Study of Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab for First-line Treatment in Patients with PD-L1-high Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

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What is this study about?

This clinical trial is focused on studying treatments for a type of lung cancer known as metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study is investigating two medications: Rilvegostomig and Pembrolizumab. Rilvegostomig, also known by its code name AZD2936, is a new treatment being tested, while Pembrolizumab, also known as Keytruda, is an existing treatment used for this type of cancer. Both medications are given as an infusion, which means they are administered directly into the bloodstream through a vein.

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of Rilvegostomig with Pembrolizumab in treating patients with a specific type of lung cancer that has spread to other parts of the body and shows high levels of a protein called PD-L1. The study will look at how long patients live and how long they live without the cancer getting worse. Participants will receive either Rilvegostomig or Pembrolizumab as their first treatment for this type of lung cancer. The study will monitor patients over time to see how well the treatments work and to check for any side effects.

Throughout the study, researchers will collect information on how the treatments affect overall survival, which is the length of time patients live after starting the treatment, and progression-free survival, which is the time patients live without the cancer worsening. Other aspects being studied include the response rate to the treatments, the duration of the response, and any side effects experienced. The study aims to provide valuable information on the potential benefits and risks of using Rilvegostomig compared to Pembrolizumab for treating this type of lung cancer.

1 joining the study

Upon joining the study, you will be randomly assigned to receive either rilvegostomig or pembrolizumab as a treatment for your condition, which is metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with high PD-L1 expression.

2 treatment administration

If you are assigned to the rilvegostomig group, you will receive the medication through an intravenous infusion. This means the medication will be given directly into your vein. The specific dosage and frequency will be explained to you by the medical team.

If you are assigned to the pembrolizumab group, you will also receive the medication through an intravenous infusion. The dosage is 25 mg/mL, and the frequency and duration will be provided by the medical team.

3 monitoring and assessments

Throughout the study, your health will be closely monitored. This includes regular check-ups, blood tests, and imaging tests like CT or MRI scans to measure the size of your tumor and assess your response to the treatment.

You will be asked to report any side effects or changes in your health to the study team. This is important for ensuring your safety and the effectiveness of the treatment.

4 follow-up visits

You will have scheduled follow-up visits with the study team. During these visits, your overall health, quality of life, and any symptoms will be evaluated.

The study team will also assess your physical functioning and any changes in your condition over time.

5 end of treatment

At the end of the treatment period, you will have a final assessment to evaluate the overall impact of the treatment on your health and cancer progression.

The study team will discuss the results with you and provide guidance on the next steps for your care.

Who Can Join the Study?

  • Participant must be at least 18 years old at the time of signing the informed consent form.
  • Must have adequate organ and bone marrow function. This means the organs and bone marrow are working well enough to participate in the study.
  • Minimum body weight of 30 kg (about 66 pounds).
  • Participants must follow local rules for using birth control during the study.
  • Female participants who can have children must:
    • Have a negative pregnancy test at the start and before each treatment.
    • If sexually active with a male partner who can have children, use at least one highly effective birth control method from the start of the study to 4 months after the last treatment.
    • Not breastfeed or donate eggs from the start of the study to 4 months after the last treatment.
  • Male participants who are sexually active with a female partner who can have children must:
    • Use a condom with spermicide (or without if not available) from the start of the study to 4 months after the last treatment.
    • Not father a child or donate sperm during the study and for 4 months after the last treatment.
  • Must be able to give signed informed consent, which means they understand and agree to the study’s requirements and restrictions.
  • Must agree to optional genetic research by signing a separate consent form.
  • All races, genders, and ethnic groups can participate in this study.
  • Must have a confirmed diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is a type of lung cancer.
  • Must have Stage IV metastatic NSCLC (mNSCLC), meaning the cancer has spread and cannot be cured with treatment.
  • Must not have certain genetic mutations in the cancer that are known to respond to specific treatments.
  • Must have a WHO/ECOG performance status of 0 or 1, indicating they are fully active or have some symptoms but do not need to stay in bed.
  • Must have a minimum life expectancy of 12 weeks.
  • The cancer must show PD-L1 expression, which is a protein that can affect how the immune system responds to cancer.
  • Must have at least one tumor that has not been treated with radiation and can be accurately measured using a CT or MRI scan.

Who Cannot Join the Study?

  • Patients who have a different type of cancer other than lung cancer cannot participate.
  • Patients who are under 18 years old cannot participate.
  • Patients who are unable to understand or comply with the study procedures cannot participate.
  • Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding cannot participate.
  • Patients who have participated in another clinical trial within the last 30 days cannot participate.
  • Patients who have a known allergy to the study drugs cannot participate.
  • Patients who have a serious uncontrolled medical condition that could interfere with the study cannot participate.
  • Patients who have an active infection requiring treatment cannot participate.
  • Patients who have received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to the study cannot participate.

Where you can join this trial?

Verified and Recommended Sites

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Verified Sites

Site Name City Country Status
Clinique Pasteur Toulouse France
Unidade Local De Saúde De Santa Maria, E.P.E. Lisbon Portugal
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli Naples Italy
Centro Hospitalar Universitario Sao Joao E.P.E. Porto Portugal
Centr Georges Francois Leclerc Dijon France
CHU Grenoble Alpes La Tronche France
Comite Entreprise Paul Papin Angers France

Other Sites

Site Name City Country Status
Asklepios Kliniken Hamburg GmbH Hamburg Germany
General University Hospital Of Larissa Larissa Greece
Beaumont Hospital Dublin Ireland
Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. Milan Italy
Universita’ Degli Studi Di Verona Verona Italy
SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH Heilbronn Germany
Hospital Da Luz S.A. Lisbon Portugal
Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Madrid Spain
Universita’ Politecnica Delle Marche Ancona Italy
Helios Universitaetsklinikum Wuppertal Wuppertal Germany
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitaet Bonn Bonn Germany
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Nantes Nantes France
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH Heidelberg Germany
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale Naples Italy
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale Udine Italy
Hopital Beaujon Clichy France
Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre Madrid Spain
Vrije Universiteit Brussel Jette Belgium
Algemeen Ziekenhuis Delta Roeselare Belgium
Hospital Universitari Dexeus Grupo Quironsalud Barcelona Spain
Instituto Portugues De Oncologia Do Porto Francisco Gentil E.P.E. Porto Portugal
CCAB Centro Clinico Academico Braga Associacao Braga Portugal
Klinikum St Marien Amberg Amberg Germany
Hospital CUF Porto S.A. Porto Portugal
Universitaetsklinikum Leipzig AöR Leipzig Germany
University General Hospital Attikon General Hospital Of West Attica H Agia Varvara Chaidari Greece
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana Pisa Italy
Pius-Hospital Oldenburg Oldenburg In Holstein Germany
Centrul De Oncologie SF Nectarie S.R.L. Craiova Romania
Metaxa Cancer Center Hospital Of Piraeus Piraeus Greece
Spitalul Clinic Coltea Bucharest Romania
General Hospital Of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou Thessaloniki Greece
Multispecialty hospital for active treatment Sveta Sofia EOOD Sofia Bulgaria
Centre Francois Baclesse Caen France
Centre Hospitalier De Pau Pau France
Groupe Hospitalier Rance Emeraude Saint-Malo France
Mater Private Hospital Dublin Ireland
Istituto Di Candiolo Fondazione Del Piemonte Per Loncologia IRCCS Candiolo Italy
Katholisches Klinikum Koblenz Montabaur gGmbH Koblenz Germany
Champalimaud Clinical Centre Lisbon Portugal
Hopital Ambroise Pare Boulogne-Billancourt France
University Hospital Galway Galway Ireland
Alessandro Manzoni Hospital Lecco Italy
Hospital Son Llatzer Palma Spain
Oncomed S.R.L. Timisoara Romania
Centre Hospitalier Metropole Savoie Chambery France
Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti Lugo Spain
Ospedale P. Pederzoli Casa Di Cura Privata S.p.A. Peschiera Del Garda Italy
St. Luke’s Hospital S.A. Thessaloniki Greece
Radiology Therapeutic Center S.R.L. Otopeni Romania
Spitalul De Oncologie Monza S.R.L. Bucharest Romania
Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro Vigo Spain
Staedtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH Brunswick Germany
HELIOS Klinikum Bad Saarow GmbH Bad Saarow Germany
Barmherzige Brueder Trier gGmbH Trier Germany
Vivantes Netzwerk fuer Gesundheit GmbH Berlin Germany
Leopoldina-Krankenhaus der Stadt Schweinfurt GmbH Schweinfurt Germany
Centre Hospitalier Regional De La Citadelle Liege Belgium
Tokuda Hospital Sofia Bulgaria
Hospital Universitario De Jaen Jaen Spain
Oncolab S.R.L. Craiova Romania
Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH Offenbach Am Main Germany
Unidade Local De Saude De Loures-Odivelas EPE Loures Portugal
Medicover S.R.L. Bucharest Romania
Institut Sainte Catherine Avignon France
Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial De Castellon Castello De La Plana Spain
Institutul Oncologic Prof. Dr. Alexandru Trestioreanu Bucuresti Bucharest Romania
Unidade Local De Saude De Matosinhos E.P.E. Senhora Da Hora Portugal
Multiprofile Hospital For Active Treatment-Uni Hospital Ltd. Panagyurishte Bulgaria
MVZ-Onkologie Velbert GbR Velbert Germany
Henry Dunant Hospital Center Athens Greece
Metropolitan Hospital Athens Greece
Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen Immenhausen Germany
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Gfoe Svrhn Pptfmrbla Chiyngv Sdeg Cascais Portugal
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Trial status

Country Status Recruitment Start
Belgium Belgium
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Recruiting
26.07.2025
France France
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Germany Germany
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Greece Greece
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Ireland Ireland
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Italy Italy
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Portugal Portugal
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Romania Romania
Recruiting
26.07.2025
Spain Spain
Recruiting
26.07.2025

Trial locations

Rilvegostomig is a medication being studied for its potential to treat a type of lung cancer called metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. This medication is being tested to see if it can help patients live longer and slow down the progression of their cancer. It is being compared to another treatment to see which one works better for patients with a specific type of lung cancer.

Pembrolizumab is a medication already used to treat various types of cancer, including lung cancer. It works by helping the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells. In this study, pembrolizumab is being used as a comparison to see how well it performs against the new medication, rilvegostomig, in treating patients with a specific type of lung cancer. The goal is to determine which treatment is more effective in helping patients live longer and slowing the progression of their cancer.

Lung Cancer – Lung cancer is a disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. These abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue; instead, they divide rapidly and form tumors. As the tumors grow, they can interfere with the lung’s ability to provide oxygen to the bloodstream. The disease can spread to other parts of the body through a process called metastasis. Lung cancer is often categorized into two main types: non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, each with distinct growth patterns. The progression of lung cancer can vary, with some tumors growing slowly over time, while others may spread quickly.

Trial ID:
2024-517780-24-00
Protocol code:
D702GC00001
Trial Phase:
Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III)

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