The goal of this study is to explore if, for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients whose tumors have high levels of PD-L1 (a marker associated with benefits from immunotherapy), a combination of immunotherapy and a personalized 4-week radiotherapy course could be more effective than standard treatment, which is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
This is a Phase II trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of sequential pembrolizumab (200 mg every three weeks) and accelerated, dose-painted radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%. Patients with PD-L1 expression \< 50% will be treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy as part of standard of care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Patients whose tumors are found to have high (≥ 50%) PD-L1 expression will automatically be placed in the PembroRT group. These patients will receive three intravenous treatments with pembrolizumab, followed by four weeks of daily radiotherapy, followed by up to 12 more treatments with pembrolizumab. Pembrolizumab is given as an intravenous infusion once every three weeks. This treatment course will last, in total, up to one year. Patients whose tumors are found to have low (\< 50%) PD-L1 will be treated with a standard-o-care regimen and not be a part of this clinical trial.
Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
To characterize progression-free survival (PFS) rates following treatment with sequential pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%, the percentage of participants with PFS at 12 months will be reported.
Time frame: 12 months
Freedom From Distant Metastasis
To characterize freedom from distant metastases following treatment with sequential pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%, cumulative incidence was calculated treating other events as competing risks. Competing risks are those events which prevent the occurrence or modify the risk of the outcome of distant metastasis. For this study, cumulative incidence is defined as the percentage of patients free from distant metastases up to 18 months following completion of treatment / number of people at risk in the study population and is reported as a percentage.
Time frame: Up to 18 months following completion of treatment, up to 30 months total
Intrathoracic Disease Progression
To characterize freedom from intrathoracic disease progression rates following treatment with sequential pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression ≥ 50%, the cumulative incidence rate will be determined using competing risk analysis. For this study, intrathoracic disease progression will be reported as a percentage of patients.
Time frame: Up to 18 months following completion of treatment, up to 30 months total
Overall Survival (OS)
Overall survival (OS) of patients alive at 1 year and 2 years following treatment with sequential pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for locally advanced NSCLC with PD-L1 expression ≥ 50% was analyzed. OS was defined as the percentage of treated participants who were still alive at 1 year or 2 years following completion of treatment, divided by the total number of treated participants, multiplied by 100. Overall survival was censored at the time of the last clinic visit or contact.
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Time frame: 1 year and 2 years following completion of treatment, up to 3 years total
Radiographic Response Rate Based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST)
Radiographic Response will be scored using RECIST V1.1 criteria to quantify objective measures of change in tumor burden. Although RECIST 1.1 references a maximum of 5 target lesions in total and 2 per organ, the Sponsor allows a maximum of 10 target lesions in total and 5 per organ, if clinically relevant to enable a broader sampling of tumor burden. RECIST will be used to quantify the percentage of patients demonstrating Complete Response (CR), Partial Response (PR), Stable Disease (SD), Progressive Disease (PD), as follows: CR - resolution of all target lesions to background levels PR - at least 30% decrease in sum of diameters of target lesions (noting baseline diameters) SD - neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR or sufficient increase to qualify for PD (noting smallest sum on study) PD - at least 20% increase in sum of diameters of target lesions (noting smallest sum on study); absolute increase of 5mm must be demonstrated; \>=1 new lesion is considered PD
Time frame: 2 months
Unplanned Hospitalization Rate
The unplanned hospitalization rate will be determined as the percentage of participants hospitalized due to treatment-related toxicities.
Time frame: Up to 18 months following completion of treatment, up to 30 months total