Immunotherapy duo shows promise against rare lung cancer in chinese trial
NCT ID NCT05136677
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) works better than standard chemotherapy for Chinese patients with advanced pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lung lining. 102 patients who could not have surgery were randomly assigned to receive either the immunotherapy combo or chemotherapy. The main goal was to see if the immunotherapy helped patients live longer. The study is now complete.
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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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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically proven diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) with determination of epithelioid vs non-epithelioid histology * Must have advanced unresectable disease that is not amenable to therapy with curative intent (surgery with or without chemotherapy) * Available tumor samples for centralized testing * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 * Measurable disease Exclusion Criteria: * Primitive peritoneal, pericardial, testis or tunica vaginalis mesothelioma * Brain metastasis, except if surgically resected or treated with stereotaxic radiotherapy * Prior therapy for MPM (including chemotherapy, radical pleuropneumonectomy and non-palliative radiotherapy) Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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Local Institution - 0003
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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Local Institution - 0004
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Local Institution - 0005
Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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Local Institution - 0006
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Local Institution - 0007
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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Local Institution - 0009
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Local Institution - 0010
Kunming, Yunnan, 650106, China
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Local Institution - 0012
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315010, China
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Local Institution - 0013
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150081, China
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Local Institution - 0014
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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Local Institution - 0015
Yangzhou, Jiangsu, 225001, China
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Local Institution - 0016
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315041, China
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Local Institution - 0018
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Local Institution - 0020
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310005, China
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Local Institution - 0021
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110044, China
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Local Institution - 0023
Wuhan, Hunan, 430023, China
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Local Institution - 0029
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Local Institution - 0030
Qingdao, Shandong, 266003, China
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Local Institution - 0033
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, China
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Local Institution - 0037
Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China
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