A Study of Carboplatin Plus Etoposide With or Without Atezolizumab in Participants With Untreated Extensive-Stage (ES) Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) (IMpower133)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02763579 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 5, 2016
Results First Posted : June 13, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 28, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | Drug: Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibody Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Etoposide Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 503 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase I/III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Carboplatin Plus Etoposide With or Without Atezolizumab (Anti-PD-L1 Antibody) in Patients With Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | June 7, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | April 24, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 7, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Atezolizumab + Carboplatin + Etoposide
Participants received intravenous infusions of atezolizumab 1200 milligrams (mg) in combination with carboplatin to achieve an initial target area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of 5 milligrams per milliliter per minute (mg/mL/min) followed by etoposide 100 milligrams per square meter (mg/m^2) on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). On Days 2 and 3 of every 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4), etoposide 100 mg/m^2 was administered alone. Thereafter, participants received maintenance (Cycle 5 onward) atezolizumab 1200 mg on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle until persistent radiographic PD, symptomatic deterioration, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death, or study termination by the Sponsor.
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Drug: Atezolizumab (MPDL3280A), an engineered anti-PD-L1 antibody
Atezolizumab intravenous infusion was administered at a dose of 1200 mg on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4) and maintenance phase (Cycle 5 onward).
Other Name: MPDL3280A, RO5541267, Tecentriq Drug: Carboplatin Carboplatin intravenous infusion to achieve an initial target AUC of 5 mg/mL/min was administered on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). Drug: Etoposide Etoposide intravenous infusion was administered at a dose of 100 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 2, and 3 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). |
Active Comparator: Placebo + Carboplatin + Etoposide
Participants received intravenous infusions of placebo in combination with carboplatin to achieve an initial target AUC of 5 mg/mL/min followed by etoposide 100 mg/m^2 on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). On Days 2 and 3 of every 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4), etoposide 100 mg/m^2 was administered alone. Thereafter, participants received maintenance (Cycle 5 onward) placebo on Day 1 of every 21-day cycle until persistent radiographic PD, symptomatic deterioration, intolerable toxicity, withdrawal of consent, death, or study termination by the Sponsor.
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Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin intravenous infusion to achieve an initial target AUC of 5 mg/mL/min was administered on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). Drug: Etoposide Etoposide intravenous infusion was administered at a dose of 100 mg/m^2 on Days 1, 2, and 3 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4). Drug: Placebo Placebo intravenous infusion was administered on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle during the induction phase (Cycles 1-4) and maintenance phase (Cycle 5 onward). |
- Duration of Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Baseline until PD or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 23 months) ]Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as at least 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions compared to baseline, or unequivocal progression in non-target lesion(s), or the appearance of new lesion(s).
- Duration of Overall Survival (OS) in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Baseline until death from any cause (up to approximately 23 months) ]OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.
- Percentage of Participants With Objective Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Baseline until partial response (PR) or complete response (CR), whichever occurs first (up to approximately 23 months) ]Objective response (OR) is defined as complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) as determined by the investigator according to RECIST v1.1.
- Duration of Response (DOR) as Assessed by the Investigator Using RECIST v1.1 in the Global Population [ Time Frame: First occurrence of PR or CR until PD or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 23 months) ]DOR is defined as the time interval from first occurrence of a documented objective response to the time of disease progression as determined by the investigator using RECIST v1.1 or death from any cause, whichever comes first.
- PFS Rate at 6 Months and at 1 Year in Global Population [ Time Frame: 6 months, 1 year ]PFS rates at 6 months and at 1 year is defined as the proportion of participants who are alive without disease progression 6 months and 1 year after randomization, respectively.
- OS Rate at 1 Year and 2 Years in the Global Population [ Time Frame: 1 year, 2 years ]OS rates at 1 and 2 years is defined as the proportion of participants who are alive 1 year and 2 years after randomization, respectively.
- Time to Deterioration (TTD) Per European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ) Core 30 (C30) and Supplemental Lung Cancer Module (QLQ-LC13) in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Baseline until deterioration per symptom subscale (up to approximately 23 months) ]TTD according to the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-LC13 measures were evaluated in each of the following linearly transformed symptom scores: cough, dyspnea (single item), dyspnea (multi-item subscale), chest pain, or arm/shoulder pain. The linear transformation gives each individual symptom subscale a possible score of 0 to 100. For the symptom to be considered "deteriorated," a score increase of ≥10 points above baseline must be held for at least two consecutive assessments or an initial score increase of ≥10 points is followed by death within 3 weeks from the last assessment. A ≥ 10-point change in the symptoms subscale score is perceived by participants as clinically significant.
- Percentage of Participants With at Least One Adverse Event in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Baseline until up to 90 days after end of treatment (up to approximately 49 months) ]The percentage of participants with at least one adverse event in the global population.
- Percentage of Participants With Anti-Drug Antibodies (ADA) to Atezolizumab in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Predose (0 hours [H]) on Day (D) 1 of Cycles (C) 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 16, and every 8 cycles (Q8C) thereafter (cycle = 21 days) until treatment discontinuation (up to 23 months) and 120 days after last dose (up to approximately 23 months overall) ]The baseline prevalence and post-baseline incidence of ADAs against atezolizumab.
- Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax) of Atezolizumab in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Post-dose Day 1 of Cycle 1 (cycle length = 21 days) ]Atezolizumab maximum observed plasma concentration (Cmax; 30 minutes following the end of the atezolizumab infusion) for each respective day.
- Minimum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmin) of Atezolizumab in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Predose on Day 1 of Cycles 1, 3, 4, 8, 16 and 24 (cycle length = 21 days) ]Atezolizumab pre-dose plasma concentration (Cmin) for each respective day.
- Plasma Concentration of Carboplatin in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Predose, before end of infusion, and after end of carboplatin infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and Cycle 3 (cycle = 21 days) ]Plasma concentration of carboplatin in the Global population.
- Plasma Concentration of Etoposide in the Global Population [ Time Frame: Predose, before end of infusion, 1 and 4 hours after end of carboplatin infusion on Day 1 of Cycle 1 and Cycle 3 (cycle = 21 days) ]Plasma concentration of etoposide in the Global Population.

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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 ES-SCLC (per the Veterans Administration Lung Study Group [VALG] staging system)
- No prior systemic treatment for ES-SCLC
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1
- Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
- Adequate hematologic and end organ function
- Treatment-free for at least 6 months since last chemo/radiotherapy, among those treated (with curative intent) with prior chemo/radiotherapy for limited-stage SCLC
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases as determined by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation
- Malignancies other than SCLC within 5 years prior to randomization, with the exception of those with a negligible risk of metastasis or death treated with expected curative outcome
- Pregnant or lactating women
- History of autoimmune disease
- History of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, drug-induced pneumonitis, idiopathic pneumonitis, or evidence of active pneumonitis on screening chest CT scan. History of radiation pneumonitis in the radiation field (fibrosis) is permitted.
- Positive test result for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C
- Severe infections at the time of randomization
- Significant cardiovascular disease
- Prior treatment with cluster of differentiation (CD) 137 agonists or immune checkpoint blockade therapies, anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1), and anti-PD-L1 therapeutic antibody
- History of severe (or known) hypersensitivity to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion proteins or any component of atezolizumab formulation.

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Study Director: | Clinical Trials | Hoffmann-La Roche |
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Responsible Party: | Hoffmann-La Roche |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02763579 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
GO30081 2015-004861-97 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 5, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 13, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | July 28, 2023 |
Last Verified: | July 2023 |
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