Limited Stage Lung Small Cell CarcinomaPhase 3NCT03811002
Testing the Addition of a New Immunotherapy Drug, Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), to the Usual Chemoradiation (CRT) Therapy Treatment for Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC)
A Phase 3 study testing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Atezolizumab and Biospecimen Collection in people with Limited Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma and Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 542 sites in 2 countries.
Trial summary
This phase III trial studies how well chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) with or without atezolizumab works in treating patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Limited Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- What is being tested?
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Atezolizumab and Biospecimen Collection
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion, Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 544 participants
- Where
- 542 sitesin 2 countries
- Study dates
- 26 Jul 2019to 21 Feb 2029
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Pathologically (histologically or cytologically) proven diagnosis of limited stage small cell lung cancer (Stage Tx, T1-T4, N0-3, M0, American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] staging, 8th edition [Ed.]), within 60 days prior to registration
- Patients must have received one cycle of platinum/etoposide chemotherapy pre-registration (prior to study entry). Study registration must be within 21 days from day 1 of the pre-registration cycle of chemotherapy.
- Patients must have had measurable disease (per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST], version 1.1) prior to the required pre-registration cycle of platinum/etoposide chemotherapy
- Minimal staging requirements include:
- History/physical examination within 30 days prior to registration
- Positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan for staging within 60 days prior to registration
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- CT chest and CT abdomen with IV contrast (unless contraindicated based on kidney function) within 60 days prior to registration; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen with IV contrast allowed in place of CT abdomen
- Note: If contrast allergy exists, premedication per institutional guidelines should be performed prior to obtaining CT with contrast. The only exception to this is a documented life-threatening allergy
- MRI scan of the brain with contrast (preferred) or CT scan of the brain with contrast (allowable if there is a contraindication with MRI with contrast) within 30 days prior to registration
- Age >= 18
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 within 30 days prior to registration
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/cells/mm^3 (prior to pre-registration cycle)
- Platelet count >= 100,000 cells/mm^3 (prior to pre-registration cycle)
- Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL (prior to pre-registration cycle)
- Total bilirubin =< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (prior to pre-registration cycle)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase [SGOT]) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase [SGPT]) =< 2.0 x ULN (prior to pre-registration cycle)
- Adequate renal function within 30 days prior to registration defined as follows: Creatinine clearance >= 30 mL/min by the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation
- Patients presenting with a pleural effusion will be eligible if thoracentesis is cytologically negative and non-bloody or if pleural fluid is too small a volume to effectively sample by thoracentesis and does not show increased metabolic activity on CT/PET imaging
- Negative serum pregnancy test within 14 days of registration for pre-menopausal women of childbearing potential
- The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry
- Hepatitis B/C testing prior to enrollment for patients that have not been tested before. Note: This is required even if the patient has never shown or had symptoms of hepatitis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
Who cannot join
- Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease
- Definitive surgical resection of small cell lung cancer
- Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer, localized prostate cancer, or any early stage cancer treated with curative intent resection) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years (carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, or cervix are all permissible)
- More than 1 cycle of prior platinum-based chemotherapy for SCLC prior to enrollment; note that prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable
- Any prior atezolizumab or other immunotherapy agent
- Prior radiotherapy to the lungs or mediastinum that would result in clinically significant overlap of radiation therapy fields; prior tangent fields for breast cancer with minimal overlap with target volumes are allowed per approval of study principal investigators (PIs)
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- Patients with cytologically positive pleural or pericardial fluid are not eligible
- An active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Patients are permitted to enroll if they have vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, residual hypothyroidism due to autoimmune condition only requiring hormone replacement, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger
- Active or prior documented inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
- History of allogeneic organ transplant
- History of primary immunodeficiency
- Severe, active co-morbidity defined as follows:
- Known clinically significant liver disease, including active viral, alcoholic, or other hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, and inherited liver disease
- Any other diseases, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of an investigational drug or that may affect the interpretation of the results or render the patient at high risk from treatment complications
- Active tuberculosis
- Active hepatitis B (chronic or acute) or hepatitis C infection. Note that if hepatitis status is unknown, hepatitis B/C testing is required
- Patients with past or resolved hepatitis B infection (defined as having a negative hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg]) test, a positive anti-HBc (antibody to hepatitis B core antigen), and a negative viral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test (only obtained if HBsAg is found positive) are eligible
- Patients positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody are eligible only if polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is negative for HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA). (The HCV RNA test must be performed for patients who have a positive HCV antibody test.)
