Clinical trial NCT06498635: Immunotherapy After Surgery for People Who Have No Remaining Cancer Cells After Standard Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, INSIGHT Trial
Official title: Randomized Phase III Trial INcorporating Pathologic Complete ReSponse in Participants With Early StaGe Non Small Cell Lung Cancer to Optimize ImmunotHerapy in The AdjuvanT Setting (INSIGHT)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
First posted: 2024-07-12
Enrollment: 306
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This phase III trial compares durvalumab to the usual approach (patient observation) after surgery for the treatment of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The usual approach for patients who are not in a study is to closely watch a patient's condition after surgery and to have regular visits with their doctor to watch for signs of the cancer coming back. Usually, patients do not receive further treatment unless the cancer returns. This study will help determine whether this different approach with durvalumab is better, the same, or worse than the usual approach of observation. Giving durvalumab may help patients live longer and prevent early-stage non-small cell lung cancer from coming back as compared to the usual approach.

Detailed description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare disease free survival (DFS) in stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer participants who achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR) following standard of care neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy and are randomized to adjuvant durvalumab (MEDI4736) versus surveillance.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the overall survival (OS) between the arms. II. To evaluate the frequency and severity of toxicities of adjuvant durvalumab (MEDI4736).

III. To compare the event free survival (EFS) between the arms.

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE OBJECTIVE:

I. To bank specimens and images for additional future translational medicine studies.

QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare patient-reported quality of life (QOL) status between treatment arms at 6 months from randomization using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L) Trial Outcome Index (TOI).

QOL SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare patient-reported QOL between treatment arms at 24 weeks (6 months) from randomization using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Biologic Response Modifier (FACT-BRM) physical and mental subscale scores.

II. To compare longitudinal changes in global health status between treatment arms from randomization to 48 week (12 months) using the FACT-L TOI.

PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES-COMMON TERMINOLOGY CRITERIA FOR ADVERSE EVENTS (PRO-CTCAE) OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare participant-reported symptoms using selected PRO-CTCAE items between treatment arms such as rash, itching, skin dryness, numbness, and tingling.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) and blood sample collection throughout the trial.

ARM II: Patients undergo active surveillance for 12 months on study. Patients undergo CT and blood sample collection throughout the trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually until 10 years from randomization.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must have histologically or cytological confirmed diagnosis of clinical stage II-IIIB (excluding clinical N3 disease) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
* Participants must have had a complete (R0) resection of NSCLC (with appropriate lymph node sampling as defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network \[NCCN\] guidelines) within 84 days (12 weeks) prior to randomization. Acceptable types of surgical resection are: lobectomy, sleeve resection, bi-lobectomy, or pneumonectomy. Wedge resection is not allowed.

