Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaPhase 2NCT04989283
Testing the Addition of an Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab, to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment During Radiation Therapy for Superior Sulcus Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab, Biopsy and Biospecimen Collection in people with Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma and Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 46 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This phase II trial tests the effect of atezolizumab given with usual chemotherapy during radiation therapy in treating patients with superior sulcus non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- What is being tested?
- Atezolizumab, Biopsy and Biospecimen Collection
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 46 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 9 Sep 2021to 10 May 2031
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have histologically confirmed cT3/T4, N0/1, M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of the superior sulcus arising in the apex of the lung, involving apical chest wall structures (parietal pleura and beyond) above the level of the second rib
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have eligibility affirmed by a thoracic surgeon, medical oncologist and radiation oncologist. Participant must be a candidate for surgical resection and chemoradiation therapy. The site treating investigator must sign off to indicate that eligibility has been affirmed by each specialist
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants may have measurable or non-measurable disease. Measurable disease must be assessed within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. Non-measurable disease must be assessed within 42 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. All known sites of disease must be assessed and documented on the Baseline Tumor Assessment Form
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have an MRI or CT scan of the brain (with contrast highly recommend) within 42 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have a CT (chest with contrast highly recommended), contrast MRI (thoracic inlet), and FDG-PET/CT performed within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- Note: DWI (Diffusion weighting imaging) is highly recommended on the MRI
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- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants may participate in concomitant non-therapeutic trials (e.g., palliative care assessment or quality of life studies)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: History and physical exam must be obtained within 28 days of Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have Zubrod performance status of 0-1 documented within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must be >= 18 years old
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Leukocytes >= 3,000/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,500/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Platelets >= 100,000/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants with known Gilbert disease: total bilirubin =< 3 x (ULN) (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) =< 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have higher than grade 2 hypercalcemia prior to Step I Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have a serum creatinine =< the institutional upper limit of normal (IULN) OR measured OR calculated creatinine clearance >= 50 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be receiving anti-retroviral therapy and have undetectable viral load test within 6 months prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load on suppressive therapy within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants with HCV infection who are currently on treatment must have an undetectable HCV viral load within in 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants of reproductive potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines. For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participants must have a CT scan of the chest with contrast, FDG-PET/CT scan and MRI scan of the thoracic inlet (with intravenous contrast and DWI highly recommended) within 28 days prior to Step 2 Registration
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participants must be evaluated for appropriateness of surgery by a thoracic surgeon within 6 weeks after completion of neoadjuvant therapy prior to Step 2 Registration
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participant's surgery must occur between 21 and 90 days following the end of participant's final cycle of chemotherapy +/- atezolizumab
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participants must have received at least two cycles of all assigned protocol drugs during neoadjuvant protocol treatment and must have received at least 45 GY RT of the planned 61.2 GY RT during neoadjuvant protocol treatment
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participants must have a Zubrod Performance Status of 0-1 documented within 28 days prior to Step 2 Registration
- STEP 2 SURGERY: Participants must have postoperative predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) > 35% and postoperative predicted diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO) > 35%. Pulmonary function tests to ascertain these values must be obtained within 28 days prior to Step 2 Registration
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Participants must have received surgical resection of the lung cancer and side effects must have recovered to =< grade 2 within 42 days after surgery and prior to Step 3 Registration
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Participants must have a Zubrod Performance Status of 0-1 documented within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Leukocytes >= 3,000/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Absolute neutrophil count >= 1,000/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Platelets >= 100,000/uL (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Total bilirubin =< institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): AST and ALT =< 3 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration)
- STEP 3 MAINTENANCE THERAPY (ARM 1 ONLY): Participants must have adequate kidney function defined as creatinine =< 1.5 x ULN documented within 28 days prior to Step 3 Registration
Who cannot join
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior therapy for this cancer including surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy agent, and/or radiation therapy
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have undergone prior radiation to overlapping regions of planned protocol radiation therapy (RT) treatment area
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2 [IL-2]) within 4 weeks prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the carboplatin, pemetrexed, cisplatin, etoposide and paclitaxel formulation
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have any grade III/IV cardiac disease as defined by the New York Heart Association Criteria (i.e., participants with cardiac disease resulting in marked limitation of physical activity or resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort), unstable angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction within 3 months, or serious uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia
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- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have known active tuberculosis (TB)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have uncontrolled non-malignant pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (more than once a month). Note: Participants with indwelling catheters (e.g., PleurX [registered trademark]) are allowed
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Patients must not have undergone prior allogeneic stem cell transplantation or prior solid organ transplantation
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must NOT have a history of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other known hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must NOT have a known hypersensitivity or allergy to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have severe or active infections within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization, including but not limited to hospitalization for complications of infection, bacteremia, or severe pneumonia
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have active autoimmune disease requiring therapy within the past 6 months. Participants must not have active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment within the past two years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). 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. Autoimmune diseases include, but are not limited to, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Wegener's granulomatosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Bell's palsy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroid disease, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis. This protocol includes an immunotherapy agent which can precipitate known autoimmune diseases
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonitis (including drug induced), organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, etc.), or evidence of active pneumonitis. This protocol includes an immunotherapy agent which can precipitate known pneumonitis
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have received a live attenuated vaccination within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. All coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines that have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval or FDA emergency use authorization are acceptable
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had a major surgery within 14 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. Participants must have fully recovered from the effects of prior surgery in the opinion of the treating investigator
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not be pregnant or nursing due to carcinogenic and teratogenic effects of treatment. Women/men of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method while on study treatment and for 5 months after the last dose. A woman is considered to be of "reproductive potential" if she has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months. In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes heterosexual celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral tubal ligation. However, if at any point a previously celibate participant chooses to become heterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measures outlined, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptive measures
Trial locations and contacts
46 sites in 1 country.
46 sites in 1 country
United States46 sites
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames, Iowa, 50010
McFarland Clinic - Ames
Ames, Iowa, 50010
Rush - Copley Medical Center
Aurora, Illinois, 60504
Billings Clinic Cancer Center
Billings, Montana, 59101
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83706
McFarland Clinic - Boone
Boone, Iowa, 50036
Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell
Caldwell, Idaho, 83605
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219
Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 83814
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
Collierville, Tennessee, 38017
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Golden Triangle
Columbus, Mississippi, 39705
The Mark H Zangmeister Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43219
Carle at The Riverfront
Danville, Illinois, 61832
Carle Physician Group-Effingham
Effingham, Illinois, 62401
McFarland Clinic - Trinity Cancer Center
Fort Dodge, Iowa, 50501
Benefis Healthcare- Sletten Cancer Institute
Great Falls, Montana, 59405
Baptist Cancer Center-Grenada
Grenada, Mississippi, 38901
McFarland Clinic - Jefferson
Jefferson, Iowa, 50129
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
Kalispell Regional Medical Center
Kalispell, Montana, 59901
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma Research
Lawton, Oklahoma, 73505
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756
McFarland Clinic - Marshalltown
Marshalltown, Iowa, 50158
Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston
Mattoon, Illinois, 61938
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee, 38120
Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center
Minocqua, Wisconsin, 54548
Community Medical Hospital
Missoula, Montana, 59804
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Nampa
Nampa, Idaho, 83687
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Union County
New Albany, Mississippi, 38652
Mount Sinai Chelsea
New York, New York, 10011
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Ontario
Ontario, Oregon, 97914
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Oxford
Oxford, Mississippi, 38655
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls
Post Falls, Idaho, 83854
Norris Cotton Cancer Center-North
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819
Kootenai Cancer Clinic
Sandpoint, Idaho, 83864
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
Southhaven, Mississippi, 38671
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Carle Cancer Center
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-West Chester
West Chester, Ohio, 45069
Saint Ann's Hospital
Westerville, Ohio, 43081
Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center
Zanesville, Ohio, 43701
About this study
Official title: NASSIST (Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation +/- Immunotherapy Before Surgery for Superior Sulcus Tumors): A Randomized Phase II Trial of Trimodality +/- Atezolizumab in Resectable Superior Sulcus Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
This phase II trial tests the effect of atezolizumab given with usual chemotherapy during radiation therapy in treating patients with superior sulcus non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, etoposide, paclitaxel and pemetrexed, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy beams to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving atezolizumab with usual chemotherapy and radiation therapy may lower the chance of the tumor from growing or spreading.
