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NCT Number: NCT04467723

Combination of Atezolizumab and Pirfenidone in Second-line and Beyond NSCLC

The purpose of this study is to see if adding pirfenidone to atezolizumab will increase anti tumor activity and reduce treatment resistance in stage 4 and recurrent non- small cell lung cancer participants.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

The University of Kansas Cancer Center (KUCC), Fairway, Kansas, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant or legal representative is able to provide written informed prior to performing any protocol-related procedures
  • Is willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment schedule, laboratory testing and other requirements of the study
  • Men or women at least 18 years of age with histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer
  • Previous history of other than lung cancer is allowed if no active treatment for that cancer within 1 year
  • Life expectancy of at least 6 months
  • De novo stage IV or recurrent NSCLC without actionable mutation (e.g. EGFR/ ALK/ ROS-1) that was previously treated with either PD-1 / PD-L1 or the combination of PD1/PDL1 and cytotoxic chemotherapy, no more than 2 systemic regimens for metastatic disease with measurable disease *. Maintenance therapy will be considered part of the 1 regimen
  • At least 1 measurable lesion
  • PDL1 TPS score less than 1% or unknown: first-line must be PD1/PDL1 inhibitor in combination with chemotherapy
  • Early stage (I-III) NSCLC treated with adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy then PD1/PDL1 inhibitor treatment for recurrent disease
  • Recurrent Unresectable stage III NSCLC treated with prior chemoradiation followed by maintenance PD1/PDL1 inhibitor with measurable disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Group (ECOG) Performance Status 0 - 2
  • Is able to swallow oral medications
  • Adequate hematologic function
  • Adequate organ function

Exclusion criteria

  • The presence of any other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical condition that would, in the investigator or treating physician's judgement, cause unacceptable safety risks, contraindicate patient participation in the clinical study or compromise compliance with the protocol
  • Has received investigational agents within 14 days or 5 half-lives of the compound or active metabolites, whichever is longer, before the first dose of study treatment
  • Has a known hypersensitivity to atezolizumab or pirfenidone
  • Has active medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with the study treatment
  • Has uncontrolled diabetes
  • Has any of the following cardiac diagnoses:

Unstable angina Myocardial infarction within 6 months Uncontrolled congestive heart failure Left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%

  • Has a history of any Grade 3 or 4 toxicities to a prior checkpoint inhibitor treatment
  • Is pregnant or breast feeding
  • Uncontrolled HIV
  • Clinically diagnosed with grade 2 or 3 radiation-induced lung injury within the last 3 months prior to registering for the study
  • Has a history of idiopathic pneumonitis that required systemic agent including steroid
  • Has drug-induced pneumonitis
  • Has evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest computed tomography (CT) scan
  • Smoker of more than 1 pack / day
  • Has active peptic ulcer diagnosed within 4 weeks of enrollment
  • Active infection requiring systemic treatment
  • Current use of systemic antibacterial or antifungal agent
  • Prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks before study Day 1 Exception: The use of denosumab
  • Patient not recovered to ≤ Grade 1 from AEs due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Concurrent use of other investigational agents
  • Uncontrolled or symptomatic brain metastasis or leptomeningeal disease that requires use of steroids
  • Use of strong CYP1A2 inhibitors
  • Previous history of cancer with active treatment within less than 1 year of enrollment
  • Active auto-immune diseases

Treatment and study plan

Atezolizumab

Drug

Atezolizumab is given as an intravenous infusion at 1200 mg every 3 weeks. Pirfenidone is taken by mouth 3 times a day with the dose increasing every 2 week until day 30

Other names: Pirfenidone

Primary outcomes

  1. Occurrence of Grade 3 toxicity

    Time frame: Cycle 1 day 1 to Cycle 3 day 1 (Each cycle is 21 days)

    CTCAE v5.0

  2. Occurrence of Grade 4 toxicity

    Time frame: Cycle 1 day 1 to Cycle 3 day 1 (Each cycle is 21 days)

    CTCAE v5.0

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall response rate (ORR) of participants

    Time frame: Cycle 1 day 1 to Cycle 3 day 1 (Each cycle is 21 days)

    RECIST 1.1

  2. Progression Free Survival (PFS)

    Time frame: From Cycle 1 day 1 (Each cycle is 21 days) for up to 2 years after end of treatment

    RECIST 1.1

  3. 1-year overall survival (OS) rate: Proportion of participants alive at 1 year from Cycle 1 day 1

    Time frame: Cycle 1 day 1 up to 1 year post-Cycle 1 day 1 (Each cycle is 21 days)

    Medical records

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

KUCC Navigator

CONTACT

[email protected]

9135883671

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Kansas Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • parkview cancer institute

Registry information

Official study title

CAFs (Combination of Atezolizumab and Pirfenidone in Second-line and Beyond NSCLC): a Phase I/II Study

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 13, 2020
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2026

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