Matthias Scheffler is an expert in Oncology at University Hospital Cologne (Germany). As of October 2026, ScienceLeadR ranks Matthias Scheffler in the top 1% of experts worldwide for Bronchial Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms and Thoracic Neoplasms. Matthias Scheffler has authored 176 publications, the most recent in 2026, and is an investigator in 10 clinical trials, 5 of them ongoing. SLR score: 769 (community average: 125). How the SLR is computed.

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Matthias Scheffler University Hospital Cologne Germany
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Oncology

Subspecialties: Pulmonology - Genetics - Public Health

Full career – Last 3 years

Main Topics

Publications and Clinical Studies

Publications – Clinical Studies

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Organizations

Career arc: 2007 - 2026

Source: PubMed

University Hospital Cologne

Publications Synthesis

Sources: PubMed, OpenAlex

Number : 176

Citations

Citations: 6 945 1st author: 24 Last author: 15 Unique author: 0


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Latest Publications

5 most recent indexed articles

Source: Pubmed

Title Journal Year Citations
Rationale and Study Design of the GUIDANCE trial: A Multicenter Phase II Trial of Maintenance Durvalumab and Olaparib After Standard Fist Line Treatment (Carboplatin/Cisplatin, Etoposide, and Durvalumab) in HRD Positive Extensive Disease (ED) Small-cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) (AIO-TRK-0124/ass).
PMID 42710416 — cells, genes, recombination, genetic, lung, poly(adp-ribose) polymerases, homologous recombination, neoplasms, poly adenosine diphosphate ribose, biomarkers, maintenance, lung neoplasms, recombinational dna repair, small cell lung carcinoma, therapeutics, etoposide, carboplatin
Clin Lung Cancer20260
FIND: a phase-II study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of erdafitinib in FGFR-altered NSCLC.
PMID 42848441 — cells, safety, neoplasms, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, mutation
Clin Cancer Res20260
Response to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in a Patient With EGFR-Mutated NSCLC and Transformation to SCLC Harboring HER2 Amplification: A Case Report.
PMID 42657058 — carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, trastuzumab
JTO Clin Res Rep20260
Molecular and clinical characteristics of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring KRAS Q61 mutations to assess therapeutic responses.
PMID 42268349 — cells, lung, neoplasms, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, drug therapy, immunotherapy, lung neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, therapeutics, mutation, chemotherapy
Clin Cancer Res20260
First-Line Zongertinib in Advanced HER2-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
PMID 41985129 — cells, epidermal growth factor, lung, growth, progression-free survival, brain, neoplasms, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, drug-related side effects and adverse reactions, lung neoplasms, neoplasm metastasis, receptors, growth factor, small cell lung carcinoma, therapeutics
N Engl J Med Top journal20260

Clinical Studies 10

Sources: ClinicalTrials, EU CTIS

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By phase:

N/A 3
Phase 1 3
Phase 2 2
Phase 3 2

By status:

Active not recruiting 4
Completed 2
Approved for Marketing 1
Not yet recruiting 1
Recruiting 1
Unknown 1

By type:

Interventional 8
Expanded Access 1
Observational 1

By Monocentric/Multicentric:

monocentric 2
multicentric2to4 0
multicentric5to9 1
multicentricup10 7

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Cohort/Consortium Investigators 1

Ongoing Clinical Trials

5 ongoing trials started since 2021, where this expert is an investigator

Source: ClinicalTrials

Study Phase Status Start
Beamion LUNG 3 A study to test whether zongertinib helps people with surgically removed non small cell lung cancer with HER2 mutations compared with standard treatment
2025-521284-12-00 — cells, lung, neoplasms, multiple chronic conditions, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, lung neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, protein-tyrosine kinases, tyrosine, therapeutics, mutation, her2 mutation
Phase 3Not yet recruiting2026
Beamion 44 A study to test how well zongertinib is tolerated by people with advanced non small cell lung cancer with HER2 mutations when given in combination with chemotherapy with or without pembrolizumab
2025-523567-38-00 — cells, lung, safety, neoplasms, multiple chronic conditions, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, drug therapy, lung neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, therapeutics, mutation, chemotherapy, her2 mutation
Phase 2Recruiting2026
BEAMION Lung 2 A study to test whether zongertinib (BI 1810631) helps people with advanced non small cell lung cancer with HER2 mutations compared with standard treatment
2023-504308-27-00 — cells, lung, neoplasms, multiple chronic conditions, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, lung neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, protein-tyrosine kinases, tyrosine, therapeutics, mutation, her2 mutation
Phase 3Active not recruiting2024
Improvement of Personalized Lung Cancer Care Through Digital Connection and Patient Participation (DigiNet)
NCT05818449 — depression, cells, quality of life, lung, patient participation, genetics, hospitals, private, neoplasms, pathology, pathology, molecular, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, documentation, private practice, lung neoplasms, small cell lung carcinoma, physicians, database management systems, precision medicine, diagnosis, patient reported outcome measures, hospitals, community, therapeutics, counseling, genomic medicine, carcinoma
N/AActive not recruiting2022
Beamion LUNG 1 A Study to Test Different Doses of Zongertinib in People With Different Types of Advanced Cancer (Solid Tumours With Changes in the HER2 Gene)
NCT04886804 — cells, genes, lung, genes, erbb-2, neoplasms, carcinoma, non-small-cell lung, lung neoplasms, neoplasm metastasis, small cell lung carcinoma, therapeutics, carcinoma
Phase 1Active not recruiting2021

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