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Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Stage IIIPhase 2NCT05696782

Quick Start Durvalumab Following Chemoradiation for Stage III Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

A Phase 2 study testing Durvalumab, the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in people with Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Stage III and Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 2 sites in United States.

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Trial summary

This research study aims to determine what effects (good and bad) Durvalumab has on participants and their cancer with a "quick start" of Durvalumab within 14 days of finishing chemotherapy and radiation. The study will also determine the logistic barriers to the quick start of Durvalumab. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Durvalumab, the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
28 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
26 Jul 2023to Apr 2027
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

  • Patients must have stage II or stage III NSCLC confirmed by histologic or cytologic documentation and by clinical assessment. Staging is defined according to the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual, 8th Edition (2017).
  • Unresectable or medically inoperable as determined by the investigator.
  • The patient has definitive radiation therapy (e.g., 54 Gy to 66 Gy in 30 to 35 fractions) for lung cancer that is either (a) planned to start within the next 28 days, or (b) currently being administered, or (c) has been completed within the last 14 days.
  • Platinum-based chemotherapy for lung cancer that is either (a) planned to start within the next 28 days, (b) currently being administered, or (c) has been completed within the last 14 days. Chemotherapy must be for at least two cycles and be administered either before radiation therapy ("induction" or "sequential") or during radiation therapy ("concurrent").
  • Consolidation durvalumab is planned for NSCLC after radiation and chemotherapy.
  • Eighteen years old or greater.
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  • ECOG performance status of 0-2.
  • Life expectancy of greater than three months.
  • Patients with sexual relationships in which either they or their partner may become pregnant must use contraception during the study treatment period.
  • Ability to understand and be willing to sign an IRB-approved informed consent document directly or via a legally authorized representative.

Who cannot join

  • Uncontrolled respiratory symptoms (i.e., cough, dyspnea, fevers, chest pain, or an increase from baseline oxygen requirements) that are interfering with activities of daily living.
  • Nonsmall cell lung cancer is known to have a tumor with a mutation in EGFR associated with sensitivity to first-line therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (i.e., Ex19del or L858R). Testing for EGFR mutation must have been attempted for study enrollment. If EGFR testing is inconclusive (e.g., the biopsy's quantity or quality is not sufficient for testing to be performed) and there is low clinical suspicion for the presence of an EGFR mutation as determined by the investigator, then the patient is eligible.
  • Prior exposure to an immune checkpoint inhibitor targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, or PD-L1.
  • Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic immunosuppression at the time of enrollment.
  • History of autoimmune pneumonitis requiring high-dose systemic steroids (equivalent prednisone >20 mg/day for more than one week).
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness includes ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements.
  • Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Trial locations and contacts

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

United States2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Atrium Health Levine Cancer

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

    Melani Terry, 704-574-2933, Melani.Terry@advocatehealth.org

    Kathryn Mileham, MD

    Recruiting
  • Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

    Jada Kluttz, 336-713-0901, Jada.Kluttz@Advocatehealth.org

    Thomas Lycan, MD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Phase II Pilot Study of Quick Start Durvalumab Following Chemoradiation for Stage III Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

This research study aims to determine what effects (good and bad) Durvalumab has on participants and their cancer with a "quick start" of Durvalumab within 14 days of finishing chemotherapy and radiation. The study will also determine the logistic barriers to the quick start of Durvalumab.

Read the detailed description

Primary Objective: Assess the treatment fidelity for early Durvalumab initiation (i.e., within 14 days after the last day of radiation therapy) following chemoradiation for unresectable Stage II or Stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer.

Secondary Objectives:

  • Assess the treatment fidelity for very early Durvalumab initiation (i.e., within seven days after the last day of radiation therapy) following chemoradiation for unresectable Stage II or Stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer.
  • Assess barriers to earlier Durvalumab initiation following chemoradiation for unresectable Stage II or Stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer.
  • Describe the toxicity of Durvalumab when initiated quickly after chemoradiation for unresectable Stage II or Stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer as compared to historical controls.
  • Describe the efficacy of Durvalumab when initiated quickly after chemoradiation for unresectable Stage II or Stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer as compared to historical controls.
Being tested
Durvalumab, the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • DurvalumabDrug

    Participants will receive Durvalumab 1500 mg intravenously every two weeks for 60 minutes. Each treatment is called a cycle and lasts for four weeks (or 28 days).

  • the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30)Other

    Participants will be asked to answer all 30 items on the EORTC Core Quality of Life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). This patient-reported outcome measure is designed to measure cancer patients' physical, psychological and social functions. The measure can be completed using a paper form, by verbally providing answers to the study team, or by entering the answers online into REDCap using a computer or mobile device. The total time to complete the questionnaire is approximately 11 minutes (

  • COPD Assessment Test (CAT)Diagnostic test

    Participants will be asked to answer all items on the COPD assessment test (8 items) and the patient-reported outcome measures designed to measure respiratory function. The measures can be completed using a paper form, by verbally providing answers to the study team, or by entering the answers online into REDCap using a computer or mobile device. The total time to complete the questionnaire is less than 5 minutes.

  • Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scaleDiagnostic test

    Participants will be asked to answer the modified medical research council dyspnea scale (1 item), and the patient-reported outcome measures designed to measure respiratory function. The measures can be completed using a paper form, by verbally providing answers to the study team, or by entering the answers online into REDCap using a computer or mobile device. The total time to complete the questionnaire is less than 5 minutes.

Study groups in NCT05696782
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Quick Start DurvalumabExperimentalStandard of care test and procedures for cancer treatments along with Durvalumab treatment at physician's discretion
Receives: Drug: Durvalumab; Other: the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30); Diagnostic Test: COPD Assessment Test (CAT); Diagnostic Test: Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants to Achieve Fidelity to Early Treatment with Durvalumab - Early Initiation (1-14 days)

    Fidelity is defined as a dichotomous composite indicator (yes/no) that describes whether the patient received very early (1-7 days) or early (days 8-14 days) initiation of Durvalumab as per protocol with all four of the following criteria having been met: (i) CT chest obtained after the last day of radiation therapy and before the first infusion of Durvalumab, (ii) first infusion within 14 days of completing radiation therapy, (iii) second and third doses received within 63 days of the first dose, and (iv) all infusions at least 28 days apart.

    Measured: 48 weeks

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Number of Participants to Achieve Fidelity to Early Treatment with Durvalumab - Very Early (1-7 days)

    Fidelity is defined as a dichotomous composite indicator (yes/no) that describes whether the patient received very early (1-7 days) initiation of Durvalumab as per protocol with all four of the following criteria having been met: (i) CT chest obtained after the last day of radiation therapy and before the first infusion of Durvalumab, (ii) first infusion within 7 days of completing radiation therapy, (iii) second and third doses received within 63 days of the first dose, and (iv) all infusions at least 28 days apart.

    Measured: Up to 13 months

  2. Number of Barriers to Initiation of Durvalumab - Very Early (Days 1-7)

    Assess the barriers to the very early (1-7 days) initiation of durvalumab using a survey and free text reporting by study personnel and participants. Descriptive frequencies of participant survey answers will be examined to conduct qualitative analyses and determine appropriate categories of answers on the free text responses. We will examine barriers/obstacles for everyone in the sample, even those who achieve fidelity; such patients could have experienced delays even if they were still able to achieve fidelity. We will stratify answers/responses by fidelity status.

    Measured: Up to 13 months

  3. Number of Barriers to Initiation of Durvalumab - Early (Days 8-14)

    Assess the barriers to the early (8-14 days) initiation of durvalumab using a survey and free text reporting by study personnel and participants. Descriptive frequencies of participant survey answers will be examined to conduct qualitative analyses and determine appropriate categories of answers on the free text responses. We will examine barriers/obstacles for everyone in the sample, even those who achieve fidelity; such patients could have experienced delays even if they were still able to achieve fidelity. We will stratify answers/responses by fidelity status.

    Measured: Up to 13 months

  4. Number of Participants with All Adverse Events

    The number of participants with adverse events, serious adverse events, and immune-related adverse events (irAEs) within 85 days (i.e., 1-3 cycles) of the first infusion of durvalumab.

    Measured: Within 85 days of intervention (Cycles 1-3)

  5. Number of Participants Who Have Immune-Mediated Pneumonitis

    The proportion of patients who have immune-mediated pneumonitis (i.e., excluding pneumonitis due to radiation), any grade, and early onset (i.e., within 85 days [1-3 cycles]).

    Measured: Within 85 days of intervention (Cycles 1-3)

  6. Number of Participants Who Have All-Cause Any Grade Pneumonitis

    Participants with all-cause any-grade pneumonitis and early onset.

    Measured: Within 85 days of intervention (Cycles 1-3)

  7. Number of Participants to Discontinue Durvalumab Due to Adverse Events

    Participants who discontinue Durvalumab at any point due to an adverse event of any cause.

    Measured: One year

  8. Overall Survival

    Using Kaplan-Meier life table methods, overall survival is defined as the number of participants alive at 12 months after the first dose of Durvalumab.

    Measured: One year

  9. Progression-Free Survival

    Using Kaplan-Meier methods, progression-free survival is defined as the number of participants alive and without disease progression as documented by the treating provider at 12 months after the first dose of Durvalumab.

    Measured: One year

  10. Response Rate

    Best objective response rate (ORR) to Durvalumab is defined by either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as per RECIST 1.1 criteria by investigator assessment and confirmed on at least two sequential imaging studies that are at least four weeks apart.

    • Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions.
    • Partial Response (PR): Decrease by ≥ 30% in sum of longest diameter of target lesions.

    Measured: One year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted25 Jan 2023
  2. Study start26 Jul 2023
  3. Primary completionFeb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2027 (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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
28 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05696782
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00092850
Other IDs
WFBCCC 62422, P30CA012197
Status last verified
Jul 2026
First submitted
12 Jan 2023
Last updated
22 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Durvalumab, the EORTC Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in people with Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer Stage III and Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 2 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 10 inclusion and 7 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 22 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 2 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 Jada Kluttz (336-713-0901, Jada.Kluttz@Advocatehealth.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants to Achieve Fidelity to Early Treatment with Durvalumab - Early Initiation (1-14 days) (time frame: 48 weeks). 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 22 Sep 2026.

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