Phase II Trial: Low-Dose Radiation + SBRT + Sintilimab + Chemotherapy vs. Sintilimab + Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

NCT ID: NCT06121505

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

114 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-01

Study Completion Date

2027-02-28

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter phase II clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of low-dose radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor (sintilimab) and standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy versus PD-1 inhibitor (sintilimab) combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell lung cancer.

There will be 57 subjects in the experimental group and 57 subjects in the control group, with a total of 114 subjects.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter phase II clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety of low-dose radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy combined with PD-1 inhibitor (sintilimab) and standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy versus PD-1 inhibitor (sintilimab) combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with locally advanced or metastatic squamous cell lung cancer. Patients with previously untreated, locally advanced or metastatic (unresectable or not eligible for definitive chemoradiotherapy, stage IIIB-IV) squamous cell lung cancer who have signed informed consent will be screened for eligibility. Qualified subjects who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned at a 1:1 ratio to the experimental group (radiation therapy plus sintilimab and chemotherapy) or the control group (sintilimab plus chemotherapy). Based on sample size estimation according to statistical hypotheses, there will be 57 subjects in the experimental group and 57 subjects in the control group, with a total of 114 subjects. Subjects in the experimental group will receive radiation therapy. Within 1 week after radiation therapy, they will receive treatment with sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy. Chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy will consist of a total of 4 cycles. Patients will subsequently receive maintenance therapy with sintilimab. Subjects in the control group will receive treatment with sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, consisting of a total of 4 cycles. Patients will subsequently receive maintenance therapy with sintilimab. The primary efficacy endpoint of this study is objective response rate (ORR), as assessed by investigators according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1).

Conditions

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Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Radiotherapy combined with sintilimab and chemotherapy

Subjects received radiotherapy (SBRT+LDRT). Sintilimab combined with standard platinum-containing double-drug chemotherapy was performed within 1 week after the end of radiotherapy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

low-dose radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy

Intervention Type RADIATION

Patients will receive radiation therapy.

chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Sintilimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Sintilimab+Chemotherapy

Subjects received sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

chemotherapy

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Sintilimab

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Interventions

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low-dose radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy

Patients will receive radiation therapy.

Intervention Type RADIATION

chemotherapy

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Intervention Type DRUG

Sintilimab

Patients will receive sintilimab combined with standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy for a total of 4 cycles. Patients subsequently received maintenance treatment with sintilimab, and continued treatment until disease progression (PD), intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of informed consent, initiation of other anti-tumor treatments, death, or other circumstances that should stop treatment as specified in the protocol. Whichever occurs first. The maximum treatment time with sintilimab is 24 months (or 35 cycles).

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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RT standard platinum-containing double-drug chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years old and ≤ 75 years old;
2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed squamous cell lung cancer, imaging confirmed locally advanced or metastatic disease (unresectable or not eligible for definitive chemoradiotherapy, stage IIIB-IV);
3. According to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1), there is at least one imaging measurable lesion;
4. Enough to provide quality control qualified tumor tissue or cell wax blocks to detect PD-L1 expression;
5. Have not received any systemic anti-tumor treatment for locally advanced or metastatic disease in the past;

Exclusion Criteria

1. The pathology is small cell lung cancer (SCLC), including lung cancer mixed with SCLC and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC);
2. The pathology is lung adenocarcinoma, including lung cancer mixed with lung adenocarcinoma and lung squamous cell carcinoma;
3. EGFR gene sensitive mutation or ALK fusion positive or ROS1 fusion positive;
4. Previously received the following therapies: anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2 drugs or another drug that stimulates or synergistically inhibits T cell receptors;
5. Pregnant or lactating women;
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sichuan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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You Lu

Chair of Division of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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You Lu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

West China Hospital

Locations

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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital

Guiyang, Guizhou, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hunan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Sichuan Cancer Hospital

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College

Nanchong, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Jianxin Xue, MD

Role: CONTACT

+86 189 8225 1798

You Lu, MD

Role: CONTACT

+86 189 8060 1763

Facility Contacts

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Zhenzhou Yang

Role: primary

Yu Zhang

Role: primary

Rui Meng

Role: primary

Qifeng Wang

Role: primary

Jianxin Xue

Role: primary

+86 189 8225 1798

Daiyuan Ma

Role: primary

References

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Zhang R, Chen M, Yin N, Xue J. Low-dose radiation and stereotactic body radiotherapy with PD-1 inhibitor sintilimab and chemotherapy for first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic squamous lung cancer: protocol for a randomised phase II trial (IHC002 study). BMJ Open. 2025 Aug 31;15(8):e094859. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094859.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40887121 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IHC-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id