Study of Durvalumab + Tremelimumab With Chemotherapy or Durvalumab With Chemotherapy or Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With Lung Cancer (POSEIDON).
NCT ID: NCT03164616
Last Updated: 2025-09-25
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE3
1186 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-06-01
2027-11-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Treatment Arm 1
durvalumab + tremelimumab combination therapy + SoC chemotherapy
Durvalumab
IV infusions every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles) and every 4 weeks thereafter until disease progression or other discontinuation criteria
Tremelimumab
IV infusions every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles). An additional dose of tremelimumab will be administered in the week 16.
Abraxane + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous and non-squamous patients): Abraxane 100 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Carboplatin Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Pemetrexed + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Pemetrexed + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Treatment Arm 2
durvalumab monotherapy + SoC chemotherapy
Durvalumab
IV infusions every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles) and every 4 weeks thereafter until disease progression or other discontinuation criteria
Abraxane + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous and non-squamous patients): Abraxane 100 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Carboplatin Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Pemetrexed + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Pemetrexed + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Treatment Arm 3
SoC chemotherapy alone
Abraxane + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous and non-squamous patients): Abraxane 100 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Carboplatin Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Pemetrexed + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Pemetrexed + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Interventions
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Durvalumab
IV infusions every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles) and every 4 weeks thereafter until disease progression or other discontinuation criteria
Tremelimumab
IV infusions every 3 weeks for 12 weeks (4 cycles). An additional dose of tremelimumab will be administered in the week 16.
Abraxane + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous and non-squamous patients): Abraxane 100 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle. Carboplatin Area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve (AUC) 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Gemcitabine + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (squamous patients only): Gemcitabine 1000 or 1250 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle + carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3).
Pemetrexed + carboplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 5 or 6 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Pemetrexed + cisplatin
Standard of care chemotherapy (non-squamous patients only): Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle, for 4 to 6 cycles (ie, 4 cycles for Treatment Arms 1 and 2 and 4 to 6 cycles for Treatment Arm 3); then continue pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 maintenance \[i.e., q4w for Treatment Arms 1 and 2. For Treatment Arm 3, Pemetrexed maintenance therapy can be given either q3w or q4w (dependent on Investigator decision and local standards)\] until objective disease progression.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged at least 18 years.
2. Histologically or cytologically documented Stage IV NSCLC.
3. Confirmed tumor PD-L1 status prior to randomization.
4. Patients must have tumors that lack activating EGFR mutations and ALK fusions.
5. No prior chemotherapy or any other systemic therapy for metastatic NSCLC.
6. World Health Organization (WHO)/Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
7. No prior exposure to immunemediated therapy, excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines.
Exclusion Criteria
2. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders.
3. Brain metastases or spinal cord compression unless the patient's condition is stable and off steroids.
4. Active infection including tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or human immunodeficiency virus.
18 Years
130 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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AstraZeneca
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Xiaojin Shi, M.D., MSc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
One MedImmune Way, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, United States
Locations
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Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Bakersfield, California, United States
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References
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He JZ, Duval V, Jauslin P, Goncalves A, Abegesah A, Fan C, Lim K, Song X, Chen C, Shi X, Mann H, Krug L, Ren S, Phipps A, Gibbs M, Zhou D. Population Pharmacokinetics and Exposure-Response Analysis for the CTLA-4 Inhibitor Tremelimumab in Metastatic NSCLC Patients in the Phase III POSEIDON Study. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2023 Dec;114(6):1375-1386. doi: 10.1002/cpt.3063. Epub 2023 Oct 17.
Johnson ML, Cho BC, Luft A, Alatorre-Alexander J, Geater SL, Laktionov K, Kim SW, Ursol G, Hussein M, Lim FL, Yang CT, Araujo LH, Saito H, Reinmuth N, Shi X, Poole L, Peters S, Garon EB, Mok T; POSEIDON investigators. Durvalumab With or Without Tremelimumab in Combination With Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase III POSEIDON Study. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Feb 20;41(6):1213-1227. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00975. Epub 2022 Nov 3.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol
Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan
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Other Identifiers
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2017-000920-81
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
D419MC00004
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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