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A trial looking at pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for advanced non small cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-789)

Overview

Cancer types:

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

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is for people with advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Advanced NSCLC can mean one of the following:

  • the cancer is in both lungs

  • the cancer has spread outside of the lung into the surrounding area, or elsewhere in the body

  • there is a collection of fluid around the lung (pleural effusion) and this fluid contains cancer cells

It is for people who have a NSCLC that has a change (mutation) in receptors called epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFR). And that have had treatment with drugs called .

Recruitment start: 1 August 2018

Recruitment end: 22 June 2020

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

Professor Samreen Ahmed

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Last reviewed: 21 June 2020

CRUK internal database number: 15740

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