Could a gentler chemo plus immunotherapy tame advanced lung cancer?

NCT ID NCT05312840

First seen Jun 02, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 5 times

Summary

This completed Phase 4 trial tested two chemotherapy doses (standard and low) combined with the immunotherapy drug sintilimab in 20 adults with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer. The goal was to see how well the treatment shrank tumors and controlled the disease, while also checking safety. The study compared a routine-dose group to a low-dose group, with sintilimab given on day 8 of each 3-week cycle.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Quzhou people's Hospital

    Quzhou, Zhejiang, China

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Cisplatin or Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, and Sintilimab

What this could lead to

If successful, this could point toward a less toxic chemotherapy regimen combined with immunotherapy for advanced lung cancer.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, completed Phase 4 trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination may still cause significant side effects.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung non-small cell squamous lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.