PET scans may reveal early if immunotherapy works for lung cancer

NCT ID NCT06833229

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing whether special PET scans can predict early on if immunotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) is working in people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Researchers will scan 200 patients before treatment, then at 6 and 12 weeks, looking for signs that tell real tumor shrinkage apart from harmless inflammation. The goal is to avoid unnecessary treatments and side effects by spotting non-responders sooner.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

FDG-PET scan (imaging procedure)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help doctors quickly tell if immunotherapy is working for lung cancer patients, avoiding ineffective treatments and side effects.

What could go wrong

This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. The imaging method may not prove reliable enough to change standard care, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

carcinoma non-small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    RECRUITING

    Nice, 06189, France

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