A Study of Tucidinostat Combined With Tislelizumab as First-line Treatment in Advanced NSCLC

A Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled, Multi-center Phase II Clinical Trial of Tucidinostat Combined With Tislelizumab as First-line Treatment for PD-L1 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled, Multi-center Phase 2 Clinical study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Tucidinostat (Chidamide) Combined with Tislelizumab as First-line Treatment for PD-L1 Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Tucidinostat; Drug: Tislelizumab

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 118
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Shanghai Municipality
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200433
      • Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years, Male or female.
2. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced or metastatic (stage IIIB-IV) NSCLC.
3. Must have no prior systemic anti-tumor therapy for locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC.
4. Must have positive PD-L1 expression in tumor tissue.
5. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
6. Must Have ≥1 measurable target lesion as defined by RECIST v.1.1.
7. Must have adequate organ function.
8. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks.
9. Signed informed consent form (ICF).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. With EGFR or ALK gene mutation.
2. Received prior targeted therapy.
3. Prior use of HDAC inhibitor.
4. Received prior therapies targeting PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA4, or any other immune checkpoint pathway.
5. Received any anti-tumor therapy or investigational agent and device within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment.
6. Received radiotherapy within 2 weeks or thoracic radiation >30Gy within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.
7. Received systemic immunosuppressive drugs within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment. Inhaled or topical steroids and physiological dose of systemic glucocorticoid (≤10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) are permitted.
8. Received systemic immunostimulatory drugs within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment.
9. Received a live vaccine within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment or planned to receive during the study period. Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; and COVID-19 vaccine also are allowed.
10. Received major surgery within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment.
11. Has not recovered ( ≤ Grade 1 defined by CTCAE V5.0) from AEs due to prior anti-cancer therapy.
12. Has symptomatic and untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
13. Has hydrothorax and ascites with obvious symptoms or requiring repeated drainage within 1 month before the first dose of study treatment.
14. Uncontrollable or major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
15. History of hemoptysis within 2 weeks or active bleeding within 2 months before the first dose of study treatment; or subject who is taking anticoagulants, or subject with clear high-risk bleeding tendency during the screening period.
16. History of serious thromboembolism within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.
17. Suspected interstitial lung disease (ILD) or pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary inflammation requiring treatment; or history of lung disease treated with oral or intravenous steroids within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment.
18. Obvious gastrointestinal abnormalities during the screening period, which may affect the intake, transport or absorption of drugs.
19. Urinary protein ≥ 2+ and quantitative urinary protein ≥ 1g/24 h during the screening period.
20. Active infection requiring intravenous therapy; or severe infection within 28 days before the first dose of study treatment.
21. Known active pulmonary tuberculosis, or subject who is receiving antituberculous treatment or having received antituberculous treatment within 1 year before the first dose of study treatment.
22. Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
23. HIV positive or history of AIDS or other serious infectious diseases.
24. History of malignant tumor.
25. Active autoimmune diseases during the screening period, and have received systemic treatment within 2 years before the first dose of study treatment.
26. History of allogeneic organ transplantation and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
27. Contraindications to any of the study drug ingredients.
28. History of hypersensitivity to monoclonal antibody, Chidamide, study drugs, or any of its excipients.
29. History of alcohol or drug abuse.
30. Unwilling or unable to comply with procedures required in this protocol.
31. Pregnant or breast-feeding women. Male/Female is unwilling or unable to use a highly effective method of birth control.

33. Any condition not suitable for participating in the trial in the opinion of the Investigator.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Tucidinostat Combined with Tislelizumab; Subjects receive Tucidinostat 30mg orally biw and Tislelizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) Q3W.	Drug: Tucidinostat; 30mg orally BIW; Other Names: CS055; Chidamide; Drug: Tislelizumab; 200 mg intravenously (IV) Q3W
Active Comparator: Tislelizumab; Subjects receive Tislelizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) Q3W.	Drug: Tislelizumab; 200 mg intravenously (IV) Q3W

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression Free Survival (PFS) per RECIST v1.1	PFS assessed by investigator per RECIST v1.1, measured from the date of randomization until progression or death, whichever is first met.	Up to 2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall response rate (ORR)	Proportion of participants who have a partial response (PR) or complete response (CR) to therapy according to RECIST 1.1 or iRECIST.	Up to 2 years
Progression Free Survival (PFS) per iRECIST	PFS assessed by investigator per iRECIST, measured from the date of randomization until progression or death, whichever is first met.	Up to 2 years
Overall Survival (OS)	From the first dose of treatment until the date of death from any cause.	Up to 2 years
Disease control rate (DCR)	Proportion of participants in partial, complete or stable disease according to RECIST 1.1 or iRECIST.	Up to 2 years
Duration of response (DOR)	From the first date of response until the date of first documented progression according to RECIST 1.1 or iRECIST.	Up to 2 years
Progression-free survival of 6 months	Proportion of subjects who did not have disease progression(according to RECIST1.1 or iRECIST) or death at 6 months after randomization.	6 months after randomization
time to progression (TTP)	TTP is measured from date of randomization until progression(according to RECIST1.1 or iRECIST) not including death.	Up to 2 years
time to response (TTR)	TTR is measured from date of randomization until response	Up to 2 years
Safety and Tolerability	Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0.	Up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Chipscreen Biosciences, Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Caicun Zhou, caicunzhoudr@163.com

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 26, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 18, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): November 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 23, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 25, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 29, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 20, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2026
• Last Verified: April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; N-(2-amino-5-fluorobenzyl)-4-(N-(pyridine-3-acrylyl)aminomethyl)benzamide; tislelizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: CDM206

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