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Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Previously Treated Classic Kaposi Sarcoma

A Phase 2 interventional study of Pembrolizumab + Lenvatinib in Kaposi Sarcoma, Classic Kaposi Sarcoma and Refractory Kaposi Sarcoma, sponsored by Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico. Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-22.

Sponsored by Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
The lack of adequate funding has made it impossible to continue with the clinical study As this study was not initiated, no subject was included and no data was collected,thus no result can be obtained SPONSOR\_DECISION End of trial date:15 Oct 2025
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Phase II study of Pembrolizumab plus Lenvatinib in relapsed/refractory Classic Kaposi Sarcoma (CKS). After a screening phase of up to 28 days, each participant will receive study intervention of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib until reaching a discontinuation criterion: disease progression; unacceptable adverse event(s) (AEs); intercurrent illness that prevents further administration of treatment; participant withdraws consent; pregnancy of participant; non-compliance with study intervention or procedure requirements; or administrative reasons requiring cessation of treatment.

After the end of treatment, each participant will be followed for the occurrence of AEs and spontaneously reported pregnancy.

Participants who discontinue for reasons other than PD will have post-treatment follow-up for disease status until PD is documented clinically by a team of committed dermatologists, and/or radiographically per RECIST 1.1, a non-study anticancer treatment is initiated, consent is withdrawn, or the participant becomes lost to follow-up.

All participants will be followed for overall survival (OS) until death, withdrawal of consent,lost to follow-up, or the end of the study. The end of the study will be when the last participant completes the last study-related telephone call or visit,withdraws from the study, or is lost to follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Classic Kaposi Sarcoma
  • Refractory Kaposi Sarcoma

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In context

Sarcoma, Kaposi

162 studies on the registry are indexed under Sarcoma, Kaposi; 29 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico is the lead sponsor of 214 studies on the registry; 71 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. Have a histologically confirmed diagnosis of classic (or endemic) KS
  2. Progression or inadequate response to at least one prior systemic chemotherapy
  3. Presence of measurable disease by PET-CT scan and/or dermatological examination
  4. KS with at least 10 cutaneous and/or mucosal lesions, or involving more than one limb segment or with involvement >3% body surface
  5. KS with at least 4 lesions ≥ 5mm
  6. KS with at least 1 superficial lesion willing to provide tissue from cutaneous and/or mucosal biopsy at baseline
  7. At least 4 weeks washout for all KS specific therapies including chemotherapy (both systemic and intralesional) and radiotherapy
  8. Be ≥ 18 years of age at the time of signing informed consent
  9. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1
  10. Have adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤150/90 mm Hg and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week prior to randomization.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (HIV 1/2 antibodies detected at screening).
  2. Has a known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] reactive) or known active Hepatitis C virus (defined as HCV RNA [qualitative] is detected) infection. Note: no testing for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C is required unless mandated by local health authority.
  3. Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e. with use of disease modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs). Replacement therapy (eg., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. Patients with vitiligo, type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, psoriasis not requiring systemic treatment are permitted to enroll.
  4. Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent, or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (eg, CTLA-4, OX 40, CD137).
  5. Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention. Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Single Arm

    Drug: Pembrolizumab + Lenvatinib

Interventions

  • DrugPembrolizumab + Lenvatinib

    single-arm study of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall Response Rate (ORR) of pembrolizumab with lenvatinib in pre-treated recurrent CKS

    the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib has superior ORR, as compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy by literature data. ORR defined as a confirmed complete response (CR) or partial response (PR).

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of response (DOR) in patients with pre-treated recurrent CKS receiving pembrolizumab with lenvatinib

    The combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib provides superior DOR, as compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy by literature data.

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Progression Free Survival (PFS) of patients with pre-treated recurrent CKS receiving pembrolizumab with lenvatinib.

    The combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib has superior PFS, as compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy by literature data.

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Overall Survival in patients receiving pembrolizumab and lenvatinib

    The combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib has superior OS, as compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy by literature data.

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. The mean change from baseline in the global health status/quality of life (QoL), and physical functioning for the combinations of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib

    Score for the following patient-reported outcomes (PROs) scales/items: global health status/QoL (EORTC QLQ-C30items 29 and 30), and physical functioning (EORTC QLQ-C30 items 1-5).

    Time frame: 6 months

  5. Safety and tolerability for the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib.

    Adverse Events (AEs) incidence and study intervention discontinuation due to AEs

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 22, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05846724
Lead sponsor
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 6, 2023
Start date
Feb 1, 2024 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2030 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 22, 2026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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