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Magnetic Resonance-Guided Hypofractionated Adaptive Radiation Therapy with Chemotherapy and Durvalumab in Treating Patients with Inoperable Stage IIB, IIIA, and select IIIB and IIIC Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Trial Status: closed to accrual and intervention

This phase II trial studies the side effects of magnetic resonance-guided hypofractionated adaptive radiation therapy with chemotherapy and durvalumab, and to see how well they work in treating patients with stage IIB, IIIA, and select IIIB and IIIC non-small cell lung cancer that cannot be treated by surgery (inoperable). Magnetic resonance-guided adaptive radiation therapy uses a machine that contains both the device that delivers the radiation and a magnetic resonance imaging scanner. This allows the treatment team to adjust or re-plan treatment during the course of treatment. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel and carboplatin, 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. 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. Giving magnetic resonance-guided hypofractionated adaptive radiation therapy with chemotherapy and durvalumab may work better in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer compared to chemotherapy, durvalumab, and routine radiation therapy without magnetic resonance-guidance.