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Comparing Sacituzumab tirumotecan with Pembrolizumab for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Official title: Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) ≥ 50% (MK-2870-007)

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Study of MK-2870 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Compared to Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in the First-line Treatment of Participants With Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 TPS Greater Than or Equal to 50% (TroFuse-007)

Condition: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCTarget enrollment: 614
  • Phase 3
  • 2 groups
  • Sites in Brampton, Mississauga and 1 more city
  • Recruiting
McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0200), Montreal, QuebecWilliam Osler Health System ( Site 0203), Brampton, OntarioTrillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital ( Site 0202), Mississauga, Ontario

Interventions

  • Biological therapy

    Sacituzumab tirumotecan

    IV infusion

  • Biological therapy

    Pembrolizumab

    IV infusion

  • Medication

    Supportive care measures

    Participants are allowed to take supportive care measures at the discretion of the investigator. Prophylactic supportive care measures may include but are not limited to antiemetic agents, antidiarrheal agents, granulocyte and erythroid growth factors, and blood transfusions

Canadian Sites (3)

2 of 3 recruiting

  • William Osler Health System ( Site 0203)

    Brampton, Ontario

    Recruiting
  • Trillium Health Partners - Credit Valley Hospital ( Site 0202)

    Mississauga, Ontario

    Recruiting
  • McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0200)

    Montreal, Quebec

    Completed

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for29 criteria

The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.

Inclusion

  • +An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →.
  • +Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • +Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC
  • +Confirmation that epidermal growth factor receptor- (EGFR-), anaplastic lymphoma kinase- (ALK-), or proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase ROS (ROS1-) directed therapy is not indicated as primary therapy
  • +Provided tumor tissue that demonstrates programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in ≥50% of tumor cells as assessed by an immunohistochemistry (IHC) central laboratory
  • +A life expectancy of at least 3 months.

Exclusion

  • Known intolerance to sacituzumab tirumotecan or pembrolizumab and/or any of their excipients; for pembrolizumab, severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) is exclusionary.
  • Known hypersensitivity to sacituzumab tirumotecan or other biologic therapy.
  • Concurrent active Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infection.
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease.
  • Diagnosis of small cell lung cancer or, for mixed tumors, presence of small cell elements.
  • Has Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy.
  • History of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing.
  • Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous clear history of inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea).
  • Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease within the 6 months preceding study intervention.
  • Received prior systemic anticancer therapy for their metastatic NSCLC.
  • Received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent, or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor Note: Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD- L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting for nonmetastatic resectable NSCLC is allowed as long as therapy was completed at least 12 months before diagnosis of metastatic NSCLC.
  • Received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →.
  • Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines are allowed.
  • Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
  • Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
  • Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
  • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years.
  • History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/ILD.
  • Active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • History of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.
  • Requires treatment with a strong inhibitor or inducer of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) at least 14 days before the first dose of study intervention and throughout the study.
  • Received radiation therapy to the lung that is \>30 Gy within 6 months of start of study intervention.
  • Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids.
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In plain language

Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.

Learning 
What this study is

This study is testing a treatment for a condition.

Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.

From the trial registry

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  • designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
  • designModule.phases
Who receives what

There are 2 groups in this study.

Group A receives Pembrolizumab and Sacituzumab tirumotecan, together with one or more of: Supportive care measures.

Registry label: A: Pembrolizumab + Sacituzumab tirumotecan

Group B, the comparison group, receives Pembrolizumab, together with one or more of: Supportive care measures.

Registry label: B: Pembrolizumab

From the trial registry

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  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].label
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

One group of people involved — usually the participants — is not told which treatment is which.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

The study is open to people of any sex.

The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.

From the trial registry

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  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long

The study aims to enrol about 614 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around May 2030.

The main measurement is taken over: Up to approximately 49 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures

Overall Survival (OS) — measured over Up to approximately 49 months.

From the trial registry

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  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame

Source: NCT06170788 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.

Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?

What is being tested — in plain terms

About Sacituzumab tirumotecanBiological

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About PembrolizumabBiological

IV infusion

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

About Supportive care measuresDrug

Participants are allowed to take supportive care measures at the discretion of the investigator. Prophylactic supportive care measures may include but are not limited to antiemetic agents, antidiarrheal agents, granulocyte and erythroid growth factors, and blood transfusions

From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.

What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.

Read the full explanation → · in clinical review

Common questions

Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.

Am I eligible for this trial?

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.

What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.

The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.

The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?

This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.

One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.

From the trial registry
  • armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?

One group of people involved — usually the participants — is not told which treatment is which.

Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
  • designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?

The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.

It is open to people of any sex.

It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.

Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.

From the trial registry
  • eligibilityModule.minimumAge
  • eligibilityModule.sex
  • eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?

The study's main measurement is taken over: Up to approximately 49 months.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2030-05-27.

How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.

From the trial registry
  • outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
  • statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?

The study aims to enrol about 614 people.

From the trial registry
  • designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?

This study lists 5 locations, including: Brampton, Ontario, Canada; Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Rochester, Minnesota, United States.

Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

The primary objective of the study is to compare sacituzumab tirumotecan combined with pembrolizumab to pembrolizumab alone with respect to overall survival (OS). The primary hypothesis is that the combination of sacituzumab tirumotecan and pembrolizumab is superior to pembrolizumab alone with respect to OS.

Other Sites (2)

Allina Health Cancer Institute - Abbott Northwestern Hospital ( Site 0115)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic - Rochester ( Site 0148)

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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