Immunotherapy after surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
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)
Run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT06498635 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing if the immunotherapy drug durvalumab can help people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer stay cancer-free longer after surgery compared to just keeping an eye on them.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 306 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | National Cancer Institute (NCI) NIH |
| Drugs / interventions | durvalumab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation |
| Locations | 284 sites (Jonesboro, Arkansas and 283 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | April 1, 2025 |
| Main results expected | July 15, 2039 |
| Study ends | July 15, 2039 |
| Registry record updated | November 6, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT06498635 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are individuals with stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer who have undergone complete surgical resection and achieved a pathologic complete response.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with clinical N3 disease or those who have not achieved a pathologic complete response after surgery 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 phase III trial compares the effectiveness of durvalumab, an immunotherapy drug, to standard observation after surgery in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who have no remaining cancer cells. The study aims to determine if durvalumab can improve disease-free survival and overall survival compared to the usual approach of monitoring patients for signs of cancer recurrence. Participants will be monitored for quality of life and any adverse effects associated with the treatment. The trial also includes the collection of biospecimens for future research.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could lead to improved survival rates and reduced recurrence of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promise with immunotherapy approaches in similar contexts, suggesting potential for success in this trial.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion 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
Where it's running
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NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States Recruiting -
Tower Cancer Research Foundation
Beverly Hills, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente Dublin
Dublin, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Fremont
Fremont, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Orchard Plaza
Fresno, California, United States Recruiting -
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States Recruiting
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Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System
Loma Linda, California, United States Recruiting -
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente- Modesto MOB II
Modesto, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Oakland
Oakland, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Roseville
Roseville, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente Downtown Commons
Sacramento, California, United States Recruiting -
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-South Sacramento
Sacramento, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Santa Teresa-San Jose
San Jose, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro
San Leandro, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser San Rafael-Gallinas
San Rafael, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-South San Francisco
South San Francisco, California, United States Recruiting -
Torrance Memorial Physician Network - Cancer Care
Torrance, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Vallejo
Vallejo, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, California, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Franklin
Denver, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Saint Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Rock Creek
Lafayette, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Kaiser Permanente-Lone Tree
Lone Tree, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Hartford HealthCare - Avon
Avon, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
Hartford HealthCare - Manchester
Manchester, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
Midstate Medical Center
Meriden, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut, United States Recruiting -
Beebe South Coastal Health Campus
Millville, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
Helen F Graham Cancer Center
Newark, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PA
Newark, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
Beebe Health Campus
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
Morton Plant Hospital
Clearwater, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Miami Cancer Institute
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting -
South Florida Baptist Hospital
Plant City, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Saint Anthony's Hospital Cancer Care Center
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Saint Joseph's Hospital/Children's Hospital-Tampa
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Winter Haven Hospital
Winter Haven, Florida, United States Recruiting -
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Emory Decatur Hospital
Decatur, Georgia, United States Recruiting
+234 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Jeremy P Cetnar — SWOG Cancer Research Network
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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.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.