A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Recurrent or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-059/KEYNOTE-059)

Gastric Adenocarcinoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase II Clinical Trial of Pembrolizumab as Monotherapy and in Combination With Cisplatin+5-Fluorouracil in Subjects With Recurrent or Metastatic Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (KEYNOTE-059)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02335411
• Other study ID #: 3475-059
• Secondary ID: MK-3475-059KEYNO
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: February 3, 2015
• Est. completion date: July 23, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: July 2022
• Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) for advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma; pembrolizumab will be given as monotherapy to participants who have had previous treatment or who are treatment-naïve; pembrolizumab will also be evaluated as combination therapy with cisplatin and 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) or (Japan only) capecitabine in treatment-naïve participants. The primary study hypothesis is that pembrolizumab will provide a clinically meaningful Overall Response Rate (ORR).

Description:

This study will have 3 cohorts. In Cohort 1, participants who have received at least two prior therapies for their advanced disease will receive monotherapy with pembrolizumab. In Cohort 2, participants who have not received any previous therapy for their disease will receive pembrolizumab in combination with cisplatin and 5-FU or (Japan only) capecitabine. In Cohort 3, participants who have not received any previous therapy and who have programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive tumors will receive pembrolizumab monotherapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 318
• Est. completion date: July 23, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: July 23, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria - Cohort 1:

• Received and progressed on =2 prior chemotherapy regimens for their advanced disease; prior regimen must have included a cisplatin and a fluoropyridine
• Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2/neu) negative, or, if HER2/neu positive, must have previously received treatment with trastuzumab

Inclusion Criteria - Cohort 2 or 3:

• HER2/neu negative
• Has not received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for their advanced carcinoma (systemic therapy received in the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting does not count)

Inclusion Criteria - All Participants:

• Histologically- or cytologically-confirmed recurrent or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma that is considered incurable by local therapies
• Willing to provide tissue for PD-L1 biomarker analysis from newly-obtained and/or archival tissue
• Measurable disease based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 3 days prior to first dose of study drug
• Life expectancy of at least 3 months
• Female participants of childbearing potential should have a negative pregnancy test and be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study drug (180 days for participants receiving cisplatin + 5FU)
• Male participants should agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose through 120 days after the last dose of study drug (180 days for participants receiving cisplatin + 5FU)
• Adequate organ function

Exclusion Criteria - All Participants:

• Currently participating and receiving study therapy or participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigation device within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug
• Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
• Immunodeficiency or receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study drug
• Weight loss >10% over 2 months prior to first dose of study drug
• Clinical evidence of ascites by physical exam
• Prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or not recovered from AEs due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
• Prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered from AEs due to a previously administered agent
• Known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment excepting basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer
• Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
• Known history of, or any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis
• Active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the study
• Pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study drug (180 days for participants receiving cisplatin + 5FU)
• Prior therapy with an anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1), anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent
• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
• Hepatitis B or C
• Received live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study drug

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Adenocarcinoma
• Esophageal Neoplasms
• Gastric Adenocarcinoma
• Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

Intervention

Biological:
• pembrolizumab
IV infusion

Drug:
• cisplatin
IV infusion
• 5-FU
IV infusion
• capecitabine
oral tablets

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events (AEs)	An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered study drug and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the study drug. The number of participants who experienced at least one AE is presented. Per protocol, the number of participants who experienced at least one AE during first course pembrolizumab treatment is presented.	Up to approximately 65 months
Primary	Number of Participants Discontinuing Study Drug Due to AEs	An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered study drug and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with the study drug. The number of participants who discontinued study drug due to an AE is presented. Per protocol, the number of participants who discontinued drug during first course pembrolizumab treatment is presented.	Up to approximately 52 months
Primary	Objective Response Rate (ORR) For All Participants in Cohorts 1 and 3	The Objective Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of all participants (regardless of programmed death-ligand 1 [PD-L1] tumor status) in Cohorts 1 and 3 who had a CR or PR during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Primary	Objective Response Rate For PD-L1 Positive Participants in Cohorts 1 and 3	The ORR was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a CR or PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of all participants in Cohorts 1 and 3 with PD-L1+ tumor status who experienced a CR or PR during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented. Note: All participants in Cohort 3 had a PD-L1-positive tumor status.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Objective Response Rate (ORR) For All Participants in Cohort 2	The Objective Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of all participants (regardless of PD-L1 tumor status) in Cohort 2 who had a CR or PR during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Objective Response Rate For PD-L1 Positive Participants in Cohort 2	The ORR was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a CR or PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of participants in Cohort 2 with PD-L1+ tumor status who experienced a CR or PR during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Duration of Response (DOR) For All Participants	Duration of Response (DOR) was defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, based on central imaging vendor assessment, until disease progression (PD) or death, whichever occurred first. PD is defined as =20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of =5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants who had not progressed or died at the time of analysis were censored at the date of their last tumor assessment. The DOR for all participants (regardless of PD-L1 tumor status) during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Duration of Response For PD-L1 Positive Participants	DOR was defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, based on central imaging vendor assessment, until disease progression (PD) or death, whichever occurred first. PD is defined as =20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of =5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. Participants who had not progressed or died at the time of analysis were censored at the date of their last tumor assessment. The DOR for only PD-L1 positive participants during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented. Note: All participants in Cohort 3 had a PD-L1-positive tumor status.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Progression-Free Survival (PFS) For All Participants	Progression-Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression, or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Per RECIST 1.1, progressive disease was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions was also considered progression. The PFS for all participants (regardless of PD-L1 tumor status) during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Progression-Free Survival For PD-L1 Positive Participants	PFS was defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression, or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Per RECIST 1.1, progressive disease was defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions was also considered progression. The PFS for only PD-L1 positive participants during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented. Note: All participants in Cohort 3 had a PD-L1-positive tumor status.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Overall Survival (OS) For All Participants	Overall Survival (OS) was defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. Participants without documented death at the time of the final analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. The OS for all participants (regardless of PD-L1 tumor status) during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Overall Survival For PD-L1 Positive Participants	OS was defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. Participants without documented death at the time of the final analysis were censored at the date of the last follow-up. The OS for only PD-L1 positive participants during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented. Note: All participants in Cohort 3 had a PD-L1-positive tumor status.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Disease Control Rate (DCR) For All Participants	Disease Control Rate (DCR) was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a CR or a PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) or stable disease (SD); (SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease) for =6 months, (for Cohort 1 =2 months) as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of all participants (regardless of PD-L1 tumor status) who had a CR or PR or SD during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented.	Up to approximately 75 months
Secondary	Disease Control Rate For PD-L1 Positive Participants	DCR was defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who had a CR or a PR (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions; PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) or stable disease (SD); (SD: neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for progressive disease) for =6 months, (for Cohort 1 =2 months) as assessed by central radiology review. The percentage of participants with PD-L1+ tumor status who experienced a CR or PR or SD during first course pembrolizumab treatment per protocol, is presented. Note: All participants in Cohort 3 had a PD-L1-positive tumor status.	Up to approximately 75 months

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