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Non-small cell lung cancer

IPH5201 (anti-CD39) + durvalumab (PD-L1) + platinum chemo posts 27.5% pCR in resectable NSCLC—signal enriches to 50% in PD-L1≥50%

Trial ID
NCT05742607 on ClinicalTrials.gov
Cancer type
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Published in
New in Oncology - April 30, 2026

IPH5201 is a blocking anti-CD39 monoclonal antibody (reduces adenosine generation by inhibiting CD39-mediated ATP breakdown) combined with durvalumab (anti–PD-L1) on top of neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy in the single-arm Phase 2 MATISSE trial (NCT05742607) for previously untreated, resectable stage II–IIIA NSCLC (n=40; data cutoff Feb 11, 2025). Planned surgery proceeded in 87.5% (35/40); overall pCR was 27.5% (11/40; 95%CI 14.6–43.9), with higher pCR in PD-L1≥1% (35.7%, n=28) and PD-L1≥50% (50%, n=14) subgroups—numerically above perioperative durvalumab+chemo benchmarks from AEGEAN (pCR 17.2% overall; exploratory subgroup pCR figures reported as 21.2% for PD-L1≥1% and 27.5% for PD-L1≥50% in the abstract’s cross-trial comparison). Safety looked similar to durvalumab+chemo: 89.5% had treatment-related AEs, mostly grade 1–2, and no new safety signals were flagged; pharmacodynamics showed complete/sustained soluble and membrane CD39 saturation in blood, and tumor CD39+ (and CD8+) cell density trended higher at baseline among pCR/mPR responders.

Take home

If the PD-L1-stratified pCR lift holds up in a larger, better-controlled dataset, CD39 blockade could be a rational way to “adenosine-proof” perioperative PD-(L)1 therapy—though in the all-comers population, 27.5% pCR is only modestly above the ~17–25% pCR range seen with current perioperative IO+chemo regimens, so the differentiation may hinge on biomarker-enriched benefit and clean perioperative safety.

Source: See Abstract (AACR)

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