The primary objective is to determine the efficacy (Progression-Free Rate at 12 months) of durvalumab combined with etoposide and platinum (either cisplatin or carboplatin) for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced LCNEC confirmed by centralized expert-pathologist review
Large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas (LCNECs) of the lung are lung tumors (2%) included with small-cell lung cancers (SCLCs) in the subgroup of pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors of high-grade malignancy. Histopathological diagnosis of LCNEC is difficult, with a confirmation rate of only 70-80% after centralized expert-pathologist review. The prognosis of advanced LCNECs is poor, with overall survival (OS) of 8-10 months. The platinum-based regimen is the current recommended first-line treatment for advanced LCNECs in analogy with that given for SCLCs. The previous pivotal GFPC 03-02 trial demonstrated the efficacy of first-line platinum-etoposide in advanced LCNECs with a median Progression-Free Survival (PFS), OS and 1-year PFS of 5 months, 7.7 months and 15% respectively. The GFPC 03-2017 trial has recently reported that 75% of the tumor samples of LCNEC express programmed cell death protein-ligand-1 (PD-L1) in immune infiltrating tumor cells (ICs), and PD-L1 expression on ICs has been previously correlated with clinical efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Numerous retrospective studies have also suggested ICI efficacy against LCNECs with significantly prolonged OS observed in ICI-treated LCNEC patients. Recently, the prospective NIPINEC study results demonstrated second-line nivolumab-ipilimumab efficacy against LCNECs. Moreover, at ESMO 2022, the NICE-NEC prospective phase II study on LCNECs of digestive origin found an impressive efficacy of first-line triplet platinum-etoposide-ICI with a median OS of 13,9 months, and 44 % of long survivor patients (OS\>18 months). Finally, the CASPIAN trial demonstrated the superiority of the combination of durvalumab with platinum-etoposide compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with SCLCs, with an acceptable toxicity profile. Therefore, within the network of GFPC centers, the investigators propose a prospective, multicenter, open-label, phase II study with an external control arm (ESME database), that aims at evaluating the efficacy and safety of the combination of durvalumab with platinum-etoposide chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with an advanced LCNECs.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
Combination of durvalumab with etoposide and Carboplatin/Cisplatin as First Line Treatment in Patients With Large-cell Neuroendocrine Carcinomas of the Lung. All patients (either with confirmed diagnosis or not) will be treated and followed-up: * During the induction: every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles) * During the maintenance: every 4 weeks for 24 months
the efficacy (Progression-Free Rate at 12 months) of durvalumab combined with etoposide and platinum (either cisplatin or carboplatin) for the 1st-line treatment of patients with advanced LCNEC confirmed by centralized expert-pathologist review.
The Progression-Free Rate at 12 months (12M-PFR) will be defined as the percentage of patients with a LCNEC confirmed by centralized expert-pathologist review and presenting a complete response (CR), a partial response (PR) or a stable disease (SD) 12 months after the date of treatment start, as per the independent central radiological review committee
Time frame: 12 months
12-week Objective Response Rate (ORR)
proportion of patients with a LCNEC confirmed by centralized expert-pathologist review with a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR), 12 weeks after the date of treatment start
Time frame: 12 weeks
12-week Disease Control Rate
proportion of patients with a LCNEC confirmed by centralized expert-pathologist review with a complete response (CR), partial response (PR) or with stable disease (SD), 12 weeks after the date of treatment start
Time frame: 12 weeks
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
time from the date of first study treatment administration to the date of first documented disease progression (reviewed centrally) or the date of death from any cause. Patients without event at the time of analysis will be censored at the date of their last tumor assessment.
Time frame: From date of the first study treatment administration until the date of first documented radiological progression or date of death from any cause, assessed up to 63 months
Overall Survival
time from the date of first study treatment administration to the date of death from any cause. Patients still alive at the time of the analysis will be censored at the time they are known to be alive
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Angers, France
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Avignon, France
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Brest, France
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Caen, France
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Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Créteil, France
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Épagny, France
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Grenoble, France
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Time frame: from the date of first study treatment administration to the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 63 months
Safety profile : description of treatment-emergent Adverse Events
All adverse events (AE), all serious adverse events, all immune mediated AE and all Adverse Events of Special Interest will be described using the NCI-CTC version 5.0
Time frame: 27 months and 90 days