HC010 as first-line treatment for PD-L1 positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Official title: A Multicenter, Single-arm, Open-label Phase II Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of HC010 for Injection in the First-line Treatment of Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Positive for Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1)
Run by HC Biopharma Inc. · NCT07169552 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This will test HC010 as a single-drug first-line treatment for adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have PD-L1 expression (TPS ≥1%) and do not have EGFR/ALK/ROS1 alterations.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 2 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 50 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | HC Biopharma Inc. Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | radiation, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, prednisone |
| Locations | 1 site (Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | December 9, 2025 |
| Main results expected | December 30, 2026 |
| Study ends | September 30, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | December 17, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07169552 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults (≥18) with histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC, PD-L1 TPS ≥1%, no EGFR/ALK/ROS1 driver alterations, and no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease are the intended participants.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with PD-L1–negative tumors (TPS <1%), documented EGFR/ALK/ROS1 or other actionable driver mutations, prior systemic treatment for metastatic disease, or major uncontrolled comorbidities are unlikely to benefit from this protocol.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a multicenter, single-arm, open-label Phase 2 trial giving HC010 alone to patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who are treatment-naïve for advanced disease and whose tumors show PD-L1 TPS ≥1%. Key eligibility excludes tumors with EGFR, ALK or ROS1 driver alterations and requires standard histologic or cytologic confirmation. The study will collect data on anti-tumor activity, safety, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity while monitoring patients for objective responses and adverse events. Outcomes will inform whether HC010 shows sufficient activity and an acceptable safety profile to justify later randomized testing.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, HC010 could provide an additional single-agent first-line immunotherapy option for PD-L1–positive advanced NSCLC patients without targetable mutations.
How similar studies have gone: Single-agent PD-1/PD-L1 therapies have shown meaningful benefit in PD-L1–positive advanced NSCLC—particularly at higher PD-L1 levels—so the general approach is established though outcomes vary by expression level and patient selection.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Voluntarily participate in the study, communicate well with investigators, understand and voluntarily complete the study process according to this protocol, and sign the informed consent form (ICF). * 2\. Male or female, aged ≥ 18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form. * 3\. Histologically or cytologically confirmed locally advanced or metastatic (stage IIIb\~IV) NSCLC (United States Cancer Confederation \[AJCC\] 8th edition), positive PD-L1 expression confirmed by IHC with central laboratory or local test results. * 4\. Not previously receiving systemic therapy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC; not allowed if the last dose of prior treatment is \<6 months from disease recurrence in subjects who received prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy. * 5\. No EGFR mutation/ROS1 rearrangement/ALK rearrangement. If other targeted mutations such as BRAF V600E mutation/NTRK1/2/3 gene fusion/MET14 exon skipping mutation/RET rearrangement positive are known, they will not be included in this study if the corresponding targeted therapy drugs have been approved. * 6\. Expected survival ≥ 3 months. * 7.There should be at least one measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1; radiotherapy-experienced lesions may not be selected as target lesions, unless the radiotherapy lesion is the only measurable lesion and clearly progresses based on imaging judgment. * 8\. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status scored 0 or 1 in the United States and did not worsen within one week prior to first dose. * 9\. Subjects (both female and male) agreed to use effective contraception from signing the ICF until 180 days after last dose of investigational product. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative blood or urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior to the first dose; females who are not pregnant or lactating from signing informed consent until 6 months after the last use of investigational drug (including those who agree to stop breastfeeding during this period). Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Subjects who have received Chinese patent medicine or immunomodulatory drugs (including but not limited to thymopeptide, interferon and interleukin) with anti-tumor indications within 2 weeks before the first dose; * 2\. Pulmonary radiation therapy \>30 Gy within 6 months prior to the first dose; * 3\. Complete palliative radiotherapy within 7 days before the first dose; * 4\. Any other form of anti-tumor therapy is expected to be required during the study; * 5\. Pericardial effusion (a stable small amount of pericardium can be included actively), or uncontrolled or symptomatic pleural and ascites effusions requiring puncture drainage; * 6\. Presence of brain stem, meningeal metastases/meningitis carcinoma, spinal cord metastasis or compression; * 7\. Known brain metastases. Previously treated subjects with brain metastasis may participate in the study if they are clinically stable for at least 4 weeks prior to first dose, have no evidence of new or expanded brain metastases, and discontinue steroids 7 days prior to first dose. According to this definition, the stability of brain metastasis should be established prior to the first dose of study drug. Subjects with known untreated asymptomatic brain metastases stable for at least 4 weeks (i.e., no neurological symptoms, no corticosteroid treatment required, no or only slight peripheral edema, no lesion \>1.5 cm, or stable brain lesion as determined by imaging) can participate in the study; * 8\. Patients who have taken systemic corticosteroids (\> 10 mg prednisone or equivalent daily) or other immunosuppressive drugs (such as cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, TNF-α inhibitors, etc.) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose; * 9\. Systemic infection or other serious infection requiring intravenous antibiotics for \>7 days within 2 weeks prior to the first dose, or fever of unexplained origin \>38.5 °C during screening and before enrollment (except for fever due to tumor in the investigator's judgment). * 10\. Concurrent with other malignant tumors within 5 years before the first dose, except for patients with adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ, basal cell, squamous epithelial cell skin cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma, local prostate cancer after radical resection and ductal carcinoma in situ after radical resection; * 11\. Subjects with diseases that may jeopardize their safety or compliance with the study protocol, and other conditions unsuitable for participation in this study as judged by the investigator.
Where it's running
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Shanghai East Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: QiQi Huang, master
- Email: qiqi.huang@btyy.com
- Phone: 18221247718
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
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