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Lenvatinib + pembrolizumab + chemotherapy compared to pembrolizumab + chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of metastatic esophageal cancer

A Phase 3, Randomized Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) + Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) + Chemotherapy Compared with Standard of Care as First-line Intervention in Participants with Metastatic Esophageal Carcinoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2031210231
Enrollment
141
Registered
2021-08-06
Start date
2021-08-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Interventions

-Pembrolizumab 400 mg once every 6-week-cycle, via IV infusion. -Lenvatinib 8 mg QD (induction) or 20 mg QD (consolidation) via oral capsule. -FP Cisplatin: 80 mg/m^2 Q3W via IV infusion 5-FU: 4000

Sponsors

Fujita Tomoko
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus -Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during the intervention period and for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or 90 days after the last dose of chemotherapy, whichever comes last; 7 days after lenvatinib is stopped, if the participant is on pembrolizumab only and is greater than 90 days post chemotherapy, no male contraception is needed -Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP using a contraceptive method that is highly effective or is abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib, or 180 days after the last dose of chemotherapy, whichever occurs last, and agrees not to donate eggs during this period -Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP<=150/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) with no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week prior to randomization -Has adequate organ function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Has had previous therapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic esophageal cancer -Has locally advanced esophageal carcinoma -Has metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus -Has direct invasion into adjacent organs such as the aorta or trachea -Has radiographic evidence of encasement of a major blood vessel, or of intratumoral cavitation -Has perforation risks or significant gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding -Has had clinically significant hemoptysis within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study drug or tumor bleeding within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention -Has uncontrollable pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites requiring frequent drainage or medical intervention -Has GI obstruction, poor oral intake, difficulty in taking oral medication, or existing esophageal stent -Has had major surgery, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study interventions -Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention or have had a history of radiation pneumonitis -Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention; administration of killed vaccines is allowed -Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention, or has a history of organ transplant, including allogeneic stem cell transplant -Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years -Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis -Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed -Has a history of non-infectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease -Has poorly controlled diarrhea -Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention -Has peripheral neuropathy >=Grade 2 -Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection -Has a known history of Hepatitis B or know active Hepatitis C virus infection -Has a weight loss of >20% within the last 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
"Part 1 (Safety Run-in): Number of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) Part 1 (Safety Run-in): Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) Part 1 (Safety Run-in): Number of Participants who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE Part 2 (Main Study): Overall Survival (OS) in all Participants Part 2 (Main Study): Progression-free Survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) in all Participants "

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Part 2 (Main Study): Objective Response Rate (ORR) per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR in all Participants Part 2 (Main Study): Duration of Response (DOR) per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR in all Participants Part 2 (Main Study): OS in Participants With Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Combined Positive Score (CPS) >=10 Part 2 (Main Study): PFS per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR in Participants With PD-L1 CPS >=10 Part 2 (Main Study): ORR per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR in Participants With PD-L1 CPS >=10 Part 2 (Main Study): DOR per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR in Participants With PD-L1 CPS >=10 Part 2 (Main Study): Number of Participants With AEs Part 2 (Main Study): Number of Participants who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE Part 2 (Main Study): Change From Baseline in Health-related Quality of life (HRQoL) Score Using European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Part 2 (Main Study): Change From Baseline in HRQoL Score Using EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-Oesophageal Module (QLQ-OES18) Part 2 (Main Study): Time to Deterioration (TTD) in HRQoL Score Using EORTC QLQ-C30 Part 2 (Main Study): TTD in HRQoL Score Using EORTC QLQ-OES18

Countries

Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States, Turkey, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactMSDJRCT inquiry mailbox

MSD K.K.

msdjrct@msd.com+81-3-6272-1957

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026