AUSTRAL trial: An open-label, multicenter, phase II study of radiotherapy followed by durvalumab (MEDI4736) and ceralasertib (AZD6738) in stage III NSCLC patients with thoracic relapses +/- oligometastases after PACIFIC regimen

Overview

Sponsor-declared trial summary

Key facts

Sponsor

Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri

Participant type

Patients

Age range

18-64 years, 65+ years

Gender

Male and Female

Therapeutic area

Diseases [C] - Neoplasms [C04]

Decision date (initial)

2025-07-03

Transition trial

No

Low-intervention

No

Rare-disease indication

No

Vulnerable population

No

Trial design

CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding

Main objective

Scope: Efficacy, Safety

To assess the safety and tolerability, in terms of number of grade 3 or higher adverse events judged as at least possibly related to study treatment regimen (radiotherapy followed by systemic therapy with ceralasertib and durvalumab) within 6 months from the start of study treatment.
To assess the efficacy in terms of PFS, defined as the time from the date of enrolment until the date of first disease progression or death to any cause, whichever comes first.

Secondary objectives 3

1. To assess the activity in terms of objective response rate (ORR)
2. To assess the efficacy in terms of PFS rate at 6 and 12 months, OS, OS rate at 6 and 12 months. OS is defined as the time from enrolment until the date of death from any cause.
3. To assess the safety and tolerability of the treatment

Conditions and MedDRA coding

Stage III NSCLC patients with loco-regional relapse > 12 months from the end of CRT +/- < 3 metastatic lesions after PACIFIC regimen or PACIFIC-like regimens (concurrent or sequential chemo-radiotherapy followed by maintenance durvalumab), regardless of PD-L1 status, but without EGFR, HER-2 or MET exon14 skipping mutations, ALK, ROS1, RET or NTRK rearrangements.

Regulatory references

Plan to share IPD

No

Eligibility criteria

Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor

Inclusion criteria 15

1. Provision of signed, written and dated informed consent and any locally required authorization
2. Thoracic progression is defined with RECIST criteria v 1.1 in the primary tumor and/or hilar-mediastinal lymph-nodes, with or without a maximum of 3 metastatic lesions amenable to local radiotherapy (at discretion of treating center). Oligomeatses are defined according to the ESTRO criteria.
3. Interval of > 12 months between the end of the first thoracic radiotherapy (PACIFIC or PACIFIC-like)
4. Pre-treatment whole body CT scan and CT-PET scan with i.v. contrast medium, in order to confim intrathoracic relapse +/- oligometastses.
5. Pre-treatment brain MRI to assess brain metastases
6. Evidence of post-menopausal status, or negative urinary/serum pregnancy test for female pre-menopausal patients
7. Patient willing and able to comply with the protocol procedures for the duration of the study including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits and examinations including follow up.
8. Male or female aged 18 years or older
9. ECOG Performance Status of 0-2
10. Life expectancy ≥ 6 months at the start of treatment
11. Body weight >30kg
12. Maintenance treatment with durvalumab for a minimum of 3 months
13. Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced NSCLC at relapse
14. Measurable disease as defined by RECIST v1.1
15. Documented tumor cell PD-L1 status at first diagnosis and/or at relapse

