Evaluating Durvalumab After Chemotherapy and Surgery for Early-stage Lung Cancer
Official title: An International, Multicentre, Open-label Randomised Phase III Trial to Evaluate the Benefit of Adding Adjuvant Durvalumab After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Durvalumab in Patients With Stage IIB-IIIB (N2) Resectable NSCLC
Run by ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation · NCT06284317 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing if adding an immunotherapy drug called durvalumab after chemotherapy and surgery can help people with early-stage lung cancer live longer without the disease coming back.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 290 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation Research network |
| Drugs / interventions | durvalumab, immunotherapy, prednisone, chemotherapy |
| Locations | 44 sites (Camperdown, New South Wales and 43 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | January 15, 2025 |
| Main results expected | October 2029 |
| Study ends | March 2030 |
| Registry record updated | November 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06284317 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include individuals with histologically confirmed stage IIB-IIIB resectable NSCLC who meet specific health criteria.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with EGFR mutations or ALK translocations, or those whose tumors are not operable, may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This international, multicentre, open-label randomized phase III trial investigates the effectiveness of adding durvalumab, an immunotherapy drug, after chemotherapy and surgery in patients with early-stage, operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Participants will receive 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant durvalumab combined with platinum-based chemotherapy, followed by surgery. Those who undergo R0 or R1 resection will be randomized to either receive 12 cycles of adjuvant durvalumab or be placed under observation. The primary goal is to assess the impact of this additional treatment on disease-free survival in patients who do not achieve a complete pathological response.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could significantly improve disease-free survival rates for patients with early-stage NSCLC.
How similar studies have gone: Previous studies have shown promising results with similar immunotherapy approaches in lung cancer, indicating potential for success in this trial.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria for enrolment: * Histologically confirmed NSCLC. * Stage IIB-IIIB (T1-4 N0-2) according to 8th edition of the TNM staging system of lung cancer. Stage III assessment should include samples of lymph nodes at levels 4, bilaterally, and level 7 to rule out stage IIIB N3 disease. T4 tumours will only be eligible if they are defined as T4 based only on their size (\>7cm); any other reason will be considered ineligible. * Known PD-L1 status, as tested locally using a validated assay. To ensure comparability of results, it is strongly encouraged that PD-L1 testing is done with the Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) assay. * Absence of EGFR mutation or ALK translocation, as tested locally. * Primary tumour resectable and functionally operable as assessed per local multidisciplinary tumour board (cardiac evaluation, pulmonary function and diffusion capacity, comorbidity). * Adequate haematological function: Haemoglobin ≥90 g/L, Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1.0× 109/L, Platelet count ≥75× 109/L. \- Adequate renal function: Measured creatinine clearance (CL) \>40 mL/min or calculated CL \>40 mL/min calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault. \- Adequate liver function: ALT and AST ≤2.5× institutional ULN, Total serum bilirubin ≤1.5× institutional ULN (patients with Gilbert's syndrome may be allowed to be enrolled after consultation with the Medical Affairs Team at the ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1. * Age ≥18 at the time of enrolment. * Body weight \>30 kg. * Life expectancy of at least 12 weeks. * Women of childbearing potential, including women who had their last menstruation in the last 2 years, must have a negative urinary or serum pregnancy test at screening before enrolment. Pregnancy test must be repeated within 3 days before the first dose of protocol treatment. * Written IC for study participation must be signed and dated by the patient and the investigator prior to any study-related intervention. Eligibility Criteria for randomisation: * Surgical resection must have been completed. Note: Participants who have had only had segmentectomy or wedge resections are not eligible for randomisation. * Patients must have complete resection: R0 or R1 resection. * Patients must be fit to receive adjuvant treatment with durvalumab. * Patients must have no evidence of metastatic disease as assessed by CT scan. * Documentation of pathological response as per local review must be available. Exclusion Criteria for enrolment: * T4 with invasion of heart, great vessels, carina, trachea, oesophagus, or spine. * Any previous or concurrent treatments for NSCLC. * Any previous immunotherapy. * Major surgical procedure (as per investigators assessment) within 28 days before enrolment. * History of allogenic organ transplantation. * Active or prior documented autoimmune disease or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease \[e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease\], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome \[granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc.\]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: Patients with vitiligo or alopecia. Patients with type I diabetes. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy. Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the Medical Affairs Team at the ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease (ILD), or serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhoea. * Psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent. * History of another primary malignancy except for: Malignancy treated with curative-intent and with no known active disease 5 years before the first dose of durvalumab and of low potential risk for recurrence. Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease. Adequately treated carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease. * History of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. * History of active primary immunodeficiency. * Active hepatitis infection, positive hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HbsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc). Participants with a past or resolved HBV infection (defined as the presence of anti-HBc and absence of HbsAg) are eligible. Participants positive for HCV antibody are only eligible if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA. * Known HIV infection that is not well-controlled. All of the following criteria are required to define an HIV infection that is well controlled: undetectable viral RNA load for 3 months, CD4+ count of 500 cell per mm3, no history of AIDS-defining opportunistic infection within the past 12 months, and stable for at least 3 months on the same anti-HIV medication. * Current or prior use of immunosuppressive medication within 14 days before the first dose of durvalumab. The following are exceptions to this criterion: Intranasal, inhaled, topical steroids, or local steroid injections (e.g., intra articular injection). Systemic corticosteroids at physiologic doses not exceeding 10 mg/day of prednisone or its equivalent. Steroids as premedication for hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., CT scan premedication). \- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of durvalumab. Note: Patients in the ADOPT-lung trial, should not receive live vaccine whilst receiving durvalumab and for up to 30 days after the last dose. Concurrent enrolment in another interventional clinical trial. * Known allergy or suspected hypersensitivity to durvalumab or its excipients. * Judgment by the investigator that the patient should not participate in the study if the patient is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions, and requirements. * Female patients who are pregnant or in the period of lactation. * Female patients of childbearing potential and sexually active men who are not willing to use a highly effective contraceptive method during the trial until at least 90 days after the last dose of protocol treatment.
Where it's running
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Nepean Hospital
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia Recruiting -
Royal North Shore Hospital
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia Recruiting -
Eastern Health
Box Hill, Victoria, Australia Recruiting -
Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Recruiting -
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Parkville, Victoria, Australia Recruiting -
Wien AKH
Vienna, Austria Recruiting
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Institut Jules Bordet - HUB
Anderlecht, Belgium Recruiting -
Antwerp University Hospital
Antwerp, Belgium Recruiting -
North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation
Talinn, Estonia Recruiting -
CHU Angers
Angers, France Recruiting -
Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, France Recruiting -
Le Mans - CHG
Le Mans, France Recruiting -
Lyon - Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, France Recruiting -
Beaumont Hospital
Dublin, Ireland Recruiting -
St James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland Recruiting -
Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Padova, Italy Recruiting -
Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Regina Elena"
Rome, Italy Recruiting -
Universita di Verona - Department of Medicine
Verona, Italy Recruiting -
Nki
Amsterdam, Netherlands Recruiting -
Umcu
Utrecht, Netherlands Recruiting -
Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland Recruiting -
Inselspital Bern
Bern, Switzerland Recruiting -
HFR Hôpital Fribourgeois
Fribourg, Switzerland Recruiting -
Kantonsspital St.Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Recruiting -
Kantonsspital Winterthur
Winterthur, Switzerland Recruiting -
Velindre University NHS Trust
Cardiff, United Kingdom Recruiting -
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom Recruiting -
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone, United Kingdom Recruiting -
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom Recruiting -
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Not yet recruiting -
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia Not yet recruiting -
Flinders Medical Centre
Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia Not yet recruiting -
Royal Hobart Hospital
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Not yet recruiting -
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia Not yet recruiting -
SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital
Alessandria, Italy Not yet recruiting -
Perugia Hospital
Perugia, Italy Not yet recruiting -
AOUS Policlinico Le Scotte
Siena, Italy Not yet recruiting -
Kantonsspital Baden
Baden, Switzerland Not yet recruiting -
Eoc - Iosi
Bellinzona, Switzerland Not yet recruiting -
Chuv
Lausanne, Switzerland Not yet recruiting -
University Hospital Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland Not yet recruiting -
Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting -
Royal Marsden Hospital (Chelsea)
London, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting -
Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
London, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Heidi Roschitzki, PhD
- Email: heidi.roschitzki@etop.ibcsg.org
- Phone: +41 31 511 94 00
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
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