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TerminatedNCT04880382OPTIMUNELUNGUpdated Mar 4, 2026

Integrative Analysis of Tumor Microenvironment and Optimization of Immunotherapy Duration in NSCL Cancer Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of ICI treatment discontinuation and ICI treatment continuation in Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by Institut Bergonié. Terminated at 5 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-04.

Sponsored by Institut Bergonié · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Enrolment was slowlier than expected.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Non-comparative multicentric randomized study to assess long-term benefit of PD-1 inhibition in NSCLC patients who experienced a response between 6 and 12 months after initiation of ICI (immune checkpoint inhibitor PD1/PDL-1 blockade therapy)

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Two-arm, non-comparative, prospective, multicentric, randomized study for early discontinuation of immune checkpoint inhibitor PD1/PDL-1 blockade therapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients who achieved objective response between 6 and 12 months after treatment onset.

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Conditions studied

  • Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Keywords

  • Immune checkpoint inhibition
  • non-small cell lung cancer
  • treatment duration
  • long-term benefit
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In context

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

6,488 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; 1,630 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 8 is below the median of 62 across 5,211 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung.

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Lead sponsor

Institut Bergonié is the lead sponsor of 119 studies on the registry; 16 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed non-small cell lung carcinoma (squamous or non squamous).
  2. Locally advanced/unresectable or metastatic disease.
  3. For non-squamous histology, tumor with no oncogenic addiction: no activating EGFR mutation, no ALK or ROS1 rearrangement,
  4. Treatment with ICI (immune checkpoint inhibitor PD1/PDL-1 blockade therapy):

    1. in first or second-line treatment as per market authorization. For patients in first line, ICI alone or ICI + chemotherapy,
    2. start of ICI treatment 6 to 12 months (+/- 2 weeks) before registration.
  5. At least one measurable lesion according to the RECIST v1.1 criteria before ICI treatment onset and confirmed by centralized review (lesion in previously irradiated filed can be considered as measurable if progressive at inclusion according to RECIST v1.1). At least one site of disease must be uni-dimensionally ≥ 10 mm.
  6. Patient with objective response according to RECIST v1.1 criteria at 6 months or more and less than 12 months after ICI treatment onset. Response must be confirmed by centralized review
  7. At least one lesion that can be biopsied for research purpose.
  8. Age ≥ 18.
  9. Performance status \< 2.
  10. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative serum pregnancy test within 7 days prior to registration.
  11. Patient with a social security in compliance with the French law (Loi Jardé).
  12. Patient must be willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.
  13. Voluntarily signed and dated written informed consent prior to any study specific procedure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Female who is pregnant or breast-feeding.
  2. Concomitant disease or condition that could interfere with the conduct of the study, or that would, in the opinion of the investigator, pose an unacceptable risk to the subject in this study.
  3. Hypersensitivity to one of the active substances or to one of the excipients
  4. Any contraindication to pursue ICI treatment as per investigator judgement.
  5. Previous enrolment in the present study.
  6. Individual deprived of liberty or placed under legal guardianship.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Standard Arm A: treatment by ICI will be continued

    After achieving objective response between 6 and 12 months after treatment onset, for these patients ICI treament will continue as per market authorization

    Drug: ICI treatment continuation

  • Experimental
    Experimental Arm B: treatment by ICI will be discontinued

    After achieving objective response between 6 and 12 months after treatment onset, for these patients first-line or second line regimen should be discontinued. Patients will be followed as per standard management.

    Drug: ICI treatment discontinuation

Interventions

  • DrugICI treatment discontinuation

    After achieving objective response between 6 and 12 months after treatment onset, for these patients, first or second line treatment by immune checkpoint inhibitor will be discontinued. Patients will be followed as per standard mangement thereafter

  • DrugICI treatment continuation

    After achieving objective response between 6 and 12 months after treatment onset, for these patients, first or second line treatment by immune checkpoint inhibitor will be continued until disease progreession or unacceptable toxicity

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of the long-term benefit of PD-1 inhibition in NSCLC patients who experienced a response between 6 and 12 months after initiation of ICI

    Long-term benefit will be assessed in terms of progression-free rate (PFR) at 12 months after randomization, for each therapeutic strategy

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessment of secondary resistance in NSCLC patients who experienced a response to PD1/PDL-1 inhibition

    The rate of patients who develop progression (as per RECIST v1.1) due to secondary resistance after obtaining a response to PD1/PDL-1 inhibition, independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Duration of response independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Duration of response (DoR) defined as the time interval between the first response (complete or partial response as per RECIST v1.1) to the time of the first documentation of disease progression

    Time frame: Throughout the treatment period, an expected average of 12 months

  3. 1-year progression-free survival, independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of progression or death, whichever occurs first. Progression will be determined according to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. 2-year progression-free survival, independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Progression-free survival (PFS) defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of progression or death, whichever occurs first. Progression will be determined according to RECIST v1.1

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. 1-year overall survival, independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Overall Survival (OS) defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death (of any cause)

    Time frame: 1 year

  6. 2-year overall survival, independently for each therapeutic strategy

    Overall Survival (OS) defined as the time interval between the date of randomization and the date of death (of any cause)

    Time frame: 2 years

  7. Safety profile, independently for each therapeutic strategy: Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5

    Toxicity graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5

    Time frame: Throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an expected average of 12 months

  8. • To describe retreatment for arm B-patients and subsequent systemic therapies for arm A-patients

    Number of patients retreated by ICI will be described in Arm B. Similarly, for arm A-patients, number of patients treated by subsequent systemic therapy will be described

    Time frame: Throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an expected average of 12 months

  9. Tumor immune cells levels

    Levels of immune cells in tumor will be measured by immunohistochemistry.

    Time frame: At study onset (randomization) and at progression (throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an average of 12 months)

  10. Blood cytokines levels

    Levels of cytokines in blood will be measured by ELISA

    Time frame: At study onset (randomization) and at progression (throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an average of 12 months)

  11. Blood lymphocytes levels

    Levels of lymphocytes in blood will be measured by flow cytometry

    Time frame: At study onset (randomization) and at progression (throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an average of 12 months)

  12. Blood kynurenine levels

    Levels of kynurenine in blood will be measured by ELISA

    Time frame: At study onset (randomization) and at progression (throughout the treatment and follow-up period, an average of 12 months)

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque
    Bayonne, 64109, France
  • Clinique Tivoli Ducos
    Bordeaux, 33000, France
  • Institut Bergonie
    Bordeaux, 33076, France
  • Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
    Bordeaux, 33077, France
  • Clinique Marzet
    Pau, France
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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 Mar 4, 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
NCT04880382
Lead sponsor
Institut Bergonié
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 10, 2021
Start date
Aug 27, 2021
Primary completion
Feb 23, 2026
Completion
Feb 23, 2026
Last update
Mar 4, 2026

Oversight

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