New combo therapy shows promise for rare lung cancer

NCT ID NCT06155279

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving a combination of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab and chemotherapy before surgery can help 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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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Mesothelioma, Malignant pleural biphasic mesothelioma pleural epithelioid mesothelioma pleural mesothelioma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

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