Perlmutter Cancer Center

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

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

• Conditions:
  Advanced Nonsquamous Non-smallcell Lung Cancer (nsclc)
• Age: Between 18 years - 100 years
• Gender: Male or Female

• Other Inclusion Criteria:
  

  1) Patients must have histologically or cytologically confirmed stage IV non-squamous NSCLC (includes M1a, M1b, and M1c stage disease, AJCC 8th edition). Patients with T4NX disease (Stage IIIB) with nodule in ipsilateral lung lobe are eligible if they are not candidates for combined chemotherapy and radiation. 2) Patients must have PD-L1 expression Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) = 1% in tumor cells. The assay must have been performed by a CLIA (or equivalent) certified laboratory. 3) Patients must NOT have received the following: Prior systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy for advanced metastatic NSCLC. Patients treated with any prior checkpoint inhibitors for lung cancer are ineligible. Chemotherapy for non-metastatic disease (e.g. adjuvant therapy) or immunotherapy for locally advanced Stage III disease is allowed if at least 6 months have elapsed since the prior therapy and registration. Local therapy, e.g. palliative radiation, is allowed as long as a period of 14days has passed since completion. 4) Patients must not have known pre-existing and clinically active interstitial lung disease, or a known history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis.
  

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

• Refer to Eligibility Criteria above.