This study will examine the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in combination with chemotherapy in children and young adults with newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) who are slow early responders (SERs) to frontline chemotherapy.
Group 1 will consist of low-risk participants with cHL Stages IA, IB and IIA without bulky disease. Group 2 will consist of high-risk participants with cHL Stages IIEB, IIIEA, IIIEB, IIIB, IVA and IVB.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
340
2 mg/kg intravenous (IV) up to a max of 200 mg (3 to 17 years of age) or 200 mg IV (18 to 25 years of age); cycle frequency Q3W
25 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of ABVD induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1) 40 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of OEPA induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2) 25 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of AVD chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1)
6 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of ABVD induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1) 6 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of AVD chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
ORR is defined as the percentage of SER participants who have a Complete Response (\[CR\], disappearance of all evidence of disease) or Partial Response (\[PR\], regression of measurable disease and no new sites) using IWG revised response criteria and determined by BICR. The ORR will be estimated by risk group in SER participants.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Rate of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Negativity in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High) After AVD or COPDAC-28 Chemotherapy
The rate of PET negativity for SER participants is the percentage of participants with PET negativity (defined as Deauville score 1, 2 or 3) after two cycles of AVD (Group 1) or four cycles of COPDAC-28 (Group 2), in combination with pembrolizumab. The Deauville 5-point scoring system is an internationally accepted and utilized five-point scoring system for the Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity of a Hodgkin's lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma tumor mass as seen on FDG PET scan: Score 1= No uptake above the background, Score 2= Uptake ≤ mediastinum, Score 3= Uptake \> mediastinum but ≤ liver, Score 4= Uptake moderately increased compared to the liver at any site, Score 5= Uptake markedly increased compared to the liver at any site or new lesions, Score X= New areas of uptake unlikely to be related to lymphoma. In the present study, scores of 1, 2 and 3 are considered to be negative and scores of 4 and 5 are considered to be positive.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Event-Free Survival (EFS) in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High) as Assessed by BICR
EFS is defined as the time from study enrollment to the first documented disease progression or recurrence, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Progression/disease recurrence will be determined by BICR using IWG criteria.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Overall Survival (OS) in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High)
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375 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of ABVD induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1) 375 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of AVD chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1) 250 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 to 3 as part of COPDAC-28 chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2)
500 mg/m\^2 IV on days 1 and 8 as part of COPDAC-28 chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2)
1.5 mg/m\^2 IV with maximum single dose 2 mg on Days 1, 8, and 15 as part of OEPA induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2) 1.5 mg/m\^2 IV with maximum single dose 2 mg on Days 1 and 8 as part of COPDAC-28 chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2)
60 mg/m\^2/day orally divided in 3 doses on Days 1 to 15 as part of OEPA induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2) 40 mg/m\^2/day orally divided in 3 doses on Days 1 to 15 as part of COPDAC-28 chemotherapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2)
10 units/m\^2 IV on Days 1 and 15 as part of ABVD induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 1)
125 mg/m\^2 IV on Days 1 to 5 as part of OEPA induction therapy (cycle frequency: Q4W, Group 2)
RT administered daily, dose dependent on randomization group and disease response.
Children's Hospital of Alabama ( Site 0023)
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Phoenix Childrens Hospital ( Site 0034)
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Arkansas Children's Hospital ( Site 0046)
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Kaiser - Orange County ( Site 0084)
Anaheim, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente ( Site 0082)
Downey, California, United States
Kaiser - Fontana ( Site 0083)
Fontana, California, United States
MemorialCare Health System - Long Beach Medical Center-Cherese Mari Laulhere Children's Village ( Si
Long Beach, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center ( Site 0024)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente - Oakland ( Site 0047)
Oakland, California, United States
Kaiser Permanente - Roseville ( Site 0080)
Roseville, California, United States
...and 83 more locations
OS is defined as the time from study enrollment to death due to any cause. Participants without documented death will be censored at the date of the last follow-up.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Exposure to Radiotherapy (RT) in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High)
The frequency of RT received by eligible participants (positive PET response, i.e. Deauville score of 4 or 5) will be reported.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Rate of PET Scan Negativity In Group 1 Participants After ABVD Induction Therapy
The rate of PET negativity for Group 1 participants is the percentage of participants with PET negativity (defined as Deauville score 1, 2 or 3) after two cycles of ABVD induction as per investigator assessment. The Deauville 5-point scoring system is an internationally accepted and utilized five-point scoring system for the FDG avidity of a Hodgkin's lymphoma or Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma tumor mass as seen on FDG PET scan: Score 1= No uptake above the background, Score 2= Uptake ≤ mediastinum, Score 3= Uptake \> mediastinum but ≤ liver, Score 4= Uptake moderately increased compared to the liver at any site, Score 5= Uptake markedly increased compared to the liver at any site or new lesions, Score X= New areas of uptake unlikely to be related to lymphoma. In the present study, scores of 1, 2 and 3 are considered to be negative and scores of 4 and 5 are considered to be positive.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
EFS in Rapid Early Responder (RER) Participants By Risk Group (Low, High) as Assessed by Investigator
EFS is defined as the time from study enrollment to the first documented disease progression or recurrence, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Progression/disease recurrence will be determined by the investigator.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
OS in RER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High)
OS is defined as the time from study enrollment to death due to any cause. Participants without documented death will be censored at the date of the last follow-up.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Serum Thymus and Activation-Regulated Chemokine (TARC) Levels in SER Participants By Risk Group (Low, High)
Serum TARC levels will be measured and evaluated as a potential biomarker in SER participants by risk group at screening, early, and late response assessments.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Number of SER Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE) By Risk Group (Low, High)
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant that is temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study treatment. The number of SER participants who experience an AE will be reported for each arm.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years
Number of SER Participants Discontinuing Study Treatment Due to AEs By Risk Group (Low, High)
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant that is temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study treatment. The number of SER participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be reported for each arm.
Time frame: Up to approximately 8 years