A study comparing the clinical benefit and side effects of Atezolizumab to docetaxel in patients with lung cancer who have not benefited from platinum-containing cancer drugs.

Inclusion criteria:
•Histologically or cytologically documented locally advanced or metastatic (i.e., Stage IIIB not eligible for definitive chemoradiotherapy, Stage IV, or recurrent) NSCLC
•Representative formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor specimens in paraffin blocks (preferred) or at least 15 unstained slides, with an associated pathology report, for central testing and determined to be evaluable for tumor PD-L1 expression prior to study enrollment
•Disease progression during or following treatment with a prior platinum-containing regimen for locally advanced, unresectable/inoperable or metastatic NSCLC or disease recurrence within 6 months of treatment with a platinum-based adjuvant/neoadjuvant regimen
•Measurable disease, as defined by RECIST v1.1
•ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
•Life expectancy > 12 weeks
• For female patients of childbearing potential, agreement (by patient) to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or to use highly effective form(s) of contraception (i.e., one that results in a low failure rate [< 1% per year] when used consistently and correctly) during the treatment period and to continue its use for 5 months after the last dose of atezolizumab

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 900
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 200

Exclusion criteria:
•Received therapeutic oral or IV antibiotics within 2 weeks prior to randomization
•Major surgical procedure within 4 weeks prior to randomization or anticipation of need for a major surgical procedure during the course of the study other than for diagnosis
•Administration of a live, attenuated vaccine within 4 weeks prior to randomization or anticipation that such a live attenuated vaccine will be required during the study
•Positive test for HIV
•Untreated or symptomatic central nervous system metastases
•History of autoimmune disease