Clinical Trials List
2017-03-01 - 2019-12-31
Phase III
Terminated6
ICD-10C50
Malignant neoplasm of breast
ICD-9174.0
Malignant neoplasm of female breast, nipple and areola
A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind Study to Evaluate Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy vs Placebo plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pembrolizumab vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)
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Trial Applicant
Merck Sharp & Dohme (I.A.) LLC
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Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Trial scale
Multi-Regional Multi-Center
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Update
2026/09/14
Investigators and Locations
Co-Principal Investigator
- YEN-SHEN LU Division of Hematology & Oncology
- MING-YANG WANG Division of General Surgery
- 林季宏 Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 羅喬 Division of General Surgery
- 郭文宏 Division of General Surgery
- 林柏翰 Division of General Internal Medicine
- 楊雅雯 Division of General Surgery
- 蔡立威 Division of General Surgery
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Completed
Audit
None
Co-Principal Investigator
- Wei-Pang Chung Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Zhu-Jun Loh Division of General Surgery
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Completed
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Completed
Co-Principal Investigator
- 褚乃銘 Division of Hematology & Oncology
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
0 Completed
Co-Principal Investigator
- Ta-Chung Chao Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Ling-Ming Tseng Division of General Surgery
- Yi-Fang Tsai Division of General Surgery
- 金光亮 Division of General Surgery
- 邱仁輝 Division of General Surgery
- 林燕淑 Division of General Surgery
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
7 Completed
Audit
None
Taiwan National PI
Co-Principal Investigator
- Yung-Chang Lin Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Wen-Chi Shen Division of Hematology & Oncology
- 沈士哲 Division of General Surgery
- Wen-Ling Kuo Division of General Surgery
- Chi-Chang Yu Division of General Surgery
- 周旭桓 Division of General Surgery
- Mengting Peng Division of Hematology & Oncology
- Chan-Keng Yang Division of Hematology & Oncology
The Actual Total Number of Participants Enrolled
9 Completed
Audit
CRO
Condition/Disease
Objectives
Test Drug
Active Ingredient
Dosage Form
Dosage
Endpoints
Event-free Survival (EFS) as assessed by Investigator
Inclution Criteria
Has newly diagnosed, locally advanced, centrally confirmed TNBC, as defined by the most recent American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines.
Has previously untreated locally advanced non-metastatic (M0) TNBC defined as the following combined primary tumor (T) and regional lymph node (N) staging per current American Joint Committee of Cancer (AJCC) staging criteria for breast cancer as assessed by the investigator based on radiological and/or clinical assessment:
T1c, N1-N2
T2, N0-N2
T3, N0-N2
T4a-d, N0-N2
Provides a core needle biopsy consisting of at least 2 separate tumor cores from the primary tumor at screening to the central laboratory.
Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 performed within 10 days of treatment initiation.
Demonstrates adequate organ function.
Males and female participants of childbearing potential must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the course of the study through 12 months after the last dose of study treatment for participants who have received cyclophosphamide, and 6 months after the last dose of study treatment for participants who did not.
Exclusion Criteria
Has a history of invasive malignancy ≤5 years prior to signing informed consent except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer.
Has received prior chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and radiation therapy within the past 12 months.
Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-programmed death - ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g., cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 [CTLA-4], OX-40, CD137 [tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 9 (TNFRSF9)]) or has previously participated in a pembrolizumab (MK-3475) clinical study.
Is currently participating in or has participated in an interventional clinical study with an investigational compound or device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment in this current study.
Has received a live vaccine within 30 days of the first dose of study treatment.
Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs).
Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy (i.e., dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone or equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study treatment.
Has a known history of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Has known active Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C.
Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis.
Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
Has significant cardiovascular disease, such as: history of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome or coronary angioplasty/stenting/bypass grafting within the last 6 months OR congestive heart failure (CHF) New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV or history of CHF NYHA Class III or IV.
Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 12 months after the last dose of study treatment for participants who have received cyclophosphamide, and for 6 months after the last dose of study treatment for participants who have not.
Has a known hypersensitivity to the components of the study treatment or its analogs.
Has a known history of active tuberculosis (TB, Bacillus Tuberculosis).
The Estimated Number of Participants
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Taiwan
50 participants
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Global
855 participants