LIquid Biopsy to prEdict Responses To First-line immunotherapY in Metastatic Non-small Cell LUNG Cancer
Patient with histologically proven NSCLC in a metastatic stage, treatment naïve and eligible for first-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor. Combination with chemotherapy is possible. Presence of a mutation after NGS analysis is required for ctDNA follow-up.
• Histologically-proven NSCLC.
• Age ≥ 18 years.
• Advanced or metastatic stage IV.
• Treatment-naïve patient.
• Eligibility to first-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor.
• Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria on CT-Scan.
• Availability of expression of PD-L1 at immunohistochemistry analysis of the tumor biopsy.
• No ALK or EGFR gene alteration.
• Availability of tumor tissue for NGS analysis (7 slides).
⁃ PS 0 or 1.
⁃ Signed informed consent of the patient.