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)

Last updated: November 14, 2024
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

N/A

Treatment

MK-0482

MK-4830

Pembrolizumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT04165083
3475-01B
MK-3475-01B
2020-001627-14
KEYMAKER-U01B
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion:

  • Has a histologically- or cytologically-confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV squamous ornon-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 orwithin the interval from completion of last treatment but before entering thescreening period or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion notpreviously 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 spermduring the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of studytreatment

  • Female participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of thefollowing conditions apply:

  1. Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) OR

  2. A WOCBP who agrees to use contraception during the treatment period and for atleast 120 days after the last dose of study treatment

  • Has adequate organ function within 10 days of initiation of study treatment

Exclusion

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 ofimmunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment

  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required activetreatment within the past 2 years

  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatousmeningitis

  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2years

  • Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has currentpneumonitis

  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy

  • Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acutemyocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study treatment, or New YorkHeart 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 withcooperating 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 6months of the first dose of study treatment

  • Has received any prior immunotherapy and was discontinued from that treatment due toa severe or worse immune-related adverse event (irAE)

  • Has had chemotherapy or biological cancer therapy within 4 weeks before the firstdose of study treatment or has not recovered to Common Terminology Criteria forAdverse Events (CTCAE) Grade 1 or better from the AEs due to cancer therapeuticsadministered more than 4 weeks before the first dose of study treatment (includingparticipants 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 countryis allowed as long as they are messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines,adenoviral vaccines, or inactivated vaccines. Investigational vaccines (ie, thosenot licensed or approved for Emergency Use) are not allowed

  • Has received prior systemic cytotoxic chemotherapy or other targeted or biologicalantineoplastic 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 deathreceptor ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or prior therapy targeting other immuno-regulatoryreceptors or mechanisms

  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigationalagent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose ofstudy 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 theprojected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 daysafter the last dose of study treatment

  • Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

Study Design

Total Participants: 120
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: MK-0482
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
December 22, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
September 17, 2025

Study Description

The master screening protocol is MK-3475-U01(KEYMAKER-U01) - NCT04165798

Connect with a study center

  • Petz Aladar Megyei Oktato Korhaz ( Site 0062)

    Gyor, Gyor-Moson-Sopron 9024
    Hungary

    Site Not Available

  • Jasz Nagykun Szolnok Megyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz Rendelointezet ( Site 0061)

    Szolnok, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok 5000
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Vármegyei Hetényi Géza Kórház ( Site 0061)

    Szolnok, Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok 5000
    Hungary

    Site Not Available

  • Orszagos Koranyi Pulmonologiai Intezet ( Site 0060)

    Budapest, 1121
    Hungary

    Site Not Available

  • Soroka Medical Center ( Site 0072)

    Beer-Sheva, 8457108
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology ( Site 0076)

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 0075)

    Jerusalem, 9103102
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Meir Medical Center ( Site 0071)

    Kfar-Saba, 4428132
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0074)

    Petah Tikva, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Chaim Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0070)

    Ramat Gan, 5262000
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 0077)

    Tel Aviv, 6423906
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi ( Site 0173)

    Florence, Firenze 50134
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Policlinico Gemelli di Roma ( Site 0174)

    Roma, Lazio 00168
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele ( Site 0171)

    Milano, 20132
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ( Site 0081)

    Seongnam-si, Kyonggi-do 13620
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center ( Site 0082)

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital ( Site 0080)

    Seoul, 03722
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworow Pluca i Klatki Pier

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 02-781
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Early Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 0150)

    Gdańsk, Pomorskie 80-952
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Szpital Wojewódzki im. Mikoaja Kopernika w Koszalinie-Oddzial Dzienny Chemioterapii ( Site 0152)

    Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie 75-581
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • ICO L Hospitalet ( Site 0090)

    Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona 08907
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Quiron Madrid ( Site 0091)

    Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid 28223
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0001)

    Gilbert, Arizona 85234
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope ( Site 0014)

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 0007)

    San Francisco, California 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Georgetown University ( Site 0036)

    Washington, District of Columbia 20007
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center ( Site 0019)

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0293
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center ( Site 0033)

    Baltimore, Maryland 21237
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 0002)

    Boston, Massachusetts 02215
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Massachusetts General Hospital ( Site 0003)

    Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oncology Hematology West, PC DBA Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0031)

    Omaha, Nebraska 68130
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ( Site 0016)

    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03766
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 0037)

    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0034)

    New York, New York 10016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sanford Fargo Medical Center ( Site 0039)

    Fargo, North Dakota 58102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cleveland Clinic ( Site 0006)

    Cleveland, Ohio 44195
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0015)

    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania ( Site 0010)

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sanford Cancer Center ( Site 0038)

    Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0009)

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

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