Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Investigational Agents in Combination With Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC) (MK-3475-B99/ KEYNOTE-B99)

Small Cell Lung Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Investigational Agents in Combination With Etoposide and Cisplatin or Carboplatin for the First-Line Treatment of Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (KEYNOTE-B99)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04924101
• Other study ID #: 3475-B99
• Secondary ID: MK-3475-B99KEYNO
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: July 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 14, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of investigational agents (MK-4830, boserolimab (MK-5890) and lenvatinib (MK-7902)) in combination with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and etoposide/platinum chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of participants with extensive-stage small cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC). No formal hypothesis testing will be performed for this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: July 14, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: July 14, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) in need of first-line therapy
• Has ES-SCLC defined as Stage IV (T any, N any, M1a/b/c) by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, Eighth Edition
• Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during the intervention period and for at least the time needed to eliminate each study intervention after the last dose of study intervention. The length of time required to continue contraception for each study intervention is as follows: Lenvatinib (7 days); Etoposide, Cisplatin, or Carboplatin (180 days) and Pembrolizumab, MK-4830, or (no contraception measures); refrain from donating sperm plus either 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 per protocol unless confirmed to be azoospermic
• 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/women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP and uses a contraceptive method that is highly effective 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 the time needed to eliminate each study intervention after the last dose of study intervention and agrees not to donate eggs to others or freeze/store for her own use for the purpose of reproduction during this period. The length of time required to continue contraception for each study intervention is as follows: Lenvatinib (30 days), Etoposide, Cisplatin, or Carboplatin (180 days), and Pembrolizumab, MK-4830, or Boserolimab (120 days)
• A WOCBP must have a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test (urine or serum as required by local regulations) within 24 hours (urine test) or 72 hours (serum test) before the first dose of study intervention
• Abstains from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention
• Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by local site investigator/radiology and verified by blinded independent central review (BICR)
• Submits an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated where such sample exist
• Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization
• Has adequate organ function within 10 days before the first dose of study intervention
• Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP =150/90 mm Hg with no changes in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions
• Has a preexisting =Grade 3 gastrointestinal or non-gastrointestinal fistula
• Has urine protein =1 g/24 hours
• Has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below the institutional (or local laboratory) normal range, as determined by multiple gated acquisition (MUGA) or echocardiogram (ECHO)
• Prolongation of QT interval with Fridericia's correction (QTcF) interval to >480 ms
• Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease or major arterial thromboembolic event within 12 months before first dose of study intervention, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability
• Has active hemoptysis within 3 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
• Has gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition that might affect oral study intervention absorption
• Has serious nonhealing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days before first dose of study intervention
• Has any major hemorrhage or venous thromboembolic events within 3 months before the first dose of study intervention. Participants with venous thrombosis diagnosed more than 3 months before the first dose of study intervention must be on stable doses of anticoagulants
• Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease
• Has a history of a gastrointestinal perforation within 6 months before the first dose of study intervention
• Is considered a poor medical risk due to a serious, uncontrolled medical disorder or nonmalignant systemic disease
• Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 protein (anti-PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), or anti programmed cell death ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
• Has received prior treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgical resection) including investigational agents for SCLC
• Is expected to require any other form of antineoplastic therapy for SCLC, including radiation therapy, while on study
• Has received 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 radiographic evidence of encasement or invasion of a major blood vessel, or of intratumoral cavitation. A participant that meets this exclusion criterion but is otherwise deemed eligible for the study may be randomized across the specific intervention groups.
• Has symptomatic ascites, pleural effusion, or pericardial effusion. A participant who is clinically stable following treatment for these conditions is eligible
• Has a 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 the first dose of study intervention
• Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
• Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Participants with brain metastases may participate only if they satisfy all of the following: a) Completed treatment at least 14 days before the first dose of study intervention b) Have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases confirmed by posttreatment repeat brain imaging performed at least 4 weeks after pretreatment brain imaging, and c) Are neurologically stable without the need for steroids for at least 7 days before the first dose of study intervention as per local site assessment. Participants with untreated brain metastases will be allowed if they are asymptomatic, the investigator determines there is no immediate CNS-specific treatment required, there is no significant surrounding edema, and the brain metastases are of 5 mm or less in size and 3 or fewer in number
• Has a history of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any study intervention and/or any of its excipients
• 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 known history of, or active, neurologic paraneoplastic syndrome
• Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
• Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and/or Hepatitis B virus infection or an active Hepatitis C infection
• Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study, interfere with the participant's participation for the full duration of the study, such that it is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
• Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study
• Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Lung Neoplasms
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

