PEmbRolizumab verSus chEmotherapy and pEmbrolizumab in Non-small-cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC) With PDL1 ≥ 50 %

Summary

PERSEE is a French national phase 3 academic study comparing the chemotherapy-pembrolizumab combination to pembrolizumab alone as a first-line treatment for advanced NSCLC molecularly defined by a PDL1 expression ≥ 50% of tumour cells and no EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangement. The main hypothesis is the superiority of the chemo-immunotherapy combination over mono-immunotherapy in terms of progression-free survival evaluated by an independent review committee. One of the anticipated benefits of using the chemotherapy-pembrolizumab combination starting from the first line setting for NSCLC patients with PD L1 ≥ 50% is a reduced risk of early progression, which is known to occur with pembrolizumab monotherapy, and therefore, a better PFS.

Timeline

Start

2020-12-22

Primary completion

2025-12-22

Completion

2025-12-22

Publications

• Descourt R, Chouaid C, Perol M, Besse B, Greillier L, Bylicki O, Ricordel C, Guisier F, Gervais R, Schott R, Auliac JB, Robinet G, Decroisette C. First-line pembrolizumab with or without platinum doublet chemotherapy in non-small-cell lung cancer patients with PD-L1 expression >/=50. Future Oncol. 2021 Aug;17(23):3007-3016. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-1202. Epub 2021 Jun 22.

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