New combo therapy shows promise for rare lung cancer before surgery

NCT ID NCT06155279

First seen Jan 22, 2026 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 19 times

Summary

This study tests whether giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab along with standard chemotherapy before surgery can improve outcomes for people with a rare cancer called pleural mesothelioma. The trial involves 41 adults with early-stage disease that can be surgically removed. The main goal is to see if this approach can eliminate all cancer cells in the removed tissue.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo

    Alessandria, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Parma

    Parma, Italy

  • Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna

    Ferrara, Italy

  • Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) IRCCS

    Aviano, Pordenone, Italy

  • Humanitas Gavazzeni

    Bergamo, Italia/Bergamo, 24125, Italy

  • IFO - Istituto Tumori Regina Elena, Roma

    Roma, Italia/Roma, 00144, Italy

  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas

    Rozzano, Milano, 20089, Italy

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS

    Padova, 35128, Italy

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