Clinical Trials List
2020-01-01 - 2029-12-31
Phase III
Not yet recruiting1
Recruiting6
ICD-10C15.9
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified
ICD-10Z51.12
Encounter for antineoplastic immunotherapy
ICD-9150.9
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Phase 3 Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo in Participants With Esophageal Carcinoma Receiving Concurrent Definitive Chemoradiotherapy (KEYNOTE 975)
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Trial Applicant
Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) LLC
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Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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Trial scale
Multi-Regional Multi-Center
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Update
2026/02/01
Investigators and Locations
Co-Principal Investigator
- Chi-Ju Yeh Division of Others -
- Mengting Peng Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 曾振淦 Division of Radiation Therapy
- Ming-Mo Hou Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Po-Jung Su Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 白冰清 Division of Radiation Therapy
- 張鈞弼 Division of Radiology
- Chi-Ting Liau Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Yu-Chuan Chang Division of Nuclear Medicine
- Chan-Keng Yang 未分科
- 陳煥武 Division of Radiology
- Chia-Hsun Hsieh Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Yung-Chia Kao Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 洪宗民 Division of Radiation Therapy
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
Co-Principal Investigator
- 劉建廷 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 賴香蘭 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 李易濰 Division of Radiology
- 黃泰霖 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 陳彥豪 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 王友明 Division of Radiation Therapy
- 林昀萱 Division of Radiation Therapy
- Yu-Li Su Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 陳彥仰 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 林偉哲 Division of Radiology
- 郭明濬 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Tai-Jan Chiu Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 吳佳哲 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 周上愉 Division of Radiation Therapy
- 黃詩喻 Division of Hematology & Oncology
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
Co-Principal Investigator
- 劉奕廷 Division of General Internal Medicine
- Chia-Jui Yen Division of General Internal Medicine
- 顏志傑 Division of General Internal Medicine
- Yau-Lin Tseng Division of Thoracic Surgery
- 姜乃榕 Division of General Internal Medicine
- Nai-Jung Chiang Division of General Internal Medicine
- 林逢嘉 Division of Radiation Therapy
- Shang-Hung Chen Division of General Internal Medicine
- Yi-Ting Yen Division of General Surgery
- Wei-Lun Chang Digestive System Department
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
Co-Principal Investigator
- Ming-Yu Lien Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Yao-Ching Wang Division of Radiation Therapy
- Chi-Ching Chen Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Yu-Cheng Kuo Division of Radiation Therapy
- 賴宥良 Division of Radiation Therapy
- Chun-Ru Chien Division of Radiation Therapy
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Not yet recruiting
Co-Principal Investigator
- TA-CHEN HUANG Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Ann-Lii Cheng Division of Hematology & Oncology
- JHE-CYUAN GUO Division of Hematology & Oncology
- FENG-MING HSU Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Chia-Chi Lin Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Chia-Hsien Chen Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Kun-Huei Yeh Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 郭弘揚 Division of Hematology & Oncology
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Recruiting
Condition/Disease
Objectives
Test Drug
KEYTRUDA®
Active Ingredient
Dosage Form
Dosage
Endpoints
Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to ~72 months ]
OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.
Event-free Survival (EFS) [ Time Frame: Up to ~60 months ]
EFS is defined as the time from randomization to an event defined as local, regional, or distant recurrence as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR) based on imaging or biopsy if indicated (if biopsy is accompanied with radiological recurrence of primary disease as evaluated by investigator); or death from any cause.
Inclution Criteria
Has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of CTX N+ M0 or cT2-T4a NX M0 ESCC, GEJC, EAC, or histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of cTX N+ M1 cervical or upper thoracic esophageal carcinoma with supraclavicular lymph node metastases only
Is deemed suitable for dCRT
Is ineligible for curative surgery based on the documented opinion of a qualified medical/surgical/radiation oncologist
Is not expected to require tumor resection during the course of the study
Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 within 3 days of the first dose of study treatment.
Has adequate organ function
Male participants must use adequate contraception (a male condom plus partner use of an additional contraceptive method) unless confirmed to be azoospermic (vasectomized or secondary to medical cause) during the study treatment period and through 90 days after the last dose of chemotherapy
Female participants who are a Woman of Childbearing Potential (WOCBP) must use contraception that is highly effective (with a failure rate of <1% per year), with low user dependency, or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle, during the study treatment period through 180 days after the last dose of chemotherapy or 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, whichever is greater, and agree not to donate eggs to others or freeze/store for her own use for the purpose of reproduction during this period
Female participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding
Exclusion Criteria
Has direct invasion of tumor into adjacent organs such as the aorta or trachea
Has had major surgery other than for insertion of a feeding tube, open biopsy, or significant traumatic injury within 28 days prior to randomization, or anticipates the need for major surgery during study treatment; participants with gastric or esophageal fistulae are excluded
Has had weight loss of >20% in the previous 3 months
Has had prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal cancer
Has had a myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
Has severe congestive heart failure
Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti PD-1), anti-programmed cell death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), or anti-programmed cell death-ligand 2 (anti-PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g. cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 [CTLA-4], OX-40, CD137)
Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study intervention; administration of killed vaccines is allowed
Has received any prior systemic anticancer therapy for esophageal cancer including investigational agents
Has not recovered from all adverse events (AEs) due to previous non-anticancer therapies to ≤Grade 1 or Baseline
Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study treatment
Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years. Note: Participants with basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g. breast carcinoma, cervical cancer in situ) that have undergone potentially curative therapy are not excluded from the study. Participants with localized prostate cancer that has undergone potentially curative treatment can be enrolled in the study.
Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab, any of the study chemotherapy agents, or their excipients
Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis
Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Has a known history of Hepatitis B or known active Hepatitis C virus infection
Has a known history of active tuberculosis (TB; Bacillus tuberculosis)
Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment (180 days for participants receiving cisplatin who are breastfeeding)
Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
The Estimated Number of Participants
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Taiwan
30 participants
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Global
700 participants