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PALACE: Cemiplimab Trial According to ctDNA Levels

RecruitingPhase 2Ages 18 Years - anyAllFundación GECP
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This is an open-label, non-randomised, phase II, multicenter clinical trial. 63 stage IV or stage IIIB/C not candidates for definitive chemo/radiotherapy or surgical resection non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) per the 8th edition TNM with no prior systemic anti-cancer therapy will be enrolled in this trial to determine whether therapy decision making based on ctDNA analysis improves overall survival.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed stage IV or stage IIIB/C not candidates for definitive chemo/radiotherapy or surgical resection non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) per the 8th edition TNM with no prior systemic anti-cancer therapy * PDL1 ≥50% * ECOG performance status 0-1 * Patients aged ≥ 18 years * Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early stage is permitted if completed at least 6 months prior to enrolment * Presence of at least one measurable lesion by CT-scan per RECIST version 1.1 * Anticipated life expectancy \>12 weeks * Correct hematological, hepatic and renal function * Patient consent must be obtained in the appropriate manner as established in the applicable local and regulatory requirements * Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow-up * Women of childbearing potential, including women who had their last menstrual period in the last 2 years, must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test within 3 days before enrolment. * All sexually active men and women of childbearing potential must use a highly effective contraceptive method during the study treatment and for a period of at least 4 months following the last administration of trial drugs Exclusion Criteria: * Patients whose tumors harbor an activating mutation in EGFR, ALK translocation, or ROS Proto-Oncogene 1 (ROS1) rearrangements sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy * Patients with grade ≥2 neuropathy * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patients with a weight loss \>10% within the previous 3 months * Patients with carcinomatous meningitis * Patients with a history of other malignant diseases within the past 3 years * Patients must have recovered from a major surgery at least 14 days prior to enrolment * Patients with active or uncontrolled infections or with serious medical conditions or disorders that may not allow patient management as established in the protocol * Prior treatment with antineoplasic drugs or thoracic radiotherapy for any reason different from the ones specific in the inclusion criteria * Patients who have received prior neo-adjuvant, adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemo-radiotherapy with curative intent for non-metastatic disease less than 6 months before enrollment since the last chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemo-radiotherapy * Patients with a combination of small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, a carcinoid lung tumor or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma * Has known allergy or hypersensitivity to components of study drug * Significant comorbidities that preclude the administration of chemotherapy according to the investigator's criteria * Ongoing or recent evidence of significant autoimmune disease that required treatment with systemic immunosuppressive treatments * Untreated brain metastasis(es) that may be considered active * Immunosuppressive corticosteroid doses within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of cemiplimab * Uncontrolled infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus; or diagnosis of immunodeficiency * History of interstitial lung disease or active, noninfectious pneumonitis that required immune-suppressive doses of glucocorticoids to assist with management. * History of documented allergic reactions or acute hypersensitivity reactions attributed to antibody treatments * Patients with a history of solid organ transplant * Receipt of live vaccines within 30 days of first study treatment * Women of childbearing potential, or sexually active men, who are unwilling to practice highly effective contraception prior to the initial dose/start of the first treatment prior to the start of the first treatment, during the study, and for at least 4 months after the last dose.
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What it tests

  • Cemiplimab
  • Carboplatin
  • Paclitaxel
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Where

20 sites
Hospital General de Alicante
Alicante, Spain
Hospital General de Elche
Elche, Spain
ICO Badalona, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol
Badalona, Spain
Hospital Universitari Vall d' Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, Spain
ICO Hospitalet
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
Hospital De Basurto
Bilbao, Spain
Hospital Universitario Jerez De La Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

…and 12 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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