Using Circulating Tumor DNA to Personalize Duration of Consolidation Durvalumab

Indiana University

Overview

This research aims to incorporate ctDNA analysis into clinical practice to individualize therapy in patients with stage III NSCLC by moving to a treatment-by-marker based approach (as opposed to treatment based on clinical or radiographic evidence of disease).

There is a critical need to identify MRD to determine which patients benefit from checkpoint inhibitor therapy and to optimize and personalize the duration of consolidation Durvalumab. The long-term goal is to incorporate ctDNA analysis into clinical practice to individualize therapy in patients with stage III NSCLC by moving to a treatment-by-marker based approach (as opposed to treatment based on clinical or radiographic evidence of disease). This approach may spare a subset of patients from treatment with unnecessarily excessive cycles of consolidation immunotherapy if they are already cured with CRT alone and individualize the duration of consolidation immunotherapy in patients not cured with CRT. The study team also seek to identify early in the treatment course, patients who are destined not to be cured with consolidation immunotherapy so that alternative strategies can be tested when tumor burden is low.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

NSCLC, Stage III

Interventions

Signatera ctDNA testDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The first mandatory ctDNA test will be done at screening for the bespoke ctDNA profiling. The next mandatory ctDNA test will be completed prior to the 5th cycle of consolidation Durvalumab. ctDNA testing will be repeated approximately every 4 weeks until two consecutive negative analyses occur. ctDNA testing will be otherwise discontinued after progressive disease or after up to 1 year of consolidation treatment per standard medical practice is considered complete, whichever occurs first.

DurvalumabDRUG

All subjects will receive consolidation Durvalumab approximately every 4 weeks. Durvalumab will be stopped after two consecutive negative ctDNA analyses occur.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: Age ≥ 18 years Ability to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization Patients with inoperable or unresectable stage III NSCLC who are planning to receive concurrent CRT followed by consolidation Durvalumab OR Patients with inoperable or unresectable stage III NSCLC who have previously received concurrent CRT and are planning or currently receiving C1-4 consolidation durvalumab Must have viable tissue for ctDNA profiling, (fresh or archived tissue) Exclusion Criteria: Patient unwilling to provide tissue and blood samples for ctDNA testing. Patient has contraindications to treatment with concurrent CRT and/or consolidation Durvalumab. Patients with any other active cancer; excluding squamous cell or basal cell cancer.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Determine if de-escalating number of Durvalumab cycles based on personalized ctDNA clearance has non-inferior 2-year PFS rate

Determine if de-escalating the number of Durvalumab cycles based on personalized ctDNA clearance guidance to at least 6 cycles after CRT in stage III non-resectable NSCLC has non-inferior 2-year PFS rate compared with historical control of empirically treating stage III non-resectable NSCLC for 1 year of Durvalumab after CRT.

Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

Secondary Outcomes

Estimate the 24-month overall survival (OS) of patient treated with consolidation Durvalumab based on personalized ctDNA clearance

Estimate the 24-month overall survival (OS) of patient treated with consolidation Durvalumab based on personalized ctDNA clearance guidance for at least 6 cycles after CRT in stage III non-resectable NSCLC.

Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

Estimate the 24-month PFS in patients with persistently detectable ctDNA without radiographic progression

Estimate the 24-month PFS in patients with persistently detectable ctDNA without radiographic progression of disease after receiving ≥ 6 months of consolidation Durvalumab.

Time frame: Baseline to 24 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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