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A trial looking at how often to give pembrolizumab for non small lung cancer (REFINE-Lung)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Secondary cancers

Status:

Open

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is looking at whether it is possible to give pembrolizumab less often for advanced non small lung cancer.

It is open to people with non small cell lung cancer that has:

  • spread into the tissue around the lungs

  • spread to another part of the body

Recruitment start: 23 June 2022

Recruitment end: 28 February 2027

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Michael Seckl

Supported by

Imperial College London

Imperial Clinical Trials Unit – Cancer (ICTU-Ca)

NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme

Last reviewed: 6 April 2025

CRUK internal database number: 18054

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