Comparing two treatments for advanced non-squamous lung cancer

Open-Label, Randomized, Phase III Clinical Study Comparing the Pharmacokinetic Profile, Efficacy, and Safety of JS001sc and JS001 in Combination With Standard Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Recurrent Metastatic Non-Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

This study is testing whether a new way of giving a lung cancer treatment called Toripalimab, either under the skin or through an IV, works better with standard chemotherapy for people with advanced non-squamous lung cancer.

Quick facts

• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 356 (estimated)
• Ages: 18 Years and up
• Sex: All
• Sponsor: Shanghai Junshi Bioscience Co., Ltd. (Academic / other)
• Drugs / interventions: chemotherapy, radiation, prednisone, Toripalimab
• Locations: 1 site (Changshang, Hunan)
• Trial ID: NCT06505837 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this trial studies

This multicenter, open-label, phase III clinical study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Toripalimab injection administered subcutaneously versus intravenously, both in combination with standard chemotherapy for patients with recurrent or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 356 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the subcutaneous or intravenous formulation of Toripalimab alongside platinum-based chemotherapy. The study will assess pharmacokinetics, treatment response, and safety profiles over the treatment duration until termination criteria are met.

Who should consider this trial

Good fit: Ideal candidates include adults aged 18 and older with confirmed relapsed or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who have not received prior systemic therapy for their advanced condition.

Not a fit: Patients with EGFR-sensitive mutations or ALK fusions may not benefit from this study.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a more effective treatment option for patients with advanced non-squamous NSCLC.

How similar studies have performed: Other studies have shown promising results with similar immunotherapy approaches in lung cancer treatment, indicating potential for success.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria：

1. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing informed consent, both male and female.
2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed relapsed or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC.
3. Proof of no detection of EGFR-sensitive mutations and ALK fusions.
4. No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC. Subjects who have received adjuvant therapy or neoadjuvant therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or other treatments) for recurrent non-squamous NSCLC can be enrolled if the interval between the last treatment and recurrence is more than 6 months.
5. Subject has at least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1 criteria.
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0-1.
7. Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks.
8. The function of vital organs meets the following requirements (Note: no blood components and hematopoietic growth factors are allowed to be used within 14 days before screening);

   1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.5×109/L
   2. Platelet ≥ 100×109/L;
   3. Hemoglobin ≥9 g/dL;
   4. Bilirubin ≤1.5× upper limit of normal (ULN);
   5. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5× ULN, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5× ULN;
   6. Creatinine clearance (CrCL) ≥ 60 mL/min (cisplatin) or CrCL ≥50 mL/min (carboplatin) (Cockcroft-Gault formula);
   7. Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN, International normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 (for prophylactic anticoagulation at stable doses, drug-specific monitoring requirements are acceptable beyond this range).
9. Female subjects of childbearing potential, as well as male subjects whose partner is a female of childbearing potential, are required to use a highly effective contraceptive method for the duration of study treatment and for at least 6 months after the last treatment.
10. Voluntarily join this study, sign the informed consent form, have good compliance, and cooperate with follow-up plan.

Exclusion criteria：

1. Concomitant study disease states of:

   1. Histological or cytological pathology of the tumor confirmed with small cell lung cancer component or sarcomatoid lesion, or squamous cell carcinoma component \>10%;
   2. Patients with known meningeal metastases;
   3. Patients with untreated brain metastases, who have received radiation therapy for brain metastases and are judged by the investigator to be stable brain metastases can be enrolled, and the criteria for stability need to meet all of the following conditions: no symptoms related to brain metastases, corticosteroid therapy needs to be discontinued at least 7 days before study drug administration, and no disease progression is found after the end of treatment for brain metastases and before randomization imaging compared with pre-treatment imaging (at least 4 weeks apart);
   4. Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring repeated drainage (once a month or more frequently);
   5. Spinal cord compression that has not undergone radical treatment with surgery and/or radiotherapy, or previously diagnosed spinal cord compression that has no clinical evidence of stable disease for ≥ 4 weeks prior to enrollment after treatment;
2. Have received any of the following treatments:

   1. Received local small-area radiotherapy (such as palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases) within 14 days prior to the first study drug administration;
   2. Prior immune-mediated therapy, including but not limited to anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 therapy (or any other antibodies acting on T cell synergistic stimulation or checkpoint pathways such as IDO, IL-2R, GITR);
   3. Receipt of any investigational drug within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives prior to the first dose of study drug, whichever is shorter;
   4. Concurrent enrollment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study, or the subject is in the follow-up period of the interventional clinical study;
   5. Systemic therapy with corticosteroids (\> 10 mg prednisone equivalent dose per day) or other immunosuppressants within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug. Inhaled or topical corticosteroids are permitted. Receipt of short-term corticosteroids (such as pre-intravenous contrast) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug is permitted;
   6. Subjects who have received proprietary Chinese medicines or immunomodulatory drugs with anti-tumor indications (thymus peptide, interferon, interleukin, etc.) within 2 weeks before the first dose of study drug, or who need to continue to receive these drugs during the study;
   7. Those who have been vaccinated with anti-tumor vaccines or have received live vaccines within 4 weeks before the first dose of study drug;
   8. Major surgery or severe trauma within 4 weeks prior to the first use of study drug.
3. Toxicity from previous anti-tumor therapy has not recovered to ≤ CTCAE grade 1 (except for toxicity judged by the investigator to have no safety risk);
4. Known hypersensitivity to any of the study treatments and their excipients;
5. Unable or unwilling to use folic acid or vitamin B12 injection;
6. Active autoimmune disease, history of autoimmune disease (including but not limited to interstitial pneumonia, colitis, hepatitis, hypophysitis, vasculitis, nephritis, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism); except for:

   1. Subjects with vitiligo or cured childhood asthma/allergies that do not require any intervention after adulthood;
   2. Subjects with autoimmune-mediated hypothyroidism treated with stable doses of thyroid replacement hormone;
   3. Subjects on stable doses of insulin for the treatment of type I diabetes mellitus;
7. Have a history of immunodeficiency, including a positive HIV test, or have other acquired or congenital immunodeficiency diseases, or have a history of organ transplantation and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
8. Severe infection (CTCAE\> grade 2) within 4 weeks before the first use of the study drug, such as severe pneumonia requiring hospitalization, infection comorbidities, etc., active lung inflammation on baseline chest imaging, symptoms and signs of infection within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of the study drug requiring oral or intravenous antibiotic treatment (except for prophylactic antibiotic use);
9. Confirmed or suspected history of interstitial lung disease or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or other moderate to severe pulmonary diseases that seriously affect lung function (except for ≤ grade 1 radiation pneumonitis);
10. Subjects with active pulmonary tuberculosis infection found by medical history or CT examination, or with a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection within 1 year prior to enrollment, or subjects with a history of active pulmonary tuberculosis infection more than 1 year ago but without formal treatment;
11. Presence of active hepatitis B (hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) positive with HBV DNA ≥500 IU/mL), hepatitis C (hepatitis C antibody positive, and HCV-RNA above the lower limit of detection of the analytical method);
12. Diagnosis of any other malignancy prior to the first dose of study drug, with the exception of malignancies with low risk of metastasis (5-year survival rate \>90%), such as adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix or breast, or adequately treated localized prostate cancer;
13. Pregnant or lactating women;
14. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: symptomatic congestive heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<50%, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmia, major seizures, superior vena cava syndrome, or psychiatric illness/social situation that may affect study compliance, result in a significant increase in the risk of adverse events, or affect the subject's ability to provide written informed consent;
15. As judged by the investigator, the subject has other factors that may lead to the forced termination of the study, such as other serious diseases (including mental illnesses) requiring concomitant treatment, serious abnormalities in laboratory test values, and/or family or social factors that may affect the safety of the subject or the collection of experimental data.

Where this trial is running

Changshang, Hunan

• Hunan Cancer Hospital — Changshang, Hunan, China (Recruiting)

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Dezhen Cao, master

Conditions Recurrent Metastatic Non-Squamous Non Small Cell Lung Cancer