Radiation 'Priming' could make lung cancer treatment more effective
NCT ID NCT07523464
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study tests whether giving a small, focused dose of radiation to the center of a lung tumor can safely 'prime' the immune system before standard chemoradiation and immunotherapy. About 24 adults with stage III non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery will take part. The main goal is to check for serious side effects and see if this approach can be smoothly added to usual care.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 to 75 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 to 75 years; * Histologically or cytologically confirmed NSCLC; * Unresectable stage III disease according to the AJCC 8th edition; * Negative for driver gene alterations; * Considered suitable for definitive cCRT by MDT discussion or investigator judgment; * ECOG performance status 0-1; * Presence of a clearly delineable pulmonary primary lesion allowing centrally confined priming treatment planning; * Adequate major organ function as required by the study; * Willingness to participate and provision of written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of distant metastasis; * Positive driver gene alterations; * Prior definitive thoracic radiotherapy or prior systemic antitumor treatment for the current disease; * Active autoimmune disease or need for long-term systemic immunosuppressive therapy; * Active interstitial lung disease, prior severe radiation pneumonitis, or immune-related pneumonitis; * Special primary tumor location such that safety constraints for centrally confined priming radiotherapy cannot be met; * Primary lesion immediately adjacent to the main bronchus, carina, major vessels, or esophagus, such that the investigator judges the lead-in intervention to be excessively risky; * Pregnancy or lactation; * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, makes the patient unsuitable for this study.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Locally-advanced non-small cell lung cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Radiation plus targeted antibody tested in older head and neck cancer patients
- Can software and expert review unlock curative radiation for Hard-to-Treat cancers?
- Tiny gadolinium particles aim to make brain radiation hit harder
- Can a Butter-Derived supplement protect the gut during cancer radiation?
- Can repeated MRI scans reveal how tumors respond to radiation?
- Can radiation before or after breast reconstruction improve outcomes?