Lung Cancer Clinical Trial
KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 2: Efficacy and Safety Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) When Used With Investigational Agents in Treatment-naïve Participants With Anti-programmed Cell Death Receptor Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Positive Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01B/KEYMAKER-U01B)
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination with MK-4830 in treatment-naïve participants with advanced squamous or non-squamous NSCLC that is PD-L1 positive.
This study is one of three pembrolizumab substudies being conducted under one pembrolizumab umbrella master protocol (MK-3475-U01/KEYMAKER-U01).
The pembrolizumab+MK-0482 arm was added with Amendment 6.
Full Description
The master screening protocol is MK-3475-U01(KEYMAKER-U01) - NCT04165798
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion:
Has a histologically- or cytologically-confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV squamous or non-squamous NSCLC.
Has non-squamous NSCLC and is not eligible for an approved targeted therapy.
Is able to provide archival tumor tissue sample collected either within 5 years or within the interval from completion of last treatment but before entering the screening period or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated obtained within 90 days of treatment initiation.
Has not received prior systemic treatment for metastatic NSCLC
Has programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥1%
Is able to complete all screening procedures within the 35-day screening window.
Male participants must agree to use contraception and refrain from donating sperm during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
Female participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions apply:
Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR
A WOCBP who agrees to use contraception during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
Has adequate organ function within 10 days of initiation of study treatment
Exclusion Criteria:
Has a diagnosis of small cell lung cancer
Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment
Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years
Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis
Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study treatment, or New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure
Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
Has a known history of Hepatitis B or known active Hepatitis C virus infection
Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperating with the requirements of the study
Has had major surgery <3 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
Has received prior radiation therapy to the lung that is >30 Gray (Gy) within 6 months of the first dose of study treatment
Has received any prior immunotherapy and was discontinued from that treatment due to a severe or worse immune-related adverse event (irAE)
Has had chemotherapy or biological cancer therapy within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment or has not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 1 or better from the AEs due to cancer therapeutics administered more than 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment (including participants who had previous immunomodulatory therapy with residual irAEs)
Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment. Any licensed COVID-19 vaccine (including for Emergency Use) in a particular country is allowed as long as they are messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines, adenoviral vaccines, or inactivated vaccines. Investigational vaccines (ie, those not licensed or approved for Emergency Use) are not allowed
Has received prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy or other targeted or biological antineoplastic therapy for metastatic disease.
Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1), anti-programmed cell death receptor ligand 1 (PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death receptor ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or prior therapy targeting other immuno-regulatory receptors or mechanisms
Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment
Has had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with monoclonal antibodies (including pembrolizumab) and/or any of their excipients
Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
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There are 37 Locations for this study
San Francisco California, 94158, United States More Info
Lexington Kentucky, 40536, United States More Info
Baltimore Maryland, 21237, United States More Info
Omaha Nebraska, 68130, United States More Info
Lebanon New Hampshire, 03766, United States More Info
Hackensack New Jersey, 07601, United States More Info
New York New York, 10016, United States More Info
Cleveland Ohio, 44195, United States
Columbus Ohio, 43210, United States More Info
Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 19104, United States More Info
Houston Texas, 77030, United States
Szolnok Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok, 5000, Hungary More Info
Beer-Sheva , 84571, Israel
Seongnam-si Kyonggi-do, 13620, Korea, Republic of More Info
Warszawa Mazowieckie, 02-78, Poland More Info
Gdańsk Pomorskie, 80-95, Poland More Info
Koszalin Zachodniopomorskie, 75-58, Poland More Info
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