Immunotherapy combo shows promise in shrinking lung tumors before surgery
NCT ID NCT05925530
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether giving the immunotherapy drug durvalumab along with standard chemotherapy before surgery or radiation can help people with stage IIB-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer. The study includes 142 participants whose tumors are considered removable or borderline removable. After initial treatment, some will have surgery followed by more durvalumab, while others will get chemoradiation followed by durvalumab. The main goal is to see how many people can successfully have their tumors surgically removed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- durvalumab (an immunotherapy drug) plus platinum-based chemotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could improve the chances of completely removing lung cancer tumors and help keep the cancer from coming back.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with only 142 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Immunotherapy can cause serious side effects like inflammation of the lungs or other organs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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142 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 130 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Deemed resectable or borderline resectable at baseline, confirmed by MDT evaluation at diagnosis. * Previously untreated and pathologically confirmed Stage IIB to select \[i.e.N2\] Stage IIIB by AJCC v8. * Nodal status confirmed with whole body FDG-PET and biopsy via endobronchial ultrasound, mediastinoscopy, or thoracoscopy. * Mandatory brain MRI. * EGFR and ALK wild-type. * Medically operable: adequate cardiac and lung function to undergo resection. * Participant must be ≥ 18 years, at the time of screening. * Histologically or cytologically documented NSCLC. * Minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks. * Minimum body weight of 30 kg. * Male and female participants must be willing to use acceptable methods of contraception. * Female participants of childbearing potential must have negative pregnancy test. Exclusion Criteria: * Unresectable NSCLC confirmed by MDT evaluation at baseline * Stage IIIC patients * Participants whose planned surgery at enrollment is a wedge resection * Known EGFR mutation or ALK translocation * Participants contraindicated for surgical intervention due to comorbid conditions * Participants who are allergic to study intervention. * Participants with more than one primary tumour. * Known active hepatitis infection, positive HCV antibody, HBsAg or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc), at screening. * Female participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding. * Judgement by the investigator that the participant should not participate in the study. * Previously infected or tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Vienna, 1130, Austria
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Vienna, 1140, Austria
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Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada
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Chicoutimi, Quebec, G7H 5H6, Canada
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Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Brno, 625 00, Czechia
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Olomouc, 77900, Czechia
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Prague, 12808, Czechia
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Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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La Tronche, 38700, France
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Marseille, 13008, France
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Montpellier, 34295, France
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Mulhouse, 68070, France
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Paris, 75005, France
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Pessac, 33604, France
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Poitiers, 86000, France
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Toulouse, 31059, France
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Berlin, 13125, Germany
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Cologne, 51109, Germany
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Großhansdorf, 22927, Germany
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Moers, 47441, Germany
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Würzburg, 97074, Germany
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Budapest, 1122, Hungary
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Törökbálint, 2045, Hungary
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Bari, 70124, Italy
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Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Milan, 20132, Italy
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Milan, 20133, Italy
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Milan, 20141, Italy
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Naples, 80131, Italy
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Palermo, 90127, Italy
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Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Peschiera del Garda, 37019, Italy
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Lisbon, 1350-352, Portugal
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Lisbon, 1500-650, Portugal
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Barakaldo, 48903, Spain
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Barcelona, 08025, Spain
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908, Spain
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Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Madrid, 28027, Spain
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Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Solna, 171 64, Sweden
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Uppsala, SE-751 85, Sweden
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