A Study of Atezolizumab Compared With a Single-Agent Chemotherapy in Treatment Naïve Participants With Locally Advanced or Recurrent or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Are Deemed Unsuitable For Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (IPSOS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03191786 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : June 19, 2017
Last Update Posted : December 6, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Drug: Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibody Drug: Vinorelbine Drug: Gemcitabine | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 453 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Atezolizumab Compared With Chemotherapy in Patients With Treatment Naïve Advanced or Recurrent (Stage IIIb Not Amenable for Multimodality Treatment) or Metastatic (Stage IV) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Are Deemed Unsuitable for Platinum-Containing Therapy |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 11, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 30, 2022 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | March 20, 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atezolizumab
Participants will receive atezolizumab 1200 milligrams (mg) intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle until loss of clinical benefit, unacceptable toxicity, participant or physician decision to discontinue, or death.
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Drug: Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibody
Atezolizumab will be administered via IV infusion once every three weeks (QW3).
Other Name: MPDL3280A |
Active Comparator: Single Agent Chemotherapy (Vinorelbine or Gemcitabine)
Participants will receive single agent chemotherapy; either vinorelbine oral or IV, or gemcitabine IV, according to the label based on investigator's choice.
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Drug: Vinorelbine
Vinorelbine will be administered per relevant local guidelines and Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) management.
Other Name: Navelbine® Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine will be administered per relevant local guidelines and SmPC management.
Other Name: Gemzar® |
- Overall Survival [ Time Frame: From randomization up to death from any cause (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]
- Percentage of Participants Who Are Alive at Specified Timepoints [ Time Frame: 6, 12, 18 and 24 months ]
- Percentage of Participants With Objective Response, as Determined by the Investigator Using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.1 (v1.1) [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]Objective response is defined as partial response (PR) plus complete response (CR).
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]
- Duration of Response, as Determined by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 [ Time Frame: Time from the first occurrence of a documented objective response to the time of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]
- Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: From randomization up to approximately 3.5 years ]
- Change From Baseline in European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire - Core 30 (EORTC-QLQ-C30) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 of each treatment cycle up to 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3.5 years) (Cycle length = 21 days) ]
- Change From Baseline in EORTC QLQ Supplementary Lung Cancer Module 13 (EORTC QLQ-LC13) Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day 1 of each treatment cycle up to 30 days after last dose (up to approximately 3.5 years) (Cycle length = 21 days) ]
- Time to Deterioration in Patient-Reported Lung Cancer Symptoms as Assessed by EORTC QLQ-C30 Score [ Time Frame: From baseline up to approximately 3.5 years ]
- Time to Deterioration in Patient-Reported Lung Cancer Symptoms As Assessed by EORTC QLQ-LC13 Score [ Time Frame: From baseline up to approximately 3.5 years ]
- Overall Survival in Participants With PD-L1 Positive Status [ Time Frame: From randomization up to death from any cause (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]Overall survival will be assessed in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 protein as measured by PD-L1 SP263 IHC assay.
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS), as Determined by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 in Participants With PD-L1 Positive Status [ Time Frame: From randomization to the first occurence of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3.5 years) ]Investigator-assessed PFS according to RECIST v1.1 will be assessed in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 protein as measured by PD-L1 SP263 IHC assay.

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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:
- Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB not amenable for multimodality treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC as per the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th edition
- No sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation (L858R or exon 19 deletions) or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) fusion oncogene detected
- No prior systemic treatment for advanced or recurrent (Stage IIIB not amenable for multimodality treatment) or metastatic (Stage IV) NSCLC as per the AJCC 7th edition
- Life expectancy greater than or equal to (>/=) 8 weeks
- Deemed unsuitable by the investigator for any platinum-doublet chemotherapy due to poor performance status (ECOG performance status of 2-3). However, participants >= 70 years of age who have an ECOG PS of 0 or 1 may be included due to: a) substantial comorbidities; b) contraindication(s) for any platinum-doublet chemotherapy
- Representative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FPPE) tumor tissue block obtained during course of disease (archival tissue) or at screening
- Participants with treated, asymptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases are eligible, provided they meet all of the following criteria: Measurable disease outside CNS; Only supratentorial and cerebellar metastases allowed; No ongoing requirement for corticosteroids as therapy for CNS disease; No stereotactic radiation within 7 days or whole-brain radiation within 14 days prior to randomization; No evidence of interim progression between the completion of CNS-directed therapy and the screening radiographic study
- Adequate hematologic and end organ function
- Female participants of childbearing potential randomized to the atezolizumab treatment arm agree to use protocol defined methods of contraception
Exclusion Criteria:
Cancer-Specific Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants younger than 70 years who have an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- Active or untreated CNS metastases as determined by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of the brain during screening and prior radiographic assessments
- Uncontrolled tumor-related pain
- Uncontrolled pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring recurrent drainage procedures (once monthly or more frequently)
- Uncontrolled or symptomatic hyerpcalcemia (ionized calcium > 1.5 mmol/L or calcium >12 mg/dL or corrected serum calcium >ULN)
- History of other malignancy within 5 years prior to screening, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death treated with expected curative outcome
- National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) version 4.0 (v4.0) Grade 3 or higher toxicities due to any prior therapy (example [e.g.], radiotherapy) (excluding alopecia), which have not shown improvement and are strictly considered to interfere with current study medication
- Participants who have received prior neo-adjuvant, adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy with curative intent for non-metastatic disease must have experienced a treatment-free interval of at least 6 months from randomization since the last chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy
General Medical Exclusion Criteria:
- History of autoimmune disease except autoimmune-related hypothyroidism and controlled Type I diabetes mellitus
- History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), organizing pneumonia (e.g., bronchiolitis obliterans), drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis
- Known positivity for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Known active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
- Active tuberculosis
- Severe infections within 4 weeks prior to randomization
- Significant cardiovascular disease, such as New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac disease (Class II or greater), myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to randomization, unstable arrhythmias, or unstable angina
- Major surgical procedure other than for diagnosis within 4 weeks prior to randomization or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study
- Prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or solid organ transplant
- Participants with an illness or condition that may interfere with capacity or compliance with the study protocol, as per investigator's judgment
- Treatment with any other investigational agent or participation in another clinical study with therapeutic intent within 28 days prior to randomization
Exclusion Criteria Related to Atezolizumab:
- History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins
- Known hypersensitivity to biopharmaceuticals produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells or any component of the atezolizumab formulation
- Oral or IV antibiotic treatment
- Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks before randomization or anticipation that such a live attenuated vaccine will be required during the study
- Prior treatment with cluster of differentiation 137 (CD137) agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, anti-programmed death-1 (anti-PD-1), and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibodies
- Treatment with systemic immunostimulatory agents within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is shorter, prior to randomization
- Treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications
- Participants not willing to stop treatment with traditional herbal medicines
Exclusion Criteria Related to Chemotherapy:
- Known sensitivity and contraindications to the 2 comparative chemotherapy agents (that is [i.e.] vinorelbine, oral or intravenous, and gemcitabine, intravenous)

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): NCT03191786

Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03191786 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
MO29872 2015-004105-16 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | June 19, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 6, 2022 |
Last Verified: | December 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | 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 Gemcitabine Atezolizumab Vinorelbine Antibodies Antibodies, Monoclonal |
Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Enzyme Inhibitors Immunosuppressive Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators |