Clinical trial · Interventional
Pembrolizumab Plus Epacadostat vs Pembrolizumab Plus Placebo in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (KEYNOTE-654-05/ECHO-305-05)
A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Epacadostat (INCB024360) Versus Pembrolizumab Plus Placebo as First-Line Treatment in Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Expressing High Levels of PD-L1
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus epacadostat compared to pembrolizumab plus placebo as first-line treatment in participants with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) expressing high levels of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1).
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epacadostat | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pembrolizumab | Drug | Pembrolizumab | ALIAS |
| Placebo | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Pembrolizumab + Epacadostat
- description
- Participants received pembrolizumab 200 mg as an intravenous (IV) infusion, every three weeks (Q3W) starting on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 35 administrations in combination with epacadostat 100 mg orally, twice daily. Epacodostat administration was discontinued after the implementation of protocol amendment 05.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Pembrolizumab
- Drug: Epacadostat
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Pembrolizumab + Placebo
- description
- Participants received pembrolizumab 200 mg by IV infusion, Q3W starting on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 35 administrations in combination with matching placebo orally, twice daily. Placebo administration was discontinued after the implementation of protocol amendment 05.
- interventionNames
- Drug: Pembrolizumab
- Drug: Placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage IV NSCLC without epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-sensitizing mutation, ROS1 and/or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation. * Measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1. * Tumor tissue that demonstrates programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in ≥ 50% of tumor cells (tumor proportion score \[TPS\] ≥ 50%) as assessed by immunohistochemistry at a central laboratory. * Life expectancy of at least 3 months. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1. * Adequate organ function per protocol-defined criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Known untreated central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required systemic steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease. * Symptomatic ascites or pleural effusion. * Known history of an additional malignancy, except if the participant has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease recurrence for 5 years since initiation of that therapy. * Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years. * Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant. * Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV testing is not required unless mandated by the local health authority. * Has known history of or is positive for active Hepatitis B (HBsAg reactive) or has active Hepatitis C (HCV RNA). Note: Testing must be performed to determine eligibility. * History or presence of an abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) that, in the Investigator's opinion, is clinically meaningful. * Use of protocol-defined prior/concomitant therapy.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDTokito T, Kolesnik O, Sorensen J, Artac M, Quintela ML, Lee JS, Hussein M, Pless M, Paz-Ares L, Leopold L, Daniel J, Munteanu M, Samkari A, Xu L, Butts C. Epacadostat plus pembrolizumab versus placebo plus pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with high levels of programmed death-ligand 1: a randomized, double-blind phase 2 study. BMC Cancer. 2024 Jul 25;23(Suppl 1):1251. doi: 10.1186/s12885-023-11203-8. PMID 39054476