Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology

DURVALUMAB for Small cell lung cancer (limited stage)

Phase II trial of DURVALUMAB for Small cell lung cancer (limited stage).

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Small cell lung cancer (limited stage)
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
14-08-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
03-09-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, control arm: radiochemotherapy according to guideline for 4-6 cycles (standard of care). test arm comparator: radiochemotherapy + durvalumab (durvalumab 1500 mg) during induction; maintenance: durvalumab 1500 mg once every 4 weeks until progression or unacceptable toxicity; control maintenance: standard of care until progression. Phase II trial in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Control arm: Radiochemotherapy according to guideline for 4-6 cycles (standard of care). Test arm comparator: Radiochemotherapy + Durvalumab (Durvalumab 1500 mg) during induction; Maintenance: Durvalumab 1500 mg once every 4 weeks until progression or unacceptable toxicity; Control maintenance: standard of care until progression.
Target Sample Size
105

Eligibility

Recruits 105 Vulnerable population flag selected. Consent must be signed and dated by the subject before any trial procedures; subjects must be ≥18 years and able to understand the nature and consequences of the trial. Patients who are legally institutionalized are excluded. Informed consent documents (long and short versions) and patient ID card are provided in German, English and Turkish..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy, lactation and contraception: a. Women who are pregnant, nursing or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial; b. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) and men who are able to father a child, unwilling to be abstinent or use highly effective methods of birth control that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly beginning at informed consent, for the duration of drug treatment and for the drug out washout period (90 days after last dose of Durvalumab and/or 6 months after last dose of cisplatin and etoposide))
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population flag selected. Consent must be signed and dated by the subject before any trial procedures; subjects must be ≥18 years and able to understand the nature and consequences of the trial. Patients who are legally institutionalized are excluded. Informed consent documents (long and short versions) and patient ID card are provided in German, English and Turkish.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Signed and dated informed consent of the subject must be available before start of any specific trial procedures\n- Ability of subject to understand nature, importance and individual consequences of clinical trial\n- Male or female ≥ 18 years\n- Histological confirmed limited disease small cell lung cancer (stage 2 and 3; T2-4, N1-3, M0 according UICC8 criteria), if primarius is not eligible as RECIST1.1 target lesion (in cases with T1a and T1b) at least one lymph node must meet RECIST1.1 criteria for target lesion (≥15 mm short axis)\n- Availability of tumor tissue or fresh tumor material for translational research by central lab testing\n- ECOG PS 0-1\n- At least one measurable lesion according RECIST 1.1\n- Body weight > 30 kg\n- Adequate normal organ function: a. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL; b. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x109/L; c. Platelet count ≥ 100 x109/L; d. AST (SGOT)/ALT (SGPT) ≤ 2.5 x institutional upper limit of normal; e. Serum Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal; f. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 30 mL/min for Carboplatin, ≥60 mL/min for Cisplatin, calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula\n- Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks in the discretion of the investigator"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Extensive disease small cell lung cancer (Tx, Nx, M1; stage IV)\n- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of IMP\n- Participation in another clinical trial with an investigational product within the last 30 days (unless during follow-up period of an interventional study)\n- Known hypersensitivity to one of the ingredients\n- Medical or psychological conditions that would jeopardize an adequate and orderly completion of the trial\n- Pregnancy, lactation and contraception: a. Women who are pregnant, nursing or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial; b. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) and men who are able to father a child, unwilling to be abstinent or use highly effective methods of birth control that result in a low failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly beginning at informed consent, for the duration of drug treatment and for the drug out washout period (90 days after last dose of Durvalumab and/or 6 months after last dose of cisplatin and etoposide))\n- Patients who are legally institutionalized\n- Major surgical process within 28 day prior first dose of IMP and/or Radiochemotherapy\n- History of allogenic organ transplantation\n- Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorder (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: a. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia; b. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g. following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement; c. Patients with any chronic skin condition that not required systemic therapy; d. Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician; e. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone\n- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness (i.e. active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions (i.e. diarrhea), psychiatric illness)\n- History of another primary malignancy in the last 5 years, except adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, adequately treated carcinoma in situ (without evidence of disease)\n- History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, or brain metastases\n- Known HIV positive and/or active infection including tuberculosis (clinical evaluation that includes clinical history, physical examination and radiographic findings, and TB testing in line with local practice), hepatitis B (known positive HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) result), hepatitis C. Patients with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of hepatitis B core antibody [anti-HBc] and absence of HBsAg) are eligible. Patients positive for hepatitis C (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA\n- Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose. The following are exceptions to this criterion: a. Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection); b. Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent; c. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication)"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PFS) after 18 months according to RECIST1.1 as well as iRECIST for Durvalumab group only","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS at 18 months measured according to RECIST 1.1; additionally iRECIST applied for the Durvalumab group only"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression-free survival (PSF) after other assessments","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall response rate (ORR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Disease control rate (DCR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety and Tolerability","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Symptom control assessed by patient-reported quality of life (QoL) with QLQ-C30, QLQ-LC13 and EQ-5D","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Quality of life assessed using EORTC QLQ-C30, QLQ-LC13 and EQ-5D instruments"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
105
Recruitment Window Months
72
Consent Approach
Signed and dated informed consent must be obtained from each subject prior to any trial procedures. Subjects must be able to understand the nature and consequences of the trial. Only adults (≥18 years) provide consent; no pediatric assent described. Informed consent materials are provided in long and short versions and a patient ID card in German, English and Turkish.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
16
Total Number Of Participants
105

