Radiotherapy Plus Anti-PD-1 Versus Anti-PD-1 Alone in ypTanyN⁺M0 NSCLC

NCT07353476 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2026-01-20

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Summary

Patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who receive neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy may achieve good response in the primary tumor but still have residual nodal disease after surgery (ypTanyN⁺M0), which is associated with poor prognosis in retrospective analyses from our center. In prior trials such as LungART and PORT-C, postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) did not improve disease-free survival in completely resected stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC after adjuvant chemotherapy, suggesting that PORT should not be used indiscriminately. However, recent preclinical and translational data indicate that radiotherapy can enhance antitumor immunity, remodel the tumor microenvironment, and synergize with immune checkpoint inhibitors via immunogenic cell death, improved T-cell trafficking, and tertiary lymphoid structure formation.

This single-center randomized phase II study will evaluate whether adding postoperative involved-field nodal radiotherapy to standard PD-1 maintenance therapy can improve disease-free survival compared with PD-1 maintenance alone in patients with ypTanyN⁺M0 NSCLC after neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy and R0 resection.

Conditions

  • NSCLC (Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer)
  • Post Surgical

Interventions

RADIATION

radiotherapy

Postoperative external beam radiotherapy to regional draining lymph nodes (e.g., ipsilateral mediastinal and hilar nodal stations involved or at high risk), based on pre-treatment imaging and surgical/pathologic findings. Suggested dose: 50-54 Gy in 25-27 fractions (2.0-2.16 Gy per fraction, once daily, 5 days per week), delivered with 3D-CRT or IMRT per institutional standards.

DRUG

PD -1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibody

Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody administered intravenously every 3 weeks for up to 1 year (or until disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal). The specific agent and dose will follow the neoadjuvant regimen and local regulatory approval.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-01
Primary Completion
2030-06-01
Completion
2032-06-01

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