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Trial reportSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Harnessing local and system immune profiling delineating differential responders to first-line sintilimab (anti-PD-1 antibody) combined with chemotherapy in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: an exploratory biomarker analysis of a phase II study.

Mengqing Xie, Minwei Bao, Xiaorong Dong, Lin Wu, Li Liu, Jing Zhao, Xiangling Chu, Yan Wu, Xianxiu Ji, Yujia Fang and 7 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. The Five-Decade Journey of Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Mengqing Xie *Department of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Minwei Bao *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaorong Dong *Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Lin Wu *Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Changsha, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7078-7767
Li LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiangling ChuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yan WuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xianxiu JiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yujia FangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xin YuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0009-0000-6110-8822
Shiji ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Qi WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Tao HuAmoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Jin WangAmoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Changbin ZhuAmoy Diagnostics Co., Ltd., Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Chunxia SuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China. susu_mail@126.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While chemo-immunotherapy has been established as the frontline therapeutic regimen for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), durable responses persist predominantly in a minor population of patients. This underscores critical need to elucidate underlying local tumor microenvironment and systematic immune profiles for biomarker discovery. In this phase II trial (ChiCTR2000038354), the efficacy, safety, and immune-genomic signatures of sintilimab (anti-PD-1 antibody) synergized with chemotherapy as first-line regimen for ES-SCLC were evaluated. The regimen demonstrated a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 6.9 months and median overall survival of 17.1 months, accompanied by a 12-month PFS rate of 16.9%, fulfilling the primary endpoint. Manageable grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse events developed in 27.3% (12/44) of patients. The exploratory study indicated a higher infiltration of CD4

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBiomarkers, TumorPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorsintilimab

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PMCPMC12098833

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