Pembrolizumab for High-Grade Meningioma
Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?
This research study is studying a drug as a possible treatment for High Grade Meningioma.The drug involved in this study is an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab
Research Team
Priscilla K. Brastianos
Principal Investigator
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for adults with recurrent or residual high-grade meningioma. Candidates can have had previous treatments but must show measurable disease progression post-radiation, if applicable. They should be in good physical condition (ECOG Performance Status < 2), not pregnant or nursing, and on a stable low dose of dexamethasone. People with brainstem lesions, active infections, certain psychiatric conditions, recent immunosuppressive treatments, known hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or its components are excluded.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants receive pembrolizumab every 3 weeks through IV infusion
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment
Treatment Details
Interventions
- Pembrolizumab
Pembrolizumab is already approved in United States, European Union, United Kingdom for the following indications:
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with PD-L1 CPS ≥1
- Melanoma
- Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Urothelial carcinoma
- Colorectal cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial carcinoma
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with PD-L1 CPS ≥1
- Melanoma
- Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
- Urothelial carcinoma
- Colorectal cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Hepatocellular carcinoma
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Cervical cancer
- Endometrial carcinoma
- Untreated metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with PD-L1 CPS ≥1
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry Sponsor
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