A Study of Calderasib (MK-1084) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With KRAS G12C Mutant Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) ≥50% (MK-1084-004/KANDLELIT-004)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

This is a study evaluating the efficacy and safety of calderasib with pembrolizumab as first-line treatment in participants with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with identified Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog G12C (KRAS G12C) mutation and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥50%. There are two primary study hypotheses:

Hypothesis 1: Combination of calderasib and pembrolizumab is superior to placebo plus pembrolizumab with respect to progression free survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by blinded independent central review (BICR).

Hypothesis 2: Combination of calderasib plus pembrolizumab is superior to placebo plus pembrolizumab with respect to overall survival (OS).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Has newly diagnosed Stage IIIB/IIIC NSCLC, not eligible for curative resection or curative chemotherapy/radiation as determined by a multidisciplinary tumor board and/or by radiation oncologist, surgeon, and medical oncologist or Stage IV (M1a, M1b, or M1c) by American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, Version 8

Provides an archival tumor tissue sample (≤5 years) or newly obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated to enable central laboratory testing of kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) G12C mutation status, PD-L1 status, and biomarker research

If have had adverse events (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies, must have recovered to < Grade 1 or baseline

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Calderasib

    Drug

    Oral tablets

  • Placebo

    Other intervention

    Oral tablets

  • Pembrolizumab

    Biological/Vaccine

    IV infusion

Treatment groups

600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Calderasib with PembrolizumabExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Placebo with PembrolizumabActive comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

PFS is defined as the time from randomization until either documented disease progression per Response Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. PFS as determined by blinded independent central review (BICR) will be presented.

Time frame
Up to approximately 42 months
2

Overall Survival (OS)

OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause.

Time frame
Up to approximately 56 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Objective Response Rate (ORR)

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with Complete Response or Partial Response per RECIST1.1. The percentage of participants who experience CR or PR as assessed by BICR will be presented.

Time frame
Up to approximately 42 months
2

Duration of Response (DOR)

For participants who demonstrate confirmed CR or PR per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR, duration of response is defined as the time from the first documented evidence of CR or PR until disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame
Up to approximately 42 months
3

Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Adverse Event (AEs)

An AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented.

Time frame
Up to approximately 56 months
4

Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an Adverse Event (AE)

An AE is any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an AE. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.

Time frame
Up to approximately 56 months

Other outcomes

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