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NCT04352335

Change in NLR and Survival Among Advanced Lung Cancer Patients Receiving ICIs With Immunomodulator

Completed Last updated 2 July 2020
What this trial tests

trial in Advanced Lung Cancer in 53 participants. Completed in 1 July 2020.

Timeline
14 April 2020
Primary endpoint
1 July 2020
1 July 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorChung Shan Medical University
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment53
Start date14 April 2020
Primary completion1 July 2020
Estimated completion1 July 2020
Sites1 location across Taiwan

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Chung Shan Medical University

Who can join

20 and older, any sex, with Advanced Lung Cancer. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the change of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) after 6-week treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) with or without immunomodulatory drugs and recognize the effect of post-treatment NLR and overall survival in advanced lung cancer patients by retrospective review.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Astragalus Polysaccharide Injection (PG2) Normalizes the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer Receiving Immunotherapy.
    Tsao SM, Wu TC, Chen J, Chang F, et al · · 2021 · cited 34× · PMID 33583212 · DOI 10.1177/1534735421995256
  2. Harnessing myeloid cells in cancer.
    Park SY, Pylaeva E, Bhuria V, Gambardella AR, et al · · 2025 · cited 15× · PMID 40050933 · DOI 10.1186/s12943-025-02249-2
  3. Immune checkpoint blockade in cancer: current insights and future horizons.
    Saman H, Makni-Maalej K, El-Ella DMA, Al-Tamimi MY, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41483376 · DOI 10.1007/s12672-025-04361-7

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