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Comparing Sacituzumab tirumotecan with Cisplatin for non small cell lung cancer

Official title: A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab With or Without Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK- 2870) in Adult Participants With Resectable Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Not Achieving Pathological Complete Response (pCR) (MK-2870-019)

A Phase 3 Randomized Open-Label Study of Adjuvant Pembrolizumab With or Without MK-2870 in Participants With Resectable Stage II to IIIB (N2) NSCLC Not Achieving pCR After Receiving Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab With Platinum-based Doublet Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery

Condition: Non Small Cell Lung CancerSponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCTarget enrollment: 780
  • Phase 3
  • 2 groups
  • Sites in Greenfield Park and Montreal
  • Recruiting
Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre ( Site 0100), Greenfield Park, QuebecCentre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Site 0104), Montreal, QuebecSt. Marys Hospital Center ( Site 0107), Montreal, QuebecMcGill University Health Centre ( Site 0105), Montreal, Quebec

Interventions (8)

  • Biological therapy

    Sacituzumab tirumotecan

    Sacituzumab tirumotecan to be administered as 4mg/kg IV infusion q2w for up to 24 weeks

  • Biological therapy

    Pembrolizumab

    Pembrolizumab to be administered 400mg by IV infusion q6w for up to 42 weeks

  • Medication

    Cisplatin

    Cisplatin is administered as 75 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment in neoadjuvant phase

Canadian Sites (4)

4 of 4 recruiting

  • Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre ( Site 0100)

    Greenfield Park, Quebec

    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Site 0104)

    Montreal, Quebec

    Recruiting
  • St. Marys Hospital Center ( Site 0107)

    Montreal, Quebec

    Recruiting

Eligibility Criteria

See who this study is looking for49 criteria

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

Inclusion

  • +Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • +Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
  • +Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at least 4 weeks before the start of study intervention
  • +Has histological or cytological confirmation of squamous or nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), resectable clinical Stage II, IIIA or IIIB (with nodal involvement \[N2\]) per AJCC eighth edition guidelines
  • +Has confirmation that either epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-directed or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-directed therapy is not indicated as primary therapy
  • +Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →: Tumor tissue sample from surgical resection has been provided for determination of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) status by central vendor before randomization into the adjuvant period
  • +Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomization: Confirmed to be disease-free based on re-baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → radiological assessment as documented by contrast enhanced chest/abdomen/pelvis computed tomography (CT) (or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) within 28 days before randomization
  • +Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement are eligible
  • +Is able to undergo surgery based on opinion of investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → after consultation with surgeon
  • +Is able to receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy
  • +Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomization: Has not achieved pathological complete response (pCR) at surgery by local review of pathology.

Exclusion

  • Severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to study intervention, any of its excipients, and/or to another biologic therapy
  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load at screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
  • Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at least 4 weeks before the start of study intervention
  • Is an HIV-infected participant with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
  • Has a concurrent active Hepatitis B (defined as HBsAg positive and/or detectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)) and Hepatitis C virus (defined as anti-HCV antibody (Ab) positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA)) infection
  • include but are not limited to the following:
  • Inclusion CriteriaInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →:
  • Has histological or cytological confirmation of squamous or nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), resectable clinical Stage II, IIIA or IIIB (with nodal involvement \[N2\]) per AJCC eighth edition guidelines
  • Has confirmation that either epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-directed or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-directed therapy is not indicated as primary therapy
  • Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomizationRandomisedWhich group you go into is decided by chance, not by you or your doctor.Read more →: Tumor tissue sample from surgical resection has been provided for determination of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) status by central vendor before randomization into the adjuvant period
  • Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomization: Confirmed to be disease-free based on re-baselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → radiological assessment as documented by contrast enhanced chest/abdomen/pelvis computed tomography (CT) (or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)) within 28 days before randomization
  • Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement are eligible
  • Exclusion CriteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →:
  • Has one of the following tumor locations/types:
  • NSCLC involving the superior sulcus
  • Large cell neuro-endocrine cancer (LCNEC)
  • Sarcomatoid tumor
  • Diagnosis of SCLC or, for mixed tumors, presence of small cell elements
  • Has Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy
  • Has 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 history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, uncontrolled symptomatic arrhythmia, prolongation of QT corrected for heart rate by Fridericia's cube root formula (QTcF) interval to \>480 ms, and/or other serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within the 6 months preceding study intervention
  • Has received prior neoadjuvant therapy for their current NSCLC diagnosis
  • Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
  • Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines is allowed
  • Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
  • 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 medication
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
  • Has a history of (noninfectious) interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis, has current ILD/pneumonitis, or has suspected ILD or pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by standard diagnostic assessments at screening
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Has a history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
  • Is able to undergo surgery based on opinion of investigatorPrincipal investigatorThe doctor or researcher responsible for running the study at a site.Read more → after consultation with surgeon
  • Is able to receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy
  • Applies to screening for the adjuvant period only, before randomization: Has not achieved pathological complete response (pCR) at surgery by local review of pathology.
  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids
  • Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications
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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

Built from these fields:

  • 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: Rescue medication.

Registry label: A: Pembrolizumab + Sacituzumab tirumotecan

Group B, the comparison group, receives Pembrolizumab, together with one or more of: Cisplatin, Pemetrexed, Gemcitabine, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel.

Registry label: B: Pembrolizumab

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

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

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

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

Built from these fields:

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

The study aims to enrol about 780 people.

The study is currently expected to finish around October 2034.

The main measurement is taken over: Up to ~ 93 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

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

Disease-free survival (DFS) as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) — measured over Up to ~ 93 months.

From the trial registry

Built from these fields:

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

Source: NCT06312137 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

Sacituzumab tirumotecan to be administered as 4mg/kg IV infusion q2w for up to 24 weeks

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

Pembrolizumab to be administered 400mg by IV infusion q6w for up to 42 weeks

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 CisplatinDrug

Cisplatin is administered as 75 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment in neoadjuvant phase

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

About PemetrexedDrug

Pemetrexed will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment in participants with nonsquamous NSCLC.

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

About GemcitabineDrug

Gemcitabine will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 1000 mg/m\^2 or 1250 mg/m\^2 IV infusion on day 1 and day 8 q3w for up to 24 weeks as background treatment in participants with squamous NSCLC.

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

About CarboplatinDrug

Carboplatin will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as AUC 5 mg/mL/min or AUC 6 mg/mL/min IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment.

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

About PaclitaxelDrug

Paclitaxel will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 175 mg/m\^2 or 200 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment.

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

About Rescue medicationDrug

Participants are permitted to take rescue medications to prevent hypersensitivity and/or infusion reactions as a premedication to study treatment. Rescue medications include antihistamine, H2 receptor antagonist, acetaminophen or equivalent, dexamethasone or equivalent, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. A steroid mouthwash (dexamethasone or equivalent) may be given as prophylaxis for stomatitis/oral mucositis.

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.

Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.

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 ~ 93 months.

The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2034-10-23.

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 780 people.

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

This study lists 7 locations, including: Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Rochester, Minnesota, United States; Ithaca, New York, United States; Stony Brook, New York, United States, and 1 more.

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

From the trial registry
  • trial_locations

About This Trial

This study will assess if adding sacituzumab tirumotecan with pembrolizumab after surgery is effective in treating NSCLC for participants not achieving pathological complete response. The primary hypothesis of this study is sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab is superior to pembrolizumab monotherapy with respect to disease free survival (DFS) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR).

Other Sites (5)

Allina Health Cancer Institute - Abbott Northwestern Hospital ( Site 0027)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic - Rochester ( Site 0073)

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Cayuga Medical Center ( Site 0086)

Ithaca, New York, United States

University Hospital at Stony Brook ( Site 0054)

Stony Brook, New York, United States

White Plains Hospital ( Site 0091)

White Plains, New York, United States

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