Clinical trial · Observational
Investigating the Biomarkers in Tumor and Peripheral Blood to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy in Chest Cancer Patients
Investigating the Biomarkers in Tumor Microenvironment and Peripheral Blood Microenvironment to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy in Chest Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study aims to investigate the impact of immunotherapy on the immune status of tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood of chest cancer patients. To do so, the investigators plan to collect tumor tissue and peripheral blood samples before and after immunotherapy, and use single-cell RNA sequencing, Multiplex immunohistochemistry, and flow cytometry. The investigators will analyze changes in the proportion of cancer cell-specific T-cell subpopulations related to treatment response before and after therapy, and seek biological markers that can predict the efficacy of immunotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| In vitro stimulation of Pbmc with tumor antigen nanoparticles | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The changes of immune cell subsets in tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood in patients
- timeFrame
- Within one month of completing immunotherapy
- description
- tumor antigen specific T cells measured by flow cytometry or single cell sequencing are increased after immunotherapy Single-cell sequencing and Flow cytometry are applied to detect immune cell subtypes and tumor-specific T cells in the tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood of patients with tumors who had received immunotherapy. Flow cytometric antibody used in the study to label activated T cells include CD19, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD25, CD39, CD137, CD69, Foxp3, IFN gamma et al.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Exploring the feasibility of tumor-specific T cells as a biomarker for predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy: the absolute amount and proportion of tumor antigen specific T cells are increased in patients that response to cancer immunotherapy
- timeFrame
- Within one month of completing immunotherapy
- description
- Antigen-activated tumor-specific T cells (CD39, CD137, CD69, IFN gamma et al. as markers) in the peripheral blood of patients with lung cancer and esophageal cancer are assessed by using flow cytometry, and immunotherapy response are assessed according to RECIST v1.1 criteria, and then the predictive power of tumor-specific T-cell numbers for immunotherapy response are about to be measured by using ROC curves and compared with PD-L1 expression; TMB and other predictive markers are about to be compared.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with a pathological diagnosis of lung cancer or esophageal cancer who have agreed to receive PD-1/PD-L1 antibody immunotherapy; * Age between 18 and 80 years old; * ECOG PS score of 0 or 1; * Adequate organ and bone marrow function; * Anticipated survival time of at least 12 weeks; * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with hematogenic infectious diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. * Patients with tumor emergencies that require immediate treatment. * Poor vascular conditions. * Abnormal coagulation function or receiving anticoagulant or thrombolytic therapy. * Patients with hematogenic infectious diseases, such as HBV. * Patients with psychiatric disorders or severe mental illnesses. * Patients who have difficulty communicating or are unable to be followed up for a long time. * Other situations that are not suitable for inclusion in the study.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDZeng W, Wang J, Chen Z, Yang J, Zhu A, Zheng Y, Chen X, Liu Y, Wu L, Xie Y, Ju S, Chen J, Ding C, Li C, Tong X, Liu M, Zhao J. Efficient Predictor for Immunotherapy Efficacy: Detecting Pan-Clones Effector Tumor Antigen-Specific T Cells in Blood by Nanoparticles Loading Whole Tumor Antigens. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2025 Jan;12(2):e2409913. doi: 10.1002/advs.202409913. Epub 2024 Nov 5. PMID 39498880