Triple therapy targets tough brain metastases in lung cancer
NCT ID NCT06431685
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-phase study is testing whether a combination of low-dose radiation to the whole brain, an immunotherapy drug (PD-1 inhibitor), and chemotherapy given directly into the spinal fluid can safely treat lung cancer that has spread to the lining of the brain and spinal cord. The trial will enroll 10 adults aged 18-75 whose cancer has not responded to standard treatments. Researchers will monitor side effects and check if the cancer shrinks or stops growing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Whole brain low-dose radiotherapy, pembrolizumab (PD-1 inhibitor), and pemetrexed (intrathecal chemotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new treatment option for people with lung cancer that has spread to the brain and spinal cord lining, potentially improving survival and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early (Phase 1) and small study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The combination of treatments may cause serious side effects, including brain inflammation or nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 75 years old; 2. Patients with a definite diagnosis of leptomeningeal metastasis by cerebrospinal fluid cytology, or patients with clinical diagnosis combined with tumor history, neuroimaging, clinical manifestations, cerebrospinal fluid examination, etc.; 3. Patients with a clear history of lung carcinoma, including histopathological diagnosis or a combination of cytopathology and imaging, and failure of standard treatment; 4. Efficacy of extracranial lesions SD; 5. Patients with no contraindications to craniocranial radiotherapy were judged by radiotherapy doctors. Subjects who agree to receive immunotherapy, Lumbar puncture, intrathecal chemotherapy, and radiotherapy; 6. Expected survival ≥3 months, PS score ≤3; 7. Agree to provide cerebrospinal fluid, blood and tissue samples for biomarker testing; 8. The main organs function normally, no serious blood, heart, lung, liver, kidney, bone marrow and other functional abnormalities and immune deficiency diseases; 9. One week before enrollment, bone marrow and liver and kidney function met the following criteria: ① Hemoglobin ≥80 g/L, neutrophils ≥1.5×10\^9/L and platelets ≥70×10\^9/L; ② Renal function: Cr≤ULN (upper limit of normal) × 1.5, endogenous creatinine clearance (Ccr)≥55 ml/min; Liver function: total bilirubin ≤ULN × 1.5; ALT, AST≤ULN × 2.5; (In case of liver metastasis, total bilirubin should not be higher than 3 times the upper normal limit, and transaminase should not be higher than 5 times the upper normal limit); 10. The fertile women agreed to use contraception during the study period and for 6 months after the study ended; Patients who tested negative for a serum or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to joining the study and were not breastfed; Men who agreed to use contraception during the study period and for 6 months after the study ended Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune diseases; 2. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency; 3. Uncontrolled cardiac clinical symptoms or diseases; 4. Severe infection or severe comorbidities, such as bleeding peptic ulcer, ileus, heart failure, renal failure, or poorly controlled diabetes; 5. History of allogeneic organ transplantation or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; 6. Other systemic malignancies within the last 5 years; 7. Allergy to any test drug; 8. Uncontrolled epilepsy, neurological failure, or severe treatment-related neurological impairment, uncontrollable psychosis, and other conditions deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigator; 9. Pregnant and lactating women, subjects with reproductive capacity are unwilling to take effective contraceptive measures.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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