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KEYMAKER-U01 Master Study: A Phase 1/2, Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents, Pembrolizumab, and Chemotherapy, Alone or in Combination, in Participants With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

NCT ID: NCT04165798Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCLast updated: 2026-05-26

Summary

This study is referred to as the "umbrella master protocol" for pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This pembrolizumab NSCLC umbrella master protocol uses a platform design and consists of this master screening study and additional substudies. Each substudy will enroll a different population of NSCLC participants.

Detailed description

The following pembrolizumab substudies will evaluate the efficacy of different investigational agents in combination with pembrolizumab given in sequence or in combination with pembrolizumab PLUS chemotherapy: * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01A: A Phase 1/2, Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents, With Pembrolizumab With or Without Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naive Participants With Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01A) - NCT04165070 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 2: A Phase 2, Umbrella Study with Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Treatment Naïve Patients with PD-L1 Positive Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01B) - NCT04165083 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 3: A Phase 2, Umbrella Study with Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents in Combination with Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Previously Treated with anti-PD-(L)1 Therapy (MK-3475-01C) - NCT04165096 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01E: A Phase 2 Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents With or Without Chemotherapy in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Treatment of Participants With Newly Diagnosed Resectable Stages II-IIIB (N2) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01E) - NCT06788912 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01F: A Phase 1b/2 Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents for Second-line Treatment of Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With KRAS G12C Mutations (MK-3475-01F) - NCT number pending * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01G: A Phase 2, Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents in Combination With Pembrolizumab With or Without Platinum-based Chemotherapy in Treatment-Naïve Participants With Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01G) - NCT06731907 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01H: A Phase 2, Randomized, Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents in Participants with Previously Treated Stage IV Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01H) - NCT06780085 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01I: A Phase 2, Randomized, Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents in Participants With Previously Treated Stage IV Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-01I) - NCT06780098 * KEYMAKER-U01 Substudy 01J: A Randomized Phase 2 Umbrella Study With Rolling Arms of Investigational Agents for First-line Treatment of Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With KRAS G12C Mutations (MK-3475-01J) - NCT number pending

Arms & interventions

  • Diagnostic TestTumor Imaging

    Participants will undergo tumor imaging using either a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan or a computed tomography (CT) scan.

  • ProcedureTumor Tissue Collection

    Participants without archival tumor tissue samples will undergo tumor tissue collection for newly obtained tumor tissue.

  • ProcedureBlood Sample Collection

    Participants will have blood samples drawn for analysis of: * genetics * ribonucleic acid (RNA) * serum biomarker * plasma biomarker * circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Tumor Expression Level: Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) <1% vs. TPS =1%

    Participants' tumors will be evaluated for their PD-L1 tumor expression level using archival tumor tissue samples or newly obtained tumor tissue. The percentage of participants who have a Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) \<1% vs. a TPS =1% will be presented.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 1 month

  • Tumor Histology Status: Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) vs. Nonsquamous NSCLC

    Participants' tumors will be evaluated for their tumor histology status as being either squamous vs. nonsquamous NSCLC using archival or newly obtained tumor tissue samples. The percentage of participants who have squamous vs. nonsquamous NSCLC will be presented.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 1 month

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has histologically- or cytologically-confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC * Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years * Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy

Study locations (18)

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0001)

Gilbert, Arizona, 85234

Completed

City of Hope ( Site 0014)

Duarte, California, 91010

Completed

UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 0007)

San Francisco, California, 94158

Completed

Georgetown University ( Site 0036)

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007

Completed

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center ( Site 0019)

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536-0293

Completed

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center ( Site 0033)

Baltimore, Maryland, 21237

Completed

Massachusetts General Hospital ( Site 0003)

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

Completed

Dana Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 0002)

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Completed

Oncology Hematology West, PC DBA Nebraska Cancer Specialists ( Site 0031)

Omaha, Nebraska, 68130

Completed

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ( Site 0016)

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 0037)

Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

Completed

Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0034)

New York, New York, 10016

Completed

Sanford Fargo Medical Center ( Site 0039)

Fargo, North Dakota, 58102

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Cleveland Clinic Main ( Site 0006)

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195

Completed

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0015)

Columbus, Ohio, 43210

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania ( Site 0010)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Sanford Cancer Center ( Site 0038)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 0009)

Houston, Texas, 77030

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact