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Registration number
NCT04428151
Ethics application status
Date submitted
9/06/2020
Date registered
11/06/2020
Date last updated
14/07/2025

Titles & IDs
Public title
Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) vs. Standard Chemotherapy and Lenvatinib Monotherapy in Participants With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma That Progressed After Platinum Therapy and Immunotherapy (MK-7902-009/E7080-G000-228/LEAP-009)
Scientific title
A Phase 2, Randomized, Open-label Three-arm Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Standard of Care Chemotherapy and Lenvatinib Monotherapy in Participants With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) That Have Progressed After Platinum Therapy and Immunotherapy (PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors) (LEAP-009)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
LEAP-009
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
7902-009
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Non melanoma skin cancer
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Kidney
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Head and neck

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Lenvatinib
Treatment: Other - Pembrolizumab
Treatment: Drugs - Docetaxel
Treatment: Drugs - Capecitabine
Treatment: Drugs - Paclitaxel
Treatment: Drugs - Cetuximab
Treatment: Drugs - Lenvatinib

Experimental: Lenvatinib + Pembrolizumab - Participants will be treated with the combination of lenvatinib (once daily 20 mg oral dose) plus pembrolizumab (200 mg 30-minute intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for 35 cycles), until centrally verified disease progression, or until a protocol-specified discontinuation criterion is met. Participants may receive up to an additional 17 cycles of pembrolizumab as Second Course treatment, with or without lenvatinib.

Active comparator: SOC Chemotherapy - Participants will be treated with investigator's choice of standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy (docetaxel, paclitaxel, cetuximab, or capecitabine) until centrally verified disease progression, or until a protocol-specified discontinuation criterion is met.

Active comparator: Lenvatinib Monotherapy - Participants will be treated with lenvatinib monotherapy (once daily 24 mg oral dose) until centrally verified disease progression, or until a protocol-specified discontinuation criterion is met.


Treatment: Drugs: Lenvatinib
20 mg once daily, taken as oral capsules

Treatment: Other: Pembrolizumab
200 mg 30-minute IV infusion on day 1 of each 21-day cycle

Treatment: Drugs: Docetaxel
75 mg/m\^2 administered as an IV infusion on day 1 of each 21-day cycle

Treatment: Drugs: Capecitabine
1250 mg/m\^2 twice daily on days 1-14 of each 21-day cycle, taken as oral tablets

Treatment: Drugs: Paclitaxel
80 mg/m\^2 administered as an IV infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle

Treatment: Drugs: Cetuximab
400 mg/m\^2 loading dose, followed by 250 mg/m\^2 administered as an IV infusion on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 21-day cycle

Treatment: Drugs: Lenvatinib
24 mg once daily, taken as oral capsules
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Treatment: Other
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 45 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 45 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 45 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Duration of Response (DOR)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to approximately 45 months
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Experienced One or More Adverse Events (AEs)
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Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Intervention Due to an Adverse Event (AE)
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Up to approximately 5 years

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Pathologically confirmed recurrent (not amenable to curative treatment with local and/or systemic therapies) or metastatic (disseminated) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and/or larynx that is considered incurable by local therapies
* Disease progression at any time during or after treatment with a platinum-containing (e.g., carboplatin or cisplatin) regimen
* Disease progression on or after treatment with a programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 monoclonal antibody (anti-PD-1/PD-L1 mAb)
* Pre-study imaging that demonstrates evidence of disease progression based on investigator review of at least 2 pre-study images per RECIST 1.1, following initiation of treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor
* Measurable disease by computed tomography scan (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) based on Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as verified by blinded independent central review (BICR). Tumor lesions situated in a previously irradiated area are considered measurable if progression has been demonstrated in such lesions
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days of the first dose of study intervention
* Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during the intervention period and for at least 1 week after the last dose of lenvatinib, 3 months after the last dose of capecitabine and paclitaxel, and 6 months after the last dose of docetaxel:

* Refrain from donating sperm
* Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent; or must agree to use contraception unless confirmed to be azoospermic
* Contraceptive use by men should be consistent with local regulations regarding the methods of contraception for those participating in clinical studies
* A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies:

* Is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP)
* Is a WOCBP and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), with low user dependency or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long term and persistent basis), during the intervention period and for at least 120 days post pembrolizumab or 1 month post lenvatinib, whichever occurs last (Arms 1 and 3), or during the intervention period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of capecitabine, docetaxel, paclitaxel; and 2 months after the last dose of cetuximab (Arm 2)
* Female participants who randomize to Arm 2 must also agree not to donate or freeze/store eggs during the intervention period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of capecitabine, docetaxel, paclitaxel; and 2 months after the last dose of cetuximab
* Adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications
* Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization
* Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening
* Adequate organ function
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Disease that is suitable for local therapy administered with curative intent
* Life expectancy of less than 3 months and/or has rapidly progressing disease in the opinion of the treating investigator
* History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids, or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy
* Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug
* Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
* Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active systemic treatment within the past 3 years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, or carcinoma in situ that have undergone potentially curative therapy
* Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
* Had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
* Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
* History of any contraindication or has a severe hypersensitivity to any components of pembrolizumab, lenvatinib or SOC chemotherapy.
* Pre-existing =Grade 3 gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula
* History of a gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition or procedure that may affect oral study drug absorption
* Had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study interventions
* Clinically significant cardiovascular impairment within 12 months of the first dose of study drug
* Active tuberculosis
* Has difficulty swallowing capsules or ingesting a suspension orally, or by a feeding tube
* Prior treatment with lenvatinib
* Prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to Study Day 1 or has not recovered from adverse events (AEs) due to a previously administered agent. Participants with endocrine-related AEs Grade =2 requiring treatment or hormone replacement may be eligible
* Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention. Note: Administration of killed vaccines is allowed
* Previously treated with 4 or more systemic regimens given for recurrent/metastatic disease
* Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
* Known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study

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 assessing the outcomes
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
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
6/08/2020
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
22/12/2025
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
408
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,SA,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Mid North Coast Cancer Institute ( Site 0109) - Port Macquarie
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Blacktown Hospital ( Site 0101) - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
The Townsville Hospital ( Site 0107) - Douglas
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd-GMRF CTU ( Site 0105) - Greenslopes
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Royal Adelaide Hospital ( Site 0110) - Adelaide
Recruitment hospital [6] 0 0
Monash Health ( Site 0102) - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2444 - Port Macquarie
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2148 - Sydney
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4814 - Douglas
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
4120 - Greenslopes
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
5000 - Adelaide
Recruitment postcode(s) [6] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment outside Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Address
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Eisai Inc.
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Medical Director
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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Phone 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Toll Free Number
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Phone 0 0
1-888-577-8839
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Email 0 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries

Data sharing statement


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Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04428151