Pembrolizumab and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy or Non-Stereotactic Wide-Field Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT ID: NCT02444741
Last Updated: 2025-10-09
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
PHASE1/PHASE2
126 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2015-09-17
2026-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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I. To evaluate the safety and toxicity profile of intravenous MK-3475 (pembrolizumab) administered in combination with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) targeting 1-4 liver or thoracic lesion(s) in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). (Phase I) II. To evaluate the safety and toxicity profile of intravenous MK-3475 administered in combination with non-stereotactic wide-field radiation therapy (WFRT) targeting 1-4 liver or thoracic lesion(s) in patients with metastatic NSCLC. (Phase I) III. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) of MK-3475 and SBRT combination therapy. (Phase I) IV. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) of MK-3475 and WFRT combination therapy. (Phase I) V. To determine the rate of out-of-field objective responses (either complete response \[CR\] or partial response \[PR\]) of the non-irradiated disease sites. (Phase II)
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:
I. To determine whether the addition of radiation therapy (XRT) to MK-3475 can improve the progression free survival (PFS) rate compared to MK-3475 alone. (Phase II)
OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of pembrolizumab followed by a phase II study.
PHASE I: Patients are assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups.
GROUP I: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion of size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive SBRT in 4 fractions daily on days 2-5 or either intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT), or 3 dimensional conformation radiation therapy (3D-CRT) in 15 fractions total concurrent with pembrolizumab administration on days 1-19. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 16 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
GROUP II: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion of size or location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab as in Group I and either IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT in 15 fractions total concurrent with pembrolizumab administration.
PHASE II: Patients for whom SBRT is recommended are randomized to Group 1 or 2, patients for whom conventional radiation therapy is recommended are randomized to Group 3 or 4, and patients with lesions amenable to SBRT or WFRT are assigned to Group 5.
GROUP I: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab IV on day 1 and SBRT on days 44-47 or IMRT, PBT, or 3D-CRT on days 43-61. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for up to 16 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
GROUP II: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I without XRT. At the first planned efficacy evaluation (5 weeks), patients exhibiting progressive disease (PD) are treated with SBRT concurrent with the remaining cycles of pembrolizumab. In the event that lesion size has progressed to the point where the attending physician no longer considers SBRT safe, then the patient will be salvaged with IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT and analyzed as part of the fourth treatment group.
GROUP III: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I and IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT on days 43-61.
GROUP IV: Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I without XRT. The decision on when to start XRT will be assessed first at week 5 (after the second dose of pembrolizumab). If a patient has PD based on immune response related criteria (irRC) then XRT will be delivered after the third dose of pembrolizumab, while patients with stable disease (SD) or PR will not start XRT and will continue to be followed. These patients will then have follow up computed tomography (CT) scans 5 weeks after course 3 three and then approximately every 3 months for the remainder of the trial; any patient at this point with PD will then have XRT delivered with the sixth dose of pembrolizumab.
GROUP V: Patients with lesions amenable to SBRT or WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I. Patients also receive either IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT in 15 fractions to the primary lesions and low dose radiation therapy to other lesions on days 43-61 or SBRT in 4 fractions to primary lesions and low dose radiation therapy to other lesions on days 44-47.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 12 weeks.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Group I, Phase I (pembrolizumab + SBRT)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion of size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Patients also receive SBRT in 4 fractions daily on days 2-5 or either IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT in 15 fractions total concurrent with pembrolizumab administration on days 1-19. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 16 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
Group I, Phase II (pembrolizumab + SBRT)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab IV on day 1 and SBRT on days 44-47 or IMRT, PBT, or 3D-CRT on days 43-61. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for up to 16 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
Group II, Phase I (pembrolizumab + IMRT, PBRT or 3D-CRT)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion of size or location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab as in Group I and either IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT in 15 fractions total on days 1-19 concurrent with pembrolizumab administration.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Group II, Phase II (pembrolizumab + XRT upon PD)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location amenable to SBRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I without XRT. At the first planned efficacy evaluation (5 weeks), patients exhibiting PD are treated with SBRT concurrent with the remaining cycles of pembrolizumab. In the event that lesion size has progressed to the point where the attending physician no longer considers SBRT safe, then the patient will be salvaged with IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT and analyzed as part of the fourth treatment group.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
Group III, Phase II (pembrolizumab + IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I and IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT on days 43-61.
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Group IV, Phase II (pembrolizumab + XRT upon PD)
Patients who exhibit a lung lesion with size and location not amenable to SBRT, but amenable to WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I without XRT. The decision on when to start XRT will be assessed first at week 5 (after the second dose of pembrolizumab). If a patient has PD based on irRC then XRT will be delivered after the third dose of pembrolizumab, while patients with SD or PR will not start XRT and will continue to be followed. These patients will then have follow up CT scans 5 weeks after course 3 and then approximately every 3 months for the remainder of the trial; any patient at this point with PD will then have XRT delivered with the sixth dose of pembrolizumab.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Group V, Phase II (low dose radiation therapy)
Patients with lesions amenable to SBRT or WFRT receive pembrolizumab IV as in Group I. Patients also receive either IMRT, PBRT, or 3D-CRT in 15 fractions to the primary lesions and low dose radiation therapy to other lesions on days 43-61 or SBRT in 4 fractions to primary lesions and low dose radiation therapy to other lesions on days 44-47.
3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Radiation Therapy
Undergo low dose radiation therapy
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
Interventions
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3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy
Undergo 3D-CRT
Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Undergo IMRT
Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Pembrolizumab
Given IV
Proton Beam Radiation Therapy
Undergo PBRT
Radiation Therapy
Undergo low dose radiation therapy
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Undergo SBRT
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Stage IV metastatic disease (only during the phase II)
* At least one thoracic or liver lesion amenable to radiation, for group 5 we need one area that can safely receive SBRT or WFRT, not restricted to lung or liver sites
* At least one additional non-contiguous lesion to the irradiated lesion amenable to radiographic evaluation
* Be willing and able to provide written informed consent/assent for the trial
* Have measurable disease based on immune related response criteria (irRC) criteria
* Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance scale
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \>= 1,500 /mcL (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Platelets \>= 100,000 /mcL (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL or \>= 5.6 mmol/L (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Serum creatinine =\< 1.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) or measured or calculated creatinine clearance (glomerular filtration rate \[GFR\] can also be used in place of creatinine or calculated creatinine clearance \[CrCl\]) or \>= 60 mL/min for subject with creatinine levels \> 1.5 X institutional ULN (creatinine clearance should be calculated per institutional standard) (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Serum total bilirubin =\< 1.5 X ULN or direct bilirubin =\< ULN for subjects with total bilirubin levels \> 1.5 ULN (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) =\< 2.5 X ULN or =\< 5 X ULN for subjects with liver metastases (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* International normalized ratio (INR) or prothrombin time (PT) =\< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or partial prothrombin time (PTT) is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) =\< 1.5 X ULN unless subject is receiving anticoagulant therapy as long as PT or PTT is within therapeutic range of intended use of anticoagulants (performed within 28 days prior to study registration up to the first dose of study drug)
* Patients with brain metastasis will be included as long as they are free of neurologic symptoms related to metastatic brain lesions and who do not require or receive systemic corticosteroid therapy in the 14 days prior to beginning MK-3475 therapy
* 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 should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication; subjects of childbearing potential are those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been free from menses for \> 1 year
* Male subjects should 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
* We will allow XRT prior to study entry to other sites, with no washout period, allowed prior to study entry as long as at least one measurable sites of disease is kept unirradiated
Exclusion Criteria
* 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; unless the steroid therapy is for physiological replacement
* Has a diagnosis of active scleroderma, lupus, or other autoimmune disease which by the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist precludes safe radiation therapy
* Has had prior radiation therapy to all available thoracic and liver lesions such that additional radiation therapy is unsafe by the opinion of the treating radiation oncologist
* Has had a prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives, which ever is shorter, 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 or targeted small molecule 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
* 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, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy
* 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 for at least 7 days prior to trial treatment
* Has an active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within the past 3 months or a documented history of clinically severe autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents; subjects with vitiligo or resolved childhood asthma/atopy would be an exception to this rule; subjects that require intermittent use of bronchodilators or local steroid injections would not be excluded from the study; subjects with hypothyroidism stable on hormone replacement or Sjogren's syndrome will not be excluded from the study
* Has evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis
* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy or hospital admission
* 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., hepatitis B virus HBsAg surface protein antigen \[HBsAg\] reactive) or hepatitis C (e.g., hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] \[qualitative\] is detected)
* Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment
* Symptomatic brain metastasis
* Has experienced a dose limiting toxicity on treatment with either prior radiation or anti programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) or programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor therapy
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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James Welsh
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Butner JD, Martin GV, Wang Z, Corradetti B, Ferrari M, Esnaola N, Chung C, Hong DS, Welsh JW, Hasegawa N, Mittendorf EA, Curley SA, Chen SH, Pan PY, Libutti SK, Ganesan S, Sidman RL, Pasqualini R, Arap W, Koay EJ, Cristini V. Early prediction of clinical response to checkpoint inhibitor therapy in human solid tumors through mathematical modeling. Elife. 2021 Nov 9;10:e70130. doi: 10.7554/eLife.70130.
Theelen WSME, Chen D, Verma V, Hobbs BP, Peulen HMU, Aerts JGJV, Bahce I, Niemeijer ALN, Chang JY, de Groot PM, Nguyen QN, Comeaux NI, Simon GR, Skoulidis F, Lin SH, He K, Patel R, Heymach J, Baas P, Welsh JW. Pembrolizumab with or without radiotherapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a pooled analysis of two randomised trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2021 May;9(5):467-475. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30391-X. Epub 2020 Oct 20.
Welsh J, Menon H, Chen D, Verma V, Tang C, Altan M, Hess K, de Groot P, Nguyen QN, Varghese R, Comeaux NI, Simon G, Skoulidis F, Chang JY, Papdimitrakopoulou V, Lin SH, Heymach JV. Pembrolizumab with or without radiation therapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized phase I/II trial. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 Oct;8(2):e001001. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-001001.
Chen D, Menon H, Verma V, Guo C, Ramapriyan R, Barsoumian H, Younes A, Hu Y, Wasley M, Cortez MA, Welsh J. Response and outcomes after anti-CTLA4 versus anti-PD1 combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: retrospective analysis of two single-institution prospective trials. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 Jan;8(1):e000492. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2019-000492.
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
Other Identifiers
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NCI-2015-01505
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2014-1020
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2014-1020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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