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Table 2 Active clinical trials combining radiation with PD-1/PD-L1 targeted therapy

From: Current clinical trials testing the combination of immunotherapy with radiotherapy

NCT Number

Phase

Title

Conditions

RT Details

Enrollment

Sponsor/Collaborators

NCT02642809

Phase 0

Pembrolizumab With Locally Delivered Radiation Therapy for the Initial Treatment of Metastatic Esophageal Cancers

Esophageal Cancer

Hypofx brachytherapy

15

Washington University School of Medicine|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02463994

Phase 0

A Pilot Study of MPDL3280A and HIGRT in Metastatic NSCLC

NSCLC

Hypofx RT

12

University of Michigan Cancer Center|University of Washington

NCT02587455

Phase 1

Pembrolizumab and Palliative Radiotherapy in Lung

Thoracic Tumours

Palliative EBRT

48

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02608385

Phase 1

Study of PD1 Blockade by Pembrolizumab With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Advanced Solid Tumors

NSCLC

SBRT, 3-5 fx

138

University of Chicago

NCT02621398

Phase 1

Pembrolizumab, Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage II-IIIB NSCLC

NSCLC

EBRT

30

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|National Cancer Institute (NCI)|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02313272

Phase 1

Phase I Trial of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Irradiation (HFSRT) With Pembrolizumab and Bevacizumab for Recurrent High Grade Gliomas

Malignant Glioma

FSRT over 5 days

32

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02402920

Phase 1

Phase I Trial of MK-3475 and Concurrent Chemo/Radiation for the Elimination of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer

EBRT, 1.5 Gy × 30 fx, BID

80

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02716948

Phase 1

Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Melanoma Metastases in the Brain or Spine

Melanoma (Brain metastases)

SRS

90

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT02560636

Phase 1

Pembrolizumab in Muscle Invasive/Metastatic Bladder Cancer

Invasive Bladder Cancer

Hypofx RT

34

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02318771

Phase 1

Radiation Therapy and MK-3475 for Patients With Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, Renal Cell Cancer, Melanoma, and Lung Cancer

Metastatic HN, RCC, Melanoma, Lung Cancer

EBRT

40

Thomas Jefferson University|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02648633

Phase 1

Stereotactic Radiosurgery With Nivolumab and Valproate in Patients With Recurrent Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma

SRS

17

University of Virginia

NCT02303366

Phase 1

Pilot Study of Stereotactic Ablation for Oligometastatic Breast Neoplasia in Combination With the Anti-PD-1 Antibody MK-3475

Oligometastatic Breast Cancer

SBRT, 20 Gy × 1 fx

15

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia

NCT02659540

Phase 1

A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Combination Checkpoint Blockade Plus External Beam Radiotherapy in Subjects With Stage IV Melanoma

Melanoma

3 Gy × 10 fx, or 9 Gy × 3 fx

18

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research|Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT02586207

Phase 1

Pembrolizumab in Combination With CRT for LA-SCCHN

Advanced HN Cancers

EBRT, 7 wks

39

Sanford Health|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02303990

Phase 1

RADVAX: A Stratified Phase I Trial of Pembrolizumab With Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Patients With Advanced and Metastatic Cancers

Metastatic Cancers

Hypofx RT

70

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

NCT02764593

Phase 1

Chemotherapy +/- Nivolumab in Patients With Intermediate and High-Risk Local-Regionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Advanced HN Cancers

IMRT, 7 wks

120

RTOG Foundation, Inc.|Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT02400814

Phase 1

MPDL3280A and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy in Patients With NSCLC

NSCLC

SBRT, 5 fx

45

University of California, Davis|National Cancer Institute (NCI)|Genentech, Inc.

NCT02383212

Phase 1

Study of REGN2810 (Anti-PD-1) in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

Advanced Cancer

Hypofx RT

973

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals|Sanofi

NCT02311361

Phase 1

Immune Checkpoint Inhibition (Tremelimumab and/or MEDI4736) in Combination With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

SBRT, 1-5 fx

60

National Cancer Institute (NCI)|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

NCT02696993

Phase 1|Phase 2

Phase I/II Trial of Nivolumab With Radiation or Nivolumab and Ipilimumab With Radiation for the Treatment of Intracranial Metastases From NSCLC

Lung Cancer (Brain metastases)

WBRT 3 Gy × 10 fx, SRS 1 fx

80

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT02444741

Phase 1|Phase 2

MK-3475 and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiation Therapy in Patients With NSCLC (NSCLC)

Lung Cancer

EBRT or SBRT

104

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02530502

Phase 1|Phase 2

Radiation Therapy With Temozolomide and Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma

EBRT

50

Northwestern University|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02730546

Phase 1|Phase 2

Pembrolizumab, Combination Chemotherapy, and Radiation Therapy Before Surgery in Treating Adult Patients With Locally Advanced Gastroesophageal Junction or Gastric Cardia Cancer That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Gastric Cancer

EBRT

68

Mayo Clinic|National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02759575

Phase 1|Phase 2

A Study of Chemoradiation Plus Pembrolizumab for Locally Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Advanced HN Cancers

EBRT

47

Nooshin Hashemi-Sadraei|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|University of Cincinnati

NCT02407171

Phase 1|Phase 2

Evaluating the Combination of MK-3475 and Sterotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma or NSCLC

Melanoma, Lung Cancer

SBRT, 1-5 fx

60

Yale University

NCT02735239

Phase 1|Phase 2

Study of Anti-PD-L1 in Combination With Chemo(Radio)Therapy for Oesophageal Cancer

Esophageal Cancer

EBRT

75

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research|AstraZeneca

NCT02305186

Phase 1|Phase 2

Safety and Immunological Effect of Pembrolizumab in Resectable or Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

EBRT, 1.8 Gy × 28 fx

56

Osama Rahma, MD|M.D. Anderson Cancer Center|University of Virginia

NCT02599779

Phase 2

A Proof of Principle Study of Pembrolizumab With SBRT in TKI mRCC Patients

Metastatic RCC

SBRT

35

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|Ozmosis Research Inc.

NCT02648282

Phase 2

Study With CY, Pembrolizumab, GVAX, and SBRT in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

SBRT, 3-5 fx

54

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02492568

Phase 2

Pembrolizumab After SBRT Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Advanced NSCLC

NSCLC

SBRT, 8 Gy × 3 fx

74

The Netherlands Cancer Institute|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02641093

Phase 2

Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Cisplatin and Radiation With Pembrolizumab in Resected Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

HN Cancer

EBRT, 6 wks

80

Trisha Wise-Draper|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|University of Cincinnati

NCT02684253

Phase 2

Screening Trial of Nivolumab With Image Guided, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Versus Nivolumab Alone in Patients With Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC)

HN Cancer

SBRT, 9 Gy x 3 fx

40

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|University of Chicago

NCT02667587

Phase 2

Study of Temozolomide Plus Radiation Therapy With Nivolumab or Placebo, for Newly Diagnosed Patients With Glioblastoma (GBM, a Malignant Brain Cancer).

Glioblastoma

EBRT

320

Bristol-Myers Squibb|Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

NCT02437071

Phase 2

Assess the Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Plus Radiotherapy or Ablation in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

EBRT vs radiofrequency ablation

48

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02658097

Phase 2

A Randomized Two Arm Phase II Trial of Pembrolizumab Alone or Sequentially Following Single Fraction Non-ablative Radiation to One of the Target Lesions, in Previously Treated Patients With Stage IV NSCLC

Stage IV NSCLC

8 Gy × 1 fx

66

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT02562625

Phase 2

Trial of Pembrolizumab and Radiotherapy in Melanoma

Melanoma

8 Gy × 3 fx

234

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust|University of Manchester|University of Leeds

NCT02730130

Phase 2

Study to Assess the Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Plus Radiotherapy in Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Metastatic Breast Cancer

EBRT

17

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02707588

Phase 2

Tolerance and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab or Cetuximab Combined With RT in Patients With Locally Advanced HNSCC

Advanced HN Cancers

EBRT

114

Groupe Oncologie Radiotherapie Tete et Cou

NCT02621151

Phase 2

Pembrolizumab (MK3475), Gemcitabine, and Concurrent Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder

Muscle-invasive Urothelial Cancer of the Bladder

Hypofx RT

54

New York University School of Medicine|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02609503

Phase 2

Pembrolizumab + Radiation for Locally Adv SCC of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) Not Eligible Cisplatin

Head and Neck Cancer

IMRT, 7 wks

29

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02677155

Phase 2

Sequential Intranodal Immunotherapy (SIIT) Combined With Anti-PD1 (Pembrolizumab) in Follicular Lymphoma

Follicular Lymphoma

8 Gy × 1 fx

20

Oslo University Hospital|Norwegian Cancer Society|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02586610

Phase 2

Trial of Chemoradiation and Pembrolizumab in Patients With Rectal Cancer

Rectal Cancer

EBRT, 1.8 Gy × 28 fx

53

Osama Rahma, MD|Hoosier Cancer Research Network|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02434081

Phase 2

NIvolumab COnsolidation After Standard First-line Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Stage IIIA/B NSCLC

NSCLC

EBRT

43

European Thoracic Oncology Platform|Bristol-Myers Squibb|Frontier Science Foundation, Hellas

NCT02296684

Phase 2

Immunotherapy With MK-3475 in Surgically Resectable Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

HN Cancer

IMRT, 6 wks

46

Washington University School of Medicine|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

NCT02499367

Phase 2

Nivolumab After Induction Treatment in Triple-negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Patients

Breast Cancer

20 Gy × 1, or 8 Gy × 3

84

The Netherlands Cancer Institute|Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT02635360

Phase 2

Pembrolizumab and Chemoradiation Treatment for Advanced Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer

EBRT + brachytherapy

88

Linda R Duska|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|University of Virginia

NCT02662062

Phase 2

Pembrolizumab With Chemoradiotherapy as Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Bladder Cancer

EBRT, 6 wks

30

Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group

NCT02336165

Phase 2

Phase 2 Study of MEDI4736 in Patients With Glioblastoma

Glioblastoma

EBRT

108

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research|MedImmune LLC

NCT02289209

Phase 2

Reirradiation With MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) in Locoregional Inoperable Recurrence or Second Primary Squamous Cell CA of the Head and Neck

Recurrent HN Cancers

EBRT

48

Dan Zandberg|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.|University of Maryland

NCT02768558

Phase 3

Cisplatin and Etoposide Plus Radiation Followed By Nivolumab/Placebo For Locally Advanced NSCLC

NSCLC

EBRT (IMRT or 3D CRT)

660

RTOG Foundation, Inc.|Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT02617589

Phase 3

Study of Nivolumab Versus Temozolomide, Given With Radiation Therapy, for Newly-diagnosed Patients With Glioblastoma (GBM, a Malignant Brain Cancer)

Brain Cancer

EBRT

550

Bristol-Myers Squibb|Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

  1. Abbreviations: 3D CRT 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, EBRT external beam radiation in conventional fractions, fx fractions, hypofx hypofractionated, IMRT intensity modulated radiation therapy, FSRT fractionated stereotactic radiation, HN head and neck, SBRT stereotactic body radiation therapy, SRS stereotactic radiosurgery