Immunotherapy After Surgery for People Who Have No Remaining Cancer Cells After Standard Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, INSIGHT Trial

Last updated: June 12, 2025
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Computed Tomography

Patient Observation

Biospecimen Collection

Clinical Study ID

NCT06498635
NCI-2024-05588
S2414
NCI-2024-05588
U10CA180888
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This phase III trial compares durvalumab to the usual approach (patient observation) after surgery for the treatment of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as durvalumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The usual approach for patients who are not in a study is to closely watch a patient's condition after surgery and to have regular visits with their doctor to watch for signs of the cancer coming back. Usually, patients do not receive further treatment unless the cancer returns. This study will help determine whether this different approach with durvalumab is better, the same, or worse than the usual approach of observation. Giving durvalumab may help patients live longer and prevent early-stage non-small cell lung cancer from coming back as compared to the usual approach.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants must have histologically or cytological confirmed diagnosis of clinical stage II-IIIB (excluding clinical N3 disease) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

  • Participants must have had a complete (R0) resection of NSCLC (with appropriate lymph node sampling as defined by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network [NCCN] guidelines) within 84 days (12 weeks) prior to randomization. Acceptable types of surgical resection are: lobectomy, sleeve resection, bi-lobectomy, or pneumonectomy. Wedge resection is not allowed.

  • Note the NCCN guidelines: N1 and N2 node resection and mapping is a routine component of lung cancer resections. It is recommended at a minimum one N1 and three N2 stations is sampled or complete lymph node dissection. Formal ipsilateral mediastinal lymph node dissection is indicated for participants undergoing resection for N2 disease

  • Participants must have a pathologic complete response (pCR) (no viable tumor in the resected specimen or lymph nodes), as determined by local pathology review

  • Participants must have a PD-L1 status result (e.g. [< 1% versus >= 1% or unknown])

  • Participants must not have known EGFR mutations, or ALK gene fusion

  • Participants must have received at least two cycles of neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy and anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy. The neoadjuvant treatment must be Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and standard of care as listed in NCCN guidelines

  • Participants must not be planning to receive any concurrent non-protocol directed chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biologic or hormonal therapy for NSCLC treatment while receiving treatment on this study

  • Participants must not have received any prior systemic therapy (systemic chemotherapy, immunotherapy or investigational drug) within 28 days prior to randomization

  • Participants must not have medical contraindications or severe adverse events to receiving anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy

  • Participants must not have received post-operative radiation therapy (PORT) for NSCLC

  • Participants must not have any unresolved toxicity National Cancer Institute (NCI) CTCAE grade ≥ 2 from previous anticancer therapy with the exception of alopecia, and vitiligo. Note, participants with grade ≥2 neuropathy may be included at the discretion of the treating investigator. Note, participants with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab may be included at the discretion of the treating investigator

  • Participant must be ≥ 18 years old at time of study entry

  • Participants must have body weight > 30 kg

  • Participant must have Zubrod performance status of 0-2

  • Participant must have a complete medical history and physical exam within 28 days prior to randomization

  • Hemoglobin > 9.0 g/dL (within 28 days prior to randomization)

  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1.5 x 10^3/uL (within 28 days prior to randomization)

  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10^3/uL (within 28 days prior to randomization)

  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1 x institutional upper limit of normal (ULN) unless history of Gilbert's disease. Participants with history of Gilbert's disease must have total bilirubin ≤ 5 x institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to randomization)

  • Aspartate transaminase (AST)/alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 × institutional ULN (within 28 days prior to randomization)

  • Participants must have a calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min using the following Cockcroft-Gault formula. This specimen must have been drawn and processed within 28 days prior to randomization. For creatinine clearance formula see the tools on the Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Workbench https://txwb.crab.org/TXWB/Tools.aspx

  • Participants must have fully recovered from the effects of prior surgery in the opinion of the treating investigator

  • Participants with a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection must be on effective anti-retroviral therapy at registration and have undetectable viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization

  • Participants with a known history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection must have undetectable HBV viral load while on suppressive therapy on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization, if indicated

  • Participants with a known history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. Participants currently being treated for HCV infection must have undetectable HCV viral load test on the most recent test results obtained within 6 months prior to randomization, if indicated

  • Participants must not have had an organ transplant

  • Participants must not have a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment (in the opinion of the treating physician) has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen

  • Participant must not have medical contraindications to receiving immunotherapy, including history of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment with disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs in the past two years. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine for pre-existing hypothyroidism, insulin for type I diabetes mellitus, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Intra-articular steroid injections are allowed

