Drs. Nate Pennell, Mary Pinder, and Jack West discuss the START trial of L-BLP-25 (tecemotide) immunotherapy in locally advanced NSCLC.

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One of the highest profile clinical studies over the last few years has been the START trial of Stimuvax, also known as L-BLP-25 or tecemotide, an immunotherapy that looked promising in a randomized phase II trial that led to a subsequent phase III trial that administered Stimuvax or placebo after chemo and radiation for locally advanced (stage III) NSCLC, as described more in this post about STIMUVAX and the START trial from early 2007.