Study of Healthy Donor FMT (hdFMT) and Pembrolizumab in Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) PD-L1 Positive NSCLC

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDiwakar Davar

About this trial

This study is to determine if Healthy Donor FMT (hdFMT) improves the body's ability to fight cancer in patients with relapsed/refractory PD-L1 Positive NSCLC.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP); OR

A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance per protocol during the treatment period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study treatment.

Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage IV PD-L1+ NSCLC.

NOTE: Patients with either squamous or non-squamous NSCLC may enroll.

Disqualifiers

Diagnosis of NSCLC histologies other than squamous and/or adenocarcinoma histologies including small cell, large cell, neuroendocrine and/or sarcomatoid histologies.

Receipt of prior agent(s) targeting the intestinal microbiome including but not limited to: FMT, defined bacterial consortia, single bacterial species and/or microbiota derived peptides.

Prior chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and/or small molecule therapy within 2 weeks (or 4 half lives) prior to study Day 1.

Prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Healthy Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplant (hdFMT)
  • Pembrolizumab

Treatment groups

26 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

Diwakar Davar

Lead sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Sponsor institution

Gateway for Cancer Research

Collaborator