- Known immunosuppressive disease, for example history of bone marrow transplant or chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring chronic oral steroid therapy of > 10 mg prednisone daily or equivalent at the time of registration. Inhaled corticosteroids are not exclusionary
- Unstable angina and/or congestive heart failure requiring hospitalization within the last 3 months
- Transmural myocardial infarction within the last 3 months
- Clinically significant interstitial lung disease
- A condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration. Inhaled or topical steroids and adrenal replacement doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease
- Pregnancy or women of childbearing potential and men who are sexually active and not willing/able to use medically acceptable forms of contraception for the duration of study treatment and for 150 days after the last dose of study drug (Arm 2); this exclusion is necessary because the treatment involved in this study may be significantly teratogenic.
Trial locations and contacts
542 sites in 2 countries.
310 sites in 2 countries
United States300 sites
Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge
‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701
Pali Momi Medical Center
‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701
The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Pali Momi
‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701
Providence Regional Cancer System-Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Washington, 98520
Summa Health System - Akron Campus
Akron, Ohio, 44304
Atrium Health Stanly/LCI-Albemarle
Albemarle, North Carolina, 28002
Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea
Albert Lea, Minnesota, 56007
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103
Alton Memorial Hospital
Alton, Illinois, 62002
McFarland Clinic - Ames
Ames, Iowa, 50010
AnMed Health Cancer Center
Anderson, South Carolina, 29621
Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106
Aspirus Cancer Care-Antigo-Volm Cancer Center
Antigo, Wisconsin, 54409
ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center
Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, North Carolina, 27203
Messino Cancer Centers
Asheville, North Carolina, 28806
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, 30308
Piedmont Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
Emory University Hospital/Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342
Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
Auburn, California, 95602
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Rush-Copley Medical Center
Aurora, Illinois, 60504
GenesisCare USA - Aventura FP
Aventura, Florida, 33180
GenesisCare USA - Aventura
Aventura, Florida, 33180
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201
Saint Agnes Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, 21229
Summa Health System - Barberton Campus
Barberton, Ohio, 44203
MaineHealth Coastal Cancer Treatment Center
Bath, Maine, 04530
LSU Health Baton Rouge-North Clinic
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70805
Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808
Louisiana Hematology Oncology Associates LLC
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70809
Medical Center of Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70816
Bronson Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Michigan, 49017
McLaren Cancer Institute-Bay City
Bay City, Michigan, 48706
UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center
Beachwood, Ohio, 44122
UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, Maryland, 21014
MaineHealth Waldo Hospital
Belfast, Maine, 04915
Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center
Bemidji, Minnesota, 56601
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Herrick Campus
Berkeley, California, 94704
Central Vermont Medical Center/National Life Cancer Treatment
Berlin Corners, Vermont, 05602
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center - Biddeford
Biddeford, Maine, 04005
Billings Clinic Cancer Center
Billings, Montana, 59101
University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233
Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
Bismarck, North Dakota, 58501
Illinois CancerCare-Bloomington
Bloomington, Illinois, 61704
Saint Joseph's/Candler - Bluffton Campus
Bluffton, South Carolina, 29910
Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83706
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712
Parkland Health Center-Bonne Terre
Bonne Terre, Missouri, 63628
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
Bozeman, Montana, 59715
Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, New Jersey, 08724
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Boston Medical Center - Brighton
Brighton, Massachusetts, 02135
Trinity Health Medical Center - Brighton
Brighton, Michigan, 48114
Crozer-Keystone Regional Cancer Center at Broomall
Broomall, Pennsylvania, 19008
Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver
Brownstown, Michigan, 48183
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19010
Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional
Burlington, North Carolina, 27215
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vermont, 05401
Aurora Cancer Care-Southern Lakes VLCC
Burlington, Wisconsin, 53105
Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337
Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville
Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337
Saint James Community Hospital and Cancer Treatment Center
Butte, Montana, 59701
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell
Caldwell, Idaho, 83605
Illinois CancerCare-Canton
Canton, Illinois, 61520
Trinity Health Medical Center - Canton
Canton, Michigan, 48188
Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital
Canton, Ohio, 44708
Aultman Health Foundation
Canton, Ohio, 44710
Saint Francis Medical Center
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 63703
Carlisle Regional Cancer Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 17015
IU Health North Hospital
Carmel, Indiana, 46032
Caro Cancer Center
Caro, Michigan, 48723
Illinois CancerCare-Carthage
Carthage, Illinois, 62321
Physicians' Clinic of Iowa PC
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52403
Christiana Care Health System-Concord Health Center
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 19317
Geauga Hospital
Chardon, Ohio, 44024
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425
Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204
Atrium Health Pineville/LCI-Pineville
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210
Levine Cancer Institute-SouthPark
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28211
Atrium Health University City/LCI-University
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28262
Levine Cancer Institute-Ballantyne
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908
Chelsea Hospital
Chelsea, Michigan, 48118
Saint Luke's Hospital
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, 60612
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60657
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center-UC Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219
Siteman Cancer Center at Saint Peters Hospital
City of Saint Peters, Missouri, 63376
McLaren Cancer Institute-Clarkston
Clarkston, Michigan, 48346
Michigan Healthcare Professionals Clarkston
Clarkston, Michigan, 48346
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44111
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township
Clinton Township, Michigan, 48038
Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes
Clive, Iowa, 50325
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic
Clive, Iowa, 50325
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Collierville
Collierville, Tennessee, 38017
Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909
Memorial Hospital North
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80920
Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County
Columbia, Maryland, 21044
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Mount Carmel East Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43213
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43214
Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43215
The Mark H Zangmeister Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43219
Mount Carmel Health Center West
Columbus, Ohio, 43222
Doctors Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, 43228
New Hampshire Oncology Hematology PA-Concord
Concord, New Hampshire, 03301
Atrium Health Cabarrus/LCI-Concord
Concord, North Carolina, 28025
UT MD Anderson - The Woodlands
Conroe, Texas, 77384
Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Florida, 33146
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Covington
Covington, Louisiana, 70433
Greater Regional Medical Center
Creston, Iowa, 50801
Siteman Cancer Center at West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, Missouri, 63141
AMG Crystal Lake - Oncology
Crystal Lake, Illinois, 60014
Carle at The Riverfront
Danville, Illinois, 61832
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822
Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital
Dearborn, Michigan, 48124
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Illinois, 62526
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33442
Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center
Delaware, Ohio, 43015
AdventHealth Porter
Denver, Colorado, 80210
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa, 50314
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Laurel Clinic
Des Moines, Iowa, 50314
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Henry Ford Health Saint John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010
Dublin Methodist Hospital
Dublin, Ohio, 43016
Saint Luke's Hospital of Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota, 55805
Northeast Radiation Oncology Center
Dunmore, Pennsylvania, 18512
The Cancer Institute at Saint Francis Hospital
East Hills, New York, 11548
Hematology Oncology Associates of Central New York-East Syracuse
East Syracuse, New York, 13057
Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire Clinic
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701
Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood
Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, Minnesota, 55435
Carle Physician Group-Effingham
Effingham, Illinois, 62401
Crossroads Cancer Center
Effingham, Illinois, 62401
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst, Illinois, 60126
Arnot Ogden Medical Center/Falck Cancer Center
Elmira, New York, 14905
Ephrata Cancer Center
Ephrata, Pennsylvania, 17522
Illinois CancerCare-Eureka
Eureka, Illinois, 61530
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital
Evanston, Illinois, 60201
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
Fargo, North Dakota, 58122
Parkland Health Center - Farmington
Farmington, Missouri, 63640
Michigan Healthcare Professionals Farmington
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334
Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48336
UPMC Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon
Farrell, Pennsylvania, 16121
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, Georgia, 30214
Augusta Health Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Fishersville, Virginia, 22939
Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
Flint, Michigan, 48503
McLaren Cancer Institute-Flint
Flint, Michigan, 48532
Singh and Arora Hematology Oncology PC
Flint, Michigan, 48532
Poudre Valley Hospital
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80524
Cancer Care and Hematology-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado, 80528
Holy Cross Hospital
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
Lee Memorial Health System
Fort Myers, Florida, 33901
Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System
Fort Myers, Florida, 33905
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46845
Unity Hospital
Fridley, Minnesota, 55432
Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Fruitland
Fruitland, Idaho, 83619
UF Health Cancer Institute - Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida, 32610
Illinois CancerCare-Galesburg
Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
Western Illinois Cancer Treatment Center
Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
Aurora Health Care Germantown Health Center
Germantown, Wisconsin, 53022
Adams Cancer Center
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 17325
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center
Glen Burnie, Maryland, 21061
Crozer Regional Cancer Center at Brinton Lake
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, 19342
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, New York, 12801
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Glenbrook Hospital
Glenview, Illinois, 60026
CTCA at Western Regional Medical Center
Goodyear, Arizona, 85338
Goshen Center for Cancer Care
Goshen, Indiana, 46526
Aurora Cancer Care-Grafton
Grafton, Wisconsin, 53024
Altru Cancer Center
Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58201
Nebraska Cancer Specialists/Oncology Hematology West PC
Grand Island, Nebraska, 68803
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute
Great Falls, Montana, 59405
UCHealth Greeley Hospital
Greeley, Colorado, 80631
Bellin Memorial Hospital
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54311
Cone Health Cancer Center
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27403
Saint Francis Hospital
Greenville, South Carolina, 29601
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605
Saint Francis Cancer Center
Greenville, South Carolina, 29607
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Eastside
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Greer
Greer, South Carolina, 29650
Gibbs Cancer Center-Pelham
Greer, South Carolina, 29651
Baptist Cancer Center-Grenada
Grenada, Mississippi, 38901
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Gresham, Oregon, 97030
Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital
Grove City, Ohio, 43123
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Hamilton
Hamilton, New Jersey, 08690
WellSpan Medical Oncology and Hematology
Hanover, Pennsylvania, 17331
UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17109
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey, Illinois, 60426
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Hazel Crest, Illinois, 60429
Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital
Hendersonville, North Carolina, 28791
NorthShore University HealthSystem-Highland Park Hospital
Highland Park, Illinois, 60035
South Carolina Cancer Specialists PC
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29926-3827
The Radiation Oncology Center-Hilton Head/Bluffton
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 29926
Hawaii Cancer Care Inc - Waterfront Plaza
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Queen's Cancer Cenrer - POB I
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Queen's Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Straub Clinic and Hospital
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813
Kuakini Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
Queen's Cancer Center - Kuakini
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center - Houma
Houma, Louisiana, 70360
Terrebonne General Medical Center
Houma, Louisiana, 70360
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
UT MD Anderson - West Houston
Houston, Texas, 77079
Houston Methodist West Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77094
Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center
Huntington, West Virginia, 25701
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Independence
Independence, Ohio, 44131
Indiana University/Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
Community Cancer Center East
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46219
Community Cancer Center South
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46227
Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46237
Community Cancer Center North
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256
Allegiance Health
Jackson, Michigan, 49201
MU Health Care Goldschmidt Cancer Center
Jefferson City, Missouri, 65109
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - Johnson Creek
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, 53038
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital and Fowler Family Cancer Center - Jonesboro
Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401
Freeman Health System
Joplin, Missouri, 64804
West Michigan Cancer Center
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007
Logan Health Medical Center
Kalispell, Montana, 59901
University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160
University of Kansas Cancer Center - North
Kansas City, Missouri, 64154
CHI Health Good Samaritan
Kearney, Nebraska, 68847
Aurora Cancer Care-Kenosha South
Kenosha, Wisconsin, 53142
Novant Health Cancer Institute - Kernersville
Kernersville, North Carolina, 27284
Illinois CancerCare-Kewanee Clinic
Kewanee, Illinois, 61443
Covenant Health Cancer Centers
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916
Community Howard Regional Health
Kokomo, Indiana, 46904
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Healthcare
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
Providence Regional Cancer System-Lacey
Lacey, Washington, 98503
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, Illinois, 60045
The Watson Clinic
Lakeland, Florida, 33805
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701
Lancaster General Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Karmanos Cancer Institute at McLaren Greater Lansing
Lansing, Michigan, 48910
Mid-Michigan Physicians-Lansing
Lansing, Michigan, 48912
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Lansing
Lansing, Michigan, 48912
McLaren Cancer Institute-Lapeer Region
Lapeer, Michigan, 48446
OptumCare Cancer Care at Charleston
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102
Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada Central
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106
Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada Southeast
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119
OptumCare Cancer Care at Fort Apache
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89183
Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma Research
Lawton, Oklahoma, 73505
UT MD Anderson - League City
League City, Texas, 77573
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center/Dartmouth Cancer Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756
Sechler Family Cancer Center
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, 17042
University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit, Missouri, 64064
Geisinger Medical Oncology-Lewisburg
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, 17837
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40503
CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40509
AMG Libertyville - Oncology
Libertyville, Illinois, 60048
Saint Rita's Medical Center
Lima, Ohio, 45801
Cancer Partners of Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68516
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205
AdventHealth Littleton
Littleton, Colorado, 80122
Trinity Health Saint Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
Livonia, Michigan, 48154
Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch, New Jersey, 07740
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033
Norton Hospital Pavilion and Medical Campus
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
The James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, 40207
Norton Audubon Hospital and Medical Campus
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217
Norton Brownsboro Hospital and Medical Campus
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241
Medical Center of the Rockies
Loveland, Colorado, 80538
Covenant Medical Center-Lakeside
Lubbock, Texas, 79410
Illinois CancerCare-Macomb
Macomb, Illinois, 61455
Michigan Healthcare Professionals Macomb
Macomb, Michigan, 48044
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792
Michigan Healthcare Professionals Madison Heights
Madison Heights, Michigan, 48071
Southern Ocean County Medical Center
Manahawkin, New Jersey, 08050
Solinsky Center for Cancer Care
Manchester, New Hampshire, 03103
Japan10 sites
Gunma University Hospital
Gunma, Maebashi, 371-8511
Hiroshima University Hospital
Hiroshima, 734-8551
Kagoshima City Hospital
Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, 890-8760
Shikoku Cancer Center
Matsuyama, 791-0280
Kyorin University Hospital
Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, 181-8611
Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital
Niigata, Niigata, 951-8520
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center
Saitama, 350-1298
Hokkaido University Hospital
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648
Tohoku University School of Medicine
Sendai, Aoba-ku, 980-8574
Ehime University Hospital
Tōon, Ehime, 791-0295
About this study
Official title: Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC): A Phase III Randomized Study of Chemoradiation Versus Chemoradiation Plus Atezolizumab
This phase III trial studies how well chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) with or without atezolizumab works in treating patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as etoposide, cisplatin, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving chemoradiation with or without atezolizumab may work better in treating patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer.
