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A trial of pembrolizumab for advanced cancers

Overview

Cancer types:

Anal cancer, Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Breast cancer, Cervical cancer, Lung cancer, Mesothelioma, Salivary gland cancer, Small cell lung cancer, Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at pembrolizumab for certain types of advanced cancer.

It was for people whose cancer had large amounts of a substance called PD-L1.

This trial was open for people to join between April 2014 and August 2015. The results of the trial were published in 2017 and 2018.

Recruitment start: 1 April 2014

Recruitment end: 25 August 2015

How to join

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

Chief investigators

Dr Rhoda Molife

Supported by

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Last reviewed: 23 Sept 2020

CRUK internal database number: 11969

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