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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungPhase 4NCT03715205

Study to Evaluate the Safety of Pembrolizumab in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma or Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in India (MK-3475-593/KEYNOTE-593)

A Phase 4 study testing Pembrolizumab in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung and Melanoma, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC at 8 sites in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study has been designed to evaluate the safety of pembrolizumab in participants in India with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and participants with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are either untreated (programmed cell death ligand 1 [PD-L1] ≥50%) or have experienced disease progression after a… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Melanoma
What is being tested?
Pembrolizumab
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
150 participants
Where
8 sitesIndia
Study dates
31 Jan 2019to 21 Aug 2024
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Melanoma Participant:
  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable Stage III or metastatic melanoma (Stage IV) not amenable to local therapy
  • Has received no more than 1 line of prior systemic therapy for unresectable Stage III or Stage IV melanoma including mitogen activated protein kinase inhibitors
  • Has a Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) ≤1.5 times ULN
  • NSCLC Participant-First Line Treatment:
  • Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of Stage IV NSCLC
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  • Has a tumor that demonstrate PD-L1 strong expression (PD-L1 ≥50%)
  • Do not have an EGFR sensitizing mutation AND are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocation negative
  • Has received no systemic anti-cancer therapy for their metastatic NSCLC
  • NSCLC Participant-Second Line Treatment and Beyond:
  • Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of stage IIIB//IIIC/IV (including any future updates to the American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] guideline) or recurrent NSCLC
  • Has a tumor that expresses programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) ≥1%
  • Has received prior treatment with at least two cycles of a platinum-containing doublet for Stage IIIB/IV or recurrent disease
  • Has received an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (either erlotinib, gefitinib, or afatinib) if they have an EGFR sensitizing mutation
  • Has received crizotinib if they have an ALK translocation
  • NSCLC participants must also meet the following requirements:
  • Have a life expectancy of at ≥3 months
  • Provide a formalin fixed tumor tissue sample for PD-L1 biomarker analysis from a recent biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated; For first line, biopsies obtained PRIOR to the administration of any systemic therapy administered for the treatment of a tumor (such as neoadjuvant/adjuvant/definitive therapy) will not be permitted for analysis. For second line treatment and beyond, no systemic antineoplastic therapy may be administered between the PD-L1 biopsy and initiating study medication
  • Have documented evidence of the EGFR mutation status or ALK translocation status. If unable to provide documentation of these molecular changes, formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissue of any age should be submitted for testing
  • Have measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as assessed by the local site investigator/radiologist
  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1
  • Women of childbearing potential (WOCP) must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of trial treatment. If the urine test is positive or cannot be confirmed as negative, a serum pregnancy test will be required
  • WOCP must be willing to use an adequate method of contraception for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
  • Men of childbearing potential must agree to use an adequate method of contraception starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy

Who cannot join

  • For NSCLC Participant only: Has a tumor specimen that is not evaluable for PD-L1 expression by the laboratory
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a trial of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of trial treatment
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti- programmed cell death 1 (PD-1), anti-PD-L1, or anti- programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another T-cell receptor (i.e., cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 [CTLA-4], OX-40, CD137) or has previously participated in a clinical trial for pembrolizumab (MK-3475)
  • Has received prior anti-cancer therapy including investigational agent or device within 4 weeks, or completed palliative radiotherapy within 7 days, prior to enrollment
  • Has recovered from all AEs due to previous therapies to ≤ Grade 1 or baseline
  • Has recovered adequately from the toxicity and/or complications from major surgery prior to starting trial treatment
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  • Is expected to require any other form of antineoplastic therapy while participating in the trial
  • Is on systemic corticosteroid therapy within 7 days before the planned date for first dose of treatment or any other form of immunosuppressive medication
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (exceeding 10 mg daily dose of prednisone or equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before the first dose of trial treatment
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment with the exception of basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ (e.g., cervical cancer in situ, breast carcinoma) that have undergone potentially curative therapy
  • Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
  • Has a history of or current radiographically detectable central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Has a severe hypersensitivity (≥ Grade 3) to any excipients in pembrolizumab
  • Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy including known history of active tuberculosis (Bacillus tuberculosis)
  • Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Has a known history of or is positive for hepatitis B (hepatitis B surface antigen [HbsAg] reactive) or hepatitis C (HCV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) [qualitative] is detected
  • Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with cooperation with the requirements of the trial
  • If participant received prior radiation therapy to a symptomatic metastatic lesion, has recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0 Grade 1 or Grade 0 AEs due to radiation therapy
  • Is a regular user of any illicit drug or has a recent history (within the last 3 months) of substance abuse including alcohol
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of trial treatment
  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the study, interfere with participation for the full duration of the study, or is not in the best interest of the participant to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator

Trial locations and contacts

8 sites in 1 country.