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To compare overall survival (OS) for patients with LS-SCLC treated with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To compare progression free survival (PFS) for patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) treated with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
II. To determine overall response rate (ORR), rates of local control, and distant metastases free survival with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
III. To characterize immune mediated and non-immune mediated toxicity from chemoradiotherapy plus atezolizumab.
IV. To compare quality of life, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Trial Outcome Index (FACT-TOI), for patients undergoing chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
- To evaluate the quality-adjusted survival, using scores from the 5-level EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), of chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab for patients with LS-SCLC.
VI. To characterize fatigue, as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), following chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
VII. To determine the association of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) molecular subtypes with clinical outcomes.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- To collect biospecimens at baseline, day 1 and 3 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy, to allow for future analyses.
II. To characterize patient-reported symptomatic toxicities measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).
III. To characterize the concordance between tumor and circulating cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA)-determined molecular subtypes.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive etoposide intravenously (IV) on days 1-3 and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) twice daily (BID) for approximately 3 weeks or once daily (QD) for approximately 6-7 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial.
ARM II: Patients receive treatment as in Arm I. Patients also receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 or 2 of each chemotherapy cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for 17 cycles (1 year) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years, then annually thereafter.
- Conditions
- Limited Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- Being tested
- 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Atezolizumab, Biospecimen Collection, Carboplatin, Cisplatin
- Medical subject headings
- Lung Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyRadiation
Also called 3-dimensional radiation therapy, 3D Conformal, 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, 3D CRT
Undergo 3D-CRT
AtezolizumabDrug
Also called MPDL 3280A, MPDL 328OA, MPDL-3280A, MPDL3280A
Given IV
Biospecimen CollectionProcedure or surgery
Also called Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection
Correlative studies
CarboplatinDrug
Also called Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, Carboplatino
Given IV
CisplatinDrug
Also called Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDP
Given IV
EtoposideDrug
Also called Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, Toposar
Given IV
Intensity-Modulated Radiation TherapyRadiation
Also called IMRT, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (procedure), Intensity Modulated RT, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
Undergo IMRT
Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther
Also called Quality of Life Assessment
Ancillary studies
Questionnaire AdministrationOther
Ancillary studies
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy) | Active comparator | Patients receive etoposide IV on days 1-3 and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo 3D-CRT or IMRT BID for approximately 3 weeks or QD for approximately 6-7 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial. Receives: Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Etoposide; Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
| Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) | Experimental | Patients receive treatment as in Arm I. Patients also receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 or 2 of each chemotherapy cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for 17 cycles (1 year) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial. Receives: Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy; Drug: Atezolizumab; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Etoposide; Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall Survival
Survival rates and median survival time are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
Measured: Randomization to date of death due or last follow-up. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Secondary outcomes (9)
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
PFS failure event is defined as progressive disease (PD) determined by investigator per the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 or death due to any cause. PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of longest diameters of target lesions, and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of any new lesions is also considered progression. PFS rates and median PFS time are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive without progression at the date of their last evaluable radiographic tumor assessment.
Measured: From randomization to progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. MMedian follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Number of Participants by Highest Grade Adverse Event Reported
Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 grades adverse event severity as follows: 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe, 4 = life-threatening, 5 = death related to adverse event. Summary data is provided in this outcome measure; see Adverse Events Module for specific adverse event data.
