Association Between Microbiome and the Efficacy and Safety of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade in Resectable NSCLC

Association Between Respiratory Tract and Gut Microbiome and the Efficacy and Safety of PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade in Resectable Non-small-cell Lung Cancer: a Single-center Cohort Study

This study will investigate the relationship between respiratory and gut microbiome and PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy and immune-related adverse events (irAE) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (Stage IIA-IIIB）

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-75 years old;
• first-diagnosed, driver gene-negative non-small cell lung cancer patients with histopathological confirmed diagnosis (Stage IIA-IIIB);
• at least 1 measurable lesion as defined by RECIST version 1.1; an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) physical status score of 0-1;
• no prior systemic therapy or radiotherapy;
• the patients are eligible for indications for surgical resection and amenable to - neoadjuvant immunotherapy or chemotherapy after multidisciplinary evaluation;
• signing the written consent before enrollment in the study;
• participants need to have adequate pulmonary ventilation and diffusion function to allow surgical resection by pre-enrolment pulmonary function testing;

Exclusion Criteria:

• refusal of participation or inability to give a clear consent;
• requiring treatment with systemic glucocorticoids and other - immunosuppressive agents;
• use of antibiotics within the previous 3 months or the presence of an infectious disease requiring antibiotic therapy;
• probiotics within 3 months prior to enrolment;
• presence of obstructive pneumonia, cancerous cavities, active tuberculosis;
• the presence of bronchiectasis, combined lung infections, pulmonary fibrosis, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus;
• the presence of primary tumors elsewhere;
• receiving chemotherapy or any other cancer treatment prior to enrolment;
• participants with brain metastases confirmed by brain MRI with contrast prior to enrolment;
• active or pre-existing autoimmune disease;
• the presence of uncontrolled comorbidities, including heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina, interstitial lung disease;
• positive test for hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis C ribonucleic acid requiring treatment;
• known positive history or positive test results for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS);
• history of allergy to study drug components;
• women who are pregnant or breastfeeding;
• previous treatment with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PDL-2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibodies.