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Study of Pemetrexed + Platinum Chemotherapy With or Without Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Adults With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor- (TKI)-Resistant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor- (EGFR)-Mutated Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-789/KEYNOTE-789)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03515837

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03515837. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

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Official title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study of Pemetrexed + Platinum Chemotherapy With or Without Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in TKI-resistant EGFR-mutated Tumors in Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Participants (KEYNOTE-789)

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pemetrexed plus platinum chemotherapy (carboplatin or cisplatin) with or without pembrolizumab (MK-3475; KEYTRUDA®) in the treatment of adults with the following types of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-resistant, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated, metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors: 1) TKI-failures (including osimertinib \[TAGRISSO®\] failure) with T790M-negative mutation tumors, 2) T790M-positive mutation tumors with prior exposure to osimertinib, and 3) first-line osimertinib failure regardless of T790M mutation status. The primary study hypotheses are that the combination of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy has superior efficacy compared to saline placebo plus chemotherapy in terms of: 1) Progression-free Survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) based on blinded independent central review, and 2) Overall Survival (OS). This study will be considered to have met its success criteria if the combination of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy is superior to saline placebo plus chemotherapy in terms of PFS or OS. Upon study completion, participants are discontinued and may be enrolled in a pembrolizumab extension study, if available.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03515837
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry
Enrollment
492 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Biological · Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jun 28, 2018
Primary completion
Jan 16, 2023
Completion
Oct 1, 2023
Last update posted
Nov 21, 2024

2018 – 2023

United States locations

U.S. sites
19
U.S. states
11
U.S. cities
17
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ( Site 0070) Los Angeles California 90048
Pacific Cancer Care ( Site 0058) Monterey California 93940
UC Irvine Medical Center/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0092) Orange California 92868
St. Joseph Heritage Healthcare ( Site 0003) Santa Rosa California 95403
North Shore University Health System ( Site 0030) Evanston Illinois 60201
Siouxland Regioinal Cancer Center dba June E. Nylen Cancer Center ( Site 0065) Sioux City Iowa 51101
Southdale Cancer Care, University of Minnesota Medical Center- Edina ( Site 0048) Edina Minnesota 55435
Saint Lukes Hospital of Kansas City ( Site 0060) Kansas City Missouri 64111
New York Oncology Hematology P.C ( Site 8000) Albany New York 12208
Monter Cancer Center ( Site 0054) Lake Success New York 11042
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center-Rockerfeller Patient Pavilion ( Site 0049) New York New York 10022
White Plains Hospital Center for Cancer Care ( Site 0014) White Plains New York 10601
Providence Portland Medical Center ( Site 0097) Portland Oregon 97213
Kaiser Permanente Northwest ( Site 0037) Portland Oregon 97227
Parkland Health & Hospital System ( Site 2102) Dallas Texas 75235
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas ( Site 0035) Dallas Texas 75390
Utah Cancer Specialists ( Site 0001) Salt Lake City Utah 84106
Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center ( Site 0020) Charlottesville Virginia 22903
Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin ( Site 0041) Milwaukee Wisconsin 53226

Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.

Non-U.S. locations

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