Measured: Randomization to last follow-up. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response (Objective Response Rate (ORR))
Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the proportion of subjects whose best overall response (BOR) is a confirmed complete or partial response as determined by the investigator according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1 on two consecutive occasions ≥4 weeks apart.
Measured: Randomization to last radiographic tumor assessment. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percentage of Participants With Local Progression
Local progression is defined as intrathoracic tumor progression (failure in the lobe of the primary tumor or mediastinal lymph nodes) by RECIST 1.1 criteria determined by the investigator. Local progression rates are estimated by the cumulative incidence method, treating non-local progression (i.e., distant metastasis or failure in a different lung) and death without local progression as competing risks, and otherwise censoring participants alive at last tumor assessment. Treatment effect comparisons will utilize a cause-specific hazard function in which competing risks are censored.
Measured: From randomization to local progression, other progression, or death, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months. 1-, 2-, and 3-year rates are reported.
Distant Metastases-free Survival (DMFS)
DMFS failure event is defined as first date of documented distant metastases (or failures in a different lung lobe) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Participants with local progression prior to such an event are censored on the date of local progression. Participants with no post-baseline tumor assessment and alive at last follow-up are censored on the date of randomization. Participants alive without distant metastasis, failures in a different lung lobe, or local progression are censored on the date of their last evaluable radiographic tumor assessment. DMFS rates and median DMFS time are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Measured: Randomization to DMFS event or local progression, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percent of Participants With Deterioration in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Trial Outcome Index (FACT-TOI)
FACT-TOI is a measure of 21 items that sums the functional well-being (FWB), physical well-being (PWB), and the lung cancer subscale (LCS) of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Lung (FACT-L) quality of life (QOL) instrument. The FACT-TOI total score ranges from 0 to 84 with higher scores indicating better quality of life and functioning. Clinically meaningful decline is defined as a decrease from baseline of at least 5 points.
Measured: Baseline and 15 months after completion of chemoradiation (approximately 18 months after randomization)
Quality-adjusted Survival Months
Quality-adjusted survival is calculated as the sum of weighted time intervals. Weight is the EuroQol 5-dimensional 5-level (EQ-5d-5L) index score, which measures health-related quality of life and ranges from 0 (death) to 1 (full health).
Measured: Baseline to death, last follow-up or two years, whichever occurs first.
Change From Baseline in the 7 Item Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Fatigue Short Form Score
The PROMIS fatigue score measures self-reported fatigue symptoms over the past 7 days. Possible scores range from 29.4 to 83.2, with higher scores indicating more fatigue. Change score is calculated by subtracting baseline from later score, with a positive change score indicating increased fatigue.
Measured: Baseline and 15 months after completion of chemoradiation (approximately 18 months after randomization)
Molecular Subtyping
Measured: Up to 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Jan 2019
- Study start26 Jul 2019
- Primary completion21 Apr 2024
- Study completion21 Feb 2029 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Limited Stage Lung Small Cell CarcinomaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Cancer Institute (NCI)The sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 544 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Sponsor type
- US National Institutes of Health
- Collaborators
- NRG Oncology
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Kristin A Higgins, Principal investigator, NRG Oncology
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03811002
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- NCI-2019-00178
- Other IDs
- NCI-2019-00178, NRG-LU005, NRG-LU005, U10CA180868
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 18 Jan 2019
- Last updated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page
Publications
Movsas B, Hu C, Higgins KA, Ross HJ, Jabbour SK, Kozono D, Owonikoko TK, Xiao C, Shoji T, Faller BA, Mohindra P, Dib EG, Brownstein J, Chun SG, Kuzma CS, Kotecha R, Onitilo A, Mulford D, Paulus R, Bradley JD, Bruner DW. Comprehensive Patient-Reported Outcomes from NRG Oncology/Alliance LU005: A Randomized Trial of Chemoradiation With or Without Atezolizumab in Limited-Stage SCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2026 Jul 30:104117. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.104117. Online ahead of print.
PubMed 42532339Higgins KA, Hu C, Ross HJ, Jabbour SK, Kozono DE, Owonikoko TK, Ritter TA, Williams TM, Welsh J, Simko JP, Movsas B, Xiao C, Kaira K, Gupta AK, Mohindra P, Dib EG, Brownstein J, Chun S, Kuzma CS, Kotecha R, Onitilo AA, Chen Y, Stinchcombe TE, Wang X, Paulus R, Bradley JD. Chemoradiation +/- Atezolizumab in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of NRG Oncology/Alliance LU005. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Mar 10;44(8):630-640. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-01569. Epub 2026 Jan 13.