Read the detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To compare the pathologic complete response (pCR) by local review between participants randomized to conventional trimodality therapy, with or without atezolizumab.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To compare event-free survival (EFS) between the arms. II. To compare overall survival (OS) between the arms. III. To compare surgical resection rate and complete resection (R0) rate between the arms.
IV. To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 among participants who do not undergo surgical resection, by treatment arm.
- To compare the frequency and severity of toxicities between the arms.
ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES:
- To bank blood and tissue for future research. II. To evaluate the association between major pathologic response (MPR), as defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and survival outcomes (OS, PFS).
III. To evaluate the association between pCR by centralized review and survival outcomes (OS, PFS).
IV. Evaluate the changes in fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) metrics (e.g., standardized uptake value [SUV] maximum [max], SUVpeak, SUVmax tumor-to-liver, SUVpeak tumor-to-liver, metabolic tumor volume, total lesion glycolysis, etc.) in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab and to evaluate the association with pCR.
- Evaluate the extent to which the changes in diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)-magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) metrics (e.g., mean apparent diffusion coefficient or apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC] for the primary tumor, etc.) are associated with pCR in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab.
VI. Evaluate the extent to which changes in computed tomography (CT) tumor volume, unidimensional lesion changes per RECIST 1.1 and bidimensional lesion changes per World Health Organization (WHO) criteria are associated with pCR in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive atezolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Within 42 days after completion of surgery, patients then receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 17 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM II: Patients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients also undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery.
Patients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations:
- Cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-3.
- Carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-3.
- Paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients with non-squamous NSCLC may receive one of the following combinations:
- Pemetrexed IV over 10 minutes and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1.
- Pemetrexed IV over 10 minutes and cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1.
Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial.
- Conditions
- Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Superior Sulcus Lung Carcinoma
- Being tested
- Atezolizumab, Biopsy, Biospecimen Collection, Carboplatin, Cisplatin
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AtezolizumabBiological
Also called MPDL 3280A, MPDL 328OA, MPDL-3280A, MPDL3280A
Given IV
BiopsyProcedure or surgery
Also called BIOPSY_TYPE, Bx
Undergo tumor biopsy
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
CarboplatinDrug
Also called Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, Carboplatino
Given IV
CisplatinDrug
Also called Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDP
Given IV
Computed TomographyProcedure or surgery
Also called CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography
Undergo PET/CT scan
EtoposideDrug
Also called Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, Toposar
Given IV
External Beam Radiation TherapyRadiation
Also called Definitive Radiation Therapy, EBRT, External Beam Radiation, External Beam Radiotherapy
Undergo external beam radiation therapy
Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure or surgery
Also called Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Undergo MRI
PaclitaxelDrug
Also called Anzatax, Asotax, Bristaxol, Praxel
Given IV
PemetrexedDrug
Also called MTA, Multitargeted Antifolate, Pemfexy
Given IV
Positron Emission TomographyProcedure or surgery
Also called Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure)
Undergo PET/CT scan
Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryProcedure or surgery
Undergo surgery
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery) | Experimental | Patients receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Within 42 days after completion of surgery, patients then receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 17 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial. Receives: Biological: Atezolizumab; Procedure: Biopsy; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Cisplatin; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Etoposide; Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Pemetrexed; Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery |
| Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) | Active comparator | Patients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients also undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial. Receives: Procedure: Biopsy; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Cisplatin; Procedure: Computed Tomography; Drug: Etoposide; Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Pemetrexed; Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography; Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional Surgery |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Pathologic complete response (pCR) by local review
Measured: Up to 6 years
Secondary outcomes (6)
Event-free survival (EFS)
Defined as From date of Step1 Randomization to date of first documentation of progression that renders participant unable to receive planned protocol surgery, off protocol therapy for any reason without subsequent protocol surgery, relapse after surgery, symptomatic deterioration or death due to any reason, whichever comes first. The primary analysis of EFS will be done using a 1-sided 15% level log-rank test. Will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. 95% confidence intervals for the medians will be constructed using the method of Brookmeyer-Crowley. Fine-Gray method will be used for a competing risk analysis.
Measured: Up to 6 years
Overall survival (OS)
Will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. 95% confidence intervals for the medians will be constructed using the method of Brookmeyer-Crowley.
