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Adding Tumor Treating Fields Therapy to Chemoradiation and Durvalumab for the Treatment of Patients with Locally Advanced Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial tests the safety and effectiveness of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy concurrently with standard of care treatment in patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Standard of care treatment includes chemotherapy given at the same time as radiation (concurrent) followed by immunotherapy. Chemotherapy drugs, 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. Radiation uses high energy x-rays, particles, or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Durvalumab is a monoclonal antibody that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. TTFields are low-intensity electric fields, given at a specific frequency, which kills cancer cells by interrupting the process of cell division to slow down or reverse tumor growth. Adding TTFields therapy to concurrent chemoradiation and immunotherapy may kill more tumor cells in patients with locally advanced stage III NSCLC.