Intervention

Biological:
• Pembrolizumab
IV infusion
• MK-4830
IV infusion
• Boserolimab
IV infusion

Drug:
• Lenvatinib
Oral capsule
• Etoposide
IV infusion
• Cisplatin
IV infusion
• Carboplatin
IV infusion

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Klinik Penzing-2. Lungenabteilung ( Site 2101)	Vienna	Wien
Austria	Klinik Floridsdorf-Abteilung für Innere Medizin und Pneumologie ( Site 2100)	Wien
Canada	Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Cancer Centre ( Site 2003)	Hamilton	Ontario
Canada	Kingston Health Sciences Centre-Kingston General Hospital Site ( Site 2005)	Kingston	Ontario
Canada	St. Marys Hospital Center ( Site 2000)	Montreal	Quebec
Hungary	Országos Korányi Pulmonológiai Intézet-XIV. Tüdöbelgyógyászat ( Site 2806)	Budapest	Pest
Hungary	Semmelweis University-Pulmonológiai Klinika ( Site 2802)	Budapest
Hungary	Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Hetényi Géza Kórház-Onkologiai Kozpont ( Site 2800)	Szolnok	Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok
Hungary	Torokbalint Tudogyogyintezet-Onkopulmonologiai Jarobeteg Centrum ( Site 2801)	Törökbálint	Pest
Hungary	Zala Megyei Szent Rafael Kórház-Pulmonológia ( Site 2805)	Zalaegerszeg	Zala
Israel	Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology ( Site 2600)	Haifa
Israel	Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 2602)	Jerusalem
Israel	Meir Medical Center ( Site 2601)	Kfar Saba
Israel	Rabin Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 2604)	Petah Tikva
Israel	Sheba Medical Center-ONCOLOGY ( Site 2603)	Ramat Gan
Italy	Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS-Divisione di Oncologia Toracica ( Site 2304)	Milano
Italy	Ospedale San Raffaele-Oncologia Medica ( Site 2303)	Milano	Lombardia
Italy	ospedale le scotte-U.O.C. Immunoterapia Oncologica ( Site 2300)	Siena	Toscana
Korea, Republic of	Chungbuk National University Hospital ( Site 1107)	Cheongju-si	Chungbuk
Korea, Republic of	Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ( Site 1104)	Seongnam	Kyonggi-do
Korea, Republic of	Asan Medical Center-Department of Oncology ( Site 1103)	Seoul
Korea, Republic of	Samsung Medical Center ( Site 1100)	Seoul
Korea, Republic of	Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 1101)	Seoul
Korea, Republic of	Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System-Medical oncology ( Site 1105)	Seoul
Korea, Republic of	The Catholic University Of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital ( Site 1106)	Suwon-si	Kyonggi-do
Poland	Samodzielny Publiczny Zespó Grulicy i Chorób Puc w Olsztynie-Oddzial Onkologii z Pododdzialem Chemi	Olsztyn	Warminsko-mazurskie
Poland	Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworow Pluca i Klatki Pier	Warszawa	Mazowieckie
Russian Federation	Krasnoyarsk Regional Oncology Dispensary, Named after Krizhanovsky ( Site 2708)	Krasnoyarsk	Krasnoyarskiy Kray
Russian Federation	N.N.Petrov Research Institute of Oncology-Department of Chemotherapy and Innovative Technologies ( S	Saint Petersburg	Sankt-Peterburg
Russian Federation	GBUZ "SPb CRPCstmc(o)" ( Site 2705)	Saint-Petersburg	Sankt-Peterburg
Russian Federation	Scientific research institution of oncology named after N.N. Petrov-Thoracic oncology ( Site 2704)	Sankt-Peterburg
Spain	Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron-Oncology ( Site 2401)	Barcelona
Spain	Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals ( Site 2403)	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	Cataluna
Spain	Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria ( Site 2402)	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Las Palmas
Switzerland	Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen-Oncology & Hematology ( Site 2502)	st.Gallen	Sankt Gallen
United States	Georgia Cancer Specialists ( Site 0106)	Atlanta	Georgia
United States	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ( Site 0104)	Aurora	Colorado
United States	MFSMC-HJWCI-Oncology Research ( Site 0128)	Baltimore	Maryland
United States	Cleveland Clinic-Taussig Cancer Center ( Site 0116)	Cleveland	Ohio
United States	Parkview Research Center at Parkview Regional Medical Center ( Site 0130)	Fort Wayne	Indiana
United States	Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0102)	Gilbert	Arizona
