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RecruitingLast updated: 25 September 2025

IMMUNO-Resist: This study is recruiting people with non-small cell lung cancer who are planning to receive radiation therapy treatment to test different types of scansDefining the Immunophenotype of immunotherapy resistance with 89Zr- Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and CD8 T-cell PET/CT in any stage non-small cell lung cancer

Trial purpose

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Tumor type

Lung Cancers Lung cancer

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

IMMUNO-Resist

Clinical summary

Summary

This study is investigating the activity of an immunotherapy checkpoint called PD-L1 and the activity of the immune T-cells (CD* T-cells) that kill cancer cells.

In this study, researchers will test proven and new types of cancer imaging (scans). They will test if the scans show new information about non-small cell lung caner (NSCLC) and if the information shown on the scan matches information shown in pathology.

You may be eligible for this study if you are aged 18 and over, have NSCLC and are going to receive radiation therapy treatment. You must also have acceptable kidney function and agree to come in for the study follow-up assessments. Female participants must be either post-menopausal or have a negative pregnancy test.

All participants will be asked to undergo a Positron EMission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) with fluoro-deoxyglucose (FDG), which is a standard scan used to detect lung cancer. 

PET/CT scanning is achieved by injecting a small amount of radioactive material (called a tracer) into your bloodstream followed by imaging your body by passing you through a PET/CT scanner whilst you lie on your back.

This study is using 2 PET tracers: 89Zr-Df-crefmirlimab (CD8 PET), which shows us where the T-cells are in your body and 89Zr-durvalumab, which is made with an immunotherapy drug that targets the protein PD-L1. PD-L1 is a protein that keeps immune cells from attacking non-harmful cells in the body.

Researchers think that some cancer cells have high amounts of PD-L1 at the beginning of immunotherapy treatment, but that this may change during treatment, allowing the cancer cells to grow. Alternatively, the cancer cells may remain sensitive to durvalumab, but the tumours do not have enough CD8 T-cells to kill the cancer cells.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with non-small cell lung cancer who are planning to have radiation therapy treatment

Eligibility

Inclusion

Written and informed consent provided

18 years or above

Body weight above 30kg

Life expectancy equivalent to 12 weeks

Primary tumour characteristics: Any stage non-small cell lung cancer (AJCC v.8)

Patients are planned to receive radiotherapy to sites of progressive disease

Adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:

Absolute neutrophil count greater than 1.5 x 109/L (1500 per mm3)

Platelets greater than 100 x 109/L (100,000 per mm3)

Haemoglobin greater or equal to 9.0 g/dL (5.59 mmol/L)

Serum creatinine CL greater than 50 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (Cockcroft and Gault 1976)

(eGFR) greater than 50ml/min as measured using the MDRD formula (Modification of Diet in Renal Disease).

Serum bilirubin less than or equal to 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert’s syndrome (persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of haemolysis or hepatic pathology), who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician

AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) less than or equal to 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be less than or equal to 5x ULN

Women will be considered post-menopausal according to the following age-specific requirements:

Women under the age of 50 would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of exogenous hormonal treatments and, if they have luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone levels in the post-menopausal range for the institution

Women aged 50 and above would be considered post-menopausal if they have been amenorrheic for 12 months or more following cessation of all exogenous hormonal treatments, had radiation-induced menopause with last menses over a year ago, had chemotherapy-induced menopause with last menses over a year ago, or underwent surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy

Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative serum pregnancy test at baseline for female participants over the age of 50 or evidence that they have undergone surgical sterilization (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy with oophorectomy). Subsequent pregnancy tests performed prior to PET imaging may be urinary or serum.

Eastern Cooperative Group Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score of 0-2.

Patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.

Exclusion

Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 28 days before the first dose of study drug, with the exceptions of intranasal and inhaled corticosteroids or systemic corticosteroids at physiological doses, which are not to exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone, or an equivalent corticosteroid. Systemic steroid administration required to manage toxicities arising from radiation therapy delivered as part of the chemoradiation therapy for locally advanced NSCLC is allowed.



For patients who have received prior immunotherapy, including anti PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 therapy:



Must not have required the use of additional immunosuppression other than corticosteroids for the management of an AE, not have experienced recurrence of an AE if re-challenged, and not currently require maintenance doses of greater than 10 mg prednisone or equivalent per day.



All AEs while receiving prior immunotherapy must have completely resolved or resolved to baseline prior to screening for this study.

Must not have experienced a greater than or equal to Grade 3 immune related AE or an immune related neurologic or ocular AE of any grade while receiving prior immunotherapy. NOTE: Patients with endocrine AE of greater than or equal to Grade 2 are permitted to enrol if they are stably maintained on appropriate replacement therapy and are asymptomatic.



Vascular access or EBUS or mediastinal biopsy) that would prevent administration of study drug.



Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years. NOTE: Patients with vitiligo, Grave’s disease, or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years) are not excluded.



Active or prior documented inflammatory bowel disease (e.g. Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)



History of primary immunodeficiency.



History of organ transplant that requires therapeutic immunosuppression.



Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis, active bleeding diatheses including any patient known to have hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent.



Known active hepatitis infection, positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc), at screening. Participants with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of antiHBc and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Participants positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA.



Participants co-infected with HBV and HCV, or co-infected with HBV and HDV, namely: HBV positive (presence of HBsAg and/or anti HBcAb with detectable HBV DNA); AND



HCV positive (presence of anti-HCV antibodies); OR



HDV positive (presence of anti-HDV antibodies).



Known to have tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (positive HIV?1/2 antibodies) or active tuberculosis infection (clinical evaluation that may include clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, or tuberculosis testing in line with local practice).



Receipt of live attenuated vaccination within 30 days prior to study entry or within 30 days of receiving study drug.



History of another primary malignancy within 5 years prior to starting study drug, except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cancer of the cervix in situ and the disease under study.



Female patients who are pregnant, breast-feeding or male or female patients of reproductive potential who are not employing an effective method of birth control



PET contraindications, e.g. Total serum bilirubin greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (abnormal hepatic metabolism may interfere with hepatic excretion)



Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation or interpretation of patient safety or study results

Inclusion

  • You have had treatment, but your cancer has come back (relapsed or recurrent).
  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body (localised).
  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body, but it is not possible to perform surgery to remove it (unresectable).
  • You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.
  • You have the type of cancer, symptoms, or health risks that this clinical trial is focused on.

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial sponsor

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Scientific Title

Defining the Immunophenotype of immunotherapy resistance with 89Zr- Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and CD8 T-cell PET/CT in any stage non-small cell lung cancer

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