Clinical Trial

Association of BAL Fluid T-Cell Immune Activity With Tumor PD-L1 Expression and Its Prognostic Value: A Prospective Observational Study

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Summary
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate whether immune profiles of T-cell subsets in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid can complement tumor PD-L1 expression, assessed by immunohistochemistry in tumor tissue specimens, in predicting clinical outcomes in patients with advanced lung cancer. Although tumor PD-L1 expression measured on tissue biopsies is widely used to guide immunotherapy decisions, its predictive value is limited by spatial heterogeneity and sampling variability. By analyzing activated, exhausted, and regulatory T-cell populations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and examining their association with tissue-based tumor PD-L1 expression, this study seeks to determine whether combining local immune biomarkers with PD-L1 expression improves the prediction of treatment response and survival in patients receiving standard-of-care systemic therapy.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07331701
Lead Sponsor Seoul National University Hospital
Collaborators: SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center
Conditions Lung Neoplasms, Tumor Immune Microenvironment
Enrollment 60 participants
Start Date 2026-01
Primary Completion 2027-12-31 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-12-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-01-12