Active Not RecruitingPhase 3NCT03043872
Official study title

Durvalumab ± Tremelimumab in Combination With Platinum Based Chemotherapy in Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (CASPIAN)

Study summary

This is a phase III, randomized, open-label, multicenter, global study to determine the efficacy and safety of combining durvalumab ± tremelimumab with platinum based chemotherapy (EP) followed by durvalumab ± tremelimumab maintenance therapy versus EP alone as first-line treatment in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer

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Key things to know

Main goalTreatment

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedDurvalumab and Tremelimumab

Plus 3 other study approaches.

Who it may be forSmall cell lung cancer (SCLC)

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Jul 16, 2026 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Active Not Recruiting

The study is underway but is not accepting new participants.

What kind of study?Phase 3

Interventional

Where is it offered?207 U.S. locations

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?AstraZeneca

Study sponsor

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Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose
Treatment
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Interventions being studied
Drug: Durvalumab; Drug: Tremelimumab; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Etoposide
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How this study is categorized

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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

1. Histologically or cytologically documented extensive disease. Brain metastases; must be asymptomatic or treated and stable off steroids and anti-convulsants for at least 1 month prior to study treatment. 2. Suitable to receive a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen as 1st line treatment. 3. Life expectancy ≥12 weeks at Day 1. 4. ECOG 0 or 1 at enrolment. 5. No prior exposure to immune-mediated therapy excluding therapeutic anticancer vaccines.

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

1. Any history of radiotherapy to the chest prior to systemic therapy or planned consolidation chest radiation therapy (except paliative care outside of the chest). 2. Paraneoplastic syndrome of autoimmune nature, requiring systemic treatment or clinical symptomatology suggesting worsening of PNS 3. Active infection including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis B anc C 4. Active or prior documented autoimmune or inflammatory disorders 5. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, including but not limited to interstitial lung disease.

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

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Study sites

U.S. locations

  • Research SiteBirmingham, Alabama
  • Research SiteScottsdale, Arizona
  • Research SiteRogers, Arkansas
  • Research SiteSanta Monica, California
  • Research SiteNew Haven, Connecticut
  • Research SiteAthens, Georgia
  • Research SiteFort Wayne, Indiana
  • Research SiteMuncie, Indiana
  • Research SiteLeawood, Kansas
  • Research SiteWichita, Kansas
  • Research SitePaducah, Kentucky
  • Research SiteGrand Rapids, Michigan

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