This phase Ib trial tests how well stereotactic body radiotherapy works in combination with durvalumab, platinum-based drug, and etoposide in treating patients with small cell lung cancer that does not respond to treatment (refractory) and has spread to other places in the body (extensive stage). Small cell lung cancer is a highly aggressive tobacco-associated malignancy that accounts for approximately 13% of lung cancer diagnoses in the United States. Due to rapid tumor growth and early systemic spread, the majority of patients are diagnosed with incurable extensive stage of the disease. Despite the initial response to front line chemotherapy in more than 60% of patients, cancer comes back (relapses) every time, leading to early death with 2-year survival less than 10%. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. 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. Chemotherapy drugs, such as platinum-based drugs like cisplatin and carboplatin, and etoposide work in different ways to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving stereotactic body radiation with immunotherapy and chemotherapy may kill more cancer cells in patients with refractory extensive stage small cell lung cancer.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)Status: Temporarily closed to accrual
Contact: Taofeek Kunle Owonikoko
Phone: 412-623-5898
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of stereotactic body radiation (SBRT) when given concurrently with frontline durvalumab, platinum and etoposide combination therapy in platinum resistant/refractory small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To assess the preliminary signal of improved efficacy in patients with platinum resistant/refractory SCLC treated with SBRT along with frontline durvalumab, platinum and etoposide triplet chemo-immunotherapy.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. To study the kinetics of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) clearance as well as cellular and cytokine markers of immune activation before and after SBRT in extensive stage (ES)-SCLC treated with chemo-immunotherapy.
II. Evaluate overall treatment tolerability using a validated patient reported outcome (PRO) instrument.
III. To evaluate the correlation between treatment efficacy and transcriptionally defined SCLC subtypes (A, N, Y, P) in the entire enrolled population using immunohistochemistry and ribonucleic acid (RNA)-sequence (Seq) profiling.
IV. To evaluate the role of circulating tumor DNA to monitor residual disease and predict disease progression.
V. To assess any correlation between germ line and tissue human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing and treatment efficacy.
OUTLINE:
Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV), cisplatin or carboplatin IV per the treating physician’s discretion, and etoposide IV for 2 cycles on study. Patients who have partial or complete response will continue with induction systemic therapy for an additional 2 cycles followed by single agent durvalumab maintenance on study. Patients with less than a partial response undergo SBRT followed by induction systemic therapy for an additional 2 cycles and single agent durvalumab maintenance on study. Patients also undergo biopsy during screening as well as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood sample collection throughout the trial.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 2-3 months for survival.
Lead OrganizationUniversity of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)
Principal InvestigatorTaofeek Kunle Owonikoko