Study of Durvalumab With Tremelimumab Versus SoC as 1st Line Therapy in Metastatic Non Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (NEPTUNE)

NCT ID: NCT02542293

Last Updated: 2025-09-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

953 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-03

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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This is a randomized, open-label, multi-center, global, Phase III study to determine the efficacy and safety of durvalumab + tremelimumab combination therapy versus platinum-based SoC chemotherapy in the first-line treatment of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) wild-type advanced or metastatic NSCLC.

Detailed Description

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Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 to receive treatment with durvalumab + tremelimumab combination therapy or SoC therapy. The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of combination treatment compared with SoC in terms of Overall Survival (OS) in patients.

Conditions

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Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma NSCLC

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Combination Therapy

Durvalumab (PD-L1 monoclonal antibody) + Tremelimumab (monoclonal antibody directed against CTLA-4)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Durvalumab +Tremelimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Standard of Care

Standard of Care chemotherapy treatment

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Paclitaxel + carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Chemotherapy Agents

Gemcitabine + cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Chemotherapy Agents

Gemcitabine + carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Chemotherapy Agents

Pemetrexed + cisplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Chemotherapy Agent

Pemetrexed + carboplatin

Intervention Type DRUG

Chemotherapy Agent

Interventions

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Durvalumab +Tremelimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Paclitaxel + carboplatin

Chemotherapy Agents

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine + cisplatin

Chemotherapy Agents

Intervention Type DRUG

Gemcitabine + carboplatin

Chemotherapy Agents

Intervention Type DRUG

Pemetrexed + cisplatin

Chemotherapy Agent

Intervention Type DRUG

Pemetrexed + carboplatin

Chemotherapy Agent

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Platinum based Standard of Care Chemotherapy Platinum based Standard of Care Chemotherapy Platinum based Standard of Care Chemotherapy Platinum based Standard of Care Chemotherapy Platinum based Standard of Care Chemotherapy

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

For inclusion in the study, patients should fulfill the following criteria:

* Aged at least 18 years
* Documented evidence of Stage IV NSCLC
* No activating EGFR mutation or ALK rearrangement
* No prior chemotherapy or any other systemic therapy for recurrent/metastatic NSCLC
* World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status of 0 or 1
* No Prior exposure to Immune Mediated Therapy (IMT), including, but not limited to, other antiCTLA4, antiPD1, anti PDL1,or antiPDL2 antibodies, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines

Exclusion Criteria

* Mixed small cell lung cancer and NSCLC histology, sarcomatoid variant
* Brain metastases or spinal cord compression unless the patient is stable (asymptomatic; no evidence of new or emerging brain metastases) and off steroids for at least 14 days prior to start of study treatment.
* Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (e.g., Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

130 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gilberto de Castro

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

Locations

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Anaheim, California, United States

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Santa Rosa, California, United States

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United States Argentina Brazil Bulgaria Chile China Denmark Finland Greece Hong Kong India Israel Japan Malaysia Mexico Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sweden Turkey (Türkiye) Ukraine United Kingdom

References

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Cheng Y, Zhou Q, Han B, Fan Y, Shan L, Chang J, Sun S, Fang J, Chen Y, Sun J, Wu G, Mann H, Naicker K, Shire N, Mok T, de Castro G Jr. NEPTUNE China cohort: First-line durvalumab plus tremelimumab in Chinese patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2023 Apr;178:87-95. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.01.013. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36806898 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2015-002197-21

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

D419AC00003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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