New lung cancer cocktail aims to outperform current standard
NCT ID NCT07170995
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether adding a new drug (SHR-8068) to a standard immunotherapy (adebrelimab) and chemotherapy works better than the current standard (tislelizumab plus chemo) for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. About 460 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The study measures how long people live without their cancer getting worse and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SHR-8068, adebrelimab, and platinum-based chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new first-line treatment option for advanced lung cancer that may be more effective than current standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial, so results are not guaranteed. The new combination may not improve survival or could cause more side effects than the standard treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 460 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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. Voluntary participation and written informed consent. 2. 18-75 years old, no gender limitation. 3. Newly diagnosed histologically or cytologically confirmed, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is treatment naive and not amenable to curative therapy including surgical resection or chemoradiation. 4. Confirmed tumor PD-L1 status prior to randomization. 5. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score: 0-1 6. With a life expectancy ≥ 3 months. 7. At least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have untreated central nervous system metastasis; or have meningeal metastasis or spinal cord compression; 2. Uncontrolled clinically symptomatic pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites; 3. Previous or co-existing malignancies; 4. Have Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders; 5. Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C, or with a history of immunodeficiency; 6. Have an active or past medical history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis, including drug-induced or radiation ILD/pneumonitis.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250117, China
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