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Registration number
NCT03976362
Ethics application status
Date submitted
3/06/2019
Date registered
6/06/2019
Date last updated
19/11/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Maintenance Olaparib in First-line Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC, MK-7339-008/KEYLYNK-008)
Scientific title
A Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin/Taxane (Paclitaxel or Nab-paclitaxel) Followed by Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance Olaparib in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
MK-7339-008
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
7339-008
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Non-small-cell Lung 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Non melanoma skin cancer

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Other - Pembrolizumab
Treatment: Drugs - Carboplatin
Treatment: Drugs - Paclitaxel
Treatment: Drugs - Nab-paclitaxel
Treatment: Drugs - Olaparib
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo

Experimental: Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin + Taxane + Olaparib - For the Induction Phase, participants receive 4 cycles:

Pembrolizumab 200 mg, intravenous (IV) on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle PLUS carboplatin PLUS a taxane (either paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) for 4 cycles (21-day cycles). If the participant has a complete or partial response or stable disease to induction therapy, the participant is randomized to maintenance therapy.

For the Maintenance Phase, participants receive pembrolizumab IV on Day 1 of each 21-day for up to 31 cycles PLUS maintenance oral olaparib 300 mg twice daily. In the Maintenance Phase, the participant continues to receive maintenance olaparib until centrally verified progressive disease, physician decision or intolerable toxicity.

Active comparator: Pembrolizumab + Carboplatin + Taxane + Olaparib Placebo - For the Induction Phase, participants receive 4 cycles:

Pembrolizumab 200 mg, intravenous (IV) on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle PLUS carboplatin PLUS a taxane (either paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel) for 4 cycles (21-day cycles). If the participant has a complete or partial response or stable disease to induction therapy, the participant is randomized to maintenance therapy.

For the Maintenance Phase, participants receive pembrolizumab IV on Day 1 of each 21-day for up to 31 cycles PLUS matching maintenance olaparib placebo twice daily. In the Maintenance Phase, the participant continues to receive maintenance olaparib placebo until centrally verified progressive disease, physician decision or intolerable toxicity.


Treatment: Other: Pembrolizumab
IV infusion

Treatment: Drugs: Carboplatin
IV infusion

Treatment: Drugs: Paclitaxel
IV infusion

Treatment: Drugs: Nab-paclitaxel
IV infusion

Treatment: Drugs: Olaparib
Tablets

Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo to olaparib, tablets
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Other
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 39 months
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 46 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Number of Participants With One or More Adverse Events (AEs)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 4 years
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Intervention Due to an AE
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 4 years
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Global Health Status (GHS)/ Quality of Life (QoL) (Items 29 and 30) Combined Scale Score
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Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Global Health Status (GHS)/Quality of Life (QoL) (Items 29 and 30) Scale Score
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Up to approximately 2 years
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13) Cough (Item 1) Scale Score
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13) Cough (Item 1) Scale Score
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Up to approximately 2 years
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13) Chest Pain (Item 10) Scale Score
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire Lung Cancer Module 13 (QLQ-LC13) Chest Pain (Item 10) Scale Score
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Up to approximately 2 years
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Dyspnea (Item 8) Scale Score
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Dyspnea (Item 8) Scale Score
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Up to approximately 2 years
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Change From Baseline in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Physical Functioning (Items 1 to 5) Scale Score
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Baseline and Week 24
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Time to True Deterioration (TTD) in European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Physical Functioning (Items 1 to 5) Scale Score
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Up to approximately 2 years

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
1. Have a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis squamous NSCLC.
2. Have Stage IV squamous NSCLC.
3. Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1.
4. Have not received prior systemic treatment for their advanced/metastatic NSCLC.
5. Have provided archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or incisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated.

Note: Adequacy of biopsy specimen for the above analyses must be confirmed by the central laboratory before the participant can receive study intervention(s). Submission of another tumor specimen may be required prior to enrolling the participant, if adequate tumor tissue was not provided the first time.
6. Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status assessed within 7 days prior to the administration of study intervention
7. Have a life expectancy of at least 3 months.
8. Has adequate organ function.
9. Male and female participants who are not pregnant and of childbearing potential must follow contraceptive guidance during the treatment period and for 180 days afterwards.
10. Male participants must refrain from donating sperm during the treatment period and for 180 days afterwards.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
1. Has non-squamous histology NSCLC.
2. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has progressed within the past 3 years requiring active treatment.
3. Has known active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
4. Has a known hypersensitivity to any components or excipients of carboplatin, paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel, or olaparib.
5. Has a severe hypersensitivity (=Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients.
6. Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years.
7. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy.
8. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, a known history of hepatitis B infection, or known active hepatitis C virus infection.
9. Has interstitial lung disease, or history of pneumonitis requiring systemic steroids for treatment.
10. Has received prior therapy with olaparib or with any other polyadenosine 5' diphosphoribose (polyADP ribose) polymerization (PARP) inhibitor.
11. Has received prior therapy with an agent directed to programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), anti PD-L2, or directed to a stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), OX-40, CD137).
12. Has myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)/acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or with features suggestive of MDS/AML.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s

The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
28/06/2019
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
12/03/2025
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
851
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,VIC
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Liverpool Hospital ( Site 1201) - Liverpool
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Southern Medical Day Care Centre ( Site 1200) - Wollongong
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Townsville General Hospital ( Site 1202) - Townsville
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Monash Cancer Centre ( Site 1205) - Clayton
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2170 - Liverpool
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2500 - Wollongong
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
4814 - Townsville
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The current study will compare pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus maintenance olaparib, vs. pembrolizumab plus maintenance olaparib placebo for the treatment of squamous NSCLC. The study's 2 primary hypotheses are:

1. Pembrolizumab plus maintenance olaparib is superior to pembrolizumab plus maintenance olaparib placebo with respect to progression-free survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 by blinded independent clinical review (BICR).
2. Pembrolizumab plus maintenance olaparib is superior to pembrolizumab plus maintenance olaparib placebo with respect to overall survival (OS).

As of Amendment 07, there will be no further analyses for OS and patient-reported outcome assessments.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03976362
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03976362