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Cell reports. MedicineJun 2024 |
101615
DOI:
10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101615

Neoadjuvant sintilimab plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutant NSCLC: Phase 2 trial interim results (NEOTIDE/CTONG2104)

Zhang, Chao; Sun, Yu-Xuan; Yi, Ding-Cheng; Jiang, Ben-Yuan; Yan, Li-Xu; Liu, Ze-Dao; Peng, Li-Shan; Zhang, Wen-Jie; Sun, Hao; Chen, Zhi-Yong; Wang, Dan-Hua; Peng, Di; Chen, Song-An; Li, Si-Qi; Zhang, Ze; Tan, Xiao-Yue; Yang, Jie; Zhao, Zhang-Yi; Zhang, Wan-Ting; Su, Jian; Li, Yang-Si; Liao, Ri-Qiang; Dong, Song; Xu, Chong-Rui; Zhou, Qing; Yang, Xue-Ning; Wu, Yi-Long; Zhang, Ze-Min; Zhong, Wen-Zhao
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Abstract
The clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy plus chemotherapy remains elusive in localized epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Here, we report interim results of a Simon's two-stage design, phase 2 trial using neoadjuvant sintilimab with carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel in resectable EGFR-mutant NSCLC. All 18 patients undergo radical surgery, with one patient experiencing surgery delay. Fourteen patients exhibit confirmed radiological response, with 44% achieving major pathological response (MPR) and no pathological complete response (pCR). Similar genomic alterations are observed before and after treatment without influencing the efficacy of subsequent EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in vitro. Infiltration and T cell receptor (TCR) clonal expansion of CCR8+ regulatory T (Treg)hi/CXCL13+ exhausted T (Tex)lo cells define a subtype of EGFR-mutant NSCLC highly resistant to immunotherapy, with the phenotype potentially serving as a promising signature to predict immunotherapy efficacy. Informed circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection in EGFR-mutant NSCLC could help identify patients nonresponsive to neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy. These findings provide supportive data for the utilization of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy and insight into immune resistance in EGFR-mutant NSCLC.
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