Unfortunately, most patients are already at a very advanced stage when they are diagnosed with lung cancer, i.e. the cancer has already spread outside the lungs forming metastases. The current standard of care therapy at this advanced stage of lung cancer includes systemic anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy to boost the body's immune response, or targeted therapy that directly hinders tumor growth. In this study, the aim is to find out whether it is better if, after a good response to the standard therapy, the remains of main tumor and the metastases are additionally treated by surgery and/or radiation.
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Progression-Free Survival (PFS) l in the Local Ablative Therapy (LAT) arm is superior to Standard of Care (SoC)
Timeframe: up to 24 months after randomization
Quality of life (QoL) in the LAT arm is non-inferior to the control arm as measured with the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire-based score at 6 months after randomization
Timeframe: 6 months after randomization