Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Therapy for Participants With Resectable Stage II, IIIA, and Resectable IIIB (T3-4N2) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-3475-671/KEYNOTE-671)
Lead Sponsor:
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Conditions:
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination with platinum doublet neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before surgery \[neoadjuvant phase\], followed by pembro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have previously untreated and pathologically confirmed resectable Stage II, IIIA, or IIIB (N2) NSCLC.
- If male, must agree to use contraception or practice abstinence as well as refrain from donating sperm during the treatment period and for the time needed to eliminate each study intervention after the last dose of study intervention.
- If female, may participate if not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions apply: 1) not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP); or 2) a WOCBP who agrees to follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for the time needed to eliminate each study intervention after the last dose of study intervention and agrees not to donate eggs (ova, oocytes) to others or freeze/store for her own use for the purpose of reproduction during this period.
- Have available formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue sample blocks for submission. If blocks are not available, have unstained slides for submission for central programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) testing.
- Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 within 10 days of randomization.
- Have adequate organ function.
Exclusion
- Has one of the following tumor locations/types:1) NSCLC involving the superior sulcus; 2) Large cell neuro-endocrine cancer (LCNEC); or 3) Sarcomatoid tumor.
- Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis /interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that requires steroids.
- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
- Has had an allogenic tissue/sold organ transplant.
- Has a known severe hypersensitivity (≥ Grade 3) to pembrolizumab, its active substance and/or any of its excipients.
- Has a known severe hypersensitivity (≥ Grade 3) to any of the study chemotherapy agents and/or to any of their excipients.
- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years.
- Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- Has a known history of Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
- Has a known history of active tuberculosis.
- Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate.
- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperating with the requirements of the trial.
- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another co-inhibitory T-cell receptor.
- Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents for the current malignancy prior to randomization/allocation.
- Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of trial treatment.
- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial drug.
- Is currently participating in or has participated in a trial of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving either systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of trial drug.
- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment within the past 5 years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 24 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 29 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
797 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03425643
Start Date
April 24 2018
End Date
June 29 2026
Last Update
December 3 2024
Active Locations (227)
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1
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0028)
Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85234
2
Western Regional Medical Center, Inc. ( Site 0050)
Goodyear, Arizona, United States, 85338
3
University of Arizona Cancer Center - Dignity Health ( Site 0062)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004
4
University of Arizona Cancer Center ( Site 0012)
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724