Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma or Relapsed or Refractory Richter Syndrome (MK-3475-170/KEYNOTE-170)

NCT02576990 | Completed Phase 2 Results FDA Drug

• 4 other identifiers: 3475-170MK-3475-170KEYNOTE-1702015-002406-37
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

In this study, participants with relapsed or refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (rrPMBCL) or relapsed or refractory Richter Syndrome (rrRS) will receive pembrolizumab (MK-3475). The efficacy of pembrolizumab in the treatment of rrPMBCL and rrRS will be evaluated. The primary study hypothesis is that intravenous (IV) administration of single agent pembrolizumab to the rrPMBCL cohort will result in an Objective Response Rate (ORR) of greater than 15% using the International Working Group (IWG) response criteria (Cheson, 2007) by independent central review. Effective with Protocol Amendment 04, enrollment into the rrRS cohort was closed.

Conditions

Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma; Richter Syndrome

Keywords

Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1, PD1); Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1, PDL1); Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 2 (PD-L2, PDL2)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Objective Response Rate (ORR) Based on International Working Group (IWG) Response Assessment Criteria Per Independent Central Review

  The ORR was assessed by independent central review utilizing the International Working Group \[IWG\] response assessment criteria per Cheson 2007 of pembrolizumab in participants with rrPMBCL. For participants with rrRS, IWG criteria with special considerations for RS was used for progression. The ORR was defined as the percentage of participants who had a response (complete response, CR or partial response, PR) prior to disease progression. CR is the disappearance of all evidence of disease and PR is the regression of measurable disease and no new sites. Participants with missing data were considered non-responders. In the rrPMBCL cohort, an exact binomial test was conducted versus a fixed historical control rate. For the rrPMBCL cohort, the ORR was estimated as well as a 95% 2-sided exact confidence interval (CI) using the Clopper-Pearson method whereas the rrRS cohort was estimated with a 90% 2-sided CI.

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff: 28MAY2019)

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• ORR Based on IWG Response Assessment Criteria by Investigator Assessment

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff Date: 28MAY2019)

• Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on IWG Response Assessment Criteria by Independent Central Review

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff Date: 28MAY2019)

• Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on IWG Response Assessment Criteria by Investigator Assessment

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff Date: 28MAY2019)

• Duration of Response (DOR) Based on IWG Response Assessment Criteria by Independent Central Review in Participants With Responses

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff Date: 28MAY2019)

• Duration of Response (DOR) Based on IWG Response Assessment Criteria by Investigator Assessment in Participants With Responses

  Up to approximately 27 months (Database Cutoff Date: 28MAY2019)

Study Arms (2)

Pembrolizumab: Relapsed or Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma (rrPMBCL)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with rrPMBCL receive pembrolizumab 200 mg every 3 weeks (Q3W), intravenous infusion (IV) on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to a maximum of 35 administrations (approximately 2 years).

Biological: Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab: Relapsed or Refractory Richter Syndrome (rrRS)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants with rrRS receive pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W, IV for each 3-week cycle for up to a maximum of 35 administrations (approximately 2 years). Effective with Protocol Amendment 04, enrollment into this cohort was closed.

Biological: Pembrolizumab

Interventions

Pembrolizumab BIOLOGICAL

IV infusion

Also known as: MK-3475, KEYTRUDA®, SCH 900475

Pembrolizumab: Relapsed or Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma (rrPMBCL); Pembrolizumab: Relapsed or Refractory Richter Syndrome (rrRS)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL):
• Diagnosis of relapsed or refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (rrPMBCL) AND
• Has relapsed after autologous stem cell transplant (auto-SCT) or has failed to achieve a Complete Response or Partial Response within 60 days of auto-SCT. Participants may have received intervening therapy after auto-SCT for relapsed or refractory disease, in which case they must have relapsed after or be refractory to their last treatment OR
• For participants who are ineligible for auto-SCT, has received at least ≥2 lines of prior therapy and has failed to respond to or relapsed after their last line of treatment. For participants who received consolidative local radiotherapy after systemic therapy, local radiotherapy will not be considered as a separate line of treatment
• Previously exposed to rituximab as part of prior lines of treatment
• Richter syndrome (RS):
• Pathologic diagnosis per local institutional review of RS that transformed from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
• Relapsed or refractory Richter syndrome and has received ≥1 previous treatment for RS
• All Participants:
• Radiographically measurable disease
• Performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale
• Life expectancy \>3 months
• Adequate organ function
• Female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study drug
• Male participants of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception, starting with the first dose of study drug through 120 days after the last dose of study drug

You may not qualify if:

• Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug
• Is receiving systemic steroid therapy \<3 days before the first dose of study drug or receiving any other form of immunosuppressive medication
• Prior monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 (2 weeks for RS participants) or who has not recovered (i.e. ≤ Grade 1 or at baseline) from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier (2 weeks for RS participants)
• Prior chemotherapy or targeted small molecule therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or prior radiation therapy within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1
• Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation within the last 5 years.
• Has a known additional malignancy (except underlying CLL for RS) 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
• Known clinically active central nervous system involvement
• Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment in past 2 years
• History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis
• Active infection requiring intravenous systemic therapy
• Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study drug
• Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2), anti-CD137, or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)
• Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or Hepatitis B or C
• Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to first dose of study drug

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: lead

Related Publications (3)

• Armand P, Rodig S, Melnichenko V, Thieblemont C, Bouabdallah K, Tumyan G, Ozcan M, Portino S, Fogliatto L, Caballero MD, Walewski J, Gulbas Z, Ribrag V, Christian B, Perini GF, Salles G, Svoboda J, Zain J, Patel S, Chen PH, Ligon AH, Ouyang J, Neuberg D, Redd R, Chatterjee A, Balakumaran A, Orlowski R, Shipp M, Zinzani PL. Pembrolizumab in Relapsed or Refractory Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 1;37(34):3291-3299. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.01389. Epub 2019 Oct 14.

  PMID: 31609651 RESULT

• Armand P, Murawski N, Molin D, Zain J, Eichhorst B, Gulbas Z, Hawkes EA, Pagel JM, Phillips T, Ribrag V, Svoboda J, Stathis A, Chatterjee A, Orlowski R, Marinello P, Christian B. Pembrolizumab in relapsed or refractory Richter syndrome. Br J Haematol. 2020 Jul;190(2):e117-e120. doi: 10.1111/bjh.16762. Epub 2020 Jun 16. No abstract available.

  PMID: 32544980 RESULT

• Zinzani PL, Thieblemont C, Melnichenko V, Bouabdallah K, Walewski J, Majlis A, Fogliatto L, Garcia-Sancho AM, Christian B, Gulbas Z, Ozcan M, Perini GF, Ghesquieres H, Shipp MA, Thompson S, Chakraborty S, Marinello P, Armand P. Pembrolizumab in relapsed or refractory primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma: final analysis of KEYNOTE-170. Blood. 2023 Jul 13;142(2):141-145. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022019340.

  PMID: 37130017 RESULT

Related Links

• Merck Clinical Trials Information

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Parkinson Disease 4, Autosomal Dominant Lewy Body

Interventions

pembrolizumab

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
• Organization: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

[email protected]

1-800-672-6372

Study Officials

• Medical Director

  Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: OTHER
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 14, 2015
• First Posted: October 15, 2015
• Study Start: December 2, 2015
• Primary Completion: May 28, 2019
• Study Completion: October 23, 2020
• Last Updated: July 27, 2023
• Results First Posted: June 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share