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A Phase II Study of Durvalumab Treatment - Substudy A: In Patients Who Discontinued Prior Checkpoint Therapy Due to Immune Related Toxicity - Substudy B: For Continued Treatment (+/- Tremelimumab) of Patients Previously Enrolled to Completed CCTG Studies

A Phase 2 interventional study of Durvalumab and Prednisone in Cancer, sponsored by Canadian Cancer Trials Group. Recruiting at 11 sites in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-15.

Sponsored by Canadian Cancer Trials Group · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2020; still recruiting 6 years 6 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

I238A: The purpose of this study is to find out what effects being treated with durvalumab has on cancer. The researchers doing this study also want to evaluate if prednisone (a type of steroid), when given together with durvalumab, can reduce any side effects.

I238B: The purpose of this study is to allow patients previously enrolled on a completed CCTG trial to continue treatment with durvalumab (+/- tremelimumab)

Read the detailed description

Durvalumab is a new type of drug for many types of cancer. Durvalumab is an immunotherapy drug and not a chemotherapy drug. Laboratory tests show that it works by allowing the immune system (PD-1 and PD-L1 interaction) to detect your cancer and reactivating the immune response. This may help to slow down the growth of cancer or may cause cancer cells to die. Durvalumab has been shown to shrink tumours in animals and has been studied in more than 6000 people. This drug seems promising but it is not clear if it can offer better results than standard treatment alone or if people can be re-treated with durvalumab after previous side effects

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Conditions studied

  • Cancer

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In context

Neoplasms

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Substudy A: Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must have histologically and/or cytologically confirmed solid tumour, that is advanced/ metastatic/recurrent or unresectable and for which no curative therapy exists.
  • Patients must live within Canada and have received durvalumab alone, or durvalumab in combination with tremelimumab, with or without chemotherapy/targeted therapy. Patients who have received other anti PD-1/PD-L1 agents +/- anti CTLA agents are eligible, providing full details of prior therapy, toxicity and management are available. Consult with CCTG for further details.
  • Patients must have previously discontinued immunotherapy due to an irAE.
  • Immune-related adverse events must have resolved to ≤ grade 1 or baseline and patient must have completed corticosteroid therapy at least 28 days prior to registration in this current study.
  • Complete response, partial response or prolonged stable disease (SD ≥ 8 weeks) to initial immunotherapy. Patients that received prior adjuvant/neoadjuvant/consolidation immunotherapy are eligible providing there has been at least a 6 month treatment free interval prior to enrollment and patient has received at least one standard-of-care chemotherapy regimen in the palliative setting (discuss with CCTG if chemotherapy is not considered standard of care or not indicated or patient refused/not eligible as such patients are eligible).
  • Patients must have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.
  • Tumour material may have already been submitted to CCTG for the initial trial. If an additional formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue block (from their primary or metastatic tumour) is available from tissue collected after immunotherapy discontinuation, patients must have provided informed consent for the release of the block. All patients must have provided informed consent for correlative studies. If patients from non-CCTG trials or commercial use are eventually enrolled, tumour material is also required if available, preferably from tissue collected after immunotherapy discontinuation.
  • Presence of clinically and/or radiologically documented disease. All radiology studies must be performed within 28 days prior to enrollment (within 35 days if negative). Patients ideally should have measurable disease.
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • Previous Therapy
  • Patients who received other relevant standard cancer therapies since discontinuing immunotherapy remain eligible for inclusion as follows:

    • Patients may have received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy following discontinuation of immunotherapy for irAE.
    • Patients may have received other prior therapies such as tyrosine kinase inhibitors or other targeted agents, following discontinuation of immunotherapy for irAE.
    • Patients may not have received subsequent immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-PD-(L)1 and anti-CTLA-4) following discontinuation of immunotherapy for irAE. Vaccines and oncolytic viruses are permitted.
  • Patients must have recovered from all reversible toxicity related to prior chemotherapy or systemic therapy (unless grade 1, irreversible, or considered by investigator as not clinically significant) and have adequate washout as follows: Longest of one of the following:

    • Two weeks;
    • 5 half-lives for investigational agents;
    • Standard cycle length of standard therapies.
  • Prior external beam radiation is permitted provided a minimum of 28 days (4 weeks) have elapsed between the last dose of radiation and date of enrollment. Exceptions may be made for low-dose, non-myelosuppressive radiotherapy after consultation with CCTG. Concurrent radiotherapy is not permitted.
  • Previous surgery is permitted provided that a minimum of 28 days (4 weeks) have elapsed between any major surgery and date of enrollment, and that wound healing has occurred.
  • Absolute neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L
  • Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L
  • Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal)
  • AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN - ≤ 5.0 x ULN (if patient has liver metastases)
  • Serum creatinine \< 1.25 x ULN or
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 40 mL/min
  • Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable local and regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior to enrollment in the trial to document their willingness to participate.
  • Patients must be accessible for treatment and follow up. Patients registered on this trial must be treated and followed at the participating centre. This implies there must be reasonable geographical limits (for example: 1 ½ hour's driving distance) placed on patients being considered for this trial.
  • In accordance with CCTG policy, protocol treatment is to begin within 2 working days of patient enrollment
  • Women/men of childbearing potential must have agreed to use a highly effective contraceptive method
  • Subjects should not donate blood while participating in this study, or for at least 90 days following the last infusion of durvalumab

Exclusion Criteria:

  • In general, patients with prior grade 4 non-hematological, non-endocrine immune-related adverse events are not eligible.
  • History of primary immunodeficiency, history of allogenic organ transplant that requires therapeutic immunosuppression and the use of immunosuppressive agents within 28 days of enrollment.
  • Live attenuated vaccination administered within 30 days prior to enrollment or within 30 days of receiving durvalumab.
  • History of hypersensitivity to durvalumab or any excipient.
  • Any immune-related adverse event that required biologic agents such as infliximab, or mycophenolate motefil to manage.
  • Documented progressive disease (PD) while on initial immunotherapy. Exception: patients who had iUPD but continued on immunotherapy, and did not have documented iCPD within 8 weeks of discontinuing immunotherapy
  • Patients who have experienced untreated and/or uncontrolled cardiovascular conditions and/or have symptomatic cardiac dysfunction (unstable angina, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction within the previous year or cardiac ventricular arrhythmias requiring medication, history of 2nd or 3rd degree atrioventricular conduction defects). Patients with a significant cardiac history, even if controlled, should have a LVEF ≥ 50%.
  • Concurrent treatment with other investigational drugs or anti-cancer therapy.
  • Patients with serious illnesses or medical conditions which would not permit the patient to be managed according to the protocol (including corticosteroid administration), or would put the patient at risk. This includes but is not limited to:

    • History of significant neurologic or psychiatric disorder which would impair the ability to obtain consent or limit compliance with study requirements.
    • Active infection requiring systemic therapy; (including any patient known to have active hepatitis B, hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or tuberculosis or any infection requiring systemic therapy).
    • Active peptic ulcer disease or gastritis.
    • Untreated symptomatic brain metastases or brain metastases in whom radiation or surgery is indicated.
    • Patients with diabetes mellitus are eligible but must be clinically stable on therapy (if applicable) and investigator and patient should be aware of the potential risk of immune mediated pancreatic toxicity and B cell destruction.
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Substudy B: Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients must be currently enrolled and receiving active treatment on a treatment arm containing durvalumab +/- tremelimumab with or without maintenance pemetrexed with no contraindications to continue receiving their current study regimen according to the protocol to which the patient is currently enrolled.
  • For BR.34 ONLY: patients who have disease progression (iUPD) on durvalumab may receive one dose of tremelimumab (75 mg) along with their next durvalumab infusion as long as all the following criteria are met:

    • Patient is clinically stable
    • According to the judgement of the treating physician, the patient had clinical benefit while receiving tremelimumab in the induction phase on BR.34
    • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
    • Laboratory values meet the criteria below:

Absolute neutrophils ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9/L Platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9/L Hemoglobin ≥ 90 g/L Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal)* AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 x ULN (if liver metastases are present, ≤ 5.0 x ULN) Serum creatinine \< 1.25 x ULN or Creatinine clearance ≥ 45 mL/min

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Factorial assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Cohort 1: High Risk

    Drug: Durvalumab · Drug: Prednisone

  • Active comparator
    Cohort 2: Standard Risk - Arm A

    Drug: Durvalumab · Drug: Prednisone

  • Active comparator
    Cohort 2: Standard Risk - Arm B

    Drug: Durvalumab · Drug: Tremelimumab

Interventions

  • DrugDurvalumab

    1500 mg IV, 60 min, Day 1 every 4 weeks

  • DrugPrednisone

    0.5mg/kg; PO, Daily cycles 1 \& 2

  • DrugPrednisone

    10mg, PO, Daily cycles 1 \& 2

  • DrugTremelimumab

    Patients previously enrolled on a completed CCTG trial to continue treatment with durvalumab (+/- tremelimumab)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Substudy A: Number and severity of adverse events

    To determine the safety and toxicity profile of rechallenging with durvalumab in patients who previously discontinued immunotherapy due to irAE.

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Substudy B: To facilitate continued treatment with durvalumab (+/- Tremelimumab) for patients currently enrolled on completed CCTG trials

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Substudy B: Number and severity of adverse events

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Substudy A:Objective response rate RECIST 1.1

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Substudy A: Objective response rate iRECIST

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Substudy A: Efficacy of corticosteroids in preventing recurrent or new grade 2 or higher irAEs as estimated by the percentages of patients who received corticosteroids and developed recurrent or new grade 2 or higher irAEs

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

10 of 11 sites recruiting
  • Cross Cancer Institute
    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada
    • Quincy Chu · Contact · 780 432-8248
    Recruiting
  • BCCA - Kelowna
    Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 5L3, Canada
    • Sara Kristina Taylor · Contact · 250 712-3996
    Recruiting
  • BCCA - Vancouver
    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
    • Christian Kollmannsberger · Contact · 604 877-6000
    Recruiting
  • Regional Health Authority B, Zone 2
    Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L2, Canada
    • Anthony J. Reiman · Contact · 506 648-6884
    Recruiting
  • Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences
    Hamilton, Ontario L8V 5C2, Canada
    • Peter Ellis · Contact · 905 387-9495
    Recruiting
  • Waterloo Regional Health Network (WRHN)
    Kitchener, Ontario N2G 1G3, Canada
    • Stacey Hubay · Contact · 519 749-4370
    Recruiting
  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
    Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada
    • Scott Laurie · Contact · 613 737-7700
    Recruiting
  • University Health Network
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
    • Penelope A. Bradbury · Contact · 416 946-4501
    Recruiting
  • Windsor Regional Cancer Centre
    Windsor, Ontario N8W 2X3, Canada
    Withdrawn
  • CHUM-Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
    Montreal, Quebec H2X 3E4, Canada
    • Normand Blais · Contact · 514 890-8444
    Recruiting
  • Saskatoon Cancer Centre
    Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4H4, Canada
    • Nayyer Iqbal · Contact · 306 655-2710
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 15, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03847649
Lead sponsor
Canadian Cancer Trials Group
Collaborators
AstraZeneca
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 20, 2019
Start date
Mar 9, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2030 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 30, 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 15, 2026

Study contacts

Pierre-Olivier Gaudreau
Contact
p-ogaudreau@ctg.queensu.ca
613-533-6430
Peter Ellis
study chair · Juravinski Cancer Centre at Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, Hamilton, ON Canada
Sara K Taylor
study chair · BCCA-Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior, Kelowna, BC Canada

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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