At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Access to the study treatment being tested
- Type of study
- Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Adjuvant durvalumab (drug)
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 62 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Adjuvant durvalumab — drug: Durvalumab is given at a fixed dose of 1500 mg i.v.
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
In plain English
This study looks at whether adding durvalumab (a drug that helps the immune system fight cancer) after chemotherapy, durvalumab and surgery helps patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer that can be removed by an operation. Durvalumab is a type of immunotherapy.
Who can take part
- Adults aged 18 or over with non-small cell lung cancer confirmed by tissue testing
- Cancer at stage IIB to IIIB that can be removed by surgery, as judged by the patient's own medical team
- Known PD-L1 status (a test on the cancer), tested locally
- Cancer that does not have an EGFR mutation or ALK change
- Good blood, kidney and liver function, and able to carry out normal daily activity (performance status 0-1)
- Body weight over 30 kg and a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- For the second stage of the trial: surgery completed with the whole tumour removed, fit for further durvalumab, no sign of spread on a CT scan, and records of how the tumour responded
- Signed informed consent to take part
Who may not be able to
- Any previous treatment for this lung cancer, including immunotherapy
- Certain autoimmune or inflammatory conditions (some exceptions, such as stable thyroid problems or type 1 diabetes, may be allowed)
- Tumours invading the heart, major blood vessels, windpipe, gullet or spine
- Major surgery within 28 days before joining, or a previous organ transplant
- Uncontrolled other illnesses, such as active infection, heart failure or lung disease
- Another cancer in the last 5 years, with some exceptions such as treated skin cancer
- Active hepatitis B or C infection (some past infections may be allowed)
- HIV that is not well controlled
- Use of immunosuppressive medicines within 14 days before starting, or a live vaccine within 30 days
- Allergy to durvalumab, taking part in another drug trial, or pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Women who can become pregnant, or sexually active men, not willing to use reliable contraception during the trial and for at least 90 days after the last dose
What taking part involves
- • Chemotherapy together with durvalumab before surgery
- • Surgery to remove the tumour
- • Further durvalumab treatment after surgery for those who join the second stage of the trial
Time commitment: Not stated — ask the trial team about how many visits are needed and how long the trial lasts; taking part involves chemotherapy, durvalumab, surgery, CT scans, blood tests and signing a consent form.
Plain-English summary (AI-generated) from registry data. Not eligibility advice — only the trial team can confirm whether you can take part. Use the eligibility checker to see how your health profile matches this trial.
- Type of study
- Testing a treatment
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 290
- Started
- 2025-01-15
- Last checked
- 2026-05
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for non small cell lung cancer
- • Phase3 - 290 participants
- • ADOPT-lung is an international, multicentre, open-label randomised phase III trial
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer
Where?
- • London - Barts Health NHS Trust
- • London - Royal Marsden Hospital (Chelsea)
- • London - Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
- • Maidstone - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- • +1 more UK sites
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
ADOPT-lung is an international, multicentre, open-label randomised phase III trial. Protocol treatment consists of 3-4 cycles of neoadjuvant durvalumab in combination with platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, followed by surgery. Patients with R0 and R1 only resection will be randomised to receive either adjuvant durvalumab for 12 cycles (experimental arm) or observation (control arm). The primary objective of the study is to determine whether additional adjuvant immunotherapy with durvalumab after neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy has an effect on disease-free survival (DFS) in patients who do not achieve complete pathological response (pCR) as per local assessment according to the IASLC recommendations.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
Biomarkers mentioned
Treatment history
Treatments you must have had:
- ✓ a negative urinary or serum pregnancy test at screening
- ✓ been completed
- ✓ complete resection: R0 or R1 resection
- ✓ no evidence of metastatic disease as assessed by CT scan
What the study is looking for
- ✓Inclusion Criteria for enrolment:
- ✓confirmed by a biopsy NSCLC.
- ✓Stage IIB-IIIB (T1-4 N0-2) according to 8th edition of the TNM staging system of lung cancer.
- ✓Stage III assessment should include samples of lymph nodes at levels 4, bilaterally, and level 7 to rule out stage...
- ✓T4 tumours will only be eligible if they are defined as T4 based only on their size (\>7cm); any other reason will...
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Where Is This Study? (5 UK sites)
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden Hospital (Chelsea)
London, United Kingdom
Royal Marsden Hospital (Sutton)
London, United Kingdom
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Maidstone, United Kingdom
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Heidi Roschitzki, PhD
Sponsor contactCONTACT
Susanne Roux
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