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Active, not recruiting Phase 3 Interventional Results available

Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Subcutaneous (SC) Versus Pembrolizumab Intravenous (IV) Administered With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy in Participants With Metastatic Squamous or Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-A86)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04956692

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Official title

A Randomized, Phase 3, Open-label Study to Investigate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Subcutaneous Pembrolizumab Versus Intravenous Pembrolizumab, Administered With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy, in the First-Line Treatment of Participants With Metastatic Squamous or Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04956692
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry
Enrollment
531 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

  • Carboplatin Drug
  • Cisplatin Drug
  • Nab-Paclitaxel Drug
  • Paclitaxel Drug
  • Pembrolizumab IV Biological
  • Pembrolizumab SC Biological
  • Pemetrexed Drug

Drug · Biological

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Not listed

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

Study timeline

Start date
Aug 4, 2021
Primary completion
Apr 3, 2023
Completion
Oct 13, 2026
Last update posted
Dec 2, 2024

2021 – 2026

United States locations

U.S. sites
18
U.S. states
12
U.S. cities
17
Facility City State ZIP Site status
St. Bernards Medical Center ( Site 0103) Jonesboro Arkansas 72401
St Joseph Heritage Healthcare-Oncology ( Site 0102) Fullerton California 92835
Cancer Blood and Specialty Clinic ( Site 0105) Los Alamitos California 90720
PIH Health Hematology Medical Oncology ( Site 0106) Whittier California 90602
Holy Cross Hospital ( Site 0017) Fort Lauderdale Florida 33308
Memorial Regional Hospital-Memorial Cancer Institute ( Site 0104) Hollywood Florida 33021
Advent Health ( Site 0013) Orlando Florida 32804
Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0101) Fort Wayne Indiana 46804
Baptist Health Lexington ( Site 0099) Lexington Kentucky 40503
St Luke's Hospital - Kansas City ( Site 0033) Kansas City Missouri 64111
St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center ( Site 0058) Billings Montana 59102
Montefiore Medical Center [Bronx, NY] ( Site 0040) The Bronx New York 10461
The University of Tennessee Medical Center ( Site 0050) Knoxville Tennessee 37920
Tennessee Oncology ( Site 0051) Nashville Tennessee 37203
Oncology Consultants, PA ( Site 0052) Houston Texas 77030
Millennium Physicians - Oncology ( Site 0097) Houston Texas 77090
Oncology & Hematology Assoc. SW Virginia, Inc., DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care ( Site 0100) Blacksburg Virginia 24060
West Virginia University ( Site 0056) Morgantown West Virginia 26506

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Non-U.S. locations

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