MDT-BRIDGE (NCT05925530) is AstraZeneca's phase II adaptive study in resectable and borderline-resectable stage IIB–IIIB NSCLC: 1–2 cycles of neoadjuvant durvalumab plus chemotherapy, then multidisciplinary reassessment routes each patient to surgery or definitive chemoradiotherapy, followed by adjuvant or consolidation durvalumab. Presented at WCLC 2026 (OA04.02, Martin Reck): 74.6% overall resection rate, 96.2% R0, pCR 27.3%, and 12-month EFS of 90.1% in the resectable cohort.
Adaptive phase II: 1–2 cycles of neoadjuvant durvalumab + platinum chemotherapy, then MDT reassessment — surgery if resectable, definitive chemoradiotherapy if not — followed by adjuvant durvalumab (post-surgery) or consolidation durvalumab (post-CRT). (Presented WCLC 2026 OA04.02; verbatim KOL captures)
Of 142 treated patients (full analysis set): 74.6% underwent resection, and 96.2% OF THOSE RESECTED achieved R0; pCR 27.3% (full analysis set); 12-month EFS 90.1% among patients deemed resectable at MDT reassessment; 92.3% of all patients received curative-intent surgery or CRT; 76% of borderline-resectable patients converted to resectable. (Presented data via the verbatim physician captures on this page: Patil, Özkerim, Horinouchi, Díaz-García)
Resectability becomes a treatment-modifiable state assessed after induction rather than a fixed baseline call — the study's core concept per the physicians discussing it. (Verbatim KOL posts)
⚠️ The MDT-BRIDGE strategy is investigational. Durvalumab (Imfinzi) is approved in other NSCLC settings (unresectable stage III consolidation per PACIFIC; perioperative per AEGEAN); this bridging paradigm is not an approved regimen. (FDA labeling context)
Perioperative morbidity and treatment-related adverse-event data from OA04.02 are NOT reproduced on this page — our coverage reports the presented efficacy and surgical outcomes only. Consult the primary presentation for the safety tables before drawing risk-benefit conclusions. (Editorial disclosure)
Urs Weber: “I really like the adaptive design of MDT-Bridge.” Yago Garitaonaindía: “Compelling results” — “Stop calling full resectability upfront: assess it after neoadjuvant chemo-IO.”

Dr. @MartinReck2 presents MDT-Bridge at #WCLC26: pts with resectable or borderline resectable NSCLC received 1-2 cycles of durvalumab + chemotherapy then surgery if resectable or CRT if not, followed by adjuvant/consolidation durvalumab. Of those with borderline resectable NSCLC, 62% underwent resection (97% R0). Overall resection rate 75% and 27% pCR rate.

🆙#WCLC26 #LCSM Oral Session 🔥MDT-BRIDGE: Neoadjuvant Durvalumab + Chemotherapy for Resectable/Borderline Resectable Stage IIB-IIIB NSCLC 🎙️ @MartinReck2 🔢OA04.02 🎯Resection Rate 74.6%; pCR 27.3% and 12-Mo EFS 90.1% in Resectable Cohort ☑️NCT05925530 🔗 https://t.co/rN1vqVmvgD @OncoAlert @Larvol @IASLC

#WCLC26 | MDT-BRIDGE Neoadjuvant durvalumab + platinum-based chemotherapy in resectable/borderline resectable stage IIB–IIIB NSCLC: • Resection rate: 74.6% • pCR: 27.3% • 12-month EFS: 90.1% in the resectable cohort • 92.3% of patients underwent either surgery or CRT after neoadjuvant treatment. An interesting MDT-based approach integrating surgery and CRT according to reassessment @OncoAlert @ManuelDomine @weoncologists @OpenMedKate

MDT-BRIDGE: Treat First. Decide Surgery Later? A simple but interesting concept in locally advanced NSCLC: • Start with chemo-immunotherapy rather than locking in the local treatment upfront. • Then reassess in the MDT. • If resectable → surgery. • If not resectable → definitive chemoradiotherapy. • Continue durvalumab after either pathway. The idea: Treat → Reassess → Choose the best curative-intent path. Reference: Reck M et al. MDT-BRIDGE Primary Analysis. WCLC 2026; OA04.02. #MVOnco #WCLC2026 #MDTBRIDGE #NSCLC #LungCancer

🫁 MDT-BRIDGE: a perioperative-to-definitive strategy for stage IIB-IIIB NSCLC. @MartinReck2 Neoadjuvant durvalumab + chemotherapy followed by surgery or CRT achieved: • Resection rate: 74.6% • R0 resection: 96.2% • pCR: 27.3% • 12-month EFS: 90.1% in resectable patients • 12-month PFS: 75.1% in patients becoming unresectable Overall, 92.3% received surgery or CRT, supporting multidisciplinary reassessment to maintain curative-intent treatment. #CánCare #NSCLC #ThoracicOncology #Immunotherapy #Durvalumab #WCLC26 @IASLC

8. MDT-BRIDGE ⭐️Neoadjuvant durvalumab + chemo --> followed by serial MDT reassessment allowed 92.3% of patients to receive to curative-intent surgery or CRT, even with nearly a third of pts having borderline resectable disease 🗝️ KEY INSIGHTS: - 74.6% overall resection rate (n = 142) - 96.2% R0 resection - 27.3% pCR among patients remaining resectable - 90.1% 12-mo EFS in the resectable cohort - 75.1% 12-mo PFS in those converted to CRT ⚡️The interesting concept here isn't prior neoadjuvant exposure. Rather it’s the dynamic treatment strategy, allowing patients to transition from surgery to definitive CRT rather than abandoning curative intent when resectability changes. This will be a heavily debated study. @lcsmchat @OncoAlert @OncLive @LungCancerEu @Lung_Cancers @MedwatchHQ
Locally advanced NSCLC forces an upfront call — operable or not — that determines a patient's entire pathway. MDT-BRIDGE inverts that: give 1–2 cycles of durvalumab plus chemotherapy first, then let the multidisciplinary team decide with response information in hand. At WCLC 2026 Martin Reck presented the primary analysis: nearly three-quarters of all patients were resected (96.2% R0), three-quarters of the borderline group converted to resectable, and 92.3% reached curative-intent local therapy of one kind or the other.
Physicians called out the pragmatism: the design mirrors how tumor boards actually think, and offers a protocolized route for the borderline group that trials usually exclude. Patient selection and longer follow-up remain the open questions KOLs flagged.
Phase II adaptive: neoadjuvant durvalumab + chemo (1–2 cycles) → MDT reassessment → surgery or definitive CRT → adjuvant/consolidation durvalumab. (WCLC 2026 OA04.02 via verbatim captures)
Resectable and borderline-resectable stage IIB–IIIB NSCLC; n=142 in the presented analysis. (Verbatim KOL captures)
Resection rate, R0 rate, pCR, EFS; 12-month EFS 90.1% in the resectable cohort. (Verbatim KOL captures)
Martin Reck, MD — WCLC 2026 oral OA04.02. (Verbatim KOL captures)
Of the 142 treated patients (full analysis set), 74.6% underwent resection; the R0 rate of 96.2% is among those resected, and pCR of 27.3% is in the full analysis set. Among borderline-resectable patients, 76% converted to resectable after induction, and 92.3% of all patients received curative-intent surgery or chemoradiotherapy. Safety and perioperative-morbidity tables are in the primary presentation and are not reproduced here. (WCLC 2026 OA04.02, via verbatim physician captures: Patil, Özkerim, Díaz-García)
Resection 74.6% · R0 96.2% · pCR 27.3%12-month EFS was 90.1% in the resectable cohort (12-month PFS 75.1% reported for the definitive-CRT pathway per physician capture) — early but supportive of the bridging strategy; longer follow-up pending. (WCLC 2026 OA04.02 via verbatim captures: Horinouchi, Díaz-García)
12-mo EFS 90.1% (resectable cohort)MDT-BRIDGE (NCT05925530) is an AstraZeneca phase II study in resectable and borderline-resectable stage IIB–IIIB NSCLC. Patients receive 1–2 cycles of neoadjuvant durvalumab plus chemotherapy, then a multidisciplinary team reassesses resectability: resectable patients go to surgery, others to definitive chemoradiotherapy, with adjuvant or consolidation durvalumab afterward.
In the primary analysis presented by Martin Reck (OA04.02, 142 treated patients): a resection rate of 74.6% of all treated patients, R0 in 96.2% of those resected, pathological complete response in 27.3%, 12-month event-free survival of 90.1% among patients deemed resectable at MDT reassessment, and 92.3% of all patients reaching curative-intent surgery or CRT. About 76% of borderline-resectable patients became resectable after induction. Safety and perioperative-morbidity data are in the primary presentation and not reproduced on this page.
It treats resectability as a dynamic, treatment-modifiable state judged after induction therapy rather than a fixed baseline label — matching how multidisciplinary tumor boards actually work and creating a protocolized pathway for borderline patients whom conventional trials exclude.
No. The MDT-BRIDGE strategy is investigational. Durvalumab (Imfinzi, AstraZeneca) is approved in other NSCLC settings — consolidation after chemoradiotherapy in unresectable stage III (PACIFIC) and perioperative use (AEGEAN) — but the adaptive bridging paradigm itself is not an approved regimen.
Phase II size, no randomized comparator, and the patient-selection question physicians raised — plus the need for longer event-free and overall survival follow-up before the strategy can claim practice-changing status.
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Compiled and reviewed by the KOL Pulse research team, led by Brian Shields, Founder, KOL Pulse. Last updated September 13, 2026. Every statistic carries its source label in place; every quote is verbatim from the physician's own post.