A Safety and Efficacy Study of EIK1001 in Combination With Pembrolizumab and Chemotherapy in Participants With Stage 4 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2, Phase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorEikon Therapeutics

About this trial

This is a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of EIK1001 administered intravenously in combination with pembrolizumab and histologically appropriate chemotherapy for patients with stage 4 NSCLC.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participant must be ≥ 18 years old at the time of signing the informed consent.

Participant has a life expectancy of at least 3 months.

Participant has histologically or cytologically confirmed Stage 4 NSCLC predominately squamous or non-squamous) and is considered a candidate for standard therapy with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy. Participants with NSCLC-NOS (not otherwise specified) will be considered as non-squamous NSCLC.

Participant must have documented evidence that mutation-directed therapy is not indicated, based on the absence of tumor-activating mutations or fusions (e.g., but not limited to EGFR, ALK, RET, ROS1, BRAF) for which approved first-line targeted therapies are available to the participant in their respective country.

Disqualifiers

has small cell elements present histologically and/or the tumors are not predominantly non-squamous or squamous NSCLC.

is currently actively enrolled in or has recently participated in a study of an investigational agent and received investigational therapy within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of administration of EIK1001 or placebo.

has had major surgery (< 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention administration).

has received a live-virus vaccination within 30 days of the start of study intervention initiation.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • EIK1001
  • Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®)
  • Placebo
  • Paclitaxel + Carboplatin
  • Nab-paclitaxel + Carboplatin
  • Pemetrexed + Cisplatin /Carboplatin

Treatment groups

750 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Eikon Therapeutics

Lead sponsor

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Collaborator