Immunotherapy combo shows promise against Early-Stage lung cancer
NCT ID NCT04379635
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 3 study tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug tislelizumab to standard chemotherapy before and after surgery helps people with stage II or IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. About 453 participants will receive either tislelizumab plus chemo or a placebo plus chemo, followed by tislelizumab or placebo alone after surgery. The main goals are to see if the tumor shrinks more and if the cancer takes longer to return.
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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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453 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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 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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Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 2. Histologically confirmed Stage II or IIIA NSCLC 3. Measurable disease as assessed per RECIST v1.1 4. Confirm eligibility for an R0 resection with curative intent Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any prior therapy for current lung cancer, including chemotherapy, or radiotherapy 2. Known Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation or Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) gene translocation 3. Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days before randomization 4. Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse 5. History of interstitial lung disease, non-infectious pneumonitis or uncontrolled diseases including pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung diseases, etc. 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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Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China
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Anhui Provincial Hospital
Hefei, Anhui, 230000, China
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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Beijing Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510030, China
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Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College
Shantou, Guangdong, 515031, China
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First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030000, China
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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200000, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China
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Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350001, China
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China
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Hainan Cancer Hospital
Haikou, Hainan, 570312, China
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Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital
Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150000, 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 No2 Hospital)
Ningbo, Zhejiang, 315000, China
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Jiangmen Central Hospital
Jiangmen, Guangdong, 529030, China
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Jilin Cancer Hospital
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110042, China
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Luoyang Central Hospital
Luoyang, Henan, 471009, China
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital,the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Peking University Peoples Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100044, China
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Quanzhou First Affliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, China
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Shanghai Chest Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200030, China
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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Institute
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Sun Yat Sen University Cancer Center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, 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 Xiamen University
Xiamen, Fujian, 361003, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiaotong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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The First Hospital of Jilin University
Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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The Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University
Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300060, China
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Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, 300052, China
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Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China
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Yunnan Cancer Hospital
Kunming, Yunnan, 650100, China
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Zhejiang Cancer Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310022, China
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