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Adenocarcinoma of LungPhase 2NCT04105270

RMT in Combination With Durvalumab + Chemo in Untreated Adenocarcinoma NSCLC. A Randomized Double Blind Phase II Trial

A Phase 2 study testing Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules, Durvalumab 1500 mg IV and Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed in people with Adenocarcinoma of Lung and Lung Cancer, run by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota at 10 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This is a randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, double-blind Phase II trial, of oral restorative microbiota therapy (RMT) or placebo combined with intravenous (IV) durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus chemotherapy in patients with treatment naïve advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules, Durvalumab 1500 mg IV and Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
82 participants
Where
10 sitesUnited States
Study dates
30 Nov 2022to Jan 2028
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the lung that is unresectable stage IIIB/C or stage IV, does not have an EGFR sensitizing (activating) mutation or ALK or ROS1 translocation. BRAF, RET, NTRK, MET ex 14 splice site mutation
  • Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1
  • Tumor sample requirements
  • Mandatory provision of an unstained, archived tumor tissue sample in a quantity sufficient to allow for biomarker and genomic analysis. A minimum of 10 unstained slides should be available for evaluation.
  • Known PD-L1 TC expression status assayed by Ventana SP263. Patients who have known PDL-1 as assayed by PharmDx 22C3 assay may be eligible; however, available archival tissue will be used to assay with Ventana SP263 test.
  • Prior chemotherapy or immunotherapy as adjuvant therapy for lung cancer is permitted as long as it has been >6 months from last dose at the time of enrollment. Local treatment of isolated lesions, excluding target lesions, for palliative intent is acceptable (e.g. by local surgery or radiotherapy). Prior systemic therapy for advanced/metastatic NSCLC makes the patient ineligible for this study.
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  • Patients with treated brain metastasis are eligible as long as they have stable symptoms, are more than 2 weeks from completion of therapy, and do not require more than 10mg of daily prednisone or equivalent.
  • ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1
  • Body weight of >30 kg
  • Adequate organ function within 14 days of study enrollment defined as:
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥1,500/mcL
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mcL
  • Total bilirubin ≤1.5x 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 hemolysis or hepatic pathology), who will be allowed only in consultation with their physician.
  • AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) ≤2.5 x institutional ULN unless liver metastases are present, in which case it must be ≤5x ULN
  • Measured creatinine clearance (CL) >40 mL/min or calculated creatinine CL>40 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formula (Cockcroft and Gault 1976) or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of creatinine clearance:
  • Expected life expectancy of at least 12 weeks in the opinion of the enrolling investigator as documented in the medical record
  • Women of childbearing potential and men with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use effective contraception for the time of screening to the duration of treatment and 3 months after the last dose of study drug
  • Provide voluntary written consent prior to the performance of any research related tests or procedures.

Who cannot join

  • Not pregnant or breast feeding. Evidence of post-menopausal status, or negative urine or serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients. Women will be considered postmenopausal if they have amenorrhea for 12 months without an alternative medical explanation
  • Dysphagia or inability to swallow medications
  • Squamous cell, large cell, or NSCLC NOS (not otherwise specified) histology or mixed tumors
  • Has untreated brain metastasis or active leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
  • Has a known sensitivity to any component of therapeutic agents used in this study
  • Receipt of any immunotherapy or investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug; and in the case of monoclonal antibodies 6 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug
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  • Prior treatment with any other anti-PD-1, or PD-L1, including durvalumab or an anti-PD-L2 agent or an antibody or a small molecule targeting other immuno-regulatory receptors except as adjuvant therapy for NSCLC so long as it has been greater than six months since the last treatment
  • 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
  • Recent major surgery within 4 weeks prior to entry into the study (excluding the placement of vascular access) that would prevent administration of study drug
  • Active or prior documented autoimmune disease within the past 2 years requiring systemic treatment (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Patients with vitiligo, Grave's disease, or psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment (within the past 2 years) are not excluded. Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Active documented inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) who require immunosuppression or patients who exceed 10 mg/day of prednisone, or an equivalent corticosteroid are excluded
  • History of primary immunodeficiency
  • History of organ transplant that requires therapeutic immunosuppression
  • Taking daily probiotics (patients with last probiotic > 4weeks prior to first dose of RMT are eligible)
  • History of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (known HIV 1/2 antibodies positive) who are on anti-retroviral treatment for < 6 months and absolute CD4 count<500 (patients with HIV not meeting these criteria are eligible)
  • Has known active Hepatitis B or C. Active Hepatitis B is defined as a known positive HBsAg, and positive hepatitis B virus quantification assay (patients with history of Hepatitis B who have seroconversion i.e. Hepatitis B core antibody positive and Hepatitis B surface antibody positive are eligible). Active Hepatitis C is defined by a known positive Hep C Ab result and positive quantitative HCV RNA results (Patients with Hepatitis C who are on anti-viral suppressive therapy and negative quantitative HCV RNA results are eligible)
  • 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
  • Myocardial infarction or stroke within 3 months prior to enrollment
  • History of systolic or diastolic heart failure with New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV symptoms (refer to Appendix II)
  • Has active or prior history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or patients with interstitial lung disease
  • Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent
  • Known history of active tuberculosis. Patients with prior history of latent TB could be included if they have been treated previously with isoniazid.
  • Patients who are on chronic systemic antibiotic therapy (antibiotics for ≥60 consecutive days within 12 weeks of enrollment). Patients who receive systemic antibiotics between enrollment and start of RMT are eligible
  • Receipt of live attenuated vaccination within 30 days prior to study entry or within 30 days of receiving RMT
  • History of another primary malignancy (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer) within 5 years prior to starting RMT, except if the patient has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of disease recurrence for 5 years since initiation of that therapy
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with evaluation of the study drug or interpretation of patient safety or study results

