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. 2017 Aug 17;11(9):353–373. doi: 10.1177/1753465817725486

Table 5.

Active ongoing trials of pembrolizumab in NSCLC.

ClinicalTrials.gov ID Phase Treatment arm(s) Description and objectives
First-line treatment
NCT01840579 1 – Pembrolizumab
– Pembrolizumab + platinum/pemetrexed
– Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/paclitaxel
– Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/nab-paclitaxel
Advanced solid tumors and NSCLC
– DLT
NCT02511184 1 – Pembrolizumab + crizotinib Advanced ALK+ nonsquamous NSCLC
– DLT
– ORR, DOR, TTR, PFS, PK
NCT02382406 1/2 – Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/nab-paclitaxel Stage IIIb/IV NSCLC
– Safety, tolerability, RP2D, PFS, ORR
– OS, PD-L1 expression
NCT02039674 1/2 – Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/paclitaxel
– Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/paclitaxel/bevacizumab
– Pembrolizumab + CBDCA/pemetrexed
– Pembrolizumab + ipilimumab
– Pembrolizumab + erlotinib/gefitinib
Stage IIIb/IV NSCLC
– ORR, RP2D
– OS, PFS, DOR
NCT02581943 2 – Pembrolizumab
– Pembrolizumab + low-dose CBDCA/paclitaxel
Stage IIIb/IV NSCLC; PS 2; up to 2 prior therapies
– DOR, ORR, PFS, OS, immune markers
NCT02591615 2 – CBDCA/paclitaxel or pemetrexed
– Pembrolizumab CBDCA/paclitaxel or pemetrexed
Stage IV NSCLC
– ORR
– PFS, safety and tolerability
NCT02578680 3 – Platinum/pemetrexed
– Pembrolizumab + platinum/pemetrexed
Advanced nonsquamous NSCLC
– PFS per RECIST 1.1
– ORR, OS, PFS per irRECIST
NCT02775435 3 – CBDCA + paclitaxel/nab-paclitaxel
– Pembrolizumab → CBDCA + paclitaxel/nab-paclitaxel
Advanced squamous NSCLC
– PFS, OS
– ORR
NCT02220894 3 – Pembrolizumab
– SOC (platinum-based chemotherapy)
PD-L1-positive, stage IIIb/IV NSCLC
– OS
– PFS
Maintenance treatment
NCT02564380 2 – Pembrolizumab
– Placebo
Stage IV squamous NSCLC after platinum-based CT
– PFS
– ORR, OS, PD-L1 expression, safety, QoL
>First-line treatment
NCT02364609 1 – Pembrolizumab + afatinib Advanced/metastatic NSCLC with EGFR activating mutations after PD on erlotinib
– Safety and tolerability
– ORR, DCR, PFS
NCT02475213 1 – Pembrolizumab + MGA271 Advanced solid tumors and NSCLC expressing B7-H3
– Toxicity
– PK, antitumor activity
NCT02443324 1 – Pembrolizumab + ramucirumab Advanced NSCLC treated with 0–3 prior lines of therapy
– DLT
– ORR, DOR, TTR, PFS, OS, PK
NCT02451930 1 – Pembrolizumab + necitumumab Stage IV NSCLC pretreated with a previous platinum-based CT
– DLT, ORR
– PK, DCR, DOR, PFS, OS
NCT02437136 ½ – Pembrolizumab + entinostat Advanced NSCLC previously untreated and treated with PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies
– AE, ORR
– CBR, PFS, OS, DOR, TTR
NCT02422381 ½ – Pembrolizumab + gemcitabine Advanced NSCLC
– Toxicity
– PFS, OS, response
NCT02638090 1/2 – Pembrolizumab
– Pembrolizumab + vorinostat
Advanced/metastatic pretreated NSCLC but immunotherapy naïve
– MTD
– PFS, ORR
NCT02178722 ½ – Pembrolizumab + epacadostat Advanced NSCLC after at least one platinum-based CT
– DLT, ORR
– PFS, safety and tolerability, OS
NCT02501096 ½ – Pembrolizumab + lenvatinib Advanced NSCLC
– MTD, ORR, DLT
– PFS, OS, DOR, CBR, PK
NCT02574598 2 – Docetaxel
– Docetaxel + pembrolizumab
Advanced PD-L1+ NSCLC after 1 platinum-based CT
– ORR
NCT02546986 2 – Pembrolizumab + placebo
– Pembrolizumab + CC-486
Stage IIIb/IV NSCLC after 1 prior platinum-based CT
– PFS
– ORR, DCR, OS, PK, AE
NCT02492568 2 – Pembrolizumab
– SBRT→pembrolizumab
Stage IV NSCLC after at least 1 prior platinum-based CT
– ORR
– DCR, PFS, OS, toxicity
NCT02085070 2 – Pembrolizumab Untreated brain metastasis in metastatic NSCLC
– ORR
– Brain response rate
NCT02681549 2 – Pembrolizumab + bevacizumab Untreated brain metastasis in metastatic NSCLC
– Brain metastasis response rate
– ORR, PFS, safety and toxicity

AE, adverse event; ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; CBDCA, carboplatin; CBR, clinical benefit rate; CT, chemotherapy; DLT, dose-limiting toxicities; DOR, duration of response; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; irRECIST, immune-related Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors; MTD, maximum tolerated dose; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; ORR, objective response rate; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; PK, pharmacokinetics; QoL, quality of life; RECIST, Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors; RP2D, recommended phase 2 dose; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy; SOC, standard of care; TTR, time to response.