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Registration number
NCT05008224
Ethics application status
Date submitted
13/08/2021
Date registered
17/08/2021
Date last updated
20/11/2024

Titles & IDs
Public title
Study of Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) (MK-3475-C11/KEYNOTE-C11)
Scientific title
Phase 2 Study of Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (KEYNOTE-C11)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
MK-3475-C11
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
3475-C11
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
KEYNOTE-C11
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Lymphoma (non Hodgkin's lymphoma) - High grade lymphoma
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Lymphoma (non Hodgkin's lymphoma) - Low grade lymphoma
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Hodgkin's

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Other - Pembrolizumab
Treatment: Drugs - Doxorubicin
Treatment: Drugs - Vinblastine
Treatment: Drugs - Dacarbazine
Treatment: Drugs - Bleomycin
Treatment: Drugs - Etoposide
Treatment: Drugs - Cyclophosphamide
Treatment: Drugs - Vincristine
Treatment: Drugs - Procarbazine
Treatment: Drugs - Prednisone

Experimental: Pembrolizumab Monotherapy + AVD Chemotherapy/escBEACOPP Chemotherapy + Pembrolizumab Consolidation - After completing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan 1 during eligibility screening, participants received pembrolizumab monotherapy intravenous (IV) for three 3-week cycles followed by PET scan 2.

Participants next received 2 phases of chemotherapy. In chemotherapy phase 1, all participants received doxorubicin in combination with vinblastine \& dacarbazine (AVD) IV for two 4-week cycles followed by PET scan 3. In chemotherapy phase 2, participants who were PET scan 3 negative, or positive and age =60 years, received up to 4 additional cycles of AVD IV, while participants who were PET scan 3 positive and age \<60 years received up to four 3-week cycles of escalated bleomycin in combination with etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, \& prednisone (escBEACOPP) IV.

All participants then received pembrolizumab consolidation IV for four 6-week cycles followed by a final PET scan.


Treatment: Other: Pembrolizumab
200 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for 3 cycles during pembrolizumab monotherapy.

400 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 6-week cycle for 4 cycles as pembrolizumab consolidation.

Treatment: Drugs: Doxorubicin
25 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles in all participants after PET scan 2 and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and =60 years of age).

35 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive, \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Vinblastine
6 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and =60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Dacarbazine
375 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and =60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Bleomycin
10 units/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Etoposide
200 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-3 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Cyclophosphamide
1250 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Vincristine
1.4 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Procarbazine
100 mg/m\^2 orally (PO) administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-7 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Treatment: Drugs: Prednisone
40 mg/m\^2 PO administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-14 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).
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
Complete Response (CR) Rate at the End of Study Intervention as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) Per Lugano 2014 Response Criteria
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 24 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
CR Rate at the End of Study Intervention as Assessed by Investigator Per Lugano 2014 Response Criteria
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 31 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Duration of Complete Response (DurCR) as Assessed by BICR Per Lugano 2014 Response Criteria
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 31 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Rate of PET Negativity Assessed by BICR According to the FDG-PET 5-point Scale After Administration of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy (PET Scan 2)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to approximately 10 weeks
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Rate of PET Negativity Assessed by BICR According to the FDG-PET 5-point Scale After Administration of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy and AVD Chemotherapy (PET Scan 3)
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Up to approximately 5 months
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Up to approximately 31 months
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Up to approximately 17 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
The main inclusion criteria include, but are not limited to the following:

* Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of Ann Arbor Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL). Stage I and II participants may be enrolled, but must have at least one National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) unfavorable risk factor per protocol
* Has measurable 2-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid disease based on investigator assessment according to Lugano 2014 response criteria
* Has not received prior radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other systemic therapy for the treatment of cHL before the first dose of study intervention
* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before the start of study intervention
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
The main exclusion criteria include, but are not limited to the following:

* Has confirmed nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
* Has an uncontrolled intercurrent cardiovascular illness
* Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 protein (PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 protein (PD-L1), or anti- programmed cell death ligand 2 protein (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
* Has received or is expected to receive a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention
* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication
* Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years
* Has radiographically detectable central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
* Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
* Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
* Has a history or current evidence of pulmonary fibrosis
* Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Not applicable
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
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Other
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
7/10/2021
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
26/05/2024
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
146
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,QLD,VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Liverpool Hospital-Haematology ( Site 0906) - Liverpool
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Mater Misericordiae Limited ( Site 0904) - Brisbane
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Princess Alexandra Hospital-Division of Cancer Services Trials Unit ( Site 0907) - Woolloongabba
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Monash Health-Haematology Research ( Site 0908) - Clayton
Recruitment hospital [5] 0 0
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre ( Site 0905) - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2170 - Liverpool
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
4101 - Brisbane
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
4102 - Woolloongabba
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
3168 - Clayton
Recruitment postcode(s) [5] 0 0
3000 - Melbourne
Recruitment outside Australia
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United States of America
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California
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United States of America
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Illinois
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Nevada
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Tennessee
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Texas
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Canada
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Alberta
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Canada
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Quebec
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Chile
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Araucania
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Chile
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Region M. De Santiago
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France
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Aquitaine
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France
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Bretagne
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France
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Cote-d Or
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France
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Rhone
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France
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Seine-Maritime
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Israel
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Haifa
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Israel
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Jerusalem
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Israel
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Ramat Gan
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Israel
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Safed
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Israel
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Tel Aviv
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Italy
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Lombardia
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Italy
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Milano
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Italy
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Bologna
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Italy
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Roma
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Mazowieckie
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Opolskie
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Pomorskie
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Russian Federation
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Moskva
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Russian Federation
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Sankt-Peterburg
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Spain
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Madrid
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Turkey
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Izmir
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Turkey
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Ankara
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Turkey
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Istanbul

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Address
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) monotherapy, followed by chemotherapy, followed by pembrolizumab consolidation. The primary hypothesis of the study is that the complete response (CR) rate at the end of study intervention according to Lugano 2014 response criteria is higher than conventional chemotherapy.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05008224
Trial related presentations / publications
Allen PB, Lu X, Chen Q, O'Shea K, Chmiel JS, Slonim LB, Sukhanova M, Savas H, Evens AM, Advani R, Pro B, Karmali R, Palmer B, Bayer RA, Eisner RM, Mou E, Dillehay G, Gordon LI, Winter JN. Sequential pembrolizumab and AVD are highly effective at any PD-L1 expression level in untreated Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood Adv. 2023 Jun 27;7(12):2670-2676. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2022008116.
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Medical Director
Address 0 0
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
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Contact person for public queries
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Contact person for scientific queries



Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05008224