Pembrolizumab + Investigational Agents for Lung Cancer

Recruiting at 10 trial locations

Overseen By Toll Free Number

Age: 18+

Sex: Any

Trial Phase: Phase 2

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Must not be taking: Immunosuppressants, Corticosteroids

Disqualifiers: Cardiovascular disease, Autoimmune disease, Infection, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Prior Safety Data This treatment has passed at least one previous human trial

Breakthrough Therapy This drug has been fast-tracked for approval by the FDA given its high promise

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 18

60 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The main goals are after treatment given before surgery, to measure the number of people who have no signs of cancer cells in tumors and lymph nodes removed during surgery; and to learn about whether the cancer gets smaller or goes away by measuring the number of people with a certain number of living cancer cells in the tumor removed during surgery.

Who Is on the Research Team?

Medical Director

Principal Investigator

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for individuals with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Participants should be suitable for surgery and have not received prior systemic therapy for their lung cancer. Specific details on inclusion or exclusion criteria are not provided.

Inclusion Criteria

The main inclusion

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Neoadjuvant Treatment

Participants receive pembrolizumab and chemotherapy prior to surgery

12 weeks

4 cycles of treatment every 3 weeks

Surgery

Participants undergo surgical resection of the tumor

1 week

1 surgical visit

Adjuvant Treatment

Participants receive pembrolizumab post-surgery for 13 cycles

39 weeks

13 cycles of treatment every 3 weeks

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

Up to 5 years

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Pembrolizumab

Trial Overview The study tests Pembrolizumab combined with other agents like Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Gemcitabine, etc., before (neoadjuvant) and after (adjuvant) surgery. The aim is to see if the treatment clears cancer cells from tumors and lymph nodes during surgery.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Pembrolizumab + Sacituzumab tirumotecan Experimental Treatment 13 Interventions

Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W for 4 cycles (each cycle is 21 days); sacituzumab tirumotecan 4 mg/kg Q2W for 6 cycles (each cycle is 14 days), followed by surgery. Adjuvant: After surgery pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W for 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days). Optional adjuvant platinum-based doublet chemotherapy up to 4 cycles may be given at the investigator's discretion.

Group II: Pembrolizumab + Platinum Active Control 7 Interventions

Neoadjuvant: Prior to surgery pembrolizumab 200 mg every three weeks (Q3W) for 4 cycles (each cycle is 21 days); Cisplatin 75 mg/m\^2 Q3W with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 8 Q3W (squamous tumors), pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 Q3W (nonsquamous tumors), or paclitaxel 175 mg/m\^2 or 200 mg/m\^2 q3w (any histology) OR Carboplatin AUC 5 mg/mL• min or AUC 6 mg/mL• min with paclitaxel 175 mg/m\^2 or 200 mg/m\^2 Q3W (any histology), pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 Q3W (nonsquamous tumors), or gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 8 Q3W (squamous tumors); followed by surgery. Adjuvant: After surgery pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W for 13 cycles (each cycle is 21 days).

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Lead Sponsor

Trials

4,096

Recruited

5,232,000+

Chirfi Guindo

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Chief Marketing Officer since 2022

Degree in Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris, MBA from New York University Stern School of Business

Robert M. Davis

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Chief Executive Officer since 2021

JD from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Bachelor's in Finance from Miami University