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Real-world serplulimab plus chemotherapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer in China: an external validation of ASTRUM-005 trial.

Real-world outcomes confirm an immunotherapy combination works as expected for small cell lung cancer across diverse patient populations.

Real-world serplulimab+chemotherapy for ES-SCLC (n=635) confirms median OS 17.2 months and ORR 69%, consistent with the ASTRUM-005 trial via MAIC analysis; poor PS and liver metastases predict worse outcomes. This record was retained from the prior triage attempt for PubMed pipeline handoff.

What the study was

Study design
nationwide observational real-world study (n=635, 14 sites, MAIC analysis)
Category
novel_therapeutics
Maturity
Validated
Journal
BMC Med

Why it surfaced

Largest real-world validation of serplulimab (PD-1 inhibitor)+chemotherapy for SCLC, using MAIC analysis to benchmark against pivotal trial—important for real-world treatment evidence in this aggressive malignancy.

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