Efficacy and Safety Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) in Adults With Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1)-Positive Treatment-naïve Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)(MK-7902-007/E7080-G000-314/LEAP-007)



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/29/2019
Start Date:March 13, 2019
End Date:March 8, 2024
Contact:Toll Free Number
Email:Trialsites@merck.com
Phone:1-888-577-8839

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A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in Participants With Treatment-naïve, Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Whose Tumors Have a Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) Greater Than or Equal to 1% (LEAP-007)

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475)
combined with lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) compared to pembrolizumab alone (with placebo for
lenvatinib) in the treatment in treatment-naïve adults with no prior systemic therapy for
their metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a programmed cell
death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) greater than or equal to 1%.

The primary study hypotheses are that: 1) The combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib is
superior to pembrolizumab alone as assessed by Progression-free Survival (PFS) per Response
Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1), and 2) The combination of
pembrolizumab and lenvatinib is superior to pembrolizumab alone as assessed by Overall
Survival (OS).


Inclusion Criteria:

- Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC.

- Has Stage IV NSCLC (American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC]).

- Has measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1.

- Has tumor tissue that demonstrates programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression
in ≥1% of tumor cells (Tumor Proportion Score [TPS] ≥1%) as assessed by
immunohistochemistry (IHC) 22C3 pharmDx assay (Dako North America, Inc.) at a central
laboratory.

- Has a life expectancy of ≥3 months.

- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 7
days before the first dose of study treatment but before randomization.

- Male participants must agree to the following during the treatment period and for at
least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment: 1.) Must be abstinent from
heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle and agree to remain
abstinent OR 2.) Must agree to use study-approved contraception unless confirmed to be
azoospermic (vasectomized or secondary to medical cause) AND 3.) Must refrain from
donating sperm for at least 120 days after the last dose of lenvatinib.

- Female participants are eligible if they are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and ≥1 of
the following conditions applies: 1.) Is not a WOCBP OR 2.) Is a WOCBP and using a
study-approved contraceptive method, or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as
their preferred and usual lifestyle, during the treatment period and for at least 120
days after the last dose of study treatment.

- Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive
medications, defined as BP ≤150/90 mm Hg and no change in antihypertensive medications
within 1 week before randomization.

- Has adequate organ function.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Has known untreated central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.

- Has a known history of an additional malignancy, except if the participant has
undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease recurrence for
≥3 years since initiation of that therapy. (Note: The time requirement does not apply
to participants who underwent successful definitive resection of basal cell carcinoma
of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ
cervical cancer, or other in situ cancers.)

- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2
years. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid
replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a
form of systemic treatment and is allowed.

- Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.

- Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

- Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required systemic steroids or
current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.

- Has a known history of hepatitis B or known active hepatitis C virus infection.

- Has a history of a gastrointestinal condition or procedure that in the opinion of the
investigator may affect oral study drug absorption.

- Has significant cardiovascular impairment within 12 months of the first dose of study
treatment, such as a history of congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart
Association Class II, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular
accident/stroke, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability.

- Has not recovered adequately from any toxicity and/or complications from major surgery
before starting study treatment.

- Has a known history of active tuberculosis (TB).

- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.

- Has previously had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with a monoclonal
antibody or has a known sensitivity or intolerance to any component of lenvatinib or
pembrolizumab.

- Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the
projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days
after the last dose of study treatment.

- Has received prior systemic chemotherapy or other targeted or biological
antineoplastic therapy for their metastatic NSCLC.

- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with
an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g.
cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 [CTLA-4], Tumor necrosis factor receptor
superfamily, member 4 [OX 40], tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 9
[CD137]) or has received lenvatinib as monotherapy or in combination with anti-
programmed cell death protein (anti-PD-1) agents.

- Has received radiotherapy within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment or
received lung radiation therapy of >30 Gray (Gy) within 6 months before the first dose
of study treatment. (Note: Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related
toxicities to ≤Grade 1, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation
pneumonitis.)

- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive
therapy within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment.

- Is receiving systemic steroid therapy (doses >10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent)
within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment.

- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment.
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