Can a double immune attack keep lung cancer at bay?

NCT ID NCT06095583

First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing whether adding one or two immune-boosting antibodies—toripalimab alone or combined with tifcemalimab—after standard chemoradiotherapy can help people with limited-stage small cell lung cancer live longer without the cancer growing. About 756 participants who have not progressed after chemoradiotherapy will receive either the drug combination, toripalimab alone, or placebos. The study aims to see if these immune therapies can improve survival and delay cancer recurrence.

What this could mean

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Active substance
toripalimab and tifcemalimab, two experimental immune-boosting antibodies
What this could lead to
If successful, this combination could offer a new consolidation treatment to help prevent lung cancer from returning after initial chemoradiotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is an early-phase trial in a specific cancer type, and neither drug is approved for this use. Immune-related side effects are possible.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

As listed by the trial registrant

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • "TIM - Tbilisi Institute of Medicine" LTD

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Jining, China

  • Ankara City Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Ankara Liv Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Anyang Tumor Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Anyang, China

  • Bakirköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştirma Hastanesi - Oncology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Beijing Cancer Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Beijing, China

  • Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

    RECRUITING

    Beijing, China

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation - LinKou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taoyuan, Taiwan

  • Chi Mei Hospital, Liouying - Department of Oncology

    RECRUITING

    Tainan, Taiwan

  • China Medical University Hospital - Internal Medicine - Taichung

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taichung, Taiwan

  • Chongqing University Cancer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Chongqing, China

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Jaén, Spain

  • Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    A Coruña, Spain

  • Ege University Medical Faculty - Pulmonary

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rotterdam, Netherlands

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Shanghai, China

  • Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University

    RECRUITING

    Yinchuan, China

  • Gulhane Training and Research Hospital - Medical Oncology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • H.C.U.Lozano Blesa

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Zaragoza, Spain

  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

  • Henan Cancer Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Henan, China

  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Universitari Dexeus Grupo Quironsalud

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario Donostia

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    San Sebastián, Spain

  • Hospital Universitario La Paz

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Madrid, Spain

  • Hospital Unviersitario Miguel Servet

    RECRUITING

    Zaragoza, Spain

  • Hubei Cancer Hospital (Hubei Cancer Research Institute)

    RECRUITING

    Wuhan, China

  • Hunan Cancer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Changsha, China

  • ICO-Institute of Clinical Oncology - Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, Georgia

  • ISR-GEO Med Res Clin Healthycore

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia

  • Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Isala Klinieken Zwolle

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Zwolle, Netherlands

  • Istanbul Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin City Hospital - Medical Oncology

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

  • Jilin Cancer Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Changchun, China

  • Katip Celebi University Ataturk Research and Training Hospit

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Kocaeli University Research and Practice Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • LTD "Israel-Georgian Medical Research Clinic Healthycore"

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, Georgia

  • LTD "New Hospitals"

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Liaoning cancer hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Shenyang, China

  • Ltd New Hospitals

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia

  • Memorial Ankara Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Multprofil Clinic Consilium Medulla

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tainan, Taiwan

  • National Taiwan University Hospital - Internal Medicine

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Necmettin Erbakan University Meram

    RECRUITING

    Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • No. 1 Bandong Road, Gongshu District, Hangzhou

    RECRUITING

    Hangzhou, China

  • No.123,DAPI Rd. Niaosong Dist, Kaohsiung City 83301 Taiwan, R.O.C.

    RECRUITING

    Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

  • Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Guangdong, China

  • Rijnstate Ziekenhuis

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Arnhem, Netherlands

  • Shandong Cancer Hospital & Institute

    RECRUITING

    Jinan, Shandong, China

  • Shanxi Cancer hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taiyuan, China

  • Sichuan cancer hospital

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Chengdu, China

  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center

    RECRUITING

    Guangzhou, China

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taichung, Taiwan

  • Taipei Medical University - Shuang Ho Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Taipei Medical University - Taipei Medical University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Taipei Medical University - WanFang Hospital - Hematology and Oncology

    RECRUITING

    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan

  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Taizhou, China

  • Tbilisi State Medical University and Ingorokva High Medical Technology University Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Qingdao, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    RECRUITING

    Nanchang, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Ustc

    RECRUITING

    Hefei, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Xiamen, China

  • The First Hospital of China Medical University

    RECRUITING

    Shenyang, Liaoning, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Hangzhou, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    RECRUITING

    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China

  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    RECRUITING

    Nanchang, China

  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tianjin, China

  • Trakya University Medical Faculty

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Edirne, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Xiangya Hospital Central South University

    RECRUITING

    Changsha, Hunan, China

  • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

    RECRUITING

    Wuhan, China

  • İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi Medical Point İzmir Hastanesi

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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