A trial of pembrolizumab for Hodgkin lymphoma (KEYNOTE 087)

Overview

Cancer types:

Blood cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma, Lymphoma

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at a drug called pembrolizumab. It was for people with Hodgkin lymphoma that had:

  • come back after treatment ()

  • continued to grow despite treatment ()

Recruitment start: 22 October 2015

Recruitment end: 31 March 2016

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 John Radford

Supported by

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Last reviewed: 19 Apr 2018

CRUK internal database number: 13432

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