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A study to find out if giving low dose cancer drug nivolumab with chemotherapy before surgery is safe and helpful for people with operable lung cancer

Feasibility and Efficacy of Low-Dose Nivolumab with Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Treatment for Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (LUNG-NiChe study) - LUNG-NiChe

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089098
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-06-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C349- Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedpart of bronchus or lung

Interventions

Intervention1: Nivolumab: Low-dose nivolumab (40 mg flat dose) Comparator/Control: Historical cohort of patients with resectable NSCLC treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone from 2014 2024. Cont

Sponsors

Lung cancer education society
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pathological diagnosis of NSCLC Stage IB to IIIB T3N2 irrespective of PDL1 status Being considered for neoadjuvant treatment followed by surgery after evaluation by MDT Complete surgical removal should be deemed achievable including surgical fitness ECOG PS 0 to 1 Able to understand the PIS (patient information sheet) and give informed consent Adequate organ function Provided informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy or Lactation autoimmune conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression HIV prior malignancy transplant recipients or those receiving prior anticancer therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1)Radiological response rate 2)Major pathological response (mPR) rateTimepoint: 1)At the Week 9 2)At the Week 12 13

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) % of patients undergoing surgical resection (R0 resection rates) 2)Pathological complete response (pCR) rate 3)Event-free survival (EFS) rate 4)Safety and tolerabilityTimepoint: 1)Week 12 13 2)At the time of surgery (Week 12 13) 3)At 3 months and 6 months post-surgery 4)Continuously monitored until 6 months post-surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJayabharathi Palanivel

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh

navneetchd@hotmail.com9914209826

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026