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Lung CancerPhase 2ReplayNCT03526887

Re-challenge Pembrolizumab Study as a Second or Further Line in Patients With Advanced NSCLC

A Phase 2 study testing Pembrolizumab in people with Lung Cancer, run by Spanish Lung Cancer Group at 19 sites in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Exploratory phase II trial of intravenous (IV) Pembrolizumab MK-3475 as second or further line with advanced Non-small cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who have failed to a prior treatment with anti-PDL1 drug. Pembrolizumab 200 mg ,Q3W, IV infusion, Day 1 of each 3 week cycle will be administered until disease progression. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Pembrolizumab
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
73 participants
Where
19 sitesSpain
Study dates
15 Jul 2018to 9 Mar 2023
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with histologically or cythological confirmed NSCLC advanced or locally advanced disease (according to 8th version of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging Manual in Thoracic Oncology) not amenable to radical treatment (IIIA, IIIB, IIIC, IV), squamous or non-squamous, recurrent after at least one prior line.
  • The subject must be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial.
  • Patient must be aged ≥ 18 years of age on day of signing informed consent.
  • Measurable disease (at least 1 lesion) based on RECIST 1.1. Patients will not be eligible if this lesion was irradiated before inclusion.
  • Documented prior benefit (Stable Disease, Partial Response, Complete Response) to check point PD1/PDL1 inhibitor (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Durvalumab, Atezolizumab, Avelumab or others) for at least 16 weeks (Stable Disease, Partial Response, Complete Response) and progression while on treatment (or <12 weeks after stopping) with the same PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. These patients should have received subsequent treatment with Chemotherapy for at least 4 courses (Cohort 1) OR Documented prior benefit (Stable Disease, Partial Response, Complete Response) to check point PD1/PDL1 inhibitor (Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Durvalumab, Atezolizumab, Avelumab or others) for at least 16 weeks (Stable Disease, Partial Response, Complete Response) and progression >12 weeks after stopping treatment (Cohort 2). No subsequent treatment before rechallenge is allowed in this cohort
  • Patient must be willing to provide tissue from a newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion. PDL1 must be evaluable and at least 1% positive in tumor tissue. Newly-obtained is defined as a specimen obtained up to 6 weeks (42 days) prior to initiation of treatment on Day 1. Subjects for whom newly-obtained samples cannot be provided (e.g. inaccessible or subject safety concern) may submit an archived specimen only upon agreement from the Sponsor. Note: If a new sample core or excisional biopsy cannot be obtained but the patient can be included in the study and start the treatment and the archival tumor tissue could be sent afterwards for the central laboratory confirmation. If no previous PDL1 result is available from the archival tissue, the patient cannot be included in the trial until central laboratory PDL1 result is available. Other cases could be consulted with the trail chair.
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  • Have a performance status of 0-1 on the ECOG Performance Scale.
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function, all screening labs should be performed within 7 days of treatment initiation.
  • Female subject of childbearing potential should have a negative urine or serum pregnancy within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception (for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication).
  • Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject.
  • Male subjects of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception (starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy).
  • Note: Abstinence is acceptable if this is the usual lifestyle and preferred contraception for the subject.
  • All patients will be required to submit a tumor sample for PD-L1 IHC expression. If the sample is inadequate for analysis, another sample could be provided. If a new sample cannot be obtained due to technical or clinical reasons, archival tissue can be sent. Other cases could be consulted with the trial chair.

Who cannot join

  • Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment.
  • Has a known history of active TB (Bacillus Tuberculosis)
  • Hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab or any of its excipients.
  • Has had a prior anti-cancer monoclonal antibody (mAb) within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier.
  • Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered (i.e., ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to a previously administered agent.
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  • Note: Subjects with ≤ Grade 2 neuropathy are an exception to this criterion and may qualify for the study.
  • Note: If subject received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting therapy.
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has undergone potentially curative therapy or in situ cervical cancer.
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. Subjects with previously treated brain metastases may participate provided they are stable (without evidence of progression by imaging for at least four weeks prior to the first dose of trial treatment and any neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline), have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, and are not using steroids at a dose over 10 mg of prednisone or equivalent, for at least 7 days prior to trial treatment. This exception does not include carcinomatous meningitis which is excluded regardless of clinical stability.
  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment.
  • Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis.
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Documented EGFR sensitizing mutation.
  • Documented ALK translocation.
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the subject's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the subject to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator.
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial.
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (HIV 1/2 antibodies).
  • Has known active Hepatitis B (e.g., HBsAg reactive) or Hepatitis C (e.g., HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected).
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy. Note: Seasonal influenza vaccines for injection are generally inactivated flu vaccines and are allowed; however intranasal influenza vaccines (e.g., Flu-Mist®) are live attenuated vaccines, and are not allowed.
  • Received radiation therapy to the lung of >30Gy within 6 months of the first dose of trial treatment.
  • Evidence of interstitial lung disease.
  • Has had previously serious adverse reactions (grade 3-4) related to previous PD1/PDL1 inhibitors that preclude their treatment according to the principal investigator' s criteria.

Trial locations and contacts

19 sites in 1 country.

19 sites in 1 country

Spain19 sites
  • Complejo Hospitalario de la Coruña

    A Coruña, Coruña, 15006

  • H. Germans Trias i Pujol

    Badalona, Barcelona, 08916

  • Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, 08025

  • H.U.Vall D´Hebrón

    Barcelona, 08035

  • Hospital de Basurto

    Bilbao, Vizcaya, 48013

  • Hospital General Universitario de Elche

    Elche, Alicante, 03203

  • Hospital Dr. Josep Trueta

    Girona, 17007

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén

    Jaén, 23007

  • Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León

    León, 24071

  • Fundación Jiménez Díaz

    Madrid, 28040

  • H. 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041

  • Puerta de Hierro

    Madrid

  • H. Son Llàtzer

    Palma de Mallorca, 07198

  • Clínica Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, Navarre, 31008

  • Hospital Parc Taulí

    Sabadell, Barcelona, 08208

  • Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa

    Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227

  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

    Valencia, 46014

  • Hospital La Fe

    Valencia, 46026

  • Hospital Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza, 50009

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About this study

Official title: A Phase II Open-label Multicenter Exploratory Study to Assess Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Re-challenge as Second or Further Line in Patients With Advanced Non - Small Cell Lung Cancer

Exploratory phase II trial of intravenous (IV) Pembrolizumab MK-3475 as second or further line with advanced Non-small cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who have failed to a prior treatment with anti-PDL1 drug.

Pembrolizumab 200 mg ,Q3W, IV infusion, Day 1 of each 3 week cycle will be administered until disease progression.

Read the detailed description

This is a multi-center exploratory phase II trial of intravenous (IV) Pembrolizumab MK-3475 as second or further line with advanced Non-small cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) who have failed to a prior treatment with anti-PDL1 drug.

110 patients will be enrolled in this trial to examine the efficacy and outcomes of these patients.

In addition to the usual procedures in a phase II study (evaluation of response, toxicity, etc.) special attention will be paid in this trial to the molecular assessment in biological samples.

Subjects will receive Pembrolizumab at a fixed dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks (Q3W). Subjects will be evaluated with radiographic imaging to assess response to treatment. Investigators will make all treatment-based decisions using the Immune-Related Response Criteria (irRC). However, for determination of overall response rate (ORR) and progression-free survival (PFS), the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 will be used.

Adverse events will be monitored throughout the trial and graded in severity according to the guidelines outlined in the NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0. Treatment with Pembrolizumab will continue until documented disease progression, unacceptable adverse event(s), intercurrent illness that prevents further administration of treatment, investigator's decision to withdraw the subject, subject withdraws consent, noncompliance with trial treatment or procedure requirements, or administrative reasons.

After the end of treatment, each subject will be followed for a minimum of 30 days for adverse event monitoring (serious adverse events will be collected for up to 90 days after the end of treatment unless the subject starts a new anticancer therapy between days 31 and 90). Subjects will have post-treatment follow-up for disease status, including initiating a non-study cancer treatment and experiencing disease progression, until death, withdrawing consent, or becoming lost to follow-up.

Participation in this trial will be dependent upon supplying tumor tissue from a newly obtained formalin-fixed specimen from locations not radiated prior to biopsy. The specimen will be evaluated at a central laboratory facility for expression status of PD-L1 in a prospective manner. Only subjects whose tumors express PD-L1 as determined by the central laboratory facility will be eligible for inclusion in this study. Also it is highly recommend to send archival tumor tissue from the patient.

Conditions
Lung Cancer
Being tested
Pembrolizumab
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03526887
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cohort 1ExperimentalPatients who experienced progression disease while on treatment progression disease < 12 weeks after stopping treatment. After that the patients took chemotherapy ≥ 4 cycles and progressed again. After the last progression the patient is included in the study to be retreated with Pembrolizumab 200mg
Receives: Drug: Pembrolizumab
Cohort 2ExperimentalStop treatment and progression > 12 weeks after stopping treatment. After the last progression the patient is included in the study to be retreated with Pembrolizumab 200mg
Receives: Drug: Pembrolizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Re-challenge Measured by Overall Survival

    Overall survival: Defined as the length of time from either the date of diagnosis or the start of the treatment that patients diagnosed with the disease are still alive.

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 48 months.

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Re-challenge Measured by Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per RECIST v1.1.

    PFS: Defined as the length of time from the date of randomization to the date of the first documented progression of disease. "Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions"

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 36 months.

  2. Best Global Response

    To evaluate the best global response of the treatment as measured by investigator-assessed overall response rate (ORR) according to RECIST v1.1. Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Progression is defined as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of new lesions.

    Measured: From the date of randomization until end of follow up, up to 36 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 May 2018
  2. Study start15 Jul 2018
  3. Primary completion30 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion9 Mar 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
2 groups depending on when the progression disease is diagnosed but the treatment after progression will be the same: Pembrolizumab
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
73 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03526887
Sponsor's protocol ID
GECP 17/02_REPLAY
Other IDs
2017-003947-39, 2017
Acronym
Replay
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
17 Apr 2018
Last updated
24 Mar 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Pembrolizumab in people with Lung Cancer, run by Spanish Lung Cancer Group at 19 sites in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 24 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 19 sites in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 24 Mar 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Re-challenge Measured by Overall Survival (time frame: From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 48 months.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Mar 2025.

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