SWOG LungMAP A Master Protocol to Evaluate Biomarker-Driven Therapies and Immunotherapies in Previously-Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Lung-MAP Screening Study)

Investigating Treatments Based on Cancer Characteristics in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Enrolling By Invitation
18 years or above
All
Phase 2/3
10000 participants needed
1 Location

Brief description of study

This screening and multi-sub-study randomized phase II/III trial will establish a method for genomic screening of similar large cancer populations followed by assigning and accruing simultaneously to a multi-sub-study hybrid Master Protocol (Lung-MAP). The type of cancer trait (biomarker) will determine to which sub-study, within this protocol, a participant will be assigned to compare new targeted cancer therapy, designed to block the growth and spread of cancer, or combinations to standard of care therapy with the ultimate goal of being able to approve new targeted therapies in this setting. In addition, the protocol includes non-match sub-studies which will include all screened patients not eligible for any of the biomarker-driven sub-studies.

Detailed description of study

Primary Objective of the Master Protocol (LUNGMAP)

The primary objective of this screening study is to test patient specimens to determine eligibility for participation in the biomarker-driven and non-matched sub-studies included within the Lung-MAP umbrella protocol.

Secondary Objectives

  1. Screening Success Rate Objective

To evaluate the screen success rate defined as the percentage of screened patients that register for a therapeutic sub-study. Screen success rates will be evaluated for the total screened population and by the subset of patients screened following progression on previous therapy or pre-screened on current therapy.

2. Translational Medicine Objectives

  1. To evaluate circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and compare to the FMI Foundation tissue molecular profiling results in patients who submit a new biopsy for screening.
  2. To establish a tissue/blood repository.

Ancillary Study S1400GEN Objectives

The Lung-MAP Screening Study includes an ancillary study evaluating patient and physician attitudes regarding the return of somatic mutation findings suggestive of a germline mutation. Participation in this study is optional.

  1. Primary Objective

To evaluate patient attitudes and preferences about return of somatic mutation findings suggestive of a germline mutation in the Lung-MAP Screening Study.

2. Secondary Objectives

  1. To evaluate Lung-MAP study physician attitudes and preferences about return of somatic mutation findings suggestive of a germline mutation in the Lung-MAP Screening Study.
  2. To evaluate Lung-MAP patients' and study physicians' knowledge of cancer genomics.
  3. To evaluate Lung-MAP patients' and study physicians' knowledge of the design of the Lung-MAP Screening Study.
  4. To explore whether physician and patient knowledge of cancer genomics and attitudes and preferences about return of genomic profiling findings are correlated.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: Previously Treated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • Age: 18 years or above
  • Gender: All

5.1 Registration

Step 0:

  1. Patients who need the fresh biopsy must also submit whole blood for ctDNA testing (see Section 15.3). These patients must be registered to Step 0 to obtain a patient ID number for the submission.

    Patients registered to Step 0 are not registered to the LUNGMAP protocol. To participate in LUNGMAP, patients must be registered to Step 1 after evaluation of patient eligibility, including tumor tissue adequacy, per protocol Section 5.1, Step 1.

    Patients registered at Step 0 must use the same SWOG patient ID for registration at Step 1.

    Step 1:

  2. Patients must have pathologically proven non-small cell lung cancer (all histologic types) confirmed by tumor biopsy and/or fine-needle aspiration. Disease must be Stage IV as defined in Section 4.0, or recurrent. The primary diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer should be established using the current WHO/IASLC-classification of Thoracic Malignancies. All histologies, including mixed, are allowed.
  3. Patients must either be eligible to be screened at progression on prior treatment or to be pre-screened prior to progression on current treatment.

    These criteria are:

    1. Screening at progression on prior treatment:

      To be eligible for screening at progression, patients must have received at least one line of systemic therapy for any stage of disease (Stages I-IV) and must have progressed during or following their most recent line of therapy.

      • For patients whose prior systemic therapy was for Stage I-III disease only (i.e. patient has not received any treatment for Stage IV or recurrent disease), disease progression on platinum-based chemotherapy must have occurred within one year from the last date that patient received that therapy. For patients treated with consolidation anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy for Stage III disease, disease progression on consolidation anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 therapy must have occurred within one year from the date or initiation of such therapy.
      • For patients whose prior therapy was for Stage IV or recurrent disease, the patient must have received at least one line of a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen or anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, alone or in combination (e.g. Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab).
    2. Pre-Screening prior to progression on current treatment:
     To be eligible for pre-screening, current treatment must be for Stage IV or
     recurrent disease and patient must have received at least one dose of the current
     regimen. Patients must have previously received or currently be receiving a
     platinum-based chemotherapy regimen or anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy, alone or in
     combination (e.g. Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab). Patients on first-line treatment are
     eligible upon receiving Cycle 1, Day 1 infusion. Note: Patients will not receive
     their sub-study assignment until they progress and the LUNGMAP Notice of Progression
     is submitted.

4. Patients must have adequate tumor tissue available, defined as ≥ 20% tumor cells and

≥ 0.2 mm3 tumor volume.

  • The local interpreting pathologist must review the specimen.
  • The pathologist must sign the LUNGMAP Local Pathology Review Form confirming tissue adequacy prior to Step 1 registration.
     Patients must agree to have this tissue submitted to Foundation Medicine for common
     broad platform CLIA biomarker profiling, PD-L1, and c-MET IHC (see Section 15.2). If
     archival tumor material is exhausted, then a new fresh tumor biopsy that is
     formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded (FFPE) must be obtained. Patients who need the
     fresh biopsy must also submit whole peripheral blood for ctDNA testing. A tumor
     block or FFPE slides 4-5 microns thick must be submitted. Bone biopsies are not
     allowed. If FFPE slides are to be submitted, at least 12 unstained slides plus an
     H&E stained slide, or 13 unstained slides must be submitted. However, it is strongly
     recommended that 20 FFPE slides be submitted. Note: Previous next-generation DNA
     sequencing (NGS) will be repeated if done outside this study for sub-study
     assignment.
     Patients must agree to have any tissue that remains after testing retained for the
     use of sub-study Translational Medicine (TM) studies at the time of consent the
     patient is enrolled in.

5. Patients with known EGFR sensitizing mutations, EGFR T790M mutation, ALK gene

     fusion, ROS 1 gene rearrangement, or BRAF V600E mutation are not eligible unless
     they have progressed following all standard of care targeted therapy.
     EGFR/ALK/ROS/BRAF testing is not required prior to Step 1 registration, as it is
     included in the Foundation One testing for screening/pre-screening.

6. Patients must have Zubrod performance status 0-1 (see Section 10.2) documented

within 28 days prior to Step 1 registration.

7. Patients must be ≥ 18 years of age.

8. Patients must also be offered participation in banking for future use of specimens

as described in Section 15.0.

9. Patients must be willing to provide prior smoking history as required on the LUNGMAP

Onstudy Form.

10. As a part of the OPEN registration process (see Section 13.4 for OPEN access

     instructions) the treating institution's identity is provided in order to ensure
     that the current (within 365 days) date of institutional review board approval for
     this study has been entered in the system.

11. Patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and must sign

     and give written informed consent in accordance with institutional and federal
     guidelines.

12. U.S. patients who can complete the survey and the interview by telephone or email in

     English must be offered participation in the S1400GEN Survey Ancillary Study if
     local institution's policies allow participants to receive the Amazon gift card (see
     Sections 15.7 and 18.5). Patients at institutions that cannot offer the survey must
     still participate in the main study.

This study investigates treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by using a method called genomic screening. The purpose of this study is to determine which type of cancer trait, known as a biomarker, a participant has. This information helps assign participants to different sub-studies within a larger protocol called Lung-MAP. These sub-studies compare targeted cancer therapies, which aim to stop cancer growth, with standard treatments. If a participant's biomarker doesn't match any sub-study, they can still join non-match sub-studies.

Participants in this study will undergo a series of procedures. These include testing of patient specimens to check for eligibility in the biomarker-driven sub-studies. Some participants may need to provide a fresh biopsy and whole blood for ctDNA testing. Additionally, there is an optional study to evaluate patient and physician attitudes about genetic findings. Participants must agree to have their tumor tissue tested for biomarker profiling and stored for future research.

  • Who can participate: Adults aged 18 or older with Stage IV or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer can participate. They must have received at least one line of systemic therapy and have adequate tumor tissue available for testing.
  • Study details: Participants will provide tumor samples and may need to undergo a fresh biopsy. They will also submit blood samples for testing. Participation includes agreeing to have remaining tissue used for future research.
Updated on 25 Aug 2026. Study ID: 19-0535
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