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Risk-Adapted, Proteomic-Guided (PROphet CB, and CARG-TT) Systemic Therapy for the Treatment of Previously Untreated Unresectable or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Trial Status: approved

This phase II trial tests compares the impact of using PROphet clinical benefit (CB) testing and risk assessment with Cancer and Aging Research Group Toxicity Tool (CARG-TT) to the usual approach on treatment response in patients with previously untreated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable) or that may have spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved treatment for many advanced NSCLC patients. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, cemiplimab, nivolumab, ipilimumab, durvalumab, tremelimumab, and atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the tumor, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin, pemetrexed, paclitaxel, albumin bound paclitaxel, and gemcitabine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Currently, the usual approach to selecting treatment options are based on tumor tests, such as molecular markers, that may predict how effective a treatment will be and the doctor's assessment of whether a patient is likely to tolerate the side effects. However, studies have shown that provider-based assessments may have limited predictive ability for treatment-related events. PROphet CT is a blood test that may predict how well a patient might respond to immune therapy drugs. CARG-TT is a risk assessment tool which may help predict how the body may handle chemotherapy. Choosing treatment based on PROphet CT testing and CARG-TT risk assessment results may be an effective method to predict the safest and most effective treatment compared to the usual approach in patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic NSCLC.