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A trial looking at pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for non small cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE 189)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

This trial is for people who have advanced non small cell lung cancer. Advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) means 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

Recruitment start: 25 April 2015

Recruitment end: 2 February 2017

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 Clive Mulatero

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Last reviewed: 01 Mar 2017

CRUK internal database number: 14092

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