Efficacy and Safety Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) in Adults With Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1)-Positive Treatment-naïve Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-7902-007/E7080-G000-314/LEAP-007)
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer focused on measuring programmed cell death 1 (PD-1, PD1), programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1, PDL1), programmed cell death-ligand 2 (PD-L2, PDL2)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has a histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC.
- Has Stage IV NSCLC (American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC 8th edition]).
- Has measurable disease based on RECIST 1.1.
- Has tumor tissue that demonstrates programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in ≥1% of tumor cells (Tumor Proportion Score [TPS] ≥1%) as assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) 22C3 pharmDx assay (Dako North America, Inc.) at a central laboratory.
- Has a life expectancy of ≥3 months.
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment but before randomization.
- Male participants must agree to the following during the treatment period and for ≥7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib/matching placebo: 1) Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle and agree to remain abstinent, OR 2) Must agree to use contraception unless confirmed to be azoospermic (vasectomized or secondary to medical cause).
- Female participants are eligible to participate if not pregnant or breastfeeding, and ≥1 of the following applies: 1) Is not a woman of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), OR 2) Is a WOCBP and is using a highly effective contraceptive method that has a low user dependency, or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle during the treatment period and for ≥120 days post pembrolizumab or ≥30 days post lenvatinib/matching placebo, whichever occurs last.
- Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤150/90 mm Hg and no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization.
- Has adequate organ function.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Has known untreated central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
- Has active hemoptysis (at least 0.5 teaspoon of bright red blood) within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention.
- Has radiographic evidence of intratumoral cavitations, encasement, or invasion of a major blood vessel.
- Has a known history of an additional malignancy, except if the participant has undergone potentially curative therapy with no evidence of that disease recurrence for ≥3 years since initiation of that therapy. (Note: The time requirement does not apply to participants who underwent successful definitive resection of basal cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, in situ cervical cancer, or other in situ cancers.)
- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. Replacement therapy (e.g. thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed.
- Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant.
- Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis that required systemic steroids or current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
- Has a known history of hepatitis B or known active hepatitis C virus infection.
- Has a history of a gastrointestinal condition or procedure that in the opinion of the investigator may affect oral study drug absorption.
- Has significant cardiovascular impairment within 12 months of the first dose of study treatment, such as a history of congestive heart failure greater than New York Heart Association Class II, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident/stroke, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability.
- Has not recovered adequately from any toxicity and/or complications from major surgery before starting study treatment.
- Has a known history of active tuberculosis (TB).
- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
- Has previously had a severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with a monoclonal antibody or has a known sensitivity or intolerance to any component of lenvatinib or pembrolizumab.
- Has received prior systemic chemotherapy or other targeted or biological antineoplastic therapy for their metastatic NSCLC.
- Has received prior therapy with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g. cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 [CTLA-4], Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 4 [OX 40], tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 9 [CD137]) or has received lenvatinib as monotherapy or in combination with anti- programmed cell death protein (anti-PD-1) agents.
- Has received radiotherapy within 14 days before the first dose of study treatment or received lung radiation therapy of >30 Gray (Gy) within 6 months before the first dose of study treatment. (Note: Participants must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities to ≤Grade 1, not require corticosteroids, and not have had radiation pneumonitis.)
- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment.
- Is receiving systemic steroid therapy (doses >10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) within 7 days before the first dose of study treatment.
- Has received a live or attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study treatment.
- Has had major surgery within 3 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment
- Has pre-existing ≥Grade 3 gastrointestinal or nongastrointestinal fistula.
