Clinical trial • Phase II • Oncology|Respiratory

pembrolizumab for Non-small cell lung cancer|Unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer

Phase II trial of pembrolizumab for Non-small cell lung cancer|Unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Respiratory
Trial Disease
Non-small cell lung cancer|Unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer
Trial Stage
Phase II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
15-11-2024
First CTIS Authorization Date
16-12-2024

Trial design

Randomised, control: chemo-radiotherapy (ct-rt) followed by observation (no active maintenance); experimental: pembrolizumab maintenance following ct-rt (up to 24 months). dose/schedule not specified in the ctis record. Phase II trial across 13 sites in Italy.

Randomised
Yes
Comparator
Control: Chemo-radiotherapy (CT-RT) followed by observation (no active maintenance); Experimental: Pembrolizumab maintenance following CT-RT (up to 24 months). Dose/schedule not specified in the CTIS record.
Target Sample Size
126
Trial Duration For Participant
730

Eligibility

Recruits 126 No vulnerable population selected. Participants must be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial. The trial enrols adults (inclusion requires being 18 years of age at consent). Prescreening and adult informed consent documents are present..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable population selected. Participants must be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial. The trial enrols adults (inclusion requires being 18 years of age at consent). Prescreening and adult informed consent documents are present.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial.\n- Be 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.\n- Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1\n- Be willing to provide tissue from a newly obtained core, trucut biopsy or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion. Newly-obtained is defined as a specimen obtained up to 6 weeks (42 days) prior to initiation of treatment on Day 1. Subjects for whom newlyobtained samples cannot be provided (e.g. inaccessible or subject safety concern) may submit an archived specimen only upon agreement from the PI\n- Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the ECOG Performance Scale\n- Demonstrate adequate organ function as defined in Table 1, all screening labs should be performed within 10 days of treatment initiation\n- Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.\n- Female subjects of childbearing potential should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication (Section 8.14.2). Subjects of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for > 1 year.\n- Male subjects should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy."}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment\n- Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject’s participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.\n- Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial\n- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.\n- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent.\n- Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).\n- Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., hepatitis B virus surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV ribonucleic acid [RNA] qualitative is detected).\n- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy\n- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatmen\n- Has a known history of active Bacillus Tuberculosis (TB)\n- Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients.\n- Has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier\n- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.\n- Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (e.g., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.\n- Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis, or has evidence of interstitial lung disease\n- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Median overall survival (OS) time","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall survival (OS) defined as the time from randomization to death or last follow-up","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS defined as the time from randomization to death or last follow-up"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Progression Free Survival (PFS) intended as the time from randomization to disease progression or death","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS intended as the time from randomization to disease progression or death"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Response Rate (ORR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
126
Recruitment Window Months
94
Consent Approach
Written informed consent is required from participants. Inclusion criteria state: "Be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial." Prescreening consent forms and adult consent forms are included in the documents. Participant population is adults (18+). Documents available include English-language recruitment/informed consent materials (document title includes 'en') and Italian-language consent forms (titles in Italian).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
126

Italy

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
15-11-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
07-05-2025
Processing Time Days
173
Number Of Sites
13
Number Of Participants
126

Sites

Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria San Luigi Gonzaga
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Francesco Passiglia
Principal Investigator Email
francesco.passiglia@unito.it
Contact Person Name
Francesco Passiglia
Contact Person Email
francesco.passiglia@unito.it
Site Name
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Di Taranto
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
salvatore pisconti
Principal Investigator Email
salvatorepisconti@hotmail.it
Contact Person Name
salvatore pisconti
Contact Person Email
salvatorepisconti@hotmail.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
federica Bertolini
Principal Investigator Email
bertolini.federica@aou.mo.it
Contact Person Name
federica Bertolini
Contact Person Email
bertolini.federica@aou.mo.it
Site Name
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Alessandro Morabito
Principal Investigator Email
a.morabito@istitutotumori.na.it
Contact Person Name
Alessandro Morabito
Site Name
San Raffaele Hospital
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Stefano Cascinu
Principal Investigator Email
cascinu.stefano@hsr.it
Contact Person Name
Stefano Cascinu
Contact Person Email
cascinu.stefano@hsr.it
Site Name
Careggi University Hospital
Department Name
radiotherapy
Principal Investigator Name
Vieri Scotti
Principal Investigator Email
vieri.scotti@unifi.it
Contact Person Name
Vieri Scotti
Contact Person Email
vieri.scotti@unifi.it
Site Name
Istituto Tumori Bari Giovanni Paolo II
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Domenico Galetta
Principal Investigator Email
galetta@oncologico.bari.it
Contact Person Name
Domenico Galetta
Contact Person Email
galetta@oncologico.bari.it
Site Name
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Carlo Genova
Principal Investigator Email
carlo.genova@hsanmartino.it
Contact Person Name
Carlo Genova
Contact Person Email
carlo.genova@hsanmartino.it
Site Name
Centro Di Riferimento Oncologico Di Aviano
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Alessandra Bearz
Principal Investigator Email
abearz@cro.it
Contact Person Name
Alessandra Bearz
Contact Person Email
abearz@cro.it
Site Name
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico In Forma A Bbreviata Fon
Department Name
radiotherapy
Principal Investigator Name
Sara Ramella
Principal Investigator Email
S.Ramella@unicampus.it
Contact Person Name
Sara Ramella
Contact Person Email
S.Ramella@unicampus.it
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Vincenzo Adamo
Principal Investigator Email
vadamo@unime.it
Contact Person Name
Vincenzo Adamo
Contact Person Email
vadamo@unime.it
Site Name
Humanitas Mirasole S.p.A.
Department Name
Oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Armando Santoro
Principal Investigator Email
armando.santoro@cancercenter.humanitas.it
Contact Person Name
Armando Santoro
Site Name
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
Department Name
oncology
Principal Investigator Name
Enrica Milanesi
Contact Person Name
Enrica Milanesi

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Universita' Degli Studi Di Torino
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Italy

Third parties

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Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
KEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
pembrolizumab
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
Intravenous infusion
Authorisation Status
Authorised (marketing authorisation referenced in product data)
Maximum Dose
200 mg

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