New hope for lung cancer: immunotherapy cocktail under study

NCT ID NCT05635708

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

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing whether combining the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab with other experimental drugs, with or without chemotherapy, can shrink tumors and control advanced non-small cell lung cancer. About 400 people who have not had prior treatment for metastatic disease will participate. The study is divided into two groups based on a protein marker (PD-L1) level to see which combinations work best.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

tislelizumab (an immunotherapy drug) combined with other investigational drugs and/or chemotherapy

What this could lead to

If successful, this could lead to better treatment options for people with advanced lung cancer, potentially improving tumor shrinkage and delaying disease progression.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with a small number of participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination therapies may cause side effects or not work better than existing treatments.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

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

Locations

  • Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University

    Baoding, Hebei, 071000, China

  • Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

  • Arensia Exploratory Medicine Llc

    Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia

  • Arensia Research Clinic At the Oncology Institute Prof Dr Ion Chiricu

    ClujNapoca, 400015, Romania

  • Asan Medical Center

    SongpaGu, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 05505, South Korea

  • Blacktown Cancer and Haematology Centre

    Blacktown, New South Wales, NSW 2148, Australia

  • Centro Gaucho Integrado de Oncologia Hospital Mae de Deus

    Porto Alegre, 90110-270, Brazil

  • Centro Ricerche Cliniche Di Verona

    Verona, 37126, Italy

  • Chris Obrien Lifehouse

    Camperdown, New South Wales, NSW 2050, Australia

  • Chu Nantes Hopital Nord Laennec

    SaintHerblain, 44805, France

  • Chungbuk National University Hospital

    Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbukdo, 28644, South Korea

  • Cross Cancer Institute

    Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

  • Fujian Cancer Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China

  • Fundacao Faculdade Regional de Medicina de Sao Jose Do Rio Preto

    São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000, Brazil

  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150000, China

  • Henan Cancer Hospital

    Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China

  • Hospital Do Cancer de Londrina

    Londrina, 86015-520, Brazil

  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Vall Dhebron

    Barcelona, 08035, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocio

    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • Hospital de Amor Barretos

    Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil

  • Hrh Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center (Srinakharinwirot University)

    Ongkharak, 26120, Thailand

  • Hubei Cancer Hospital

    Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China

  • Icesp Instituto Do Cancer Do Estado de Sao Paulo Octavio Frias de Oliveira

    São Paulo, 01246-000, Brazil

  • Institut Curie

    Paris, 75005, France

  • Institute of Oncology Bucharest Prof Dr Alexandru Trestioreanu

    Bucureti, 022328, Romania

  • Jining No1 Peoples Hospital East Branch

    Jining, Shandong, 272002, China

  • Linyi Peoples Hospital

    Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China

  • Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital (Chiang Mai University)

    Muang, 50200, Thailand

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mskcc

    New York, New York, 10065-6800, United States

  • Nantong Tumor Hospital Branch North

    Nantong, Jiangsu, 226000, China

  • National Cancer Center (Korea)

    IlsandongGu GoyangSi, Gyeonggi-do, 10408, South Korea

  • National Cancer Centre Singapore

    Singapore, 168583, Singapore

  • Northern Beaches Hospital

    Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, NSW 2086, Australia

  • One Clinical Research

    Nedlands, Western Australia, WA 6009, Australia

  • Port Macquarie Base Hospital

    Port Macquarie, New South Wales, NSW 2444, Australia

  • Providence Portland Medical Center

    Portland, Oregon, 97213-2933, United States

  • Pulau Pinang Hospital

    George Town, 10450, Malaysia

  • Regina Elena, Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Ifo, Irccs

    Roma, 00144, Italy

  • Samsung Medical Center

    GangnamGu, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 06351, South Korea

  • Sarawak General Hospital

    Kuching, 93586, Malaysia

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

    Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13620, South Korea

  • Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System

    SeodaemunGu, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, 03722, South Korea

  • Shanghai East Hospital Branch Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200123, China

  • Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China

  • Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital

    Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, China

  • Songklanagarind Hospital (Prince of Songkhla University)

    Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand

  • Srinagarind Hospital (Khon Kaen University)

    Muang, 40002, Thailand

  • St John of God Health Care

    Subiaco, Western Australia, WA 6008, Australia

  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang

    Taizhou, Zhejiang, 317000, China

  • Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital

    Kuantan, 25100, Malaysia

  • The Catholic University of Korea, St Vincents Hospital

    PaldalGu SuwonSi, Gyeonggi-do, 16247, South Korea

  • The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese Pla General Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100071, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Xianghu

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, 332000, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University

    Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China

  • The Institute of Oncology, Arensia Exploratory Medicine

    Chisinau, 2025, Moldova

  • The Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University

    Hefei, Anhui, 230601, China

  • The University of Texas Md Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4009, United States

  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China

  • Valkyrie Clinical Trials

    Los Angeles, California, 90067-2011, United States