8 sites in 1 country

India8 sites
  • Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre ( Site 0003)

    Delhi, 110085

  • Artemis Health Institute ( Site 0007)

    Gurgaon, Haryana, 122001

  • Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences ( Site 0011)

    Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, 500082

  • Tata Memorial Hospital [M] ( Site 0005)

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012

  • Kokilaben Ben Dhirubhai Ambani Hosp & Med Res Inst. ( Site 0001)

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400053

  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( Site 0012)

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029

  • Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals ( Site 0008)

    New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110076

  • Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center ( Site 0009)

    Pune, Maharashtra, 411004

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About this study

Official title: A Prospective, Open-label, Phase 4 Study to Evaluate the Safety of Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA®) in Subjects With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma or PD-L1 Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in India (Keynote-593)

This study has been designed to evaluate the safety of pembrolizumab in participants in India with unresectable or metastatic melanoma and participants with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are either untreated (programmed cell death ligand 1 [PD-L1] ≥50%) or have experienced disease progression after a platinum-containing systemic therapy (PD-L1 ≥1%).

Being tested
Pembrolizumab
Keywords
programmed cell death 1 (PD-1, PD1), programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1, PDL1), programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2, PDL2)
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Melanoma, Parkinson Disease 4, Autosomal Dominant Lewy Body

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PembrolizumabDrug

    Also called KEYTRUDA®, MK-3475

    Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W)

Study groups in NCT03715205
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Pembrolizumab 200 mg IV Q3WExperimentalParticipants with melanoma or NSCLC receive 200 mg of pembrolizumab as an intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W) for up to 35 cycles.
Receives: Drug: Pembrolizumab

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Participants With an Adverse Event (AE)

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. The number of participants with an AE was reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 66.5 months

  2. Number of Participants With a Serious Adverse Event (SAE)

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. An SAE was any adverse event occurring at any dose or during any use of Sponsor's product that resulted in death; was life threatening; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; resulted in or prolonged an existing inpatient hospitalization; was a congenital anomaly/birth defect; was another important medical event. The number of participants with an SAE was reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 66.5 months

  3. Number of Participants With a Drug-Related AE

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. A drug-related AE was defined as an AE that was determined by the investigator to be possibly, probably, or definitely related to drug. The number of participants with a drug-related AE was reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 66.5 months

  4. Number of Participants With a Drug-Related SAE

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An SAE was any AE occurring at any dose or during any use of Sponsor's product that resulted in death; was life threatening; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; resulted in or prolonged an existing inpatient hospitalization; was a congenital anomaly/birth defect; was another important medical event. A drug-related SAE was defined as an SAE that was determined by the investigator to be possibly, probably, or definitely related to drug. The number of participants with a drug-related SAE was reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 66.5 months

  5. Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Drug Due to an AE

    An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol-specified procedure. The number of participants who discontinued study drug due to an AE was reported

    Measured: Up to approximately 26 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Oct 2018
  2. Study start31 Jan 2019
  3. Primary completion21 Aug 2024
  4. Study completion21 Aug 2024

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
150 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03715205
Sponsor's protocol ID
3475-593
Other IDs
MK-3475-593, KEYNOTE 593
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
19 Oct 2018
Last updated
29 Aug 2025
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: http://engagezone.msd.com/doc/ProcedureAccessClinicalTrialData.pdf

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Pembrolizumab in people with Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung and Melanoma, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC at 8 sites in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 24 inclusion and 24 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 8 sites in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 29 Aug 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Participants With an Adverse Event (AE) (time frame: Up to approximately 66.5 months). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 29 Aug 2025.

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