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Phase II study of pembrolizumab in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin and pemetrexed as induction chemo+immunotherapy in resectable epithelioid and biphasic pleural mesothelioma (CHIMERA study)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2023-509584-24-01
Acronym
CHIMERA
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-08-29
Start date
2024-11-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Brief summary

Pathological complete response defined as 0% residual viable tumor cells in the primary tumor and in sampled lymph nodes, following neoadjuvant treatment as assessed by central pathology assessment. Patients who are not evaluable per central pathology assessment or who do not have a surgical specimen will be considered as non-pCR. Patients who received less than 2 cycles out of the planned 3 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy due to unacceptable toxicity will not be considered in the pCR evaluation.

Detailed description

Major pathological response defined as ≤10% residual viable tumor cells in the primary tumor and sampled lymph nodes after neoadjuvant treatment at the time of resection as assessed per central pathology laboratory. Patients who are not evaluable per central pathology assessment (including patients with R2 margins) or who do not have a surgical specimen will be considered as having non-mPR (eg, response captured as “non-evaluable” or “missing,” as appropriate)., Overall response rate defined as the sum of partial and complete response according to modified RECIST 1.1 criteria for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma., Event free survival defined as the time from the start of treatment to any progression of disease precluding surgery, progression or recurrence of disease after surgery, progression of disease in the absence of surgery, or death from any cause., Overall survival defined as the time from the start of treatment to all-cause death., Feasibility in terms of: i) Resection rate: defined as the percentage of patients finally eligible for radical surgery, among those who receive at least one cycle of neoadjuvant treatment; ii) rate of patients who complete three cycles of neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy followed by radical surgery., Safety profile in terms of incidence and grade of adverse events; incidence of adverse events and serious adverse events; incidence of definitive interruptions of treatment because of any-cause adverse events and treatment-related adverse events according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

Interventions

DRUGKEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
DRUGPEMETREXED
DRUGCISPLATIN
DRUGCARBOPLATIN

Sponsors

Istituto Oncologico Veneto
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pathological complete response defined as 0% residual viable tumor cells in the primary tumor and in sampled lymph nodes, following neoadjuvant treatment as assessed by central pathology assessment. Patients who are not evaluable per central pathology assessment or who do not have a surgical specimen will be considered as non-pCR. Patients who received less than 2 cycles out of the planned 3 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy due to unacceptable toxicity will not be considered in the pCR evaluation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Major pathological response defined as ≤10% residual viable tumor cells in the primary tumor and sampled lymph nodes after neoadjuvant treatment at the time of resection as assessed per central pathology laboratory. Patients who are not evaluable per central pathology assessment (including patients with R2 margins) or who do not have a surgical specimen will be considered as having non-mPR (eg, response captured as “non-evaluable” or “missing,” as appropriate)., Overall response rate defined as the sum of partial and complete response according to modified RECIST 1.1 criteria for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma., Event free survival defined as the time from the start of treatment to any progression of disease precluding surgery, progression or recurrence of disease after surgery, progression of disease in the absence of surgery, or death from any cause., Overall survival defined as the time from the start of treatment to all-cause death., Feasibility in terms of: i) Resection rate: defi

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026