Pembrolizumab Alone and In Combination With Acalabrutinib (ACP-196) in Subjects With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (KEYNOTE166)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02448303 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 19, 2015
Results First Posted : September 12, 2019
Last Update Posted : September 12, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Drug: Pembrolizumab Drug: Acalabrutinib | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 74 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study of the Combination of ACP-196 and Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1
pembrolizumab
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Drug: Pembrolizumab
Other Name: Keytruda |
Experimental: Arm 2
acalabrutinib plus pembrolizumab
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Drug: Pembrolizumab
Other Name: Keytruda Drug: Acalabrutinib Other Name: ACP-196 |
- Number of Participants With Overall Response [ Time Frame: Every 12 weeks for up to 2 years ]Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.1) for target lesions and assessed by MRI: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response (OR) = CR + PR

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women ≥ 18 years of age
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- Histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic NSCLC (adenocarcinoma, large cell, squamous cell, or not otherwise specified) that has either progressed during or after platinum-based chemotherapy
- Received at least 1 platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. Note: Subjects with EGFR mutations or ALK translocations are required to have received prior therapy with appropriate TKI; prior platinum-based chemotherapy is not required for this specific patient population
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior malignancy (other than lung cancer), except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or other cancer from which the subject has been disease free for ≥ 2 years or which will not limit survival to < 2 years
- Known central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
- Significant cardiovascular disease such as uncontrolled or symptomatic arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, or myocardial infarction within 6 months of screening
- Malabsorption syndrome, disease significantly affecting gastrointestinal function, or resection of the stomach or small bowel, symptomatic inflammatory bowel disease, partial or complete bowel obstruction, or gastric restrictions and bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass
- Breastfeeding or pregnant

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02448303
United States, Arizona | |
Western Regional Medical Center/Cancer Treatment Center of America | |
Goodyear, Arizona, United States, 85338 |
Study Director: | Acerta Clinical Trials | 1-888-292-9613; acertamc@dlss.com |
Documents provided by Acerta Pharma BV:
Responsible Party: | Acerta Pharma BV |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02448303 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ACE-ST-007 |
First Posted: | May 19, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | September 12, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | September 12, 2019 |
Last Verified: | August 2019 |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms |
Neoplasms by Site Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Pembrolizumab Acalabrutinib Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |