Olaparib Dose Escalating Trial + Concurrent RT With or Without Cisplatin in Locally Advanced NSCLC

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the treatment of choice for patients with locally advanced NSCLC. The cure rates however need to be improved. The main mechanism by which both radiation and Cisplatin kill tumor cells is by an accumulation of un- or misrepaired DNA damage.PARP inhibitors increase radiation and chemotherapy (Cisplatin) response in preclinical studies including lung cancer models. This open label dose escalating trial consists of a screening phase, a treatment phase and a follow up phase. The screening phase: patients who can tolerate concurrent cisplatin will receive Olaparib, RT and Cisplatin. Patients who can not tolerate concurrent cisplatin will receive Olaparib and RT with or without prior sequential chemotherapy. The treatment phase:dose escalation of Olaparib will be performed in cohorts of 3 subjects. The decision to escalate to the next dose level will be based on the occurrence of DLTs during the DLT evaluation period (i.e. 3 months following the last day of irradiation) and will be made after all patients within the cohort have completed their third month of follow up. Active follow-up phase: frequent follow up will take place during the first 3 months (acute toxicity). Thereafter patients will be monitored for late toxicity and for disease activity 3-monthly throughout the first year and thereafter 6-monthly until 5 years, when patients are deemed to be cured and follow up is no longer warranted. Olaparib will be given orally BID for 36 consecutive days, administrated with a 12 hour interval. Olaparib will start 2 days before start of RT and will continue for 2 days after the last RT fraction. Olaparib is also given during the non-radiotherapy days but no maintenance treatment is given after radiotherapy is finished. Radiotherapy (for all patients): a total dose of 66Gy will be given in 24 fractions from week 1 to 5. Cisplatin (concurrent chemoradiotherapy): daily dose Cisplatin 6mg/m2 (5 days/week), 1-1.5 hr before the irradiation (week 1 to 5), given as a 5-minutes intravenous infusion.