Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology
pembrolizumab for Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Phase III trial of pembrolizumab for Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Monoclonal antibody | Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 09-06-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 12-09-2025
Trial design
Randomised, continuation of first-line (chemo-)immunotherapy (standard of care) as the comparator; specific drug doses and schedules are not specified in the available record.-controlled Phase III trial across 6 sites in Netherlands.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Continuation of first-line (chemo-)immunotherapy (standard of care) as the comparator; specific drug doses and schedules are not specified in the available record.
- Target Sample Size
- 500
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 540
Eligibility
Recruits 500 Vulnerable population not selected. Informed consent required: 'Signed and dated informed consent.' No assent, parental consent, or other vulnerable-population-specific consent procedures described in the available record..
- Vulnerable Population
- Vulnerable population not selected. Informed consent required: 'Signed and dated informed consent.' No assent, parental consent, or other vulnerable-population-specific consent procedures described in the available record.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Advanced, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer UICC stage IV\n- Having received first line immunotherapy or first line (chemo)immunotherapy for 6 months ±2 weeks\n- Response or stable disease according to RECIST 1.1 as determined by imaging no older than 3 weeks at moment of randomization\n- Signed and dated informed consent.\n- ECOG PS 0-2 and fit and willing to continue treatment with first line (chemo-)immunotherapy as deemed by the treating physician"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Other systemic anti-cancer treatment for the disease under study other than the first line (chemo-)immunotherapy\n- Any contra-indication (as per label) for treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Time to disease progression as measured by RECIST 1.1 or death due to any cause in each arm, where each patient is followed for progression for a maximum of 18 months after randomization.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured by RECIST 1.1 (radiological assessment) or death from any cause; each patient followed for progression for a maximum of 18 months after randomization."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients alive at 18 months after randomization of the last patient in each arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Survival status at 18 months after randomization of the last patient."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- The number and type of adverse events classified by CTCAE 5.0 grading in each arm.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events collected and classified according to CTCAE v5.0; number and type reported per arm."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- EQ-5D-5L, QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC19 questionnaire measured in each arm at baseline and every 3 months thereafter until progression with a maximum of 18 months after randomisation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient-reported outcomes using EQ-5D-5L, QLQ-C30 and QLQ-LC19 at baseline and every 3 months until progression (max 18 months)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- iMC, EQ-5D-5L questionnaire measured in each arm at baseline and every 3 months thereafter until progression with a maximum of 18 months after randomisation.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health economic measures including iMC and EQ-5D-5L collected at baseline and every 3 months until progression (max 18 months) for cost-utility and budget impact analyses."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 500
- Recruitment Window Months
- 72
- Consent Approach
- Signed and dated informed consent required from each participant. Subject information and ICF documents available (NL-NL versions listed). No mention of assent, parental consent, or multilingual age-specific consent procedures in the available record.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 6
- Total Number Of Participants
- 500
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 26-08-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 12-09-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 17
- Number Of Sites
- 6
- Number Of Participants
- 500
Sites
- Site Name
- Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Eric Van Thiel
- Contact Person Email
- wetenschap@asz.nl
- Site Name
- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Egbert Smit
- Contact Person Email
- E.F.Smit@lumc.nl
- Site Name
- Gelre Hospitals
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Flors Wachters
- Contact Person Email
- researchlongoncologie@gelre.nl
- Site Name
- Het Van Weel-Bethesda Ziekenhuis
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Uraujh Yousaf-Khan
- Contact Person Email
- research@vanweelbethesda.nl
- Site Name
- Haga Hospital
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Henk Codrington
- Contact Person Email
- research.longziekten@hagaziekenhuis.nl
- Site Name
- Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
- Department Name
- Longziekten
- Contact Person Name
- Willemijn Theelen
- Contact Person Email
- w.theelen@nki.nl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC)
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Netherlands
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- KEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- pembrolizumab
- Modality
- Monoclonal antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Route
- Intravenous
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/15/1024/002)
- Maximum Dose
- 400 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- ALIMTA 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion
- Active Substance
- pemetrexed
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- INTRAVENOUS
- Route
- Intravenous
- Authorisation Status
- Authorised (marketing authorisation EU/1/04/290/001)
- Maximum Dose
- 500 mg/m2
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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