Sites / Locations
- Alaska Clinical Research Center ( Site 0511)
- Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers ( Site 0541)
- CBCC Global Research, Inc. ( Site 0532)
- Scripps Cancer Center ( Site 0521)
- Florida Hospital ( Site 0526)
- Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers PC ( Site 0518)
- Illinois Cancer Care, PC ( Site 0557)
- Parkview Cancer Center ( Site 0542)
- University of Kentucky School of Medicine & Hospitals ( Site 0517)
- Anne Arundel Medical Center Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0514)
- Munson Medical Center ( Site 0512)
- Park Nicollet Frauenshuh Cancer Center ( Site 0554)
- University of Missouri Health Care ( Site 0555)
- Billings Clinic Cancer Center ( Site 0508)
- Cone Health Cancer Center at Alamance Regional ( Site 0527)
- Genesis Cancer Care Center ( Site 0559)
- Oregon Health Sciences University ( Site 0544)
- Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System ( Site 0533)
- Orange Health Services ( Site 0002)
- Wollongong Private Hospital ( Site 0005)
- The Prince Charles Hospital ( Site 0011)
- Ballarat Oncology and Haematology Services ( Site 0008)
- St John of God Murdoch Medical Clinic ( Site 0001)
- Cross Cancer Institute ( Site 0400)
- Lions Gate Hospital ( Site 0407)
- William Osler Health System (Brampton Civic Hospital) ( Site 0402)
- Windsor Regional Cancer Program ( Site 0404)
- McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0418)
- Beijing Chest Hospital Capital Medical University ( Site 0111)
- Anhui Provincial Hospital ( Site 0108)
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University ( Site 0113)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital ( Site 0105)
- Beijing Cancer Hospital ( Site 0102)
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University ( Site 0115)
- Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 0104)
- Jiangsu Cancer Hospital ( Site 0101)
- The First Hospital of Jilin University ( Site 0110)
- Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University ( Site 0100)
- Shanghai Chest Hospital ( Site 0112)
- 1st Affil Hosp of Med College of Xi'an Jiaotong University ( Site 0103)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University ( Site 0117)
- The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University ( Site 0106)
- Hangzhou First People's Hospital ( Site 0109)
- 2nd Affil Hosp of Zhejiang University College of Medicine ( Site 0114)
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital ( Site 0116)
- Hospital General de Medellin Luz Castro de Gutierrez ( Site 0368)
- Fundacion Centro de Investigacion Clinica CIC ( Site 0366)
- Biomelab S A S ( Site 0365)
- Sociedad de Oncología Y Hematología del Cesar S.A.S. ( Site 0374)
- Oncomedica S.A. ( Site 0372)
- Centro Medico Imbanaco de Cali S.A ( Site 0369)
- AS Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla ( Site 0161)
- SA Pohja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla ( Site 0162)
- SA Tartu Ulikooli Kliinikum ( Site 0160)
- CHU Jean Minjoz ( Site 0167)
- Institut Curie - Centre Rene Huguenin ( Site 0181)
- ICM Val D Auerelle ( Site 0177)
- CHU de Grenoble - Hopital Michallon ( Site 0169)
- Institut de Cancerologie de l Ouest Centre Rene Gauducheau ( Site 0185)
- Centre Hospitalier de la Cote Basque ( Site 0173)
- CHU de Rouen ( Site 0174)
- CHU Amiens Sud ( Site 0182)
- Centre hospitalier Toulon Sainte-Musse ( Site 0172)
- Institut Curie ( Site 0166)
- Bekes Megyei Kozponti Korhaz - Pandy Kalman Tagkorhaza ( Site 0207)
- Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen Megyei Kozponti Korhaz es Egyetemi Oktatokorhaz ( Site 0202)
- CRU Hungary KFT ( Site 0209)
- Petz Aladar Megyei Oktato Korhaz ( Site 0213)
- Jasz Nagykun Szolnok Megyei Hetenyi Geza Korhaz Rendelointezet ( Site 0203)
- Tudogyogyintezet Torokbalint ( Site 0205)
- Semmelweis Egyetem ( Site 0210)
- Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mor Oktato Korhaz ( Site 0217)
- Bnei Zion Medical Center ( Site 0227)
- Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0220)
- Soroka Medical Center ( Site 0222)
- Rambam Medical Center ( Site 0223)
- Meir Medical Center ( Site 0221)
- Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0224)
- Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 0225)
- Barzilai Medical Center ( Site 0226)
- Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Addolorata-Oncologia Medica ( Site 0233)
- Presidio Ospedaliero San Vincenzo ( Site 0231)
- Centro di Riferimento Oncologico CRO ( Site 0235)
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giuseppe Moscati ( Site 0234)
- Universita Magna Grecia ( Site 0230)
- A.O. Universitaria Careggi ( Site 0236)
- Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci ( Site 0232)
- Policlinico Gemelli di Roma ( Site 0237)
- Aichi Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 0018)
- Kurume University Hospital ( Site 0025)
- Hyogo Cancer Center ( Site 0021)
- Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center ( Site 0026)
- Kanagawa Cancer Center ( Site 0023)
- Miyagi Cancer Center ( Site 0028)
- Sendai Kousei Hospital ( Site 0022)
- Kindai University Hospital ( Site 0017)
- National Hospital Organization Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center ( Site 0027)
- National Hospital Organization Kyushu Medical Center ( Site 0015)
- Kyushu University Hospital ( Site 0030)
- Okayