Abbreviated Title: Pembrolizumab in Patients with Poor-Prognosis Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site (CUP) Trial Phase: 2 Clinical Indication: Treatment naïve patients with poor prognosis carcinoma of unknown primary site Trial Type: Single arm phase 2 Type of control: Not applicable Route of administration: Intravenous Trial Blinding: Not applicable Treatment Groups: 1) Pembrolizumab 200 mg IV every 3 weeks for up to 24 months. Total Number of trial subjects:25 Estimated enrollment period: 24 months Estimated duration of trial: 48 months Duration of Participation: 24 months
This is a multi-centre, single arm phase 2 study of Pembrolizumab (Keytruda™ or MK-3475) in treatment naïve patients with poor prognosis carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP). Participants will receive Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 24 months. Patients will be evaluated for response every 9 weeks. Patients with objective response to treatment and those with stable disease will continue to receive Pembrolizumab. Patients with tumor progression will be discontinued from the study. Patients with progressive disease (PD), but showing a clinical benefit, may continue on Pembrolizumab, as per the discretion of the responsible Qualified Investigator. Response will be evaluated as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
33
Pembrolizumab 200 mg will be administered as a 30 minute IV infusion Q3W.
Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Number of Participants That Develop an Objective Response to Treatment (Objective Response Rate, ORR).
The objective response rate will be assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1). Per RECIST v1.1, tumor response was assessed using MRI or CT imaging. Complete Response (CR) was defined as disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR) as a ≥30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions from baseline; Stable Disease (SD) as neither sufficient tumor shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for Progressive Disease (PD); and PD as a ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions or the appearance of new lesions. Disease Control Rate (DCR) was defined as the proportion of participants who achieved CR, PR, or SD as their best overall response during the assessment period, reflecting the ability of treatment to prevent disease progression. The RECIST median duration of response is the time, measured from the first date of CR or PR to PD or death.
Time frame: Within 3 years
Duration of Response and Disease Control
The duration of response and disease control will be assessed by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1). Per RECIST v1.1, tumor response was assessed using MRI or CT imaging. Complete Response (CR) was defined as disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR) as a ≥30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions from baseline; Stable Disease (SD) as neither sufficient tumor shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for Progressive Disease; and Progressive Disease (PD) as a ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions (with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm) or the appearance of new lesions. Disease Control Rate (DCR) was defined as the proportion of participants who achieved CR, PR, or SD as their best overall response during the assessment period, reflecting the ability of treatment to prevent disease progression. The Duration of Response is the time, measured from the first date of CR or PR to PD or death.
Time frame: Within 3 years
Incidence of Treatment-related Adverse Events (TRAEs)
Treatment related adverse events will be assessed using CTCAE v4.0.
Time frame: Within 3 years
The Overall Survival (OS) of Participants.
OS is the time from treatment initiation to death due to any cause
Time frame: Within 4 years
The Progression Free Survival (PFS) of Participants.
Progression is assessed according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. Progressive disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum recorded since treatment started (nadir), with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or unequivocal progression of non-target lesions, or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
Time frame: Within 4 years
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