Comparison of Neoadjuvant Cadonilimab Versus Chemotherapy Combined With PD-1 in the Treatment of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With High PD-L1 Expression: A Single-Center, Randomized, Exploratory Clinical Study

Overview

The advent of immunotherapy has changed the treatment landscape for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. It has become the mainstay of perioperative treatment for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer。 Cadonilimab is the world's first bispecific antibody drug targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4. Previous studies on AK104 have demonstrated preliminary efficacy in both treatment-naïve advanced NSCLC patients and immunotherapy-resistant patients, showing a favorable safety and tolerability profile. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of neoadjuvant bispecific antibody AK104 compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with a PD-1 inhibitor in the treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high PD-L1 expression.

Detailed description

The advent of immunotherapy has changed the treatment landscape for patients with non-small cell lung cancer. It has become the mainstay of perioperative treatment for patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer。 Cadonilimab is the world's first bispecific antibody drug targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4. Previous studies on AK104 have demonstrated preliminary efficacy in both treatment-naïve advanced NSCLC patients and immunotherapy-resistant patients, showing a favorable safety and tolerability profile. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of neoadjuvant bispecific antibody AK104 compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with a PD-1 inhibitor in the treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with high PD-L1 expression.

Interventions

• Drug AK104
  Eligible patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the PD-1 combined with chemotherapy group or the AK104 monotherapy group. Treatment will be administered every 3 weeks, with patients undergoing three preoperative treatment cycles before surgery.

Primary outcome measures

• PCR [Time frame: up to 60 months]

Secondary outcome measures (7)

• MPR [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• ORR [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• OS [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• EFS [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• Number of Participants with Treatment-Related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v4.0 [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• R0 rate [Time frame: up to 60 months]
• Conversion rate of surgery [Time frame: up to 60 months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• The patient shall sign the Informed Consent Form.

• Aged 18 ≥ years.
• Histological or cytological diagnosis of NSCLC by needle biopsy, and stage IB-IIIA confirmed by imageological examinations (CT, PET-CT or EBUS) and Treatment-naïve for relevant antitumor therapy .
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance-status score of 0 or 1.
• Life expectancy is at least 12 weeks.
• At least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST 1.1.
• Patients with good function of other main organs (liver, kidney, blood system, etc.)
• Patients with lung function can tolerate surgery;
• Without systematic metastasis (including M1a, M1b and M1c);
• Fertile female patients must voluntarily use effective contraceptives not less than 120 days after chemotherapy or the last dose of serplulimab (whichever is later) during the study period, and urine or serum pregnancy test results within 7 days prior to enrollment are negative.
• Unsterilized male patients must voluntarily use effective contraception during the study period not less than 120 days after chemotherapy or the last dose of serplulimab (whichever is later).

Exclusion criteria

• 1.Histology suggestive of small cell component and Participants who have received any systemic anti-cancer treatment for thymic epithelial tumor, including surgical treatment, local radiotherapy, cytotoxic drug treatment, targeted drug treatment and experimental treatment; 2. Participants with any unstable systemic disease (including active infection, uncontrolled hypertension), unstable angina pectoris, angina pectoris starting in the last three months, congestive heart failure (>= NYHA) Grade II), myocardial infarction (6 months before admission), severe arrhythmia requiring drug treatment, liver, kidney or metabolic diseases; 3. With activate or suspectable autoimmune disease, or autoimmune paracancer syndrome requiring systemic treatment; 4. Participants who are allergic to the test drug or any auxiliary materials; 5. Participants with Interstitial lung disease currently; 6. Participants with active hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV; 7. Pregnant or lactating women; 8. Participants suffering from nervous system diseases or mental dieases that cannot cooperate; 9.Participated in another therapeutic clinical study; Other factors that researchers think it is not suitable for enrollment.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation

Randomized

Model

Sequential

Masking

Open label

Primary purpose

Treatment

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06946836 · LungMate-027

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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