A Phase 2 interventional study of Pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib in NSCLC, sponsored by Shanghai Chest Hospital. Active, not recruiting at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-30.
Sponsored by Shanghai Chest Hospital · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
This study will investigate the efficacy and safety of the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in PD-L1 positive patients with TKI-resistant EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC.
Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKIs) are the standard front-line treatment for patients with EGFR sensitive mutations. Even though patients have a better response rate and longer PFS comparing to chemotherapy, drug resistance have been an inevitable issue associated with these drugs. The standard of subsequent treatment for TKI resistance at present is chemotherapy (platinum doublet chemotherapy), which shows limited benefit with ORR 20-30% and PFS nearly 4 months. Therefore, it is essential to develop the novel therapies.
Immune checkpoint therapy, which is based on negative regulatory mechanisms and targeted enhancement of the anti-tumor immune response, is a novel and important therapeutic strategy for lung cancer, especially for those patients with PD-1/PD-L1 positive advanced NSCLC. VEGF signaling regulates immune suppression by promoting the expansion of suppressive immune cell populations. Therefore, modulation of VEGF-mediated immune suppression could potentially augment the immunotherapeutic activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Lenvatinib is a multitargeted TKI with anti-tumor activity via inhibiting VEGFR 1-3, FGFR 1-4 and PDGFR. It modulates the cancer immunity associated with a decrease in the population of immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages and an increase in interferon-γ-producing CD8+ T cells. The combination of immune check point inhibitors (PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) and lenvatinib could be a promising strategy to improve the immunotherapy outcome in lung cancer patients.
Shanghai Chest Hospital is the lead sponsor of 194 studies on the registry; 94 are open to participants now.
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Have measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1, as determined by the local site.
- Note: Lesions that appear measurable but are situated in a previously irradiated area can be considered measurable (eligible for selection as target lesions) if they have shown documented growth since the completion of radiation.
Tumor tissue that demonstrates PD-L1 expression in ≥1% of tumor cells (TPS ≥1%) as assessed by IHC 22C3 pharmDx.
Exclusion Criteria:
Has a known history of an additional malignancy, except if the participant has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease recurrence for at least 3 years since initiation of that therapy.
- Note: The time requirement for no evidence of disease for at least 3 years does not apply to the NSCLC for which a participant is enrolled in the study. The time requirement also does not apply to participants who underwent successful definitive resection of basal cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ cervical cancer, or other in situ cancers.
Has a known history of hepatitis B (defined as hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive or hepatitis B virus [HBV]-DNA detected) or known active hepatitis C virus (HCV, defined as HCV-RNA [qualitative] detected or HCV antibody reactive, if HCV-RNA is not the local SOC) infection.
- Note: No testing for hepatitis B and hepatitis C is required unless mandated by the local health authority.
WOCBP who has a positive urine pregnancy test within 72 hours before the first dose of study intervention. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required.
- Note: In the event that 72 hours have elapsed between the screening pregnancy test and the first dose of study intervention, another pregnancy test (urine or serum) must be performed and must be negative for the participant to start receiving study intervention.
The PD-L1 positive patients with TKI-resistant EGFR-mutated advanced NSCLC will receive the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib.
Drug: Pembrolizumab · Drug: Lenvatinib
Pembrolizumab 200 mg will be administered as a 30-minute IV infusion every 3 weeks for up to 35 cycles
Also known as: Keytruda
Lenvatinib 20mg will be administered orally daily.
Also known as: Lenvima
Progression-free survival
the time from the start of intervention to evidence of radiographic progression as defined by RECIST criteria or death from any cause without evidence of disease progression, whichever occurs first. Cases with incomplete follow up or without adequate disease evaluations will be censored at date last documented to be progression free.
Time frame: Up to approximately 12 months
Overall survival
the time from the start of treatment until death from any cause.
Time frame: Up to approximately 24 months
Objective Response Rate
the proportion of the total number of subjects with a confirmed CR or confirmed PR
Time frame: Up to approximately 24 months
Duration of Response
the time from the earliest date of qualifying response until earliest date of PD or death from any cause, whichever comes first.
Time frame: Up to approximately 24 months
Plan to share: No
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