Summary of phase III trials in the neoadjuvant, perioperative, and adjuvant settings that led to FDA approval

Trial (NCT#)Stage (AJCC); patient traitsRegimenPrimary endpoint resultsFDA approval indication
IMpower010 (NCT02486718)IB (≥ 4 cm)–IIIA (7th)Adjuvant chemo followed by atezolizumab every 3 weeks for up to 16 cyclesDFS in stage II–IIIA (PD-L1 ≥ 1%), all stage II–IIIA and ITT populations:
HR 0.66 (P = 0.0039); 0.79 (P = 0·020) and 0.81 (P = 0.040)
Adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with stage II to IIIA NSCLC whose tumors have PD-L1 expression on ≥ 1% of tumor cells, as determined by an FDA-approved test
KEYNOTE 091/PEARLS (NCT02504372)IB (≥ 4 cm)–IIIA (7th)Adjuvant chemo followed by pembrolizumab every 3 weeks for up to 18 cyclesDFS in all population and PD-L1 TPS ≥ 50%:
HR 0.76, P = 0.0014 and HR 0.82, P = 0.14
Adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with stage IB (T2a ≥ 4 cm), II, or IIIA disease
CheckMate 816 (NCT02998528)IB (≥ 4 cm)–IIIA (7th); irrespective of PD-L1Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemo every 3 weeks for 3 cyclesEFS:
HR 0.63, P = 0.005
pCR: 24.0% vs. 2.2%
Odds ratio 13.9, P < 0.001
Resectable disease (tumors ≥ 4 cm or node positive); in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting
KEYNOTE 671 (NCT03425643)II–IIIB (N2 stage) (8th)Pembrolizumab plus chemo × 4 cycles; surgery; adjuvant pembrolizumab every 3 weeks for up to 13 cyclesEFS:
HR 0.58, P < 0.00001
OS:
HR 0.72, P = 0.00517
Resectable disease (tumors ≥ 4 cm or node positive); in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery
AEGEAN (NCT03800134)IIA to stage IIIB (N2 stage) (8th)Durvalumab plus chemo × 4 cycles; surgery; adjuvant durvalumab every 4 weeks for up to 12 cyclesEFS:
HR 0.68, P = 0.0004
pCR:
17.2% vs. 4.3%, P < 0.001
Resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) with no known EGFR or ALK alterations; in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery
CheckMate 77T (NCT04025879)IIA to stage IIIB (single- or multistation N2) (8th)Nivolumab plus chemo × 4 cycles; surgery; adjuvant nivolumab every 4 weeks for one yearEFS:
HR 0.58, P < 0.001
pCR: 25.3% vs. 4.7%
Odds ratio, 6.64; 95% CI, 3.40 to 12.97
Major pathological response: 35.4% vs. 12.1%
Odds ratio, 4.01; 95% CI, 2.48 to 6.49
Resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) with no known EGFR or ALK alterations; in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery

EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; HR: hazard ratio; EFS: event free survival; FDA: Food and Drug Administration; ITT: intention-to-treat; NSCLC: non-small cell lung cancer; OS: overall survival; pCR: pathological complete response