Pembrolizumab and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy or Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Small Cell Lung Cancer

Summary

This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of pembrolizumab when given together with chemoradiotherapy or radiation therapy in treating patients with small cell lung cancer. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Giving chemotherapy with radiation therapy may kill more cancer cells. Giving pembrolizumab with chemoradiotherapy or radiation therapy may be a better treatment for small cell lung cancer.

Timeline

Start

2015-07-22

Primary completion

2025-12-23

Completion

2026-02-09

Publications

• Welsh JW, Heymach JV, Chen D, Verma V, Cushman TR, Hess KR, Shroff G, Tang C, Skoulidis F, Jeter M, Menon H, Nguyen QN, Chang JY, Altan M, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Simon GR, Raju U, Byers L, Glisson B. Phase I Trial of Pembrolizumab and Radiation Therapy after Induction Chemotherapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2020 Feb;15(2):266-273. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.10.001. Epub 2019 Oct 9.

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