Study of Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL) (MK-3475-C11/KEYNOTE-C11)

NCT ID: NCT05008224

Last Updated: 2025-06-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

146 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-07

Study Completion Date

2024-05-26

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) monotherapy, followed by chemotherapy, followed by pembrolizumab consolidation. The primary hypothesis of the study is that the complete response (CR) rate at the end of study intervention according to Lugano 2014 response criteria is higher than conventional chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pembrolizumab Monotherapy + AVD Chemotherapy/escBEACOPP Chemotherapy + Pembrolizumab Consolidation

After completing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan 1 during eligibility screening, participants received pembrolizumab monotherapy intravenous (IV) for three 3-week cycles followed by PET scan 2.

Participants next received 2 phases of chemotherapy. In chemotherapy phase 1, all participants received doxorubicin in combination with vinblastine \& dacarbazine (AVD) IV for two 4-week cycles followed by PET scan 3. In chemotherapy phase 2, participants who were PET scan 3 negative, or positive and age ≥60 years, received up to 4 additional cycles of AVD IV, while participants who were PET scan 3 positive and age \<60 years received up to four 3-week cycles of escalated bleomycin in combination with etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine, \& prednisone (escBEACOPP) IV.

All participants then received pembrolizumab consolidation IV for four 6-week cycles followed by a final PET scan.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pembrolizumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

200 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for 3 cycles during pembrolizumab monotherapy.

400 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 6-week cycle for 4 cycles as pembrolizumab consolidation.

Doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

25 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles in all participants after PET scan 2 and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

35 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive, \<60 years of age).

Vinblastine

Intervention Type DRUG

6 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

Dacarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

375 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

Bleomycin

Intervention Type DRUG

10 units/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Etoposide

Intervention Type DRUG

200 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-3 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Cyclophosphamide

Intervention Type DRUG

1250 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Vincristine

Intervention Type DRUG

1.4 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Procarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

100 mg/m\^2 orally (PO) administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-7 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Prednisone

Intervention Type DRUG

40 mg/m\^2 PO administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-14 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Interventions

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Pembrolizumab

200 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for 3 cycles during pembrolizumab monotherapy.

400 mg IV administered on Day 1 of each 6-week cycle for 4 cycles as pembrolizumab consolidation.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Doxorubicin

25 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles in all participants after PET scan 2 and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

35 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive, \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Vinblastine

6 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Dacarbazine

375 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of AVD chemotherapy on Days 1 and 15 of each 4-week cycle for 2 cycles after PET scan 2 (all participants) and up to 4 additional cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 negative, or positive and ≥60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Bleomycin

10 units/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Etoposide

200 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-3 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclophosphamide

1250 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Vincristine

1.4 mg/m\^2 IV administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Day 8 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Procarbazine

100 mg/m\^2 orally (PO) administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-7 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Prednisone

40 mg/m\^2 PO administered as part of escBEACOPP chemotherapy on Days 1-14 of each 3-week cycle for up to 4 cycles after PET scan 3 (participants who are PET scan 3 positive and \<60 years of age).

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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MK-3475 SCH 900475 KEYTRUDA® Adriamycin DOXIL® Rubex® Alkaban-AQ® Velban® Dtic-Dome® Blenoxane® Toposar® VePesid® Etopophos® VP-16 Etoposide phosphate Neosar® Cytoxan® Oncovin® Vincasar PFS® Matulane® Liquid Pred® Meticorten® Orasone® Deltasone®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of Ann Arbor Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL). Stage I and II participants may be enrolled, but must have at least one National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) unfavorable risk factor per protocol
* Has measurable 2-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid disease based on investigator assessment according to Lugano 2014 response criteria
* Has not received prior radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other systemic therapy for the treatment of cHL before the first dose of study intervention
* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before the start of study intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* Has confirmed nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL)
* Has an uncontrolled intercurrent cardiovascular illness
* Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 protein (PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 protein (PD-L1), or anti- programmed cell death ligand 2 protein (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
* Has received or is expected to receive a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention
* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication
* Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years
* Has radiographically detectable central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
* Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
* Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
* Has a history or current evidence of pulmonary fibrosis
* Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Locations

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St Joseph Heritage Healthcare-Oncology ( Site 0004)

Fullerton, California, United States

Site Status

Stanford Cancer Center ( Site 0023)

Palo Alto, California, United States

Site Status

Northwestern Memorial Hospital ( Site 0002)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

OptumCare Cancer Care-Research Department ( Site 0005)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Site Status

University of Tennessee Medical Center-Cancer Institute ( Site 0006)

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology-Plano East ( Site 0020)

Plano, Texas, United States

Site Status

Liverpool Hospital-Haematology ( Site 0906)

Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Mater Misericordiae Limited ( Site 0904)

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Princess Alexandra Hospital-Division of Cancer Services Trials Unit ( Site 0907)

Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Monash Health-Haematology Research ( Site 0908)

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre ( Site 0905)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status

Cross Cancer Institute ( Site 0207)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de la Montérégie-Centre ( Site 0205)

Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Jewish General Hospital ( Site 0200)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0209)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal ( Site 0206)

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Instituto Nacional del Cancer ( Site 1205)

Chile, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

Site Status

FALP-UIDO ( Site 1202)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

Site Status

Clínica Alemana de Santiago ( Site 1206)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

Site Status

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile-Hemato-Oncology ( Site 1204)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

Site Status

Centro Investigación del Cáncer James Lind ( Site 1200)

Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile

Site Status

CHU Bordeaux Haut-Leveque ( Site 1505)

Pessac, Aquitaine, France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes - Hôpital Pontchaillou-haematology ( Site 1502)

Rennes, Brittany Region, France

Site Status

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne - Hôpital François Mitterrand ( Site 1504)

Dijon, Cote-d Or, France

Site Status

centre hospitalier lyon sud-Service Hématologie ( Site 1501)

Pierre-Bénite, Rhone, France

Site Status

Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer - Centre Henri Becquerel Normandie Rouen-Service d'Hématologie ( Si

Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France

Site Status

Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 1907)

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Bnai Zion Medical Center-Hematology ( Site 1909)

Haifa, , Israel

Site Status

Hadassah Medical Center ( Site 1901)

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Sheba Medical Center-Hemato Oncology ( Site 1904)

Ramat Gan, , Israel

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ZIV Medical Center ( Site 1908)

Safed, , Israel

Site Status

Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 1905)

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status

Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia-Hemathology ( Site 1801)

Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Site Status

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda ( Site 1803)

Milan, Milano, Italy

Site Status

Policlinico S. Orsola- Malpighi-Istituto di Ematologia L. e A. Seragnoli ( Site 1800)

Bologna, , Italy

Site Status

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli-ISTITUTO DI EMATOLOGIA ( Site 1804)

Roma, , Italy

Site Status

Klinika Hematologii - Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii-Klinika Hematologii ( Site 0402)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy w Warszawie (

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Szpital Wojewódzki w Opolu-Hematology Department ( Site 0401)

Opole, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii ( Site 0403)

Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Site Status

Moscow City Clinical Hospital S.P. Botkin ( Site 0702)

Moscow, Moscow, Russia

Site Status

First Pavlov State Medical University of Saint Petersburg-Raisa Gorbacheva Memorial Institut for Pe

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Site Status

Almazov National Medical Research Centre ( Site 0704)

Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Site Status

Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals-Haematology Department ( Site 1031)

L'Hospitalet Del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre ( Site 1032)

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi ( Site 5002)

Balçova, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Ankara University Hospital Cebeci-hematology ( Site 5000)

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Vehbi Koc Vakfi - Amerikan Hastanesi ( Site 5001)

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Canada Chile France Israel Italy Poland Russia Spain Turkey (Türkiye)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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MK-3475-C11

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

KEYNOTE-C11

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-501615-14-00

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1281-5347

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-001244-95

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

3475-C11

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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