine if tumor tissue transcriptional subtypes can be detected [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To determine prospectively if SCLC tumor tissue transcriptional subtypes can be detected by Tempus|xT RNAseq
- To characterize relationship between tissue transcriptional subtype and clinical outcomes [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To characterize the relationship between tissue transcriptional subtype and clinical outcomes for EP+PDL1-i therapy based on collection of longitudinal information from medical records
- To assess the potential for liquid biopsy in SCLC [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To use blood based assays to assess the complementarity of circulating biomarkers to tissue based methods
- To test which tissue and sample variables confound gene expression subtypes [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To measure how variable transcriptional measurements are across tissue characteristics such as site of biopsy and type of biopsy
- To measure biomarkers of SCLC using the TEMPUS xT assay [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To measure specific biomarkers of SCLC subtypes and outcomes using the TEMPUS xT assay
- To identify biomarkers and mechanisms of progression [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To identify biomarkers and mechanisms of progression from EP + PDL1-i therapy
- To study progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 4 years ]To study real-world PFS and OS as measured by the treating clinician
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
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 or 1 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
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of prior systemic treatment of SCLC
- History of radiotherapy or planned radiotherapy to all measurable disease foci
- Prior diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer
- 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

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05257551
Contact: Sculptor Study | 833-514-4187 | sculptor-study@tempus.com |
United States, Illinois | |
Illinois Cancer Care | Recruiting |
Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61615 | |
Contact: Trupti Hattiangadi 309-243-3000 | |
Principal Investigator: Mohammad (Fahad) Asad, MD | |
United States, New Jersey | |
Englewood Health Medical Center | Recruiting |
Englewood, New Jersey, United States, 07631 | |
Contact: Hauwa Adeniji 201-608-2846 | |
Principal Investigator: Meghan Kaumaya, MD | |
United States, Ohio | |
TriHealth Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220 | |
Contact: Nicholas Morgan 513-479-3402 | |
Principal Investigator: James Maher, MD | |
OhioHealth Research Institute | Recruiting |
Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43214 | |
Contact: Hazel Antao 614-788-3880 | |
Principal Investigator: Arvinder Bhinder, MD | |
United States, Oklahoma | |
Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institutes | Recruiting |
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74146 | |
Contact: Stephanie Sandoval 918-505-3201 ext 3339 | |
Principal Investigator: Paul Zito, MD | |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Cancer Care Association of York | Recruiting |
York, Pennsylvania, United States, 17403 | |
Contact: Jennifer Stough | |
Contact 717-741-9229 | |
Principal Investigator: Chanh Huynh, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Anjali Avadhani, MD | Tempus Labs, Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Tempus Labs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05257551 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
TP-CA-003 |
First Posted: | February 25, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 21, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Genomic Profiling Cancer Oncology Observational Precision medicine SCLC |
Small Cell Lung Cancer NGS Biomarkers ctDNA Transcriptomics |
Lung Neoplasms Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site |
Neoplasms Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms |