LIquid Biopsy to prEdict Responses To First-line immunotherapY in Metastatic Non-small Cell LUNG Cancer. LIBERTY LUNG (LIBERTYLUNG)

September 17, 2025 updated by: Institut Curie

LIquid Biopsy to prEdict Responses To First-line immunotherapY in Metastatic Non-small Cell LUNG Cancer

Patient with histologically proven NSCLC in a metastatic stage, treatment naïve and eligible for first-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor. Combination with chemotherapy is possible. Presence of a mutation after NGS analysis is required for ctDNA follow-up.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

A pre-screening consent will be obtained for NGS analysis on tumor tissue. Only patients with at least 1 mutation at NGS on the tumor tissue will ultimately be enrolled in the study, to have the possibility to follow the mutation using ctDNA. Main consent will be obtained after results of the NGS and before initiation of pembrolizumab. Computed Tomography (CT)-scan imaging will be done every 9 weeks as part of routine care practice. Blood specimens will be taken with EDTA tubes or streck tubes at the time of puncture for pembrolizumab infusion at baseline before starting treatment, at 3 weeks, 6 weeks and then every 6 weeks. Blood immunomonitoring will be done before starting the treatment, at 6 weeks and at 18 week. An additional measurement will be performed if treatment is stopped before the end of the study.

- Optional blood samples will be realized to analyse the degree of activity of the plasmatic lymphocytes.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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300

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 92100
        • Recruiting
        • Hôpital Ambroise Paré
        • Contact:
          • Etienne GIROUX LE PRIEUR, PR
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Etienne GIROUX LE PRIEUR, PR
      • Paris, France, 75005
        • Recruiting
        • Institut Curie
        • Contact:
          • Nicolas GIRARD, PR
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Nicolas GIRARD, PR
      • Saint-Cloud, France, 92210
        • Recruiting
        • Institut Curie
        • Contact:
          • Marie-Ange MASSIANI, DR
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Marie-Ange MASSIANI, DR

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Histologically-proven NSCLC.
  2. Age ≥ 18 years.
  3. Advanced or metastatic stage IV.
  4. Treatment-naïve patient.
  5. Eligibility to first-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor.
  6. Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria on CT-Scan.
  7. Availability of expression of PD-L1 at immunohistochemistry analysis of the tumor biopsy.
  8. No ALK or EGFR gene alteration.
  9. Availability of tumor tissue for NGS analysis (7 slides).
  10. PS 0 or 1.
  11. Signed informed consent of the patient.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. No social security affiliation.
  2. Person under legal protection.
  3. Pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Patients can participate to another clinical trial that is not modifying immunotherapy or immunotherapy/chemotherapy treatment nor study follow-up ; after investigator's information

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: NSCLC patient in a metastatic stage eligible for 1st-line TT with immune checkpoint inhibitor.

Patient with histologically proven Non Small Cell Lung Cancer in a metastatic stage, treatment naïve and eligible for first-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor. Combination with chemotherapy is possible.

Presence of a mutation after NGS analysis is required for ctDNA follow-up.
Biological: assessment of the predictive value of ctDNA level of the prominent mutant allele variation between baseline and week 6, on response to treatment according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
  • At pre-screening NGS analysis on tumor tissue (slides). Only patients with at least 1 mutation at NGS on the tumor tissue will ultimately be enrolled in the main study, to have the possibility to follow the mutation using ctDNA.
  • Main study will be initiated after results of the NGS and before initiation of pembrolizumab. Blood specimens will be taken with EDTA tubes or streck tubes at the time of puncture for pembrolizumab infusion at baseline before starting treatment, at 3 weeks, 6 weeks and then every 6 weeks (30 ml at Baseline then 20 ml of blood). Blood immunomonitoring will be done before starting the treatment, at 6 weeks and at 18 Week. An additional measurement will be performed if treatment is stopped before the end of the study (18 ml of blood).
  • Optional blood samples will be realized to analyse the degree of activity of the plasmatic lymphocytes before starting the treatment and at 6 weeks and (18 ml of blood).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ctDNA variation of the prominent mutant allele variation
Time Frame: 6 weeks on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on RECIST 1.1 criteria
ctDNA variation of the prominent mutant allele variation between baseline and week 6, on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on RECIST 1.1 criteria.
6 weeks on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on RECIST 1.1 criteria

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
ctDNA variation of the prominent mutant allele variation
Time Frame: 6 weeks on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on iRECIST criteria.
ctDNA variation of the prominent mutant allele variation between baseline and week 6, on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on iRECIST criteria.
6 weeks on response to treatment defined as the proportion of patients who will achieve a complete or partial response at CT-scan based on iRECIST criteria.
Free survival
Time Frame: End of study
Progression-free survival according to immune cell levels in the blood
End of study
Overall survival
Time Frame: End of study
Overall survival according to immune cell levels in the blood
End of study
Survival (FS)
Time Frame: End of study
Progression-free survival according to immune cell levels variations in the blood
End of study
Survival (OS)
Time Frame: End of study
Overall survival according to immune cell levels variations in the blood
End of study
Progression-free
Time Frame: End of study
Progression-free survival according to ctDNA level variations.
End of study
Survival
Time Frame: End of study
Overall survival according to ctDNA level variations.
End of study
Response rate to the second line of treatment
Time Frame: End of study
Response rate to the second line of treatment based on RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria according to ctDNA level at week 6 of the second line of treatment.
End of study
Adverse events of special interest
Time Frame: End of study
Adverse events of special interest of grade 3 or more (CTCAE v5.0).
End of study

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Institut Curie

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Nicolas GIRARD, PR, INSTITUT CURIE - Medical Oncology
  • Study Chair: Pierre FUMOLEAU, INSTITUT CURIE - Medical Oncology

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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May 22, 2021

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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June 3, 2029

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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June 3, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 5, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 10, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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September 18, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 17, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • IC 2020-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Sponsor will share de-identified data sets. Documents generated under the project will be disseminated in accordance with Institut Curie policies.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

Data requests can be submitted starting 9 months after last article publication and will be made accessible for up to 12 months.

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Access to trial individual participant data can be requested by qualified researchers engaging in independent scientific research, and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and execution of a data sharing agreement (DSA).

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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