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Abstract
Objectives High-risk locally advanced cervical cancer has a poor prognosis. External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) with concurrent chemotherapy followed by brachytherapy is the standard of care. The immunostimulatory activity of pembrolizumab may be enhanced by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Pembrolizumab monotherapy is approved for patients with PD-L1–positive recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer that progressed during or after chemotherapy. The phase 3 ENGOT-cx11/GOG 3047/KEYNOTE-A18 (NCT04221945) study is evaluating pembrolizumab with CCRT in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.
Methods ~980 patients with high-risk (FIGO 2014 stage IB2-IIB with node-positive disease or stage III-IVA), locally advanced, previously untreated cervical cancer will be randomized 1:1 to receive either 5 cycles of pembrolizumab 200 mg Q3W plus CCRT followed by 15 cycles of pembrolizumab 400 mg Q6W or 5 cycles of placebo Q3W plus CCRT followed by 15 cycles of placebo Q6W. CCRT includes 5 cycles (optional 6th dose) of cisplatin 40 mg/m2 Q1W plus EBRT followed by brachytherapy. Randomization is stratified by planned EBRT type (intensity-modulated radiotherapy [IMRT] or volumetric-modulated arc therapy [VMAT] vs non-IMRT or non-VMAT), screening cancer stage (IB2-IIB vs III-IVA), and planned total radiotherapy dose. Treatment will continue for 20 cycles or disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal. Primary endpoints are PFS per RECIST v1.1 by investigator and OS. Secondary endpoints include PFS by BICR, PFS at 2 years, OS at 3 years, CR at 12 weeks, ORR, OS and PFS by PD-L1 status, QoL, and safety. Enrollment began May 2020 and is planned for 193 sites in 30 countries.
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Conclusions Not applicable