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Brief Title: Pembrolizumab and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer
Official Title: Phase I Trial of MK-3475 and Concurrent Chemo/Radiation for the Elimination of Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study ID: NCT02402920
Brief Summary: This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of pembrolizumab when given together with chemoradiotherapy or radiation therapy in treating patients with small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Giving chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells. Giving pembrolizumab with chemoradiotherapy or radiation therapy may be a better treatment for small cell lung cancer.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Safety of pembrolizumab (MK 3475) plus chemotherapy (chemo)/radiation for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC). II. Safety of MK-3475 plus radiation for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. MK-3475 will improve progression free survival (PFS) compared to historical controls for LS-SCLC and ES-SCLC. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation study of pembrolizumab. Patients are assigned to either Part A or Part B based on diagnosis. PART A (LS-SCLC): Patients receive pembrolizumab intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on day 1 and undergo radiation therapy twice daily (BID) 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Patients also receive cisplatin IV over 2 hours or carboplatin IV over 30 minutes and etoposide IV over 4 hours on days 1, 2, and 3. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 16 courses (1 course for radiation therapy, 4 courses for chemotherapy) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who achieve systemic disease control and do not exhibit severe (grade \> 3) pembrolizumab related toxicity during/after completion of 16 courses may receive 16 additional courses of pembrolizumab in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. PART B (ES-SCLC): Beginning after the completion of chemotherapy, patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and undergo radiation therapy BID 5 days a week for 3 weeks. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 16 courses (1 course for radiation therapy) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of study treatment, all patients are followed up at 30 days and then every 12 weeks.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Name: James Welsh
Affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR