New combo therapy aims to stall lung cancer
NCT ID NCT03519971
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug durvalumab to standard chemotherapy and radiation can help people with stage III lung cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. About 328 participants will receive either durvalumab or a placebo alongside their chemo and radiation. The main goal is to see if the combination delays cancer growth.
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) given with chemotherapy and radiation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option that helps control stage III lung cancer for longer without the cancer growing.
- What could go wrong
- This is still being tested, and results may not show a clear benefit. Immunotherapy can cause side effects like inflammation in healthy organs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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328 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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.
Principal inclusion criteria : * Subjects with histologically- or cytologically-documented NSCLC * Locally advanced, unresectable (Stage III) NSCLC * World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status 0-1 * At least one measurable lesion, not previously irradiated * Must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks at randomization Principal exclusion criteria : * Receipt of prior or current cancer treatment, including but not limited to, radiation therapy, investigational agents, chemotherapy, Durvalumab and mAbs. * Prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy, including but not limited to, other anti CTLA-4, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, and anti PD L2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines. * History of allogeneic organ transplantation * Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness * History of another primary malignancy / leptomeningeal carcinomatosis / active primary immunodeficiency * Active infection including tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus * Mixed small cell and NSCLC histology * Any medical contraindication to treatment with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy as listed in the local labelling * Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any of the IPs or any of the IP excipients. * Patients whose radiation treatment plans are likely to encompass a volume of whole lung receiving ≥20 Gy in total (V20) of more than 35% of lung volume.
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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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Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil
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Curitiba, 81520-060, Brazil
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Florianópolis, 88034-000, Brazil
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Fortaleza, 60336-045, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, 90035-003, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, 90610-000, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, 91350-200, Brazil
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Ribeirão Preto, 14021-636, Brazil
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Ribeirão Preto, 14048900, Brazil
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São José do Rio Preto, 15090-000, Brazil
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São Paulo, 01246-000, Brazil
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Brno, 656 53, Czechia
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Ostrava, 703 00, Czechia
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Prague, 128 08, Czechia
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Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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Budapest, 1121, Hungary
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Győr, 9024, Hungary
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Gyula, 5700, Hungary
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Törökbálint, 2045, Hungary
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Bangalore, 560068, India
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Chennai, 600035, India
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Gurgaon, 122001, India
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Karamsad, 388325, India
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Mumbai, 400053, India
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Nashik, 422005, India
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New Delhi, 110063, India
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Vadodara, 390007, India
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Bunkyō City, 113-8603, Japan
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Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Kōtoku, 135-8550, Japan
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Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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Sayama, 589-8511, Japan
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Sendai, 980-0873, Japan
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Yokohama, 241-8515, Japan
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Aguascalientes, 20230, Mexico
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Guadalajara, 44280, Mexico
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Mexico City, 0 3100, Mexico
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Mérida, 97134, Mexico
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México, 04700, Mexico
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Orizaba, 94300, Mexico
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La Libertad, 13013, Peru
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Lima, 15033, Peru
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Lima, L27, Peru
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Lima, LIMA 27, Peru
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Lima, LIMA 34, Peru
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Lima, LIMA 41, Peru
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Cebu City, 6000, Philippines
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City of Taguig, 1634, Philippines
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Iloilo City, 5000, Philippines
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Makati, 1229, Philippines
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Manila, 1015, Philippines
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Quezon City, Philippines
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Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Elblag, 02-300, Poland
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Olsztyn, 10-228, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Arkhangelsk, 163045, Russia
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Chelyabinsk, 454087, Russia
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Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Moscow, 115533, Russia
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Moscow, 125367, Russia
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Omsk, 644013, Russia
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Rostov-on-Don, 344037, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia
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Busan, 48108, South Korea
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Chungcheongbuk-do, 28644, South Korea
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Gyeongsangnam-do, 52727, South Korea
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Seoul, 03080, South Korea
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Seoul, 05505, South Korea
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Seoul, 6351, South Korea
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Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand
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Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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Mueang, 50200, Thailand
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Ankara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Antalya, 07059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Diyarbakır, 21280, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Istanbul, 34030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam
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Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Vietnam
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