A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab With or Without Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK- 2870) in Adult Participants With Resectable Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Not Achieving Pathological Complete Response (pCR) (MK-2870-019)

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

About this trial

This study will assess if adding sacituzumab tirumotecan with pembrolizumab after surgery is effective in treating NSCLC for participants not achieving pathological complete response. The primary hypothesis of this study is sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab is superior to pembrolizumab monotherapy with respect to disease free survival (DFS) as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

Has histological or cytological confirmation of squamous or nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), resectable clinical Stage II, IIIA or IIIB (with nodal involvement [N2]) per AJCC eighth edition guidelines

Has confirmation that either epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-directed or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-directed therapy is not indicated as primary therapy

Is able to undergo surgery based on opinion of investigator after consultation with surgeon

Is able to receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab and platinum-based doublet chemotherapy

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sacituzumab tirumotecan

    Biological/Vaccine

    Sacituzumab tirumotecan to be administered as 4mg/kg IV infusion q2w for up to 24 weeks

  • Pembrolizumab

    Biological/Vaccine

    Pembrolizumab to be administered 400mg by IV infusion q6w for up to 42 weeks

  • Cisplatin

    Drug

    Cisplatin is administered as 75 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment in neoadjuvant phase

  • Pemetrexed

    Drug

    Pemetrexed will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 500 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment in participants with nonsquamous NSCLC.

  • Gemcitabine

    Drug

    Gemcitabine will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 1000 mg/m\^2 or 1250 mg/m\^2 IV infusion on day 1 and day 8 q3w for up to 24 weeks as background treatment in participants with squamous NSCLC.

  • Carboplatin

    Drug

    Carboplatin will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as AUC 5 mg/mL/min or AUC 6 mg/mL/min IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment.

  • Paclitaxel

    Drug

    Paclitaxel will be administered in the neoadjuvant phase as 175 mg/m\^2 or 200 mg/m\^2 IV infusion q3w for up to 12 weeks as background treatment.

  • Rescue medication

    Drug

    Participants are permitted to take rescue medications to prevent hypersensitivity and/or infusion reactions as a premedication to study treatment. Rescue medications include antihistamine, H2 receptor antagonist, acetaminophen or equivalent, dexamethasone or equivalent, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. A steroid mouthwash (dexamethasone or equivalent) may be given as prophylaxis for stomatitis/oral mucositis.

Treatment groups

780 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Pembrolizumab + Sacituzumab tirumotecanExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Group B: PembrolizumabActive comparator 6 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Disease-free survival (DFS) as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

DFS is defined as the time from randomization to any recurrence (local, locoregional, regional or distant), occurrence of new primary NSCLC, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame
Up to ~ 93 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Overall Survival (OS)

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

Time frame
Up to ~ 118 months
2

Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) as assessed by investigator

DMFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented distant metastasis or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Distant metastasis refers to cancer that has spread from the original (primary) tumor to distant organs or distant lymph nodes.

Time frame
Up to ~ 118 months
3

Disease-Free Survival (DFS) as assessed by investigator

DFS is defined as the time from randomization to any recurrence (local, locoregional, regional or distant), occurrence of new primary NSCLC, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Time frame
Up to ~ 118 months
4

Lung Cancer Specific Survival (LCSS)

LCSS is defined as the time from randomization to the date of death due to lung cancer.

Time frame
Up to ~ 118 months

Other outcomes

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