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DRUG:

Imfinzi (durvalumab)

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Other names: MEDI4736, MEDI-4736, MEDI 4736
Company:
AstraZeneca
Drug class:
PD-L1 inhibitor
Related drugs:
1m
Enrollment change
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • CLDN18 (Claudin 18)
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HER-2 positive • CLDN18.2 positive
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Imfinzi (durvalumab) • Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) • capecitabine • oxaliplatin • sonesitatug vedotin (AZD0901) • rilvegostomig (AZD2936)
1m
Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced myasthenia gravis and myocarditis: a fatal immune-related adverse event. (PubMed, Immunol Res)
Given the refractory nature of his disease course, he was subsequently treated with a repeat dose of IVIG and prednisone, then transferred to an outside facility for plasma exchange. This case highlights the rare but potentially fatal concurrent occurrence of immune-related myasthenia gravis and myocarditis as irAEs in a patient receiving durvalumab for cholangiocarcinoma. While checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized outcomes across many solid tumor malignancies, this case underscores the diagnostic and management challenges posed by severe, refractory irAEs, and the importance of early recognition and aggressive treatment in this patient population.
Journal • Adverse events • Checkpoint inhibition
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PD-1 (Programmed cell death 1) • CTLA4 (Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Associated Protein 4)
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Imfinzi (durvalumab) • prednisone
1m
Durvalumab for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients With Active Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=30, Completed, National Taiwan University Hospital | Active, not recruiting --> Completed
Trial completion
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Imfinzi (durvalumab)
1m
Advanced cholangiocarcinoma in 2025: Therapeutic sequencing and global implementation. (PubMed, Med)
Chemoimmunotherapy is the reference first-line regimen for biomarker-unselected advanced cholangiocarcinoma. Early comprehensive genomic profiling is essential to enable timely, matched targeted therapy and maximize population-level benefit.
Journal • MSi-H Biomarker • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • MSI (Microsatellite instability) • IDH1 (Isocitrate dehydrogenase (NADP(+)) 1) • FGFR (Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor)
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MSI-H/dMMR • IDH1 mutation • EGFR positive
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • cisplatin • Imfinzi (durvalumab) • gemcitabine • 5-fluorouracil • Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) • oxaliplatin • Tibsovo (ivosidenib) • leucovorin calcium
1m
Pretreatment Tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T Cell Numbers Are Associated With the Response to Tremelimumab Plus Durvalumab in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. (PubMed, Anticancer Res)
Pretreatment intratumoral CD8+ TIL density was associated with an improved response and a longer PFS in STRIDE-treated HCC. Baseline tumor immune contexture may serve as a practical predictive biomarker for STRIDE. These findings are exploratory and hypothesis-generating, and require validation in larger prospective studies.
Retrospective data • Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8)
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Imfinzi (durvalumab) • Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl)
1m
Durvalumab plus etoposide-platinum in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated advanced NSCLC and neuroendocrine transformation after first-line osimertinib: ORCHARD. (PubMed, Lung Cancer)
Durvalumab plus etoposide-platinum demonstrated a modest treatment response in neuroendocrine-transformed EGFR-mutated NSCLC. AEs were concordant with the known safety profiles of the combination, and no new safety signals were observed.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor)
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EGFR mutation
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Tagrisso (osimertinib) • Imfinzi (durvalumab) • etoposide IV
1m
New P3 trial
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Opdivo (nivolumab) • cisplatin • carboplatin • Imfinzi (durvalumab) • paclitaxel • Loqtorzi (toripalimab-tpzi) • Tevimbra (tislelizumab-jsgr) • pemetrexed • Enshuxing (enlonstobart) • SYS6010
1m
TREMENDOUS: Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab as First-line Treatment in Chinese Patients With uHCC (clinicaltrials.gov)
P3, N=214, Active, not recruiting, AstraZeneca | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Mar 2025 --> Sep 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Mar 2025 --> Sep 2026
Enrollment closed • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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Imfinzi (durvalumab) • Imjudo (tremelimumab-actl)
1m
Real-World Survival Outcomes Following Chemoradiotherapy with or Without Durvalumab in PD-L1-Defined Subgroups of Stage III Unresectable NSCLC. (PubMed, Curr Oncol)
Immunotherapy-related pneumonitis ≥grade 1 was documented in 15.7% patients. In real-world practice, durvalumab improves OS and PFS in PD-L1-positive unresectable stage III NSCLC and its omission appears particularly unfavourable.
Retrospective data • Journal • Real-world evidence • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1)
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PD-L1 expression • PD-L1 negative
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Imfinzi (durvalumab)
1m
Neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy with durvalumab and oleclumab in ER+HER2- breast cancer: a randomized phase 2 trial. (PubMed, Nat Med)
These findings suggest that iSBRT + anti-PD-L1 may convert immune-cold ER+HER2- BC into more inflamed tumors and improve response, particularly in PD-L1-negative disease. ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT03875573 .
P2 data • Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • ER (Estrogen receptor)
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PD-L1 expression • ER positive • HER-2 negative • PD-L1 negative • HER-2 negative + ER positive
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MammaPrint®
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Imfinzi (durvalumab) • oleclumab (MEDI9447)
2ms
A Case of Unresectable Ampulla of Vater Carcinoma Successfully Treated with Conversion Surgery Following Sequential Systemic Chemotherapy Including Durvalumab. (PubMed, Surg Case Rep)
Sequential systemic chemotherapy including durvalumab is suggested as a useful future treatment option and may contribute to conversion surgery for unresectable ampulla of Vater carcinoma.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker
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PD-L1 (Programmed death ligand 1)
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PD-L1 expression
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cisplatin • Imfinzi (durvalumab) • gemcitabine