Immunotherapy After Surgery for People Who Have No Remaining Cancer Cells After Standard Treatment for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, INSIGHT Trial
Eligible age
18+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
37 states
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
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.
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
You may qualify if…
- ✓ 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
Where it's recruiting
Jonesboro
Beverly Hills · Dublin · Fremont · Fresno …
Grand Junction
Avon · Hartford · Manchester · Meriden …
Millville · Newark · Rehoboth Beach
Clearwater · Plant City · St. Petersburg · Tampa …
Atlanta · Decatur · Johns Creek
Honolulu · ‘Aiea · ‘Ewa Beach
Boise · Coeur d'Alene · Fruitland · Meridian …
Chicago · DeKalb · Geneva · Glenview …
Avon · Carmel · Indianapolis
Ames · Ankeny · Boone · Carroll …
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06498635 · last updated 2026-08-11