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Trial Comparing Systemic Therapy Alone and With Local Ablative Treatment for Stage IV NSCL Cancer Patients
Sponsor: Swiss Cancer Institute
Summary
Unfortunately, most patients are already at a very advanced stage when they are diagnosed with lung cancer, i.e. the cancer has already spread outside the lungs forming metastases. The current standard of care therapy at this advanced stage of lung cancer includes systemic anti-cancer therapy such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy to boost the body's immune response, or targeted therapy that directly hinders tumor growth. In this study, the aim is to find out whether it is better if, after a good response to the standard therapy, the remains of main tumor and the metastases are additionally treated by surgery and/or radiation.
Official title: Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Maintenance Systemic Therapy Alone With Systemic Therapy Plus Local Ablative Treatment for Patients With Advanced Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
128
Start Date
2023-12-21
Completion Date
2028-03-01
Last Updated
2026-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Systemic therapy alone or in combination with LAT (surgery and/or radiotherapy)
The choice of LAT intervention for the primary tumor and all metastases (surgery or SBRT) and the sequence of the treatment (primary tumor vs metastases) will be decided at the local MDT according to the medical need and patient counseling during interdisciplinary clinic visits.
Surgery
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy
Locations (7)
Kantonspital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
IOSI Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli
Bellinzona, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Graubuenden
Chur, Switzerland
Hôpital Fribourgeois - Hôpital Cantonal
Fribourg, Switzerland
Hôpitaux Universitaires Genève HUG
Geneva, Switzerland
Luzerner Kantonsspital
Lucerne, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland