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. 2021 Oct 17;41(11):1086–1099. doi: 10.1002/cac2.12226

TABLE 1.

Representative ongoing or completed clinical trials using PD‐1/PD‐L1/CTLA‐4 inhibitors and RT for NSCLC

ClinicalTrials.gov identifier Trial Phase Drug classification Inventions Sponsors Estimated/Actual study completion date Status
Early‐stage NSCLC
NCT03801902 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: 13 cycles × durvalumab with ACRT (60 Gy in 15 fractions)

Arm II: 13 cycles × durvalumab with standard RT (60 Gy in 30 fractions)

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Dec 31, 2021 Active, not recruiting
NCT03383302 1/2 PD‐1 inhibitors 1 year × nivolumab following SBRT (54 Gy in 3 fractions or 55 Gy in 5 fractions) Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Jan 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03110978 2 PD‐1 inhibitors

Arm I: 1‐2 weeks × SBRT

Arm II: 1‐3 cycles × nivolumab with 1‐2 weeks × SBRT

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Jun 30, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03148327 1/2 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: 5 cycles × durvalumab with SBRT (54Gy, 50Gy or 65Gy in 3, 4 or 10 fractions)

Arm II: SBRT (54Gy, 50Gy or 65Gy in 3, 4 or 10 fractions)

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Jun 01, 2023 Active, not recruiting
NCT03924869 3 PD‐1 inhibitors

Arm 1:17 cycles × pembrolizumab with SBRT (45‐54 Gy in 3‐5 fractions)

Arm 2:17 cycles × placebo with SBRT (45‐54 Gy in 3‐5 fractions)

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp Jul 01, 2026 Recruiting
NCT04271384 2 PD‐1 inhibitors

3 cycles × nivolumab with SAR (54 Gy in 3 fractions or

50 Gy in 5 fractions or 60 Gy in 8 fractions)

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Jun 29, 2023 Recruiting
NCT03833154 3 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm 1:24 months × durvalumab with SBRT (in 3, 4, 5 or 8 fractions)

Arm 2:24 months × placebo with SBRT (in 3, 4, 5 or 8 fractions)

AstraZeneca Oct 31, 2025 Recruiting
Locally‐advanced NSCLC
NCT03801902 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: 13 cycles × durvalumab with ACRT (60 Gy in 15 fractions)

Arm II: 13 cycles × durvalumab with standard RT (60 Gy in 30 fractions)

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Dec 31, 2021 Active, not recruiting
NCT04013542 1

PD‐1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Concurrent therapy:8 cycles × nivolumab and 4 cycles × ipilimumab with 6‐7 weeks × RT

Maintenance therapy:8 cycles × nivolumab

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Feb 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03818776 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: 13 cycles × durvalumab with Proton beam therapy RT (60 CGyE in 20 fractions)

Arm II: 13 cycles × durvalumab with Proton beam therapy RT (69 CGyE in 23 fractions)

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Nov 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT04765709 2 PD‐1 inhibitors

Part 1: Induction with durvalumab and platinum‐based chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin plus vinorelbine or pemetrexed)

Part 2: Eligible for durvalumab and RT

Part 3: Eligible for durvalumab maintenance

Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research Jun 01, 2026 Not yet recruiting
NCT03519971 3 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: Durvalumab + platinum‐based chemotherapy (cisplatin/etoposide, carboplatin/paclitaxel, pemetrexed/cisplatin, pemetrexed/carboplatin) and RT

Arm II: Placebo + platinum‐based chemotherapy (cisplatin/etoposide, carboplatin/paclitaxel, pemetrexed/cisplatin, pemetrexed/carboplatin) and RT

AstraZeneca Nov 13, 2023 Active, not recruiting
NCT03523702 2 PD‐1 inhibitors

PembroRT Cohort: 15 cycles × pembrolizumab with 4 weeks × RT

ChemoRT Cohort: Chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) with 4‐7 weeks × RT

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Sep 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT04230408 2 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Induction chemo‐immunotherapy phase: 2 cycles × paclitaxel, carboplatin and durvalumab

Concurrent chemo‐immuno‐radiotherapy phase: RT with paclitaxel, carboplatin and durvalumab

Consolidation immunotherapy:12 cycles × durvalumab

Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group May 01, 2024 Recruiting
NCT03102242 2 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Induction immunotherapy:4 cycles × atezolizumab

Chemoradiotherapy:6 cycles × carboplatin and paclitaxel with RT (60 Gy in 30 fractions)

Adjuvant immunotherapy: 1 year × atezolizumab

Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC Mar 01, 2020 Active, not recruiting
NCT03237377 2

PD‐L1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Arm 1: 3 cycles × durvalumab with RT (45Gy in 25 fractions)

Arm 2: 3 cycles × durvalumab and tremelimumab with RT (45Gy in 25 fractions)

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Sep 01, 2021 Recruiting
NCT04597671 3 PD‐L1 inhibitors

Arm I: Durvalumab with low‐dose PCI (15 Gy in 10 fractions)

Arm II: Durvalumab with observation

Association NVALT Studies Nov 01, 2027 Not yet recruiting
NCT03774732 3 PD‐1 inhibitors

Arm 1: Pembrolizumab and chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel, cisplatin/pemetrexed, carboplatin/pemetrexed)

Arm 2: Pembrolizumab and chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel, cisplatin/pemetrexed, carboplatin/pemetrexed) with 3D‐CRT (18 Gy in 3 fractions) or SBRT

UNICANCER May 15, 2023 Recruiting
NCT04577638 2 PD‐1 inhibitors 3 cycles × nivolumab with IMRT (66 Gy in 24 fractions)+ 6 months × nivolumab maintenance Center Eugene Marquis April 1, 2023 Not yet recruiting
Advanced NSCLC
NCT03168464 1/2

PD‐1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Ipilimumab and nivolumab with RT (30 Gy in 5 fractions) Weill Medical College of Cornell University Dec 30, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03158883 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors Avelumab with SAR (50 Gy in 5 fractions) Megan Daly, MD Jun 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03275597 1

PD‐L1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Durvalumab and tremelimumab with SBRT (30 ‐ 50 Gy in 5 fractions) University of Wisconsin, Madison Oct 01, 2022 Recruiting
NCT03035890 Not Applicable PD‐1 or PD‐L1 inhibitors RT (24‐45 Gy in 3 fractions or 30‐50 Gy in 5fractions) with nivolumab or pembrolizumab or atezolizumab West Virginia University Jun 30, 2023 Active, not recruiting
NCT04081688 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors 18 cycles × atezolizumab and varlilumab with 2 cycles × SBRT Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Jun 30, 2023 Recruiting
NCT03825510 Not Applicable PD‐1 inhibitors Nivolumab or pembrolizumab with SBRT Crozer‐Keystone Health System Aug 28, 2021 Recruiting
NCT03915678 2 PD‐L1 inhibitors Atezolizumab and BDB001 with RT (27‐60 Gy in 3‐5 fractions) Institut Bergonié Mar 01, 2025 Not yet recruiting
NCT03774732 3 PD‐1 inhibitors

Arm 1:Pembrolizumab and chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel, cisplatin/pemetrexed, carboplatin/pemetrexed)

UNICANCER May 15, 2023 Recruiting

Arm 2:Pembrolizumab and chemotherapy (carboplatin/paclitaxel, cisplatin/pemetrexed, carboplatin/pemetrexed) with 3D‐CRT (18 Gy in 3 fractions) or SBRT

NCT03509584 1

PD‐1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Part 1a: Nivolumab with hypofractionated RT (24 Gy in 3 fractions)(bone metatase)

Part 1b: Nivolumab and ipilimumab with hypofractionated RT (24 Gy in 3 fractions)(bone metatase)

Part 2a: Nivolumab with hypofractionated RT (24 Gy in 3 fractions)(outside the brain)

Part 2b: Nivolumab and ipilimumab with hypofractionated RT (24 Gy in 3 fractions)(outside the brain)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille April 2021 Not yet recruiting
NCT02221739 1/2 CTLA‐4 inhibitors 3 cycles × ipilimumab with RT (IMRT or 3‐D CRT)(30 Gy in 5 fractions or 28.5 Gy in 3 fractions) NYU Langone Health Oct 27, 2015 Completed
NCT03223155 1

PD‐1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Sequential Arm: SBRT (in 3‐5 fractions)and nivolumab and ipilimumab

Concurrent Arm: Nivolumab and ipilimumab with SBRT (in 3‐5 fractions)

University of Chicago Dec 01, 2024 Recruiting
NCT02888743 2

PD‐L1 and CTLA‐4 inhibitors

Arm I:4 cycles × tremelimumab and 13 cycles × durvalumab

Arm II: 4 cycles × tremelimumab and 13 cycles × durvalumab with High‐dose RT

Arm III: 4 cycles × tremelimumab and 13 cycles × durvalumab with Low‐dose RT

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Dec 31, 2021 Active, not recruiting
NCT02463994 1 PD‐L1 inhibitors MPDL3280A + HIGRT University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Nov 07, 2018 Completed

RT, Radiotherapy; ACRT, Accelerated Hypofractionated Radiotherapy; SBRT, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy; SAR, Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy; PCI, Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation; 3D‐CRT, Conformal 3D Radiotherapy; IMRT, Intensity‐Modulated Radiotherapy; HIGRT, Hypofractionated Image‐guided Radiotherapy.