Study of Pembrolizumab and Single Agent Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 2
A Pilot Study of Pembrolizumab and Single Agent Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment for Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 2
University of Rochester
60 participants
May 15, 2020
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand if treatment with one chemotherapy medication combined with immune therapy (pembrolizumab) is tolerable and effective for patients with lung cancer and performance status of 2 (PS2), which means you have limitations in carrying out certain activities or spend up to half of your day resting.
Eligibility
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Interventions
Pembrolizumab 200 mg
500 mg/m2 day 1 of 21 day cycle (for non-squamous only)
100 mg/m2 days 1,8 of 21 day cycle x 4 cycles
Locations(2)
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NCT04297605