A Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Blood Cancers (MK-3475-013)(KEYNOTE-013)

Overview

The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in hematologic malignancies (myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS], multiple myeloma [MM], Hodgkin's lymphoma [HL], mediastinal large B cell lymphoma [MLBCL], and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [NHL]).

Merck trials listed on the SparkCures website are intended for US patients only.
SparkCures ID 511
Trial Phase Phase 1
Enrollment 106 Patients
Treatments
Trial Sponsors
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
NCT Identifier

NCT01953692

Am I Eligible?

The following criteria is a partial list of reasons why patients may or may not be eligible to participate in this clinical trial. Further evaluation with a medical professional will be required to determine full eligibility.

The following criteria is provided for health care professionals.

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have primary or secondary myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and have failed to respond to at least 4 cycles of hypomethylating agent, OR Have a confirmed diagnosis of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) that have failed at least two lines of prior therapy including bortezomib and an IMiD (thalidomide, pomalidomide, lenalidomide), OR Have relapsed/refractory nodular sclerosing or mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, relapsed/refractory mediastinal large B cell lymphoma, or any other relapsed/ refractory programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) positive non-Hodgkin lymphoma that have failed, are ineligible for, or refused a stem cell transplant. Hodgkin lymphoma participants must have relapsed after treatment with or failed to respond to brentuximab vedotin.
  • Have measureable disease
  • Have a performance status of 0 or 1 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale
  • Demonstrate adequate organ function
  • For MDS: Able to provide bone marrow biopsy/aspirate material for biomarker analysis or is willing to provide a newly obtained bone marrow biopsy/aspirate
  • For MM, Able to provide archival and newly obtained bone marrow aspirate/biopsy material for biomarker analysis
  • For HL & NHL: Able to provide a lymph node biopsy for biomarker analysis (archival or newly obtained at screening); for participants with programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) positive NHL an archival or newly obtained lymph node biopsy may be used for study entry with additional biopsy at screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or using an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment
  • Has a diagnosis of immunosuppression or is receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of trial treatment
  • Has received a monoclonal antibody within 4 weeks prior to study Day 1 or has not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier
  • Has had prior chemotherapy, targeted small molecule therapy, or radiation therapy within 2 weeks prior to study Day 1 or who has not recovered from adverse events due to a previously administered agent
  • Has undergone prior allogeneic hematopoetic stem cell transplantation within the last 5 years
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment
  • Has known clinically active central nervous system (CNS) involvement
  • Has an active autoimmune disease or a documented history of autoimmune disease, or a syndrome that requires systemic steroids or immunosuppressive agents
  • Has evidence of interstitial lung disease
  • Has an active infection requiring intravenous systemic therapy
  • Has known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-PD-L1, anti-programmed cell death ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2), anti-CD137, or anti-Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways)
  • Has a known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B (HBV), or Hepatitis C (HCV) infection
  • Has known symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, or cardiac arrhythmia
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of planned start of study therapy
  • For MDS only: Is currently receiving treatment with any colony stimulating factors and other hematopoetic cytokines within 2 weeks of enrollment into trial
  • For MM only: Has myeloma and a history of repeated infections, primary amyloidosis, hyperviscosity, plasma cell leukemia, POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes), Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, or Immunoglobulin M (IgM) myeloma

US Trial Locations

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