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Small-cell Lung CancerCancerLungs and breathingRadiationDrugPhase 2

What this study is

This this study is for individuals who have treatment-naïve extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (small cell lung cancer that wont respond to treatment). Doctors leading this study hope to learn if combining durvalumab, carboplatin and etoposide with hyofractionated ablative radiation therapy (radiation focused on certain parts of the body) will help treat your cancer and improve how long you can live with extensive-stage small cell cancer without it getting worse (progression-free survival). Your participation in this research will last about 48 months.

Durvalumab along with chemotherapy has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of small cell lung cancer along with chemotherapy. This study is testing the addition of radiation to durvalumab and chemotherapy.

What's being tested

  • Ablative Radiation

    Intervention · RADIATION

    Ablative radiation therapy is a highly focused radiation treatment that gives an intense dose of radiation concentrated on a tumor or very specific area of the body, while limiting the radiation that affects surrounding organs.

  • Durvalumab

    Intervention · DRUG

    Durvalumab is an immunotherapy drug -- a drug used to help boost your immune response to fight cancer.

  • Etoposide

    Intervention · DRUG

    Etoposide is a chemotherapy drug approved for different kinds of cancer, including small cell lung cancer.

  • Carboplatin

    Intervention · DRUG

    Carboplatin is a chemotherapy drug approved for different kinds of cancer, including small cell lung cancer.

Study details

Official title
A Phase II Trial of Durvalumab and Ablative Radiation in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (DARES)
Sponsor
University of Chicago
Conditions
Small-cell Lung Cancer · Extensive-stage Small-cell Lung Cancer · Lung Cancer
Enrolling
49 people
Starts
2022-08-19
Est. completion
2027-10-01
Design
Open-label, single group, Phase 2
Record
View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