Durvalumab Maintenance After Thoracic Chemoradiotherapy in Frail Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients … (NCT05617963) | Clinical Trial Compass
Active — Not RecruitingPhase 2
Durvalumab Maintenance After Thoracic Chemoradiotherapy in Frail Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Whose Disease is Limited to the Thorax
France100 participantsStarted 2023-03-24
Plain-language summary
This study is an academic-lead, open-label, multicenter, randomized phase II trial for frail limited disease Small Cell Lung Cancer (LD-SCLC) patients.
Frail conditions are: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 2 or ECOG PS 0-1 and older than 70 or ECOG PS 0-1 and did not receive a concomitant thoracic chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) because of comorbidities.
During the screening phase, patients complete either the standard concomitant or sequential thoracic CRT and cisplatin-etoposide regimen or carboplatin AUC5 to AUC6 etoposide regimen.
Patients showing a disease control (defined as stable disease \[SD\], partial response \[PR\], or complete response \[CR\] according to RECIST v1.1) at the radiological evaluation performed after the end of thoracic CRT can receive prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) as per local practice. They will then be treated by durvalumab every 4 weeks.
DURVALUNG study aims to evaluate the activity of durvalumab maintenance treatment in frail LD-SCLC patients who have not progressed following platinum-based concomitant or sequential CRT.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Inclusion criteria
. Patient must have signed a first written informed consent form prior to screening visit and to any trial specific procedures.
. Histological confirmation of SCLC.
. Limited disease (T0-T4, N0-N3 and M0) according to the TNM classification 8th edition or to the VALSG 2-stage classification. As per standard guidelines a complete radiological evaluation has to be performed within 28 days before the start of induction chemotherapy including all the radiological exams below:
. Measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 criteria.
. Patients must not have been previously treated for the SCLC. Note: patients who have already begun the initial CRT are eligible.
. Patients ≥18 years old.
Questions worth asking your doctor
Bring these to your next appointment. They're a starting point for a shared conversation — not a sign you qualify or a recommendation to enrol.
1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?
Generated to help you prepare — always confirm anything about your own eligibility and care with the study team and your doctor.
Questions for the trial coordinator
The trial coordinator is the person who runs the study day to day. These cover the practical side — logistics, costs, and what taking part would actually mean for your life. The study team confirms whether you meet the criteria; these are questions to ask, not a sign you qualify.
1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.
What they're measuring
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Progression-free survival
Timeframe: From inclusion to disease progression or death, up to 3.5 years
. Patients can be candidate to concomitant or sequential thoracic CRT by IMRT. Patients have to receive at least 60 Gy (one-daily fraction of 1.8-2 Gy) or 45 Gy twice daily (1.5 Gy per fraction) combined with cisplatin-etoposide regimen or with carboplatin AUC5 to AUC6 etoposide regimen.
Exclusion criteria
. History of another primary malignancy except for
. Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease ≥5 years before the first dose of durvalumab and of low potential risk for recurrence.
. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease.
. Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease.
. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent.
. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease \[e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease\], diverticulitis \[with the exception of diverticulosis\], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc\]). The following are exceptions to this criterion:
. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia
. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement