Safety of T-DXd with Immunotherapy in Advanced HER2+ Lung Cancer
Official title: A Phase Ib Multicenter, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan (T-DXd) and Immunotherapy Agents With and Without Chemotherapy Agents in First-line Treatment of Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Overexpression (OE) (DESTINY-Lung03)
Run by AstraZeneca · NCT04686305 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing if a new combination of a drug called T-DXd with immunotherapy and chemotherapy is safe for people with advanced HER2-positive lung cancer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
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| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 304 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | AstraZeneca Industry-sponsored |
| Drugs / interventions | CART, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, trastuzumab, durvalumab |
| Locations | 91 sites (Duarte, California and 90 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 9, 2021 |
| Main results expected | June 30, 2027 |
| Study ends | June 30, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | April 13, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT04686305 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC who have HER2 overexpression and are treatment-naïve or have progressed after prior therapies.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with known genomic alterations or actionable driver kinases for which approved therapies are available 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 study investigates the safety and tolerability of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in combination with immunotherapy agents and chemotherapy in patients with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The trial is divided into multiple parts, including dose escalation and expansion phases, to determine the recommended dose levels and assess the efficacy of the treatment combinations. Patients will be randomized into different arms to evaluate the safety of T-DXd combined with various immunotherapy agents, with a focus on those who are treatment-naïve or have progressed after prior therapies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this treatment approach could provide a new therapeutic option for patients with advanced HER2-positive NSCLC.
How similar studies have gone: Other studies have shown promising results with similar combinations of immunotherapy and targeted therapies in lung cancer, indicating potential for success in this approach.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Histologically documented unresectable locally advanced/metastatic non-squamous NSCLC * Part 1: Progression after 1 or 2 lines of systemic therapy for recurrent or metastatic setting. * Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: Patients must have tumors that do not harbor known genomic alterations or actionable driver kinases, for which approved therapies are available are allowed. * Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: Patient must be treatment-naïve for advanced or metastatic NSCLC. Patients who have received prior adjuvant, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy, or definitive chemoradiation for advanced disease are eligible, provided that progression has occurred \> 6 months from end of last therapy * HER2overexpression status as determined by central review of tumor tissue * WHO / ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 * Measurable target disease assessed by the investigator using RECIST 1.1 * Has protocol defined adequate organ and bone marrow function * Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: Minimum body weight of 35 kg. Exclusion criteria: * HER2 mutation if previously known * Has a history of (non-infectious) ILD/pneumonitis that required steroids, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or where suspected ILD/pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening * Lung-specific intercurrent clinically significant illnesses including, but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder and prior pneumonectomy * Active primary immunodeficiency known HIV infection, or active chronic and resolved hepatitis B (positive hepatitis B virus surface antigen \[HBsAg+ve\] or hepatitis B virus core antibody (anti-HBc +ve) regardless of HBV DNA level)) or hepatitis C infection. Patients positive for HCV antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction is negative for HCV RNA. Patients should be tested for HIV prior to treatment assignment if required by local regulations or IRB/EC * Active infection including tuberculosis and uncontrolled infection requiring IV antibiotics, antivirals, or antifungals * Spinal cord compression or clinically active central nervous system metastases, defined as untreated and symptomatic, or requiring therapy with corticosteroids or anticonvulsants to control associated symptoms * Medical history of myocardial infarction within 6 months before treatment assignment, symptomatic CHF (New York Heart Association Class II to IV), clinically important cardiac arrhythmias, or a recent (\< 6 months) cardiovascular event including stroke * For Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: Cardiomyopathy of any etiology, symptomatic CHF (as defined by New York Heart Association Class \> II), unstable angina pectoris, history of MI within the past 12 months, or cardiac arrhythmia are to be excluded. Patients with troponin levels above ULN at screening (as defined by the manufacturer), and without any myocardial related symptoms, should have a cardiologic consultation before treatment assignment to rule out acute cardiopulmonary events. * Ascites or pericardial effusion that requires drainage, peritoneal shunt, Pleuroperitoneal shunt or CART (Concentrated Ascites Reinfusion Therapy) * For Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: Active non-infectious skin disease (including any grade rash, urticarial, dermatitis, ulceration, or psoriasis) requiring systemic treatment, active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders requiring chronic treatment with steroids or other immunosuppressive treatment. * Unresolved toxicities not yet resolved to Grade ≤ 1 or baseline from previous anticancer therapy OR prior discontinuation of any planned study therapy due to toxicity. * must not have any medical contraindication to platinum-based chemotherapy. * Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5 patients must not have had prior exposure to anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA-4, anti-TIGIT or any other experimental immunotherapy in any setting. * For Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: History of substance abuse or any other medical or psychological conditions that may, in the opinion of the Investigator, interfere with the subject's participation in the clinical study or evaluation of the clinical study results * For Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5: History of thromboembolic events within 3 months before the first dose of IP (limited to pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, or cerebral venous sinus thrombosis).
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Study contacts
- Study coordinator: AstraZeneca Clinical Study Information Center
- Email: information.center@astrazeneca.com
- Phone: 1-877-240-9479
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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.