  • Participants must not be pregnant or nursing (nursing includes breast milk fed to an infant by any means, including from the breast, milk expressed by hand, or pumped). Individuals who are of reproductive potential must have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during protocol therapy and for 6 months following completion of protocol therapy with details provided as a part of the consent process. A person who has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months or who has semen likely to contain sperm is considered to be of "reproductive potential." In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" also includes refraining from sexual activity that might result in pregnancy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with a side-effect of pregnancy prevention) including hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, bilateral tubal ligation/occlusion, and vasectomy with testing showing no sperm in the semen. Participants should not breastfeed during protocol therapy and for 6 months following completion of protocol therapy

  • Participants must not have received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior randomization. Examples of live vaccines include, but are not limited to, the following: measles, mumps, rubella, varicella/zoster, yellow fever rabies, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) and typhoid vaccine. Seasonal influenza vaccines and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccines are allowed, however, intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g. Flu-Mist) are live attenuated, and are not allowed

  • Participants must be offered the opportunity to participate in specimen banking

  • Participants who can complete FACT-L, FACT-BRM, and PRO-CTCAE questionnaires forms in English, or Spanish must agree to participate in the patient-reported outcome study

  • NOTE: As a part of the Oncology Patient Enrollment Network (OPEN) registration process the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for this study has been entered in the system

  • Participants must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign and give informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines

  • For participants with impaired decision-making capabilities, legally authorized representatives may sign and give informed consent on behalf of study participants in accordance with applicable federal, local, and Central Institutional Review Board (CIRB) regulations

Study Design

Total Participants: 306
Treatment Group(s): 5
Primary Treatment: Computed Tomography
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 01, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
July 15, 2039

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare disease free survival (DFS) in stage II-IIIB non-small cell lung cancer participants who achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR) following standard of care neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy and are randomized to adjuvant durvalumab (MEDI4736) versus surveillance.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare the overall survival (OS) between the arms. II. To evaluate the frequency and severity of toxicities of adjuvant durvalumab (MEDI4736).

III. To compare the event free survival (EFS) between the arms.

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE OBJECTIVE:

I. To bank specimens and images for additional future translational medicine studies.

QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare patient-reported quality of life (QOL) status between treatment arms at 6 months from randomization using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L) Trial Outcome Index (TOI).

QOL SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare patient-reported QOL between treatment arms at 24 weeks (6 months) from randomization using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Biologic Response Modifier (FACT-BRM) physical and mental subscale scores.

II. To compare longitudinal changes in global health status between treatment arms from randomization to 48 week (12 months) using the FACT-L TOI.

PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOMES-COMMON TERMINOLOGY CRITERIA FOR ADVERSE EVENTS (PRO-CTCAE) OBJECTIVE:

I. To compare participant-reported symptoms using selected PRO-CTCAE items between treatment arms such as rash, itching, skin dryness, numbness, and tingling.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive durvalumab intravenously (IV) over 60 minutes on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo computed tomography (CT) and blood sample collection throughout the trial.

ARM II: Patients undergo active surveillance for 12 months on study. Patients undergo CT and blood sample collection throughout the trial.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up annually until 10 years from randomization.

Connect with a study center

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    Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
    United States

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  • Hartford Hospital

    Hartford, Connecticut 06102
    United States

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  • Midstate Medical Center

    Meriden, Connecticut 06451
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  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut

    New Britain, Connecticut 06050
    United States

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  • Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene

    Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
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  • Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls

    Post Falls, Idaho 83854
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    Sandpoint, Idaho 83864
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  • Mary Greeley Medical Center

    Ames, Iowa 50010
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  • McFarland Clinic - Ames

    Ames, Iowa 50010
    United States

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  • McFarland Clinic - Boone

    Boone, Iowa 50036
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  • McFarland Clinic - Trinity Cancer Center

    Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501
    United States

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  • McFarland Clinic - Jefferson

    Jefferson, Iowa 50129
    United States

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  • McFarland Clinic - Marshalltown

    Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
    United States

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    Burlington, Massachusetts 01805
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    Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
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    Brighton, Michigan 48114
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  • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Canton

    Canton, Michigan 48188
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  • Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Hematology Oncology - Chelsea Hospital

    Chelsea, Michigan 48118
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  • OSF Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Group

    Escanaba, Michigan 49829
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  • Cancer Hematology Centers - Flint

    Flint, Michigan 48503
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    Flint, Michigan 48503
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    Flint, Michigan 48503
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    Lansing, Michigan 48912
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    Livonia, Michigan 48154
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  • Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital

    Pontiac, Michigan 48341
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    Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
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    Columbus, Mississippi 39705
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    Grenada, Mississippi 38901
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    Oxford, Mississippi 38655
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    Southhaven, Mississippi 38671
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    Billings, Montana 59101
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    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
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    Collierville, Tennessee 38017
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    Memphis, Tennessee 38120
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    Green Bay, Wisconsin 54303
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    Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081
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  • Sheboygan Physicians Group

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    Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235-1495
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