Measured: From date of Step 1 Randomization to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 6 years
Surgical resection rate
Measured: Up to 6 years
Complete resection (R0) rate
Measured: Up to 6 years
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Will be assessed per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1. Will be estimated using the method of Kaplan-Meier. 95% confidence intervals for the medians will be constructed using the method of Brookmeyer-Crowley.
Measured: From date of Step 1 Randomization to date of first documentation of progression or symptomatic deterioration, or death due to any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 6 years
Incidence of adverse events
Will compare the frequency and severity of toxicities between the arms.
Measured: Up to 6 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Aug 2021
- Study start9 Sep 2021 (estimated)
- Primary completion10 May 2031 (estimated)
- Study completion10 May 2031 (estimated)
Why it stopped: Due to no accrual
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Raymond U Osarogiagbon, Principal investigator, SWOG Cancer Research Network
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04989283
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2021-08318
- Other IDs
- NCI-2021-08318, S1934, S1934, U10CA180888
- Status last verified
- Sep 2023
- First submitted
- 3 Aug 2021
- Last updated
- 26 Sep 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: "NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page."
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Sep 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- NASSIST (Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation +/- Immunotherapy Before Surgery for Superior Sulcus Tumors): A Randomized Phase II Trial of Trimodality +/- Atezolizumab in Resectable Superior Sulcus Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04989283
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCI-2021-08318
- Conditions
- Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Superior Sulcus Lung Carcinoma
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Due to no accrual
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Study start
- 9 Sep 2021 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 10 May 2031 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 10 May 2031 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase II trial tests the effect of atezolizumab given with usual chemotherapy during radiation therapy in treating patients with superior sulcus non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, carboplatin, etoposide, paclitaxel and pemetrexed, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy beams to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Giving atezolizumab with usual chemotherapy and radiation therapy may lower the chance of the tumor from growing or spreading.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To compare the pathologic complete response (pCR) by local review between participants randomized to conventional trimodality therapy, with or without atezolizumab.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To compare event-free survival (EFS) between the arms. II. To compare overall survival (OS) between the arms. III. To compare surgical resection rate and complete resection (R0) rate between the arms.
IV. To evaluate progression-free survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 among participants who do not undergo surgical resection, by treatment arm.
- To compare the frequency and severity of toxicities between the arms.
ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES:
- To bank blood and tissue for future research. II. To evaluate the association between major pathologic response (MPR), as defined by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), and survival outcomes (OS, PFS).
III. To evaluate the association between pCR by centralized review and survival outcomes (OS, PFS).
IV. Evaluate the changes in fludeoxyglucose F-18 (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET) metrics (e.g., standardized uptake value [SUV] maximum [max], SUVpeak, SUVmax tumor-to-liver, SUVpeak tumor-to-liver, metabolic tumor volume, total lesion glycolysis, etc.) in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab and to evaluate the association with pCR.
- Evaluate the extent to which the changes in diffusion weighted imaging (DWI)-magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) metrics (e.g., mean apparent diffusion coefficient or apparent diffusion coefficient [ADC] for the primary tumor, etc.) are associated with pCR in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab.
VI. Evaluate the extent to which changes in computed tomography (CT) tumor volume, unidimensional lesion changes per RECIST 1.1 and bidimensional lesion changes per World Health Organization (WHO) criteria are associated with pCR in participants randomized to receive trimodality therapy alone or in combination with atezolizumab.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive atezolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Within 42 days after completion of surgery, patients then receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 17 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
ARM II: Patients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients also undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery.
Patients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations:
- Cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1 and etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-3.
- Carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1 and etoposide IV over 30-60 minutes on days 1-3.
- Paclitaxel IV over 3 hours and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1. Patients with non-squamous NSCLC may receive one of the following combinations:
- Pemetrexed IV over 10 minutes and carboplatin IV over 60 minutes on day 1.
- Pemetrexed IV over 10 minutes and cisplatin IV over 2 hours on day 1.
Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery) | Experimental | Biological: Atezolizumab, Procedure: Biopsy, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Cisplatin, Procedure: Computed Tomography, Drug: Etoposide, Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Drug: Paclitaxel, Drug: Pemetrexed, Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography, Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryPatients receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Within 42 days after completion of surgery, patients then receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 17 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial. |
| Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) | Active comparator | Procedure: Biopsy, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Cisplatin, Procedure: Computed Tomography, Drug: Etoposide, Radiation: External Beam Radiation Therapy, Procedure: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Drug: Paclitaxel, Drug: Pemetrexed, Procedure: Positron Emission Tomography, Procedure: Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryPatients receive one of the chemotherapy combinations below depending on their previous therapy and disease. Between the first day of chemotherapy and the first day of cycle 2 of chemotherapy, patients also undergo external beam radiation therapy 5 days per week. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Beginning 21 and 90 days after treatment, patients undergo surgery. Patients may undergo a PET scan, CT scan, and MRI on study. Patients also undergo tumor biopsies and blood sample collection throughout the trial. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (40 listed)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have histologically confirmed cT3/T4, N0/1, M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) of the superior sulcus arising in the apex of the lung, involving apical chest wall structures (parietal pleura and beyond) above the level of the second rib
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have eligibility affirmed by a thoracic surgeon, medical oncologist and radiation oncologist. Participant must be a candidate for surgical resection and chemoradiation therapy. The site treating investigator must sign off to indicate that eligibility has been affirmed by each specialist
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants may have measurable or non-measurable disease. Measurable disease must be assessed within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. Non-measurable disease must be assessed within 42 days prior to Step 1 Randomization. All known sites of disease must be assessed and documented on the Baseline Tumor Assessment Form
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have an MRI or CT scan of the brain (with contrast highly recommend) within 42 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must have a CT (chest with contrast highly recommended), contrast MRI (thoracic inlet), and FDG-PET/CT performed within 28 days prior to Step 1 Randomization
Key exclusion criteria (18 listed)
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior therapy for this cancer including surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy agent, and/or radiation therapy
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have undergone prior radiation to overlapping regions of planned protocol radiation therapy (RT) treatment area
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior treatment with CD137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, including anti-CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have had prior treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents (including, but not limited to, interferon and interleukin 2 [IL-2]) within 4 weeks prior to Step 1 Randomization
- STEP 1 RANDOMIZATION: Participants must not have a known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the carboplatin, pemetrexed, cisplatin, etoposide and paclitaxel formulation
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AtezolizumabAlso: MPDL 3280A, MPDL 328OA, MPDL-3280A, MPDL3280AGiven IV | Biological | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| BiopsyAlso: BIOPSY_TYPE, BxUndergo tumor biopsy | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| Biospecimen CollectionAlso: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen CollectionUndergo blood sample collection | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| CarboplatinAlso: Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, CarboplatinoGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| CisplatinAlso: Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDPGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| Computed TomographyAlso: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial TomographyUndergo PET/CT scan | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| EtoposideAlso: Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, ToposarGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| External Beam Radiation TherapyAlso: Definitive Radiation Therapy, EBRT, External Beam Radiation, External Beam RadiotherapyUndergo external beam radiation therapy | Radiation | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| Magnetic Resonance ImagingAlso: Magnetic Resonance, Magnetic resonance imaging (procedure), Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan, Medical Imaging, Magnetic Resonance / Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceUndergo MRI | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| PaclitaxelAlso: Anzatax, Asotax, Bristaxol, PraxelGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| PemetrexedAlso: MTA, Multitargeted Antifolate, PemfexyGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| Positron Emission TomographyAlso: Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure)Undergo PET/CT scan | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
| Therapeutic Conventional SurgeryUndergo surgery | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (atezolizumab, chemotherapy, RT, surgery), Arm II (chemotherapy, RT, surgery) |
Primary outcome
Pathologic complete response (pCR) by local review
Time frame: Up to 6 years
6 secondary outcomes
Event-free survival (EFS)
Time frame: Up to 6 years
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: From date of Step 1 Randomization to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 6 years
Surgical resection rate
Time frame: Up to 6 years
Complete resection (R0) rate
Time frame: Up to 6 years
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Time frame: From date of Step 1 Randomization to date of first documentation of progression or symptomatic deterioration, or death due to any cause, whichever comes first, assessed up to 6 years
Incidence of adverse events
Time frame: Up to 6 years
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Sep 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. "NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page."
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Raymond U Osarogiagbon principal investigator
SWOG Cancer Research Network
46 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing Atezolizumab, Biopsy and Biospecimen Collection in people with Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma and Stage IIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 46 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 40 inclusion and 18 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 46 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?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Pathologic complete response (pCR) by local review (time frame: Up to 6 years). 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 26 Sep 2023.