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Registration number
NCT03797326
Ethics application status
Date submitted
7/01/2019
Date registered
9/01/2019
Date last updated
31/10/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in Previously Treated Participants With Select Solid Tumors (MK-7902-005/E7080-G000-224/LEAP-005)
Scientific title
A Multicenter, Open-label Phase 2 Study of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Previously Treated Subjects With Selected Solid Tumors (LEAP-005)
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
MK-7902-005
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
7902-005
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Advanced Solid Tumors 0 0
Triple Negative Breast Cancer 0 0
Ovarian Cancer 0 0
Gastric Cancer 0 0
Colorectal Cancer 0 0
Glioblastoma 0 0
Biliary Tract Cancers 0 0
Pancreatic Cancer 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Brain
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Breast
Cancer 0 0 0 0
Biliary tree (gall bladder and bile duct)

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Other interventions - Pembrolizumab
Treatment: Drugs - Lenvatinib

Experimental: Pembrolizumab + Lenvatinib (Arm 1) - Participants receive pembrolizumab 200 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) plus lenvatinib 20 mg via oral capsule once a day (QD). Pembrolizumab will be administered for up to 35 cycles (up to 2 years). Lenvatinib will be administered until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity (up to at least 2 years).

Experimental: Lenvatinib Monotherapy (Arm 2) - Participants receive lenvatinib 24 mg via oral capsule QD, to be administered until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity (up to at least 2 years).


Other interventions: Pembrolizumab
Administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 Q3W.

Treatment: Drugs: Lenvatinib
Administered orally once a day during each 21-day cycle.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Other interventions
Intervention code [2] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Objective Response Rate (ORR) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) or Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) Criteria for Glioblastoma (GBM) by Investigator Assessment in Initial Cohorts
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
ORR per RECIST 1.1 or RANO (GBM) by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) in Expanded Cohorts (Combined with Initial Cohorts)
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Primary outcome [3] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Receiving Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Primary outcome [4] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Receiving Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Primary outcome [5] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Receiving Lenvatinib Monotherapy who Experience an AE
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Primary outcome [6] 0 0
Percentage of Participants Receiving Lenvatinib Monotherapy who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an Adverse Event (AE)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Disease Control Rate (DCR) per RECIST 1.1 by Investigator Assessment in Initial Cohorts
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Duration of Response (DOR) per RECIST 1.1 or RANO (GBM) by Investigator Assessment in Initial Cohorts
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Progression Free Survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 or RANO (GBM) by Investigator Assessment in Initial Cohorts
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Overall Survival (OS) in Initial Cohorts
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
DCR per RECIST 1.1 by BICR in Expanded Cohorts (Combined with Initial Cohorts)
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
DOR per RECIST 1.1 or RANO (GBM) by BICR in Expanded Cohorts (Combined with Initial Cohorts)
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
PFS per RECIST 1.1 or RANO (GBM) by BICR in Expanded Cohorts (Combined with Initial Cohorts)
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
OS in Expanded Cohorts (Combined with Initial Cohorts)
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
ORR per RECIST 1.1 by BICR in Lenvatinib Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
DCR per RECIST 1.1 by BICR in Lenvatinib Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
DOR per RECIST 1.1 by BICR in Lenvatinib Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
PFS per RECIST 1.1 by BICR in Lenvatinib Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
OS in Lenvatinib Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [13] 0 0
Up to approximately 72 months
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Plasma Concentration of Lenvatinib
Timepoint [14] 0 0
Cycle 1 Day 1: 0.5-4 hours and 6-10 hours post-dose; Cycle 1 Day 15: pre-dose and 2-12 hours post-dose; Cycle 2 Day 1: pre-dose, 0.5-4 hours, and 6-10 hours post-dose (up to approximately 23 days). Each cycle is 21 days.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- Has a histologically or cytologically-documented, advanced (metastatic and/or
unresectable) solid tumor that is incurable and for which prior standard systemic
therapy has failed in one of the following cohorts: TNBC, Ovarian Cancer, Gastric
Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, GBM, BTC (intrahepatic, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and
gall bladder cancer; excludes Ampulla of Vater), Pancreatic Cancer

- Must have progressed on or since the last treatment

- Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 (RANO for the GBM cohort) as assessed by the
local site investigator/radiology and confirmed by BICR

- Has provided a PD-L1 evaluable archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or
excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated

- Male participants agree to use approved contraception during the treatment period for
at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib, or refrain from heterosexual
intercourse during this period

- Female participants are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and are not a woman of
childbearing potential (WOCBP), OR are a WOCBP that agrees to use contraception during
the treatment period (or 14 days prior to the initiation of study treatment for oral
contraception) and for at least 120 days post pembrolizumab, or 30 days post
lenvatinib, whichever occurs last

- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 within 3
days of study treatment initiation

- Has adequate organ function

For Triple Negative Breast Cancer Participants:

- Has received one or 2 prior lines of therapy

- Has Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) <2.0 x Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)

- Has locally determined results for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human
epidermal growth factor receptor 2 tumor analyses

For Ovarian Cancer Participants:

- Has primary ovarian cancer and has received 3 prior lines of therapy.

For Gastric Cancer Participants:

- Has received 2 prior lines of therapy. Note: Gastric cancer will include participants
with both gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. Participants with
squamous cell carcinoma histology are not eligible

For Colorectal Cancer Participants:

- Has received 2 prior lines of therapy

For GBM Participants:

- Has failed initial systemic therapy for newly diagnosed GBM

- Have the following time periods elapsed before the projected start of scheduled study
treatment: 1) at least 3 weeks from prior surgical resection, 2) at least 1 week from
stereotactic biopsy, 3) at least 6 months from completion of prior radiotherapy, 4) at
least 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) from any investigational agent,
5) at least 4 weeks from cytotoxic therapy, 6) at least 6 weeks from antibodies, 7) at
least 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is shorter) from other antitumor therapies
and 1 week for cancer vaccines

- Be neurologically stable (e.g. without a progression of neurologic symptoms or
requiring escalating doses of systemic steroid therapy within last 2 weeks) and
clinically stable

- Has histologically confirmed World Health Organization (WHO) Grade IV GBM

- Has locally determined result for O^6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT)
analysis

For Biliary Tract Cancer Participants:

- Has received 1 prior line of therapy

- Child-Pugh Score, Class A: well-compensated disease. Child-Pugh Score of 5-6

For Pancreatic Cancer Participants:

- Has pathologically (histologically or cytologically) confirmed pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma that is metastatic at enrollment

- Has received one or 2 prior lines of therapy

- Has received prior therapy with at least 1 (platinum-containing regimen or
gemcitabine-containing regimen) but no more than 2 prior systemic therapies for
unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- Has gastrointestinal malabsorption or any other condition that might affect the
absorption of lenvatinib

- Has present or progressive accumulation of pleural, ascitic, or pericardial fluid
requiring drainage or diuretic drugs within 2 weeks prior to enrollment (applies to
all cohorts except the ovarian cancer cohort)

- Has radiographic evidence of encasement or invasion of a major blood vessel or of
intratumoral cavitation. Participants with portal vein invasion (Vp4), inferior vena
cava, or cardiac involvement based on imaging in the BTC cohort are not eligible for
enrollment

- Has clinical significant hemoptysis or tumor bleeding within 2 weeks prior to the
first dose of study treatment

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

- Has a history of arterial thromboembolism within 12 months of start of study treatment

- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment
within the past 3 years.

- Has a serious nonhealing wound, ulcer or bone fracture

- Has had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study interventions

- Has biologic response modifiers therapy (e.g. granulocyte colony-stimulating factor)
within 4 weeks before study entry

- Has preexisting =Grade 3 gastrointestinal (GI) or non-gastrointestinal fistula

- Has received prior therapy with lenvatinib, 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])

- Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents
within 4 weeks prior to study treatment start

- If participant received major surgery, they must have recovered adequately from the
toxicity and/or complications from the intervention prior to starting study treatment

- Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study treatment.
Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require
corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis. A 1-week washout is permitted
for palliative radiation (=2 weeks of radiotherapy) to non-central nervous system
(CNS) disease

- Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment

- Has known intolerance to lenvatinib (and/or any of the excipients)

- Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational
agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of
study treatment

- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
(in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of
immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study treatment

- Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

- Has tumors involving the brain stem

- Has severe hypersensitivity (=Grade 3) to pembrolizumab and/or any of its excipients

- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years

- Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current
pneumonitis

- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy

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

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

- Has a known history of active tuberculosis (TB; Bacillus tuberculosis)

- 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 had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant (large organ transplants, stem-cell
transplant requiring chronic immunosuppressant therapy necessary to prevent graft
rejection)

For GBM Participants:

- Has carcinomatous meningitis

- Has recurrent tumor greater than 6 cm in maximum diameter

- Has tumor primarily localized to the brainstem or spinal cord

- Has presence of multifocal tumor, diffuse leptomeningeal or extracranial disease

- Has evidence of intratumoral or peritumoral hemorrhage on baseline magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) scan other than those that are grade = 1 and either post-operative or
stable on at least 2 consecutive MRI scans

- Has received Optune® TTFields within 2 weeks of study intervention

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 2
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
12/02/2019
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
20/12/2024
Actual
Sample size
Target
590
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
QLD,VIC,WA
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Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital ( Site 0901) - Herston
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Alfred Health ( Site 0902) - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital ( Site 0903) - Nedlands
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
4029 - Herston
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
3004 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
6009 - Nedlands
Recruitment outside Australia
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California
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Colorado
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/Industry
Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Eisai Inc.
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of combination therapy with
pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in participants with triple negative
breast cancer (TNBC), ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC), glioblastoma
(GBM), biliary tract cancers (BTC), or pancreatic cancer.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03797326
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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