Exclusion criteria 18

1. Patients who discontinued durvalumab due to local or systemic progression during the maintenance phase < 12 months after the end of CRT
2. Patients who experienced, during the maintenance phase with durvalumab after CRT, grade 3 or more documented immune-related toxicity (with the exception of fully recovered endocrine toxicities) or grade 3 or more radiation-induced pneumonitis
3. Any unresolved toxicity NCI CTCAE from previous anticancer therapy not completely resolved or not resolved to baseline prior to screening for this study with the exception of alopecia, vitiligo, and the laboratory values defined below a. Patients with Grade ≥2 neuropathy will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Study Physician. b. Patients with irreversible toxicity not reasonably expected to be exacerbated by treatment with durvalumab may be included only after consultation with the Study Physician. c. Patients with endocrine AE of ≤Grade 2 are permitted to enroll if they are stably maintained on appropriate replacement therapy and are asymptomatic.
4. Any toxicity that led to permanent discontinuation of prior immunotherapy
5. Patients with more than 3 distant metastases (non-oligometastatic disease)
6. Patients with metastatic disease progression not amenable for radical radiotherapy such as malignant ascites, pleural or pericardial effusion, diffuse lymphangiosis of skin or lung, diffuse bone marrow metastasis, metastasis invading the GI tract, abdominal masses/abdominal organomegaly, identified by physical exam that is not measurable by reproducible imaging techniques.
7. Major surgical procedure (as defined by the Investigator) within 28 days prior to the first dose of IP. Note: Local surgery of isolated lesions for palliative intent is acceptable.
8. Diagnosis of ataxia telangiectasia
9. Patients harboring targetable genomic alterations, such as EGFR, HER-2 or MET exon14 skipping mutations, ALK, ROS1, RET or NTRK rearrangements. Molecular profiling can be assessed on archival tumor samples or on new tissue or liquid biopsy.
10. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to, ongoing or active infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, interstitial lung disease, serious chronic gastrointestinal conditions associated with diarrhea, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirement, substantially increase risk of incurring AEs or compromise the ability of the patient to give written informed consent
11. Concurrent participation (including the follow-up period) in another clinical study with an investigational product or during the last 4 weeks unless it is an observational (non-interventional) clinical study.
12. Any concurrent chemotherapy, immunotherapy, biological or hormonal therapy only for cancer treatment. Concurrent use of hormonal therapy for non-cancer-related conditions (e.g., hormone replacement therapy) is acceptable.
13. Inadequate bone marrow reserve or organ function as defined below: a) Absolute neutrophil count <1.5 x 109/L (1500/mm3) b) Platelets <100 x 109/L (100000/mm3) c) Haemoglobin <9.0 g/dL (5.59 mmol/L) d) Serum bilirubin <1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN). This will not apply to patients with confirmed Gilbert’s syndrome (persistent or recurrent hyperbilirubinaemia that is predominantly unconjugated in the absence of evidence of haemolysis or hepatic pathology) who will be allowed in consultation with their physician. e) AST and ALT <2.5 x ULN. f) Inadequate renal function: measured creatinine clearance (CL) <40 ml/min or calculated CL (according to Cockroft-Gault): <40ml/min or by 24-hour urine collection for determination of CL
14. History of active primary immunodeficiency
15. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (including inflammatory bowel disease [e.g., colitis or Crohn's disease], diverticulitis [with the exception of diverticulosis], systemic lupus erythematosus, Sarcoidosis syndrome, or Wegener syndrome [granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Graves' disease, rheumatoid arthritis, hypophysitis, uveitis, etc]). The following are exceptions to this criterion: 1. Patients with vitiligo or alopecia 2. Patients with hypothyroidism (e.g., following Hashimoto syndrome) stable on hormone replacement 3. Any chronic skin condition that does not require systemic therapy 4. Patients without active disease in the last 5 years may be included but only after consultation with the study physician 5. Patients with celiac disease controlled by diet alone
16. Female patients who are pregnant, breast-feeding, male, or female patients of reproductive potential who are not employing an effective method of birth control from screening to 90 days after the last dose of durvalumab
17. History of allogenic organ transplantation
18. Any condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with the evaluation of the study drug or interpretation of patient safety or study results

Endpoints

Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)

Primary endpoints 2

1. To assess the safety and tolerability, in terms of number of grade 3 or higher adverse events judged as at least possibly related to study treatment regimen (radiotherapy followed by systemic therapy with ceralasertib and durvalumab) within 6 months from the start of study treatment.
2. To assess the efficacy in terms of PFS, defined as the time from the date of enrolment until the date of first disease progression or death to any cause, whichever comes first

Secondary endpoints 3

1. To assess the activity in terms of objective response rate (ORR).
2. To assess the efficacy in terms of PFS rate at 6 and 12 months, OS, OS rate at 6 and 12 months. OS is defined as the time from enrolment until the date of death from any cause.
3. To assess the safety and tolerability of the treatment.

Investigational products

Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary

Test 3

Sponsors and contacts

Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties

Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri

Sponsor organisation

Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri

Address

Via Mario Negri 2

City

Milan

Postcode

20156

Country

Italy

Scientific contact point

Organisation

Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri

Contact name

Irene De Simone

Public contact point

Organisation

Istituto Di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri

Contact name

Irene De Simone

Locations

1 EU/EEA country · 7 investigational sites

By country

Investigational sites

Results and documents

Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial

Documents 11 files

Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.

Application history

3 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications