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RecruitingLast updated: 12 February 2024

CHEST RT: This phase II trial aims to understand how safe and effective it is to use a combination of chemotherapy, immunotherapy and chest radiation therapy to treat extensive stage small cell lung cancerA phase II study of platinum and etoposide chemotherapy, durvalumab with thoracic radiotherapy in the first line treatment of patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer

Clinical summary

Summary

This is a single arm study. Eligible participants will receive durvalumab (immunotherapy) at the same time as 4-cycles of cisplatin/carboplatin and etopside chemotherapy, which will be given as an intravenous infusion every three weeks for up to 12 weeks. Maintenance therapy with durvalumab will continue for 4 weeks once the chemotherapy cycles have been completed, until there is evidence of disease progression. Participants will also receive 10 chest radiotherapy sessions, which will take approx. 2 weeks to complete (given either concurrently with cycle 3 or 4 of chemotherapy (called concurrent radiotherapy) or within 6 weeks of finishing chemotherapy (called consolidation radiotherapy). Participants will be monitored throughout the study, for any adverse events or for progression of disease.

Conditions

This trial is treating patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer.

Cancer

Lung Cancers Lung cancer

Age

People18+

Phase

II

Trial Acronym

CHEST RT

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Trial sponsor

AstraZeneca

Scientific Title

A phase II study of platinum and etoposide chemotherapy, durvalumab with thoracic radiotherapy in the first line treatment of patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer

Eligibility

Inclusion

- Provided written informed consent
- Histologically or cytologically documented ES-ECLC
- Thoracic disease deemed suitable for radiation therapy following initial systemic therapy
- If brain metastases present, then they are to be;
a. asymptomatic without steroid therapy may be included or
b. have required treatment (radiotherapy and/or surgery) and are clinically stable and patient is on a stable or reducing steroid dose of no more than dexamethasone 4mg/day (or equivalent)
- Patients must be considered suitable to receive platinum-based chemotherapy regimen as first-line treatment for ES-SCLC
- ECOG performance-status score of 0 or 1 at registration
- Life expectancy greater than or equal to 12 weeks at registration
- Body weight > 30 kg
- No prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy including, but not limited to, other anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4, anti-programmed cell death-1, anti-programmed cell death ligand-1, and anti-programmed cell death ligand-2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines
- Adequate organ and marrow function as defined in the Protocol
- Female patients who;
a. are willing to use adequate contraceptive measures until 90 days after the final dose of trial treatment
b. are not breast feeding
c. have a negative pregnancy test prior at registration if of child bearing potential or have evidence of non-child bearing potential by fulfilling the criteria as stated in the Protocol at screening

Exclusion

 

- Treatment with any of the following:
a. Concurrent chemotherapy (not relevant to patients registered prior to cycle 2who will have received a cycle of platinum/etoposide chemotherapy),investigational product, biologic, or hormonal therapy for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable
b. An investigational product during the last 4 weeks
c. High dose radiotherapy to the chest prior to systemic therapy precluding further thoracic radiation therapy. Radiation therapy outside of the chest for palliative care (i.e., bone metastasis) is allowed but must be completed before first dose of the trial medication
d. Immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of Durvalumab. Some exceptions apply
e. Live, attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of Durvalumab
f. Major surgical procedure (as defined by the investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of Durvalumab. Surgical procedures to obtain a lung cancer diagnosis or for palliation are allowed
- Medical contraindication to, known allergy or hypersensitivity to Durvalumab, etoposide, carboplatin (patients with allergy/hypersensitivity to carboplatin may receive cisplatin), cisplatin, or any of their excipients
- History of allogeneic organ transplantation
- Has a para-neoplastic syndrome (PNS) of autoimmune nature, requiring systemic treatment (systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents) or has a clinical symptomatology suggesting worsening of PNS. Patients with hyponatraemia considered due to SIADH syndrome are eligible
- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis. Some exceptions apply
- Interstitial lung disease/pulmonary fibrosis. Patients with emphysema and associated limited areas of pulmonary fibrosis are eligible
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness
- History of another primary malignancy. Some exceptions apply
- History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
- History of active primary immunodeficiency
- Patients of reproductive potential who are not willing to employ effective birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of Durvalumab

Inclusion

  • You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.
  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body.

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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