Hypofractionated Chemoradiotherapy With Tislelizumab and Surufatinib for Unresectable Stage III NSCLC

June 29, 2026 updated by: Hui Liu, Sun Yat-sen University

A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Hypofractionated Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Combined With Tislelizumab and Surufatinib in Patients With Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This phase II trial employs a prospective, randomized, parallel-group design to evaluate the efficacy and safety of hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with tislelizumab and surufatinib. Eligible patients are randomly assigned to one of two arms: Experimental Group A receives hypofractionated chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent tislelizumab and surufatinib, followed by consolidation therapy with tislelizumab plus surufatinib; Experimental Group B receives the same hypofractionated chemoradiotherapy plus concurrent tislelizumab alone, followed by tislelizumab consolidation.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

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160

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510000
        • Recruiting
        • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Males or females aged 18 to 75 years or older;
  • Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC);
  • Unresectable Stage III disease according to AJCC 8th staging system;
  • Negative for known driver gene mutations；
  • Newly diagnosed patients or patients treated with ≤ 4 cycles of chemotherapy combined with or without immunotherapy;
  • Expected survival ≥ 12 weeks;
  • WHO Performance Status (PS) score of 0 or 1;
  • Female subjects must not be breastfeeding;
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must agree to use contraception during the study treatment and for 5 months after the last dose of study drug (i.e., 30 days [one ovulation cycle] plus approximately five half-lives of the study drug);
  • Adequate organ and bone marrow function as defined by the following criteria:
  • Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) ≥ 800 mL;
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L;
  • Platelets ≥ 100 × 10⁹/L;
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL;
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min as calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (Cockcroft and Gault, 1976);
  • Serum bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN);
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 × ULN.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Concurrent enrolment in another clinical study, unless it is an observational(non-interventional) clinical study;
  • Mixed small cell and non-small cell lung cancer histology;
  • Recent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study (excluding the placement of vascular access;
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years;
  • Active or prior documented inflammatory bowel disease (eg. Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis);
  • History of primary immunodeficiency;
  • History of organ transplant that requires therapeutic immunosuppression;
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis, active bleeding diatheses including any patient known to have hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent;
  • Known history of tuberculosis;
  • History of another primary malignancy within 5 years prior to starting treatment, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cancer of the cervix in situ and the disease under study;
  • Female patients who are pregnant, breast-feeding or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not employing an effective method of birth control.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Study group A
Patients will receive hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy, combined with tislelizumab and surufatinib during radiotherapy. Patients who achieve complete response, partial response, or stable disease after chemoradiotherapy will receive consolidation therapy with tislelizumab and surufatinib for up to one year.
Radiation: Radiotherapy
Split-course hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy
Drug: Concurrent chemotherapy
Weekly nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin during radiotherapy
Drug: Tislelizumab
Tislelizumab 200mg every three weeks during and following radiotherapy
Drug: Surufatinib
Surufatinib during and following radiotherapy
Experimental: Study group B
Patients will receive hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy, combined with tislelizumab during radiotherapy. Patients who achieve complete response, partial response, or stable disease after chemoradiotherapy will receive consolidation therapy with tislelizumab for up to one year.
Radiation: Radiotherapy
Split-course hypofractionated thoracic radiotherapy
Drug: Concurrent chemotherapy
Weekly nab-paclitaxel and cisplatin during radiotherapy
Drug: Tislelizumab
Tislelizumab 200mg every three weeks during and following radiotherapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Progression-free survival
Time Frame: 18-month
The time from randomization to the first documented disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first.
18-month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall survival
Time Frame: 18-month
The time from randomization to death from any cause, censored at the last follow-up date.
18-month
Treatment related toxicity
Time Frame: 18-month
Graded by CTCAE 5.0
18-month

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Sun Yat-sen University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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May 31, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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May 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 20, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 20, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 27, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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July 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 29, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • A2025-007

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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