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office contact

612 624 2620

ccinfo@umn.edu

10 sites in 1 country

United States10 sites, 10 recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health St. Joseph's Brainerd Medical Center

    Brainerd, Minnesota, 56401

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Deer River

    Deer River, Minnesota, 56636

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health St. Mary's Detroit Lakes Clinic

    Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, 56501

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Duluth

    Duluth, Minnesota, 55805

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Fosston

    Fosston, Minnesota, 56542

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Hibbing Clinic

    Hibbing, Minnesota, 55746

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455

    Recruiting
  • Dr. Amit Kulkarni

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85338

    Amit Kulkarni, (623) 220-5456

    Not yet recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Sandstone

    Sandstone, Minnesota, 550723

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting
  • MNCCTN Essentia Health Virginia Clinic

    Virginia, Minnesota, 55792

    Tammie Mlodozynie, Tammie.Mlodozyniec@essentiahealth.org

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Randomized Double Blind Phase II Trial of Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) in Combination With Durvalumab (MEDI4736) and Chemotherapy in Untreated Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

This is a randomized, active-controlled, parallel-group, double-blind Phase II trial, of oral restorative microbiota therapy (RMT) or placebo combined with intravenous (IV) durvalumab (MEDI4736) plus chemotherapy in patients with treatment naïve advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Being tested
Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules, Durvalumab 1500 mg IV, Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed, Placebo
Medical subject headings
Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) CapsulesDrug

    Also called RMT

    Patients with PD-L1 TC expression will receive sixteen doses of oral RMT capsules weekly

  • Durvalumab 1500 mg IVDrug

    Patients with PD-L1 TC expression receive durvalumab 1500 mg IV every 4 weeks (Q4W) until disease progression or for a maximum of two years from the 1st dose of durvalumab

  • Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexedDrug

    Patients with PD-L1 TC receive cisplatin/pemetrexed or carboplatin/pemetrexed given every 3 weeks (Q3W) for 4 cycles followed by pemetrexed maintenance given Q3W

  • PlaceboOther

    Sixteen doses of oral placebo capsules given weekly

Study groups in NCT04105270
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm A (RMT)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules; Drug: Durvalumab 1500 mg IV; Drug: Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed
Arm B (Placebo)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab 1500 mg IV; Drug: Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed; Other: Placebo
Safety Run-inExperimental10 patients are enrolled in this safety run-in arm. Patients are directly assigned to RMT treatment arm. After safety- run-in period of 4 weeks after the first dose of RMT, in the 10 patients if no new safety signal are seen enrollment moves to randomization
Receives: Drug: Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules; Drug: Durvalumab 1500 mg IV; Drug: Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of patients experiencing Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Incidence of PFS using RECIST 1.1 in each treatment arm to evaluate the efficacy of restorative microbiota therapy

    Measured: 3 Years

  2. Safety and tolerability of RMT

    Safety and tolerability of RMT in combination with durvalumab or durvalumab + chemotherapy as assessed by the incidence of adverse events

    Measured: 2 Years

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR) RECIST 1.1

    ORR of treatment with RMT in each treatment arm per RECIST 1.1

    Measured: 2 Years

  2. Duration of Response (DOR)

    DOR of treatment with RMT in each treatment arm per RECIST 1.1

    Measured: 2 Years

  3. Overall Survival (OS)

    Incidence of OS using RECIST 1.1 in each treatment arm

    Measured: 3 Years

  4. Immune mediated Adverse Events imAE

    Rate of immune mediated adverse events (imAE) in each treatment arm

    Measured: 2 Years

  5. Objective Response Rate (ORR) (iRECIST)

    ORR using immune response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (iRECIST)

    Measured: 2 Years

  6. Health-related quality of life (QoL)

    Difference in health-related quality of life (QoL) using European organization for research and treatment of cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-30)

    Measured: 2 Years

  7. Health-related quality of life (QoL)

    Difference in health-related quality of life (QoL) using lung cancer module (LC-13)

    Measured: 2 Years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Sep 2019
  2. Study start30 Nov 2022
  3. Primary completionJan 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2028 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
82 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04105270
Sponsor's protocol ID
2019LS010
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
20 Sep 2019
Last updated
17 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Oral Restorative Microbiota Therapy (RMT) Capsules, Durvalumab 1500 mg IV and Cisplatin/pemetrexed or Carboplatin/pemetrexed in people with Adenocarcinoma of Lung and Lung Cancer, run by Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota at 10 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 19 inclusion and 26 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office (612 624 2620, ccinfo@umn.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of patients experiencing Progression Free Survival (PFS) (time frame: 3 Years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Sep 2026.

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