Trial results
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According to the results reported on ClinicalTrials.gov, this trial (NCT02486718) involved people who had been treated for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that had been surgically removed. The trial had two phases: first, 1,280 people were enrolled and assessed, with 1,005 completing that initial phase. Then, 1,005 of those participants were randomly assigned to receive either atezolizumab (507 people) or best supportive care — meaning standard monitoring and symptom management without additional cancer treatment (498 people). The trial was primarily measuring "disease-free survival" (DFS), which means how long participants went without their cancer coming back or a new lung cancer appearing, or without dying — whichever happened first. The reported data shows that, across all randomly assigned participants, the estimated median time before cancer recurrence or death was 65.6 months in the atezolizumab group compared with 47.8 months in the best supportive care group. When looking only at participants with more advanced disease stages (Stage II–IIIA), the reported figures were 57.4 months versus 40.8 months. Within that Stage II–IIIA group, for participants whose tumour cells tested positive for a particular protein marker called PD-L1 (at 1% or above), the reported figures were 68.5 months versus 37.3 months. For secondary outcomes, the reported data shows that at the three-year mark, an estimated 61.4% of the atezolizumab group and 55.5% of the best supportive care group (across all participants) were disease-free; in the Stage II–IIIA group alone, those figures were 59.3% and 52.6% respectively. Overall survival data was listed as a secondary outcome but no figures were reported in the submitted data. These are the results as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. They are not medical advice — always discuss what they mean for you with your doctor.
View full results on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Read the linked publication on PubMed (PMID 41416818) ↗
These are the results as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov, not medical advice. Verify independently with the trial site and discuss what they mean for you with your doctor.
Phase 3 Lung Cancer Trial, Active, Not Recruiting
Who may be able to join
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Who might be able to join this trial:
- People who are in generally good physical condition and able to carry out normal daily activities, with little or no limitation (rated 0 or 1 on a standard oncology performance scale)
- People who have been diagnosed with a specific type and stage of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), confirmed by tissue or cell testing, ranging from Stage IB (tumours 4 cm or larger) to Stage IIIA, according to a specific international staging system
- People who have had complete surgical removal of their NSCLC between 4 and 12 weeks before joining the trial, and who have sufficiently recovered from that surgery
- People whose surgery included either a procedure to examine lymph nodes in the chest before the operation, or a required level of lymph node sampling or removal during surgery (confirm with trial site for full details on what qualifies)
- People whose doctors consider them suitable to receive a cisplatin-based chemotherapy treatment
- People with adequate blood counts and organ function as determined by testing
- Women who could become pregnant must have a negative blood pregnancy test within 14 days before starting the cisplatin-based chemotherapy phase, and again within 14 days before starting the next phase of the trial
Who may not be able to join:
- People with an illness or condition that may make it difficult to understand or follow the study procedures
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- People who have previously received systemic chemotherapy, unless the last dose was more than 5 years ago and was given with the aim of curing an early-stage cancer (exceptions may be considered by the trial's medical monitor)
- People who have received hormonal cancer therapy or radiation therapy as a cancer treatment within the last 5 years
- People who have taken part in another clinical trial involving an experimental treatment within the past 28 days
- People who have a hearing impairment
- People with a known allergy or sensitivity to any component of the chemotherapy they would be assigned, or to mannitol
- People who have previously been treated with certain types of immune-activating or immune checkpoint therapies (including anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody treatments)
- People who have had another cancer within the past 5 years, except for certain low-risk cancers that were treated with the expectation of a cure (such as some skin cancers, early cervical changes, or certain localised prostate or breast cancers — confirm with trial site)
- People with a history of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, to certain types of laboratory-produced antibody treatments
- People with a known allergy to the specific drug atezolizumab or to biological medicines produced using a particular laboratory cell process (Chinese hamster ovary cells)
- People with a history of autoimmune diseases — conditions where the immune system attacks the body — such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, or a range of similar conditions
- People who test positive for HIV
- People with active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
- People with active tuberculosis
- People with significant heart or cardiovascular disease, including a heart attack or stroke in the past 3 months, certain irregular heart rhythms, unstable chest pain, or a heart condition classified as moderate or severe by standard medical criteria
- People with a history of certain lung conditions, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a type of lung inflammation called organising pneumonia, drug-related lung inflammation, or unexplained lung inflammation — or who show signs of active lung inflammation on a chest scan at screening
- People who have previously had a bone marrow transplant from a donor, or a transplant of a solid organ
- People with any other disease, physical finding, or test result that raises concern about their safety in the trial or could affect the reliability of the trial results
- People whose lung cancer tissue has already been tested for a specific protein marker (PD-L1) as part of screening for a different study involving immune checkpoint treatments
- People with a specific type of lung cancer called squamous cell carcinoma are not eligible for the pemetrexed chemotherapy option within this trial
- People showing signs of active infection in the 14 days before the randomisation stage of the trial, or who had a serious infection in the 28 days before randomisation
- People who have taken antibiotic treatment by mouth or by drip in the 14 days before randomisation
- People who have had a major surgical procedure within 28 days before randomisation, or who are expected to need one during the trial
- People who have received a live vaccine within 4 weeks before starting the trial treatment, or who are expected to need one during the trial
- People who have taken certain immune-stimulating medicines (such as interferons or interleukin-2) within 4 weeks before randomisation (or within 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer)
- People who have taken systemic corticosteroids or other medicines that suppress the immune system (such as prednisone, methotrexate, or similar drugs) within 14 days before randomisation
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Clinical Trials, Hoffmann-La Roche
Australian sites
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Trial details
Where this trial is recruiting
2 site(s) in Australia. Confirm current status and contact details directly with the trial site.
Primary endpoints
Disease-Free Survival (DFS) in Intent-to-treat (ITT) Population; DFS in All Randomized Stage II-IIIA Population; DFS in the Programmed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) SP263 ≥ 1% Tumor Cell (TC) Subpopulation Within the Stage II-IIIA Population
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 16 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.