United States	St Francis Cancer Center-Research Office ( Site 0117)	Greenville	South Carolina
United States	Baptist Health Lexington-Research ( Site 0108)	Lexington	Kentucky
United States	Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island ( Site 0114)	Mineola	New York
United States	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 0115)	New York	New York
United States	Oncology Hematology West, PC dba Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0122)	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	Oncology Hematology West, PC dba Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0129)	Omaha	Nebraska
United States	UPMC Hillman Cancer Center ( Site 0127)	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
United States	Virginia Cancer Institute ( Site 0119)	Richmond	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Austria,  Canada,  Hungary,  Israel,  Italy,  Korea, Republic of,  Poland,  Russian Federation,  Spain,  Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Objective Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)	ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with 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 RECIST 1.1. The percentage of participants who experience CR or PR as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) will be presented.	Up to approximately 5 years
Primary	Six-Month Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by BICR per RECIST 1.1	Six-month PFS is defined as the survival without documented disease progression (PD) per RECIST 1.1 by BICR or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first at 6 months after randomization. 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. PFS as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) will be presented.	Up to approximately 6 months
Secondary	Duration of Response (DOR) as Assessed by BICR per RECIST 1.1	DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) until first documented PD per RECIST 1.1 by BICR or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as at least a 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 at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. DOR as assessed by BICR will be presented.	Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary	Progression-Free Survival (PFS) as Assessed by BICR per RECIST 1.1	PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented PD per RECIST 1.1 by BICR or death due to any cause, whichever occurs 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. PFS as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) will be presented.	Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary	Overall Survival (OS)	OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause.	Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary	Percent Change From Baseline in Tumor Size as Assessed by BICR	Tumor size change is defined as the percent change from baseline in the sum of the diameters of the target lesions as assessed by BICR. Percent change from baseline in tumor size as assessed by BICR will be presented.	Baseline, 5 years
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)	An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented.	Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary	Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE	An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.	Up to approximately 5 years
Secondary	Change From Baseline in the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30) Global Health Status/Quality of Life Scale (Items 29 and 30) at Week 19	The EORTC-QLQ-C30 is a 30-item questionnaire developed to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. Participant responses to the Global Health Status (GHS) question "How would you rate your overall health during the past week?" (Item 29) and the Quality of Life (QoL) question "How would you rate your overall quality of life during the past week?" (Item 30) were scored on a 7-point scale (1=Very Poor to 7=Excellent). Using linear transformation, raw scores were standardized so that scores ranged from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a better overall outcome. The mean change from baseline in EORTC QLQ-C30 Items 29 and 30 combined score will be presented.	Baseline, Week 19

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