Tocilizumab and Atezolizumab in Adults With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Refractory to 1st Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Therapy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04691817 |
Recruitment Status :
Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 31, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 7, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell | Drug: Atezolizumab Drug: Tocilizumab | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 28 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase Ib-II Trial of Tocilizumab and Atezolizumab in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Refractory to 1st Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Based Therapy |
Estimated Study Start Date : | March 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | September 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atezolizumab and Tocilizumab
Participants receive Atezolizumab 1200mg IV and Tocilizumab 6mg/kg IV (or Tocilizumab 4mg/kg IV) every 21 days
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Drug: Atezolizumab
1200mg infusion
Other Name: Tecentriq Drug: Tocilizumab Tocilizumab 6mg/kg or 4mg/kg infusion
Other Name: Actemra, RoActemra, RO4877533 |
- Overall response rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: From first dose of protocol treatment until radiologic disease assessment at 12 weeks. ]Assess the proportion of patients with a radiologic response by RECIST 1.1 at 12 weeks.
- Overall survival (OS) [ Time Frame: From first dose of protocol treatment until death due to any cause or last patient contact alive until 3 months after study closure. ]Estimate the time from first dose of protocol treatment until death due to any cause or last patient contact alive until 3 months after study closure
- Dose Limiting Toxicities of the combination [ Time Frame: From first dose of protocol treatment until 49 days post treatment ]Determine dose limiting toxicities of the combination
- Progression free survival (PFS). [ Time Frame: From 1st dose of treatment until 1st radiologic disease progression, unequivocal clinical progression, or death due to any cause censored at the last scheduled disease assessment on study if no progression date registered, assessed up to 24 months. ]Estimate the time from first dose of protocol treatment until first radiologic disease progression, unequivocal clinical progression, or death due to any cause censored at the last scheduled disease assessment on study if there is no progression date registered.
- Clinical outcomes [ Time Frame: From enrollment until dealth due to any cause or last patient contact alive until 3 months after study closure ]Correlate clinical outcomes with potential markers of immune escape and changes in the tumor microenvironment and blood using a novel field theory based methods under development by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Advanced non-squamous NSCLC (Stage IV or recurrent after initial curative intent therapy) in adults age 18 or older
- Prior exposure to at least 1 line of therapy
- Exposure to a including checkpoint inhibitor in line of therapy immediately prior to enrollment on trial
- ECOG PS 0-2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of a driver mutation that is susceptible to targeted therapy
- No greater than CTCAE v5 grade 3 toxicity attributed to prior immunotherapy
- Other active invasive malignancy requiring ongoing therapy
- Evidence of progressing or untreated brain metastases
- Evidence or history of leptomeningeal disease
- Uncontrolled tumor related pain
- History of an autoimmune disease or IPF

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04691817
Contact: Melissa Volpe, BA | 215-220-9703 | melissa.volpe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | |
Contact: Melina Marmarelis, MD, MSCE | 215-615-5835 | melina.marmarelis@pennmedicine.upenn.edu |
United States, Pennsylvania | |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104 | |
Contact: Mel V, BA 215-220-9703 Melissa.volpe@pennmedicine.upenn.edu | |
Principal Investigator: Melina Marmarelis, MD, MSCE |
Principal Investigator: | Melina Marmarelis, MD, MSCE | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania |
Responsible Party: | Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04691817 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UPCC 16520 |
First Posted: | December 31, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 7, 2021 |
Last Verified: | October 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Lung Neoplasms Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms |
Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Atezolizumab Antineoplastic Agents |