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Trial reportNature communications2026

Cadonilimab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in PD-L1-negative advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a phase II clinical trial.

Li Wang, Chuangzhou Rao, Qi Wang, Kuofang Huang, Li Liu, Jing Zhao, Yan Wu, Jianing Chen, Jialin Qian, Haijiao Lu and 8 more

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Li Wang *Department of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Chuangzhou Rao *Department of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Whenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, PR China.
Qi Wang *Department of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Kuofang HuangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China.
Li LiuDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Yan WuDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Jianing ChenDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China.
Jialin QianDepartment of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Whenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, PR China.
Haijiao LuDepartment of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Whenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, PR China.
Shifei PanDepartment of Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Whenzhou Medical University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, PR China.
Liangqin NieDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China.
Haoran TangDepartment of Medical Affairs, Huidu Shanghai Medicine Ltd., Shanghai, PR China.
Hang DongDepartment of Medical Affairs, Huidu Shanghai Medicine Ltd., Shanghai, PR China.
Shi-Dong JiaDepartment of Medical Affairs, Huidu Shanghai Medicine Ltd., Shanghai, PR China.
Yichao ZangAkeso Biopharma Inc, Zhongshan, PR China.
Tianqing ChuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, PR China. ctqxkyy@163.com.
Chunxia SuDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology Center, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Tongji University Medical School Cancer Institute, Shanghai, PR China. susu_mail@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-9487

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although immunotherapy is approved for patients with high PD-L1 expression, optimal therapeutic strategies for PD-L1-negative populations remain undefined. This study (ChiCTR2300071681) assessed the efficacy and safety of cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody) plus chemotherapy in patients with PD-L1-negative advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The primary endpoint, 12-month progression-free survival (PFS) rate, is 42.1% (95% CI, 29.6%-60.0%), which has reached the prespecified threshold. Secondary endpoints include a median overall survival of not reached, a median PFS of 9.7 months, an objective response rate of 66.0%, a disease control rate of 100.0%, and a median duration of response of 9.5 months. Grade ≥3 treatment-related adverse events occur in 26 (52.0%) patients. cfDNA methylation-based molecular response predicts the actual clinical response approximately 5 cycles earlier than conventional radiographic evaluation. Baseline differentially methylated fragments scores show a significant correlation with PFS, with low-risk patients demonstrating a longer median PFS compared to high-risk patients (11.4 months versus 6.9 months). Overall, first-line cadonilimab plus chemotherapy shows an encouraging efficacy with a manageable safety profile for challenging-to-treat PD-L1-negative advanced NSCLC, warranting further evaluation in controlled studies.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsAdultAgedB7-H1 AntigenCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProgression-Free SurvivalTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, BispecificB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCTLA-4 AntigenProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor

Identifiers

PMID42285994
PMCPMC13408151

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