Testing the Addition of High Dose, Targeted Radiation to the Usual Treatment for Locally-Advanced Inoperable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Overview

About this study

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of adding stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to standard treatment (image guided radiation therapy [IGRT] and chemotherapy followed by immunotherapy with durvalumab) versus standard treatment alone in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be treated by surgery (inoperable).  

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pathologically (histologically or cytologically) proven diagnosis of stage II or III
(American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] eighth edition) non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC) with known PD-L1 status prior to registration

- Patients must have an identified primary tumor and at least one nodal metastasis
(peribronchial/hilar/intrapulmonary, mediastinal/subcarinal,
supraclavicular/scalene)

- Up to 4 cycles of systemic therapy received prior to registration for the current
study cancer is allowable; any prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is also
permissible

- The patient must be deemed clinically appropriate for curative intent definitive
combined modality therapy, based on the following staging assessments:

- History/physical examination prior to registration;

- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain (preferred) or CT scan of the
brain (if available, contrast is preferred for all neuroimaging) prior to
registration;

- CT chest with IV contrast (if contrast is available and unless contraindicated,
such as for abnormal kidney function) prior to registration. PET/CT may be used
if the CT portion is of identical diagnostic quality as achieved in a stand-alone
CT

- No evidence of distant metastases based on FDG PET/CT scan obtain within 60 days of
registration

- Primary tumor =< 7 cm

- Age >= 18

- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2

- Hematologic function (e.g. platelets, leukocytes, hemoglobin) amenable, at the
discretion of the treating physician, to allow for treatment with chemotherapy and
concurrent radiation therapy

- Creatinine clearance >= 25 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation

- Subjects with non-malignant pleural effusion are eligible provided the effusion is not
known or demonstrated to be an exudative effusion

- If a pleural effusion is present, the following criteria must be met to exclude
malignant involvement:

- When pleural fluid is visible on both the CT scan and on a chest x-ray, a
pleuracentesis is required to confirm that the pleural fluid is
cytologically negative;

- Effusions that are minimal (i.e., not visible on chest x-ray) that are too
small to safely tap are eligible

- Medical history consistent with the patient being amenable, at the discretion of the
treating physician, to allow for treating with consolidation immunotherapy. Patients
with known EGFR/ALK mutation at the time of registration are eligible, and these
patients can be treated with consolidation durvalumab or chemotherapy at the
discretion of the treating physician

- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does
not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the
investigational regimen

- Negative pregnancy test =< 14 days prior to registration for participants of
childbearing potential

- The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific
informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States
(U.S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information

Exclusion Criteria:

- Prior radiotherapy to the region of the study cancer that would result in overlap of
radiation therapy fields that is determined by the treating physician to impede the
treatment of the study malignancy

- Patients without identifiable primary tumor and at least 1 pathologically enlarged
lymph node are not eligible (T3-4N0 or T0N1-3 patients are not eligible). At least 1
radiographically-involved lymph node is required, but pathologic confirmation of
involvement is not mandated

- Centrally located primary tumor < 2 cm from involved nodal disease which would result
in significant overlap of the primary SBRT and nodal radiation fields. Centrally
located is defined as within or touching the zone of the proximal bronchial tree,
which is a volume 2 cm in all directions around the proximal bronchial tree (carina,
right and left main bronchi, right and left upper lobe bronchi, intermedius bronchus,
right middle lobe bronchus, lingular bronchus right and left lower lobe bronchi)

- Participants who are pregnant or unwilling to discontinue nursing

- Participants of childbearing potential (participants who may become pregnant or who
may impregnate a partner) unwilling to use highly effective contraceptives during
therapy and for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-labeled contraception timeframe
required after the final dose of the selected chemotherapy regimen, because the
treatment in this study may be significantly teratogenic

Note: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Eligibility last updated 6/20/23. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Meng Welliver, M.D., Ph.D.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

Jacksonville, Fla.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Bradford Hoppe, M.D., M.P.H.

Open for enrollment

Contact information:

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Referral Office

(855) 776-0015

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