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. 2017 Apr;6(2):169–177. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2017.03.03

Table 1. Ongoing clinical trials combining radiation and immunotherapy for NSCLC.

Institution Disease Design Primary outcome Immunotherapy Radiation Combination timing
UC Davis Stage I NSCLC Single arm phase I Safety Atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) SBRT 50 Gy Concurrent
Weill Medical College of Cornell Univ. Stage IB and II NSCLC Randomized phase II DFS Durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) Randomized to surgery or preop SBRT Concurrent
RTOG/Multi-Institutional Stage III NSCLC (unresectable) Phase III randomized OS, PFS Nivolumab (anti-PD1) Thoracic chemoradiation 60 Gy Immunotherapy after chemo-radiation
Duke Univ./Multi-Institutional Stage IB, II or IIIA NSCLC Single arm phase II Surgical feasibility Pembrolizumab Adjuvant thoracic RT if necessary Not concurrent
UC Davis Stage IV or recurrent NSCLC Single arm phase I safety MPDL3280A (anti-PD-L1) SBRT Concurrent; induction; or sequential
Royal Marsden Hospital Metastatic NSCLC Phase I dose escalation safety Pembrolizumab (anti-PD1) Palliative RT (low-dose, high-dose)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Metastatic NSCLC Phase 2 PFS FLT3 ligand (CDX-301)—given subcutaneously SBRT to lung lesion Concurrent

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; DFS, disease-free survival; PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; SBRT, stereotactic body radiotherapy.