Description
Study Design:
The study will be a two-arm, randomized non-comparative Phase Ib/IIa study of induction dual immunotherapy with durvalumab/tremelimumab OR platinum chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin) and pemetrexed chemotherapy plus dual immunotherapy with durvalumab/tremelimumab for 3 cycles in untreated, potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma for all histologic subtypes and regardless PDL1 score. Patients will continue adjuvant durvalumab for up to 12 months following surgery. Tremelimumab will be given up to cycle 5 on treatment protocol. The investigators will enroll 6 patients to each arm to assess safety and resectability. If differences are not noted between the two arms, the investigators will expand enrollment to 23 patients per arm. To account for up to 10% unevaluable patients, the investigators will enroll at total of 52 patients.
Safety in the first 6 patients in the chemotherapy plus immunotherapy arm will be determined by rate of attempted surgical resection. If 4 or more patients undergo surgical resection, then the study will proceed to enroll the full 23 patient cohort. If 3 or less than 3 patients undergo surgical resection, the study will be paused for PI review of the enrolled patients to determine causality of the safety events.