  * Note the NCCN guidelines: N1 and N2 node resection and mapping is a routine component of lung cancer resections. It is recommended at a minimum one N1 and three N2 stations is sampled or complete lymph node dissection. Formal ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node dissection is indicated for participants undergoing resection for N2 disease
* Participants must have a pathologic complete response (pCR) (no viable tumor in the resected specimen or lymph nodes), as determined by local pathology review
* Participants must have a PD-L1 status result (e.g. \[\< 1% versus \>= 1% or unknown\])
* Participants must not have known EGFR mutations, or ALK gene fusion
* Participants must have received at least two cycles of neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy. The neoadjuvant treatment must be Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and standard of care as listed in NCCN guidelines
* Participants must not be planning to receive any concurrent non-protocol directed chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic or hormonal therapy for NSCLC treatment while receiving treatment on this study
* Participants must not have received any prior systemic therapy (systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy or investigational drug) within 28 days prior to randomization
* Participants must not have medical contraindications or severe adverse events to receiving anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy
* Participants must not have received post-operative radiation therapy (PORT) for NSCLC
* Participants must not have any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE grade ≥ 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, and vitiligo. Note, participants with grade ≥2 neuropathy may be included at the discretion of the treating investigator. Note, participants with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab may be included at the discretion of the treating investigator
* Participant must be ≥ 18 years old at time of study entry
* Participants must have body weight \> 30 kg
* Participant must have Zubrod performance status of 0-2
* Participant must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to randomization
* Hemoglobin \> 9.0 g/dL (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^3/uL (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* Total bilirubin ≤ 1 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease. Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* Aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 × institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to randomization)
* Participants must have a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to randomization. For creatinine clearance formula see the tools on the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Workbench https://txwb.crab.org/TXWB/Tools.aspx
* Participants must have fully recovered from the effects of prior surgery in the opinion of the treating investigator
* Participants with a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization
* Participants with a known history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load while on suppressive therapy on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization, if indicated
* Participants with a known history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants currently being treated for HCV infection must have undetectable HCV viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization, if indicated
* Participants must not have had an organ transplant
* 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
* Participant must not have medical contraindications to receiving immunotherapy, including history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment with disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs in the past two years. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine for pre-existing hypothyroidism, insulin for type I diabetes mellitus, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Intra-articular steroid injections are allowed
* Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during protocol therapy and for 6 months following completion of protocol therapy with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen. Participants should not breastfeed during protocol therapy and for 6 months following completion of protocol therapy
* Participants must not have received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior randomization. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster, yellow fever rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccines are allowed, however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g. Flu-Mist) are live attenuated, and are not allowed
* Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking
* Participants who can complete FACT-L, FACT-BRM, and PRO-CTCAE questionnaires forms in English, or Spanish must agree to participate in the patient-reported outcome study
* NOTE: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system
* 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Disease-free survival (DFS)
timeFrame: From date of randomization to the earliest event defined as date of first documentation of recurrence, any new lung cancer (even in the contralateral lung), or death due to any cause, assessed up to 10 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Event-free survival (EFS)
timeFrame: From date of randomization to date of first occurrence of EFS event, assessed up to 10 years
measure: Overall survival (OS)
timeFrame: From date of randomization to date of death due to any cause, assessed up to 10 years
measure: Incidence of adverse events
timeFrame: Up to 10 years
Other outcomes:
measure: Patient reported outcomes
timeFrame: Up to 10 years
measure: Estimates of the primary outcome treatment effect
timeFrame: Up to 10 years
Locations:
city: Jonesboro
country: United States
facility: NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
state: Arkansas
city: Hartford
country: United States
facility: Hartford Hospital
state: Connecticut
city: Meriden
country: United States
facility: Midstate Medical Center
state: Connecticut
city: New Britain
country: United States
facility: The Hospital of Central Connecticut
state: Connecticut
city: Coeur d'Alene
country: United States
facility: Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene
state: Idaho
city: Post Falls
country: United States
facility: Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls
state: Idaho
city: Sandpoint
country: United States
facility: Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Sandpoint
state: Idaho
city: Ames
country: United States
facility: Mary Greeley Medical Center
state: Iowa
city: Ames
country: United States
facility: McFarland Clinic - Ames
state: Iowa
city: Boone
country: United States
facility: McFarland Clinic - Boone
state: Iowa
city: Fort Dodge
country: United States
facility: McFarland Clinic - Trinity Cancer Center
state: Iowa
city: Jefferson
country: United States
facility: McFarland Clinic - Jefferson
state: Iowa
city: Marshalltown
country: United States
facility: McFarland Clinic - Marshalltown
state: Iowa
city: Burlington
country: United States
facility: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Peabody
country: United States
facility: Lahey Medical Center-Peabody
state: Massachusetts
city: Brighton
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Brighton
state: Michigan
city: Canton
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton
state: Michigan
city: Chelsea
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Escanaba
country: United States
facility: OSF Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Group
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Cancer Hematology Centers - Flint
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Genesee Hematology Oncology PC
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Lansing
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing
state: Michigan
city: Livonia
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Pontiac
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Ypsilanti
country: United States
facility: Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology Ann Arbor Campus
state: Michigan
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Golden Triangle
state: Mississippi
city: Grenada
country: United States
facility: Baptist Cancer Center-Grenada
state: Mississippi
city: New Albany
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Union County
state: Mississippi
city: Oxford
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Oxford
state: Mississippi
city: Southhaven
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto
state: Mississippi
city: Anaconda
country: United States
facility: Community Hospital of Anaconda
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Billings Clinic Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Community Medical Center
state: Montana
city: Buffalo
country: United States
facility: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
state: New York
city: Pinehurst
country: United States
facility: FirstHealth of the Carolinas-Moore Regional Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Oklahoma City
country: United States
facility: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
state: Oklahoma
city: Collierville
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
state: Tennessee
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis
state: Tennessee
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay
state: Wisconsin
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Saint Mary's
state: Wisconsin
city: La Crosse
country: United States
facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Oconto Falls
country: United States
facility: Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Oconto Falls
state: Wisconsin
city: Sheboygan
country: United States
facility: Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sheboygan
state: Wisconsin
city: Sheboygan
country: United States
facility: Sheboygan Physicians Group
state: Wisconsin
city: Sturgeon Bay
country: United States
facility: Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center at Sturgeon Bay
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: SWOG Cancer Research Network
name: Jeremy P Cetnar
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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