Clinical trial Recruiting at 279 sites Phase 3 Interventional Ages 18 and up

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.

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Quick facts

PhasePhase 3
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment306 (estimated)
SponsorNational Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Drugs / interventionsdurvalumab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation
Locations284 sites (Jonesboro, Arkansas and 283 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedApril 1, 2025
Main results expectedJuly 15, 2039
Study endsJuly 15, 2039
Registry record updatedNovember 6, 2026
Trial IDNCT06498635 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

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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

  • 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

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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