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NCT Number: NCT07358689

Toripalimab Combined With Platinum-based Chemotherapy With or Without H1 Receptor Antagonist in the Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of H1 receptor antagonist (diphenhydramine) combined with toripalimab plus standard platinum-based chemotherapy in the perioperative setting in subjects with operable NSCLC.

The subjects of this study are patients with histologically or cytologically confirmed stage II-III NSCLC (AJCC Version 9) who are planned to receive neoadjuvant therapy with toripalimab combined with standard platinum-based chemotherapy. Eligible subjects were randomized at a 1:1 ratio to receive 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant diphenhydramine (an H1 receptor antagonist) plus toripalimab and standard platinum-based chemotherapy, or toripalimab plus platinum-based chemotherapy alone, followed by treatment response evaluation and definitive surgery. After surgery, the experimental group will receive maintenance therapy with diphenhydramine (an H1 receptor antagonist) plus toripalimab for 13-14 cycles, while the control group will receive toripalimab monotherapy for the same 13-14 cycles.

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital

Tianjin, China

Location contact

Jie Xu

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Shengguang Wang

CONTACT

[email protected]

86022-23340123-3220

Shengguang Wang

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Voluntarily participate in this study, sign the informed consent form, have good compliance, and are willing to cooperate with follow-up visits;
  • Aged 18-75 years, regardless of gender;
  • ECOG performance status score of 0-1;
  • Expected survival time ≥ 3 months;
  • - Pathologically/radiologically confirmed stage II-III NSCLC (AJCC 9th Edition). For adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma, EGFR wild-type and ALK fusion-negative required before enrollment;
  • No prior systemic anti-tumor therapy;
  • At least one measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1. Previously irradiated lesions are measurable if progression is confirmed;
  • Adequate organ function, as evidenced by meeting the following laboratory parameters:
  • Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L without administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor within the past 14 days;
  • Platelet count ≥ 80 × 10⁹/L without blood transfusion within the past 14 days;
  • Hemoglobin > 8 g/dL without blood transfusion or erythropoietin administration within the past 14 days;
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 × Upper Limit of Normal (ULN);
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 × ULN (for subjects with liver metastasis, AST or ALT ≤ 5 × ULN is acceptable);
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 × ULN and creatinine clearance rate (calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula) ≥ 60 mL/min;
  • Adequate coagulation function, defined as International Normalized Ratio (INR) or Prothrombin Time (PT) ≤ 1.5 × ULN;
  • Normal thyroid function, defined as Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) within the normal range. If baseline TSH is outside the normal range, subjects with total triiodothyronine (T3) (or free triiodothyronine [FT3]) and free thyroxine (FT4) within the normal range are also eligible for enrollment;
  • Myocardial enzyme profile within the normal range;
  • Females of childbearing potential: negative pregnancy test (urine/serum) within 3 days pre-first dose (Cycle 1 Day 1); serum test required if urine test unconfirmed. Non-childbearing females: postmenopausal ≥ 1 year, surgically sterile or hysterectomized;
  • Subjects at risk of conception: use contraception with annual failure rate < 1% during treatment and 120-180 days post-last dose;

Exclusion criteria

  • Lung metastases from other primary malignancies;
  • Other systemic malignancies (excluding radically treated skin basal/squamous cell carcinoma or resected carcinoma in situ);
  • Current or prior myasthenia gravis;
  • Current or prior angle-closure glaucoma;
  • Current or prior benign prostatic hyperplasia;
  • Diphenhydramine allergy;
  • Pyloroduodenal obstruction, peptic ulcer-induced pyloric stenosis or bladder neck stenosis;
  • Prior radiation therapy meeting any: 1) ≥ 30% bone marrow irradiated within 14 days pre-treatment; 2) Lung lesion radiation > 30 Gy within 6 weeks pre-treatment (must recover from radiation toxicity to Grade ≤ 1, no glucocorticoids, no radiation pneumonitis history);
  • Current participation in other interventional clinical studies, or received investigational agents/devices within 4 weeks pre-first dose;
  • Systemic anti-lung cancer Chinese patent medicines or immunomodulators (thymosin, interferon, interleukin; excluding local pleural effusion control) within 2 weeks pre-first dose;
  • Active autoimmune diseases requiring systemic therapy (disease-modifying drugs, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants) within 2 years pre-first dose (replacement therapy not considered systemic);
  • Ongoing systemic glucocorticoids (excluding topical) or immunosuppressants within 7 days pre-first dose (physiological doses: prednisone ≤ 10 mg/day or equivalent permitted);
  • Uncontrolled pleural/peritoneal effusion (eligible if no drainage needed or effusion stable 3 days post-drainage cessation);
  • Prior allogeneic organ transplantation (except corneal) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;
  • Inadequate recovery from prior intervention toxicities/complications (not resolved to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline, excluding fatigue/alopecia);
  • Known HIV infection (HIV 1/2 antibody positive);
  • Other conditions deemed unsuitable by investigator;

Treatment and study plan

Toripalimab (240mg day1, Q3W*3cycle)

Drug

Toripalimab is a recombinant, humanized programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody that binds to PD-1 and prevents binding of PD-1 with programmed death ligands 1 (PD-L1) and 2 (PD-L2). Toripalimab was administered concurrently with chemotherapy, Q3W

diphenhydramine

Drug

Diphenhydramine, is an antihistamine. It has antihistamine H1 receptor effects, strong inhibitory effects on the central nervous system, and atropine-like effects. Diphenhydramine was administered 20mg qd IM d0-d2.

Platinum-based Chemotherapy

Drug

Carboplatin: AUC5 (per Calvert formula); maximum dose: 750 mg;Cisplatin: 75 mg/m² D1, Q3W; Pemetrexed: 500 mg/m² D1, Q3W; Docetaxel: 60-75 mg/m² or Paclitaxel: 175 mg/m², D1, Q3W

Primary outcomes

  1. Pathological complete response (pCR) rate

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Major pathological response rate (MPR)

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  2. Overall survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  3. Objective response rate (ORR)

    Time frame: Up to 1 year

  4. Event-free survival (EFS)

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  5. Incidence of Treatment-Related Adverse Events

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Toripalimab Combined With Platinum-based Chemotherapy With or Without H1 Receptor Antagonist (Diphenhydramine) in the Perioperative Treatment of Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single-center, Randomized Controlled Phase II Clinical Trial

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2029
First posted
Jan 22, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 12, 2026

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