PubMed 41529214Higgins KA, Thomas A, Soto N, Paulus R, George TJ, Julian TB, Hartson Stine S, Markham MJ, Werner-Wasik M. Creating and Implementing a Principal Investigator Tool Kit for Enhancing Accrual to Late Phase Clinical Trials: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Cancer. 2022 Aug 25;8(3):e38514. doi: 10.2196/38514.
PubMed 36006678
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC): A Phase III Randomized Study of Chemoradiation Versus Chemoradiation Plus Atezolizumab
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03811002
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NCI-2019-00178
- Conditions
- Limited Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Lung Cancer AJCC v8
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 544 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)US National Institutes of Health
- Collaborators
- NRG Oncology
- Study start
- 26 Jul 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 21 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 21 Feb 2029 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 12 Jun 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This phase III trial studies how well chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) with or without atezolizumab works in treating patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as etoposide, cisplatin, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as atezolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving chemoradiation with or without atezolizumab may work better in treating patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer.
Detailed description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
- To compare overall survival (OS) for patients with LS-SCLC treated with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
- To compare progression free survival (PFS) for patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) treated with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
II. To determine overall response rate (ORR), rates of local control, and distant metastases free survival with chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
III. To characterize immune mediated and non-immune mediated toxicity from chemoradiotherapy plus atezolizumab.
IV. To compare quality of life, as measured by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Trial Outcome Index (FACT-TOI), for patients undergoing chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
- To evaluate the quality-adjusted survival, using scores from the 5-level EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), of chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab for patients with LS-SCLC.
VI. To characterize fatigue, as measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), following chemoradiation +/- atezolizumab.
VII. To determine the association of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) molecular subtypes with clinical outcomes.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
- To collect biospecimens at baseline, day 1 and 3 months after the end of chemoradiotherapy, to allow for future analyses.
II. To characterize patient-reported symptomatic toxicities measured by the Patient-Reported Outcomes - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE).
III. To characterize the concordance between tumor and circulating cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA)-determined molecular subtypes.
OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.
ARM I: Patients receive etoposide intravenously (IV) on days 1-3 and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) or intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) twice daily (BID) for approximately 3 weeks or once daily (QD) for approximately 6-7 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial.
ARM II: Patients receive treatment as in Arm I. Patients also receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 or 2 of each chemotherapy cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for 17 cycles (1 year) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for 3 years, then annually thereafter.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy) | Active comparator | Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Etoposide, Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment, Other: Questionnaire AdministrationPatients receive etoposide IV on days 1-3 and cisplatin IV or carboplatin IV on day 1. Cycles repeat every 21 days for 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo 3D-CRT or IMRT BID for approximately 3 weeks or QD for approximately 6-7 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial. |
| Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) | Experimental | Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Drug: Atezolizumab, Procedure: Biospecimen Collection, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Cisplatin, Drug: Etoposide, Radiation: Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment, Other: Questionnaire AdministrationPatients receive treatment as in Arm I. Patients also receive atezolizumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1 or 2 of each chemotherapy cycle. Cycles repeat every 3 weeks for 17 cycles (1 year) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo blood specimen collection throughout the trial. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (22 listed)
- Pathologically (histologically or cytologically) proven diagnosis of limited stage small cell lung cancer (Stage Tx, T1-T4, N0-3, M0, American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] staging, 8th edition [Ed.]), within 60 days prior to registration
- Patients must have received one cycle of platinum/etoposide chemotherapy pre-registration (prior to study entry). Study registration must be within 21 days from day 1 of the pre-registration cycle of chemotherapy.
