Clinical trial · Interventional
Pharmacokinetic Study of Pembrolizumab and Its Impact on Immunity and the Tumor Microenvironment, Which May Explain the Efficacy of Post-immunotherapy Chemotherapy.
NCT07633613CI-TRIAL-00113948CPInot yet recruitingPhase 4ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 16, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260916-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This is a single-center pharmacokinetic study evaluating the impact of residual pembrolizumab levels on the efficacy of salvage chemotherapy following immunotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) not amenable to curative local treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC) | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood sampling | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Tumor biopsies for biobank establishment (optional) | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Residual Pembrolizumab Exposure Assessment
- interventionNames
- Biological: Blood sampling
- Procedure: Tumor biopsies for biobank establishment (optional)
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Objective response rate (ORR) at 3 months after initiation of salvage chemotherapy (RECIST v1.1)
- timeFrame
- 3 months after initiation of salvage chemotherapy
- description
- Objective response rate (ORR) includes the proportion of patients achieving complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) according to RECIST version 1.1 criteria. Tumor response will be assessed using routine imaging performed during standard clinical follow-up care. ORR will be analyzed in relation to residual pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) serum concentration measured 21 days after the last administration of pembrolizumab (P1), immediately prior to initiation of salvage chemotherapy.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria:
\- Patients over 18 years of age
\- Patients diagnosed with :
1. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
2. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, p16-negative for oropharyngeal tumors.
* Recurrent and/or metastatic tumor not amenable to curative locoregional treatment.
* Disease progression under Pembrolizumab immunotherapy, administered at the standard dose of 200 mg every 3 weeks, as first-line treatment for metastatic disease, regardless of the number of cycles received, either as monotherapy or in combination with chemotherapy, as defined below:
• For pulmonary adenocarcinomas: i. First-line treatment with Pembrolizumab in combination with a platinum agent (Carboplatin or Cisplatin) and Pemetrexed
ii. Maintenance therapy with Pembrolizumab, with or without Pemetrexed.
• For pulmonary squamous cell carcinomas: i. First-line treatment with Pembrolizumab in combination with a platinum agent (Carboplatin) and Paclitaxel
+/- ii. Maintenance therapy with Pembrolizumab alone.
• For head and neck squamous cell carcinomas : i. First-line treatment with Pembrolizumab in combination with a platinum agent (Carboplatin or Cisplatin) ± 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) or Paclitaxel
+/- ii. Maintenance therapy with Pembrolizumab alone.
* Eligibility for salvage chemotherapy within standard care:
• For pulmonary adenocarcinomas: weekly Paclitaxel, with or without Bevacizumab.
* For pulmonary squamous cell carcinomas: Gemcitabine monotherapy.
* For head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: weekly Paclitaxel and/or Cetuximab. Standard salvage chemotherapy may be initiated between Day 18 and Day 35 following the last Pembrolizumab injection, at standard doses.
* Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1 criteria.
* Performance status (PS) 0 to 2.
* Baseline laboratory results meeting the usual criteria permitting initiation of salvage chemotherapy.
* Patients who has voluntarily agreed to participate in the study (including additional blood sampling) and has signed the informed consent form.
* For the subpopulation with accessible tissue biopsy:
* Patient agrees to undergo biopsy,
* INR \< 1.5, Platelets \> 50000/μL.
* Patients covered by a social security health insurance scheme.
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of cancer, except for cancers in complete remission for more than 3 years, fully resected cutaneous basal cell carcinomas, or treated carcinoma in situ or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (in situ cervical epithelioma),
* Patients participating in another clinical trial for which an exclusion period is specified,
* Minor patients,
* For the subpopulation with accessible tissue biopsy, patients receiving:
• Clopidogrel (hydrogen sulfate) or Prasugrel (hydrochloride) or Ticlopidine (hydrochloride) without the possibility of discontinuation for 5 days,
• Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) without the possibility of dose suspension prior to the procedure,
• Or Fondaparinux without the possibility of discontinuation,
• Or Abciximab without the possibility of discontinuation for 24 hours and aPTT \< 50s and ACT \< 150s,
• Or Eptifibatide or Tirofiban hydrochloride monohydrate or Argatroban without the possibility of discontinuation 4 hours before the procedure,
* Or Bivalirudin without the possibility of discontinuation 2-3 hours before the procedure if CrCL \> 50 mL/min, or 3-5 hours if CrCL \< 50 mL/min,
* Or Dabigatran etexilate without the possibility of discontinuation 2-3 days before the procedure if CrCL \> 50 mL/min, or 3-5 days if CrCL \< 50 mL/min.
* Vulnerable persons as defined in Articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 :
• Pregnant women, women in labour, and breastfeeding mothers,
* Persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision, and persons hospitalized without consent under Articles L3212-1 and L3213-1 who do not fall under the provisions of Article L1121-8,
* Persons admitted to a health or social care institution for purposes other than research,
* Adults under legal protection measures or unable to express their consent.References
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