Immunotherapy before lung surgery shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT05577702
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested giving the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab, alone or with other drugs, before surgery for people with stage II to IIIA non-small cell lung cancer that could be removed. The goal was to see if this approach could shrink tumors and improve outcomes. 121 adults took part, and the study looked at how much tumor remained after treatment and surgery.
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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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121 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Jan 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0 or 1 * Histologically confirmed Stage II-IIIA NSCLC (per the Eighth American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union Internationale Contre le Cancer \[NSCLC\] staging system) * Evaluation by an attending thoracic surgeon to confirm eligibility for an R0 resection with curative intent * Adequate hematologic and organ function, defined by protocol-specified laboratory test results, obtained ≤ 7 days before randomization * Provide formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded block (preferred) or at least 15 freshly cut unstained FFPE slides of the primary tumor for biomarker evaluation during screening Exclusion Criteria: * Any prior antineoplastic therapy(ies) for current lung cancer (eg, radiotherapy, targeted therapies, ablation, or other systemic or local antineoplastic treatment) * Prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4, anti-cell immunoglobulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT), anti-lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways * Has mixed small cell lung cancer * Participants with large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) * The presence of locally advanced unresectable NSCLC regardless of stage or metastatic disease * Known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) sensitizing mutations and/or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangement NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may 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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Anyang Cancer Hospital
Anyang, Henan, 455001, China
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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Hubei Cancer Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430079, China
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Hunan Cancer Hospital
Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China
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Hwa Mei Hospital, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ningbo No Hospital)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315000, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Rui Jin Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical Universitydatansha Hospital)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510140, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Xianghu
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 332000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College
Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China
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The Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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