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-04-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
11-12-2025
Processing Time Days
616
Number Of Sites
16
Number Of Participants
105

Sites

Site Name
Klinikum Kassel GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie und Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Barbara Ritter
Contact Person Email
barbara.ritter@gnh.net
Site Name
Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
Contact Person Name
Parvis Sadjadian
Site Name
HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Pneumologie, Schlaf und Beatmungsmedizin
Contact Person Name
Eva-Maria Barkowsky
Site Name
Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Thorsten Oliver Götze
Contact Person Email
goetze.thorsten@khnw.de
Site Name
Lungenklinik Hemer Deutscher Gemeinschafts-Diakonieverband GmbH
Department Name
Department of Pulmology III
Contact Person Name
Hatice Atmaca-Dirik
Site Name
Kliniken der Stadt Koeln gGmbH
Department Name
Lungenklinik Köln-Merheim
Contact Person Name
Eva Buchmeier
Contact Person Email
buchmeierE@kliniken-koeln.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Hämostaseologie und Stammzelltransplantation
Contact Person Name
Martin Kirschner
Contact Person Email
mkirschner@ukaachen.de
Site Name
KEM I Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Internistische Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Sebastian Ertl
Contact Person Email
studiensekretariat@kem-med.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH
Department Name
Organonkologie
Contact Person Name
Thomas Wehler
Site Name
Asklepios Klinik Gauting GmbH
Department Name
Zentrum für Pneumologie und Thoraxchirurgie
Contact Person Name
Niels Reinmuth
Contact Person Email
n.reinmuth@asklepios.com
Site Name
Klinikverbund Allgaeu gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Pneumologie, Thoraxonkologie, Schlaf- und Beatmungsmedizin
Contact Person Name
Christian Schumann
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Christoph Pöttgen
Contact Person Email
christoph.poettgen@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann gGmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Palliativmedizin
Contact Person Name
Matthias Paland
Site Name
Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH
Department Name
Abteilung für Lungenheilkunde
Contact Person Name
Claas Wesseler
Contact Person Email
c.wesseler@asklepios.de
Site Name
SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH
Department Name
Klinik für Thorakale Onkologie
Contact Person Name
Jonas Kuon
Contact Person Email
jonas.kuon@slk-kliniken.de
Site Name
Rostock University Medical Center
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie
Contact Person Name
Felix Bock

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Universitaetsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz KöR
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Universitaetsklinikum Giessen und Marburg GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Molecularpathology","organisation_type":"Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility"}
  • {"country":"Germany","full_name":"AstraZeneca GmbH","duties_or_roles":"Source of monetary support","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
IMFINZI 50 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion.
Active Substance
DURVALUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation EU/1/18/1322/001
Starting Dose
1500 mg
Dose Levels
1500 mg
Frequency
1500 mg once every 3 weeks (induction) and 1500 mg once every 4 weeks (maintenance)
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 1500 mg; max total amount 33000 mg
Investigational Product Name
CISPLATIN
Active Substance
CISPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous
Dose Levels
Max daily dose 75 mg/m2; max total dose 450 mg/m2
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 75 mg/m2; max total dose 450 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
ETOPOSIDE
Active Substance
ETOPOSIDE
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous
Dose Levels
Max daily dose 100 mg/m2; max total dose 1800 mg/m2
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 100 mg/m2; max total dose 1800 mg/m2
Investigational Product Name
CARBOPLATIN
Active Substance
CARBOPLATIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous use
Route
Intravenous
Dose Levels
Max daily dose 5 (unit as specified in protocol); max total dose 30 (unit as specified in protocol)
Maximum Dose
Max daily dose 5 (unit as specified); max total dose 30 (unit as specified)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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