- Patients must have had measurable disease (per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors [RECIST], version 1.1) prior to the required pre-registration cycle of platinum/etoposide chemotherapy
- Minimal staging requirements include:
- Age >= 18
Key exclusion criteria (25 listed)
- Definitive clinical or radiologic evidence of metastatic disease
- Definitive surgical resection of small cell lung cancer
- Prior invasive malignancy (except non-melanomatous skin cancer, localized prostate cancer, or any early stage cancer treated with curative intent resection) unless disease free for a minimum of 2 years (carcinoma in situ of the breast, oral cavity, or cervix are all permissible)
- More than 1 cycle of prior platinum-based chemotherapy for SCLC prior to enrollment; note that prior chemotherapy for a different cancer is allowable
- Any prior atezolizumab or other immunotherapy agent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation TherapyAlso: 3-dimensional radiation therapy, 3D Conformal, 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, 3D CRTUndergo 3D-CRT | Radiation | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| AtezolizumabAlso: MPDL 3280A, MPDL 328OA, MPDL-3280A, MPDL3280AGiven IV | Drug | Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| Biospecimen CollectionAlso: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen CollectionCorrelative studies | Procedure or surgery | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| CarboplatinAlso: Blastocarb, Carboplat, Carboplatin Hexal, CarboplatinoGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| CisplatinAlso: Abiplatin, Blastolem, Briplatin, CDDPGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| EtoposideAlso: Demethyl Epipodophyllotoxin Ethylidine Glucoside, EPEG, Lastet, ToposarGiven IV | Drug | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| Intensity-Modulated Radiation TherapyAlso: IMRT, Intensity modulated radiation therapy (procedure), Intensity Modulated RT, Intensity-Modulated RadiotherapyUndergo IMRT | Radiation | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| Quality-of-Life AssessmentAlso: Quality of Life AssessmentAncillary studies | Other | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
| Questionnaire AdministrationAncillary studies | Other | Arm I (chemotherapy, radiation therapy), Arm II (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, atezolizumab) |
Primary outcome
Overall Survival
Time frame: Randomization to date of death due or last follow-up. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Survival rates and median survival time are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, censoring participants alive at time of analysis.
9 secondary outcomes
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Time frame: From randomization to progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. MMedian follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Number of Participants by Highest Grade Adverse Event Reported
Time frame: Randomization to last follow-up. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percentage of Participants With Confirmed Objective Response (Objective Response Rate (ORR))
Time frame: Randomization to last radiographic tumor assessment. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percentage of Participants With Local Progression
Time frame: From randomization to local progression, other progression, or death, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months. 1-, 2-, and 3-year rates are reported.
Distant Metastases-free Survival (DMFS)
Time frame: Randomization to DMFS event or local progression, whichever occurs first, or last tumor assessment if alive. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.
Percent of Participants With Deterioration in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Trial Outcome Index (FACT-TOI)
Time frame: Baseline and 15 months after completion of chemoradiation (approximately 18 months after randomization)
Quality-adjusted Survival Months
Time frame: Baseline to death, last follow-up or two years, whichever occurs first.
Change From Baseline in the 7 Item Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Fatigue Short Form Score
Time frame: Baseline and 15 months after completion of chemoradiation (approximately 18 months after randomization)
Molecular Subtyping
Time frame: Up to 5 years
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 27 Aug 2026.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42532339Movsas B, Hu C, Higgins KA, Ross HJ, Jabbour SK, Kozono D, Owonikoko TK, Xiao C, Shoji T, Faller BA, Mohindra P, Dib EG, Brownstein J, Chun SG, Kuzma CS, Kotecha R, Onitilo A, Mulford D, Paulus R, Bradley JD, Bruner DW. Comprehensive Patient-Reported Outcomes from NRG Oncology/Alliance LU005: A Randomized Trial of Chemoradiation With or Without Atezolizumab in Limited-Stage SCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2026 Jul 30:104117. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2026.104117. Online ahead of print.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41529214Higgins KA, Hu C, Ross HJ, Jabbour SK, Kozono DE, Owonikoko TK, Ritter TA, Williams TM, Welsh J, Simko JP, Movsas B, Xiao C, Kaira K, Gupta AK, Mohindra P, Dib EG, Brownstein J, Chun S, Kuzma CS, Kotecha R, Onitilo AA, Chen Y, Stinchcombe TE, Wang X, Paulus R, Bradley JD. Chemoradiation +/- Atezolizumab in Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of NRG Oncology/Alliance LU005. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Mar 10;44(8):630-640. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-01569. Epub 2026 Jan 13.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 36006678Higgins KA, Thomas A, Soto N, Paulus R, George TJ, Julian TB, Hartson Stine S, Markham MJ, Werner-Wasik M. Creating and Implementing a Principal Investigator Tool Kit for Enhancing Accrual to Late Phase Clinical Trials: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Cancer. 2022 Aug 25;8(3):e38514. doi: 10.2196/38514.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Kristin A Higgins principal investigator
NRG Oncology
542 sites in 2 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy, Atezolizumab and Biospecimen Collection in people with Limited Stage Lung Small Cell Carcinoma and Stage I Lung Cancer AJCC v8, run by National Cancer Institute (NCI) at 542 sites in 2 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 22 inclusion and 25 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 542 sites in United States, Japan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 12 Jun 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Overall Survival (time frame: Randomization to date of death due or last follow-up. Median follow-up at the time of analysis was 23.8 months.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03811002, which also lists 3 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Aug 2026.