New combo therapy aims to boost immune response in hard-to-treat lung cancer

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Have confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC 2. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) within normal limits 3. Have measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) 4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0 to 1 5. Have a life expectancy \> 12 weeks 6. Have baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) without evidence of acute ischemia or prolonged QT interval 7. Heterosexually active women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use highly effective methods of contraception 8. Male participants who are not sterile must commit to the use of a reliable method of birth control or abstinence 9. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must be on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and have well-controlled HIV infection/disease 10. Resolution of all prior anticancer therapy toxicities prior to C1D1. 11. Willingness to provide fresh tumor biopsy specimens 12. Capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements 13. Provides written informed consent for the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cohort A only: Participants with toxic effects to manage adverse events from previous treatment with immunotherapy 2. Cohort B only: Prior therapy with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. 3. Have known EGFR or ALK mutations 4. Have had prior treatment with recombinant interleukin-12 (IL-12) 5. Have received short-term systemic therapy with immunosuppressive agents prior to C1D1 6. Have active autoimmune disease or medical conditions requiring chronic steroid or other immunosuppressive therapy prior to C1D1 7. Have received live vaccines prior to C1D1 8. Have primary or acquired immunodeficient states 9. Female participant who is pregnant or breastfeeding 10. Have a history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant 11. Has active hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV). 12. HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman Disease 13. Have known active central nervous system metastases 14. Have congestive heart failure, active coronary artery disease, unevaluated new onset angina, unstable angina, or clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias. 15. Have uncontrolled bleeding disorders prior to C1D1 16. Participants on coumadin (warfarin), due to potential for increased bleeding risk associated with surgery 17. History of noninfectious pneumonitis 18. Cohort A only: History of allergy to protein-based therapies, history of any significant drug allergy, or known allergies, hypersensitivity, or intolerance to cetrelimab excipients OR Cohort B only: Hypersensitivity to any component of the anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody selected as standard of care 19. Have other systemic conditions or organ abnormalities that may interfere with the conduct of the study 20. Have any acute or chronic psychiatric problems or substance abuse disorder that make the participant unsuitable for participation