Immunotherapy combo shows promise for early lung cancer
NCT ID NCT04015778
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, alone or with chemotherapy, can shrink early-stage non-small cell lung cancer before surgery and help prevent it from coming back after surgery. About 316 people with stage II or IIIA lung cancer that can be removed will take part. The goal is to see if this approach improves outcomes and to learn more about how the immune system responds.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 316 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 years and older
- 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. Histologically confirmed Stage II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (per TNM 8th edition; AJCC 8th edition), including T3N2M0 tumors, deemed to be completely resectable. 2. Regardless of PD-L1 expression status. 3. EGFR and ALK wild-type. If testing is performed, it should be conducted locally using assays approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA/formerly CFDA). 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. 5. Presence of at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST version 1.1. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of locally advanced, inoperable or metastatic disease 2. Participants with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease 3. Prior treatment with any drug that targets T cell co-stimulations pathways (such as checkpoint inhibitors) 4. EGFR mutation or ALK transsituation (+) Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
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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
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Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
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