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Arm 2 (SBRT + maintenance chemotherapy) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Puneeth Iyengar
Research Sponsored by NRG Oncology
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min/1.73 m^2 for patients with creatinine levels above institutional normal
Imaging proof of limited metastatic disease and response to therapy/stable disease, by at least CT chest through the adrenals or PET/CT within 30 days prior to registration
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 3 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is studying giving maintenance chemotherapy with or without local consolidation therapy to see if it works better than maintenance chemotherapy alone in treating patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer who are in good general health and have responded to or have stable disease after initial therapy. They must be able to follow the study plan, use contraception if they can have children, and meet specific blood test and organ function criteria.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The trial is testing whether adding local consolidation therapy (like radiation) to maintenance chemotherapy improves outcomes for patients with advanced lung cancer. Chemotherapy drugs like docetaxel and pemetrexed disodium aim to stop tumor growth by killing or preventing the division of cancer cells.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Possible side effects include fatigue, nausea, hair loss from chemotherapy drugs like docetaxel; skin reactions from radiation therapy; liver enzyme changes; low white blood cell counts which can increase infection risk; kidney function changes.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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My kidney function is sufficient, with a creatinine clearance rate of at least 45 mL/min.
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My scans show limited spread of cancer and it's not getting worse.
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I can take care of myself and am up more than 50% of my waking hours.
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My lung cancer has spread to other parts of my body.
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My liver enzymes are within the required range.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 3 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Phase II - Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Phase III - Overall Survival (OS)
Secondary outcome measures
Duration of Maintenance Chemotherapy Usage
Incidence of adverse events graded per National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5
Time to Development of New Lesions
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Arm 2 (SBRT + maintenance chemotherapy)Experimental Treatment8 Interventions
Patients undergo LCT over 2-4 weeks. If LCT cannot be used to treat primary disease sites, patients also undergo IMRT or 3DCRT over 3-5 weeks. Within 2 weeks after completion of radiation therapy, patients receive chemotherapy as in Arm 1. Patients may possibly undergo surgery.
Group II: Arm 1 (maintenance chemotherapy)Active Control5 Interventions
Patients may receive docetaxel IV over 60 minutes on day 1, erlotinib hydrochloride PO QD, or gemcitabine IV over 30 minutes on days 1 and 8. Patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer may receive pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1 alone or in combination with pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes. Courses repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Pemetrexed Disodium
2015
Completed Phase 2
~280
Pembrolizumab
2017
Completed Phase 2
~2010
Docetaxel
1995
Completed Phase 4
~5620
Gemcitabine
2017
Completed Phase 3
~2070
Erlotinib Hydrochloride
2010
Completed Phase 2
~2850
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
2018
Completed Phase 2
~740

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Who is running the clinical trial?

NRG OncologyLead Sponsor
231 Previous Clinical Trials
100,634 Total Patients Enrolled
National Cancer Institute (NCI)NIH
13,672 Previous Clinical Trials
40,926,223 Total Patients Enrolled
Puneeth IyengarPrincipal InvestigatorNRG Oncology

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any openings for individuals to participate in this research?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov, this research is no longer recruiting patients; the trial was originally posted in April 2017 and updated most recently in December 2023. However, 1938 other medical trials are actively looking for participants at present."

Answered by AI

What number of medical facilities are now carrying out this clinical trial?

"There are 306 sites where this clinical trial is running, including West virginia University Healthcare in Morgantown, Langlade Hospital and Cancer Center in Antigo, and Lancaster General Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute in Lancaster. Additionally there numerous other locations participating."

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What is the current regulatory status of Arm 2 (SBRT + maintenance chemotherapy)?

"Although Phase 2 trials have only provided evidence of safety, our team at Power believes that Arm 2 (SBRT + maintenance chemotherapy) is relatively secure and assigned it a score of two."

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What are the stated objectives of this experiment?

"The primary objective of this Phase III trial is to monitor Overall Survival. Secondary endpoints include the Time to Development of New Lesions, Time to In-Field Failure, and Incidence of Adverse Events graded per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 5. These measurements will be taken over a three year period on an intent-to-treat basis from randomization until documented progression or death due to any cause occurs first."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Arizona Center for Cancer Care-Peoria
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

I've had previous chemo and now my oncologist thinks I need a biopsy on my left lung because of a questional scan in the recent past.
PatientReceived 2+ prior treatments
~27 spots leftby Apr 2025