Old malaria drug could boost lung cancer treatment

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: A patient will be eligible for inclusion in this study if all of the following criteria apply: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced NSCLC and selected for treatment with full dose radical concurrent CRT 2. At least one measurable lesion greater than 2 cm maximal length in any direction on routine imaging (CT or PET-CT scan performed in the 60 days prior to consent) 3. Male or female, age at least 18 years 4. ECOG performance status 0 or 1 5. Adequate pulmonary function tests for thoracic radiotherapy (FEV1 and TLCO, greater than 40 percent predicted) 6. Haematological and biochemical indices within the ranges shown below: Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN); ALT and/or AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN; Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min; Absolute Neutrophil Count ≥ 1.5 x 10\*9/L; Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\*9/L; Haemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L; INR ≤ 1.5 7. The patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol scheduled follow-up visits and examinations for the duration of the study 8. Written (signed and dated) informed consent and be capable of co-operating with protocol Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or breast-feeding women, or women of childbearing potential unless effective methods of contraception are used 2. Previous systemic chemotherapy or biological therapy within 21 days of commencing atovaquone treatment 3. Treatment with any other investigational agent as part of a clinical trial within 28 days of study enrolment 4. Previous thoracic radiotherapy 5. Known previous adverse reaction to atovaquone or its excipients 6. Active hepatitis, gallbladder disease or pancreatitis 7. Impaired gastrointestinal function that may significantly alter absorption of atovaquone 8. Concurrent administration of warfarin in the 14 days prior to starting atovaquone 9. Concurrent administration of known electron transport chain inhibitors (e.g. metformin). A wash-out period prior to administration of atovaquone is required (e.g. 4 days for metformin). 10. An additional cancer diagnosis that the treating clinician feels may significantly impact planned CRT treatment tolerability or treatment outcome 11. Established diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis 12. Established diagnosis of connective tissue disorder (e.g. scleroderma or systemic lupus erythematosus) 13. Cardiac morbidity such as angina, myocardial infarction in the previous six months, unstable angina or uncontrolled hypertension, left ventricular failure or severe valvular disease