Could a simple shot replace IV drips for lung cancer immunotherapy?
NCT ID NCT06091943
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether an immunotherapy drug called tislelizumab can be given as a simple injection under the skin instead of through an IV drip for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The study will compare how well the body absorbs the drug in both forms, when used alongside standard chemotherapy as the first treatment. The goal is to see if the easier injection method works just as well, which could make treatment more convenient for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tislelizumab (an immunotherapy drug) given as a subcutaneous injection or intravenously, combined with chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more convenient way to deliver immunotherapy for lung cancer, potentially improving patient comfort and access.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study, so the subcutaneous form may not match the IV version in effectiveness or safety. Results are preliminary and need confirmation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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: * Able to sign a written consent form, understand, and agree to comply with requirements of the study. * Documented locally advanced or recurrent NSCLC that is not eligible for curative surgery and/or definitive radiotherapy, with or without chemotherapy, or metastatic non-squamous or squamous NSCLC. * No prior systemic treatment for advanced or metastatic NSCLC, including but not limited to chemotherapy or targeted therapy. * At least one measurable lesion as assessed by RECIST v1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS ≤ 1. * Adequate organ function as indicated by laboratory tests. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants diagnosed with NSCLC that harbor a driver mutation (eg, EGFR-sensitizing mutation, ALK fusion oncogene, and BRAF V600E mutation or ROS1 mutation). * Participant has received any Chinese herbal medicine or Chinese patent medicines used to control cancer within 14 days before first dose of study drug. * Active leptomeningeal disease or uncontrolled, untreated brain metastasis. * Active autoimmune diseases or history of autoimmune diseases that may relapse. * Any cancer ≤ 5 years before first dose of study drug except for the specific cancer under investigation in this study and any locally recurring cancer that has been treated curatively (eg, resected basal or squamous cell skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer, localized prostate cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast). * Any condition that required systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medication ≤ 14 days before first dose of study drug. 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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Arensia Exploratory Medicine Llc
Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia
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Beijing Cancer Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100142, China
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Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100021, China
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Deyangs People Hospital
Deyang, Sichuan, 618000, China
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Fujian Cancer Hospital
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350014, China
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Henan Cancer Hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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Huzhou Central Hospital
Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313003, China
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Jining No Peoples Hospital East Branch
Jining, Shandong, 272002, China
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Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Fuzhou, Fujian, 350025, China
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Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
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Shandong Cancer Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, 250117, China
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Shanxi Bethune Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030032, China
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Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030013, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Branch Donghu
Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, China
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The Institute of Oncology, Arensia Exploratory Medicine
Chisinau, 2025, Moldova
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