National Cancer Institute (NCI)
This phase III ALCHEMIST treatment trial tests the addition of pembrolizumab to usual chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that has been removed by surgery. 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. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Giving pembrolizumab with usual chemotherapy may help increase survival times in patients with stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To compare the disease free survival (DFS) between Arm B versus (vs) Arm C in patients with stage IIA-IIIB (T3-4N2) non-small cell lung cancer. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare the overall survival (OS) between the two treatment arms in patients with stage IIA-IIIB (T3-4N2) non-small cell lung cancer. II. To compare the adverse event rates and drug discontinuation rates due to adverse events in patients with stage IIA-IIIB (T3-4N2) non-small cell lung cancer. III. To compare the adverse event (AE) rates for Arms B and C with A (prior to Update #7) and estimate the…
Inclusion Criteria: * A female of childbearing potential is a sexually mature female who: * Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or * Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months) * Local testing of EGFR with no EGFR exon 19 deletion or EGFR L858 R mutation (applicable to non-squamous patients only) * Local testing of ALK with no ALK rearrangement (failed testing is considered negative) (applicable to non-squamous patients only) * Local testing of PD-L1 immunohistoc…
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