There is no standard second line treatment in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Pembrolizumab has shown to be active in in small phase II studies in MPM. Its activity however, is limited, with a response rate up to 20%. Since the arrival of nivolumab plus ipilimumab as first line standard of care treatment in mesothelioma, no treatment options are investigated in this group of patients in the second line. So, there is a need for new treatment combinations with drugs that might exhibit a synergistic interaction with pembrolizumab.
There is no standard second line treatment in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Pembrolizumab has shown to be active in in small phase II studies in MPM. Its activity however, is limited, with a response rate up to 20%. So, there is a need for new treatment combinations with drugs that might exhibit a synergistic interaction with pembrolizumab. The mechanisms of actions of lenvatinib, which has a broad spectrum of activities, predicts many synergistic interactions with PD-1 blocking. The aim of this study is to characterize the potential clinical activity, toxicity and biomarkers of outcome of pembrolizumab - lenvatinib in patients with recurrent MPM.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
58
Infusion
Capsule
Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (NKI-AVL)
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Objective response rate defined by Modified RECIST 1.1 criteria for pleural mesothelioma
Complete response and partial response
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Safety of pembrolizumab- lenvatinib
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0
Time frame: Up to 90 days after last study drug intake
Describe the disease control rate (DCR) at 3 and 6 months
a percentage of the total number of patients in the study who are evaluable for the primary endpoint who have best overall response of CR or PR or SD.
Time frame: From date of registration until 6 months
Objective response rate (ORR)
Number of patients with a partial or complete response
Time frame: Assessed up to 60 months
Progression-free survival
To describe PFS by independent radiological review
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 100 months
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