NCT06121505

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

Low-dose Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Combined With PD-1 Inhibitor Sintilimab and Chemotherapy Versus PD-1 Inhibitor Combined With Chemotherapy as First-line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Squamous Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized, Phase II Multicenter Clinical Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 114 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sichuan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

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

• Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	low-dose radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy	Patients will receive radiation therapy.
DRUG	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).
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).

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-01
• Primary completion: 2027-02-28
• Completion: 2027-02-28
• First posted: 2023-11-08
• Last updated: 2025-12-17

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: China