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Brief Title: Pembrolizumab in Patients With Poor-Prognosis Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site (CUP)
Official Title: A Multi-Centre, Single Arm, Phase 2 Trial of Pembrolizumab in Treatment Naïve Patients With Poor-Prognosis Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site
Study ID: NCT03391973
Brief Summary: Abbreviated Title: Pembrolizumab in Patients with Poor-Prognosis Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site (CUP) Trial Phase: 2 Clinical Indication: Treatment naïve patients with poor prognosis carcinoma of unknown primary site Trial Type: Single arm phase 2 Type of control: Not applicable Route of administration: Intravenous Trial Blinding: Not applicable Treatment Groups: 1) Pembrolizumab 200 mg IV every 3 weeks for up to 24 months. Total Number of trial subjects:25 Estimated enrollment period: 24 months Estimated duration of trial: 48 months Duration of Participation: 24 months
Detailed Description: This is a multi-centre, single arm phase 2 study of Pembrolizumab (Keytruda™ or MK-3475) in treatment naïve patients with poor prognosis carcinoma of unknown primary site (CUP). Participants will receive Pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously (IV) on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 24 months. Patients will be evaluated for response every 9 weeks. Patients with objective response to treatment and those with stable disease will continue to receive Pembrolizumab. Patients with tumor progression will be discontinued from the study. Patients with progressive disease (PD), but showing a clinical benefit, may continue on Pembrolizumab, as per the discretion of the responsible Qualified Investigator. Response will be evaluated as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Name: Jose Monzon, MD
Affiliation: Alberta Health services
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR