New drug cocktail shows promise for lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05519865
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested a combination of two drugs, tucidinostat and tislelizumab, as a first treatment for people with a type of advanced lung cancer that has a specific marker (PD-L1 positive). The study involved 118 participants and aimed to see if the combo could delay cancer growth. It is a randomized, double-blind trial, meaning neither patients nor doctors knew who got the combo versus a control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tucidinostat (Chidamide) and Tislelizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this combination could offer a new first-line treatment option for people with PD-L1 positive advanced lung cancer, potentially slowing tumor growth.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase (phase 2) trial with only 118 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drugs may cause side effects or not work better than existing treatments.
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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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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- 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: 1. Age ≥ 18 years, Male or female. 2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic (stage IIIB-IV) NSCLC. 3. Must have no prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC. 4. Must have positive PD-L1 expression in tumor tissue. 5. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1. 6. Must Have ≥1 measurable target lesion as defined by RECIST v.1.1. 7. Must have adequate organ function. 8. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks. 9. Signed informed consent form (ICF). Exclusion Criteria: 1. With EGFR or ALK gene mutation. 2. Received prior targeted therapy. 3. Prior use of HDAC inhibitor. 4. Received prior therapies targeting PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA4, or any other immune checkpoint pathway. 5. Received any anti-tumor therapy or investigational agent and device within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. 6. Received radiotherapy within 2 weeks or thoracic radiation \>30Gy within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment. 7. Received systemic immunosuppressive drugs within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. Inhaled or topical steroids and physiological dose of systemic glucocorticoid (≤10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) are permitted. 8. Received systemic immunostimulatory drugs within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. 9. Received a live vaccine within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment or planned to receive during the study period. Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; and COVID-19 vaccine also are allowed. 10. Received major surgery within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. 11. Has not recovered ( ≤ Grade 1 defined by CTCAE V5.0) from AEs due to prior anti-cancer therapy. 12. Has symptomatic and untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases. 13. Has hydrothorax and ascites with obvious symptoms or requiring repeated drainage within 1 month before the first dose of study treatment. 14. Uncontrollable or major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. 15. History of hemoptysis within 2 weeks or active bleeding within 2 months before the first dose of study treatment; or subject who is taking anticoagulants, or subject with clear high-risk bleeding tendency during the screening period. 16. History of serious thromboembolism within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment. 17. Suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary inflammation requiring treatment; or history of lung disease treated with oral or intravenous steroids within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment. 18. Obvious gastrointestinal abnormalities during the screening period, which may affect the intake, transport or absorption of drugs. 19. Urinary protein ≥ 2+ and quantitative urinary protein ≥ 1g/24 h during the screening period. 20. Active infection requiring intravenous therapy; or severe infection within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. 21. Known active pulmonary tuberculosis, or subject who is receiving antituberculous treatment or having received antituberculous treatment within 1 year before the first dose of study treatment. 22. Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C. 23. HIV positive or history of AIDS or other serious infectious diseases. 24. History of malignant tumor. 25. Active autoimmune diseases during the screening period, and have received systemic treatment within 2 years before the first dose of study treatment. 26. History of allogeneic organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 27. Contraindications to any of the study drug ingredients. 28. History of hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibody, Chidamide, study drugs, or any of its excipients. 29. History of alcohol or drug abuse. 30. Unwilling or unable to comply with procedures required in this protocol. 31. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. Male/Female is unwilling or unable to use a highly effective method of birth control. 33\. Any condition not suitable for participating in the trial in the opinion of the Investigator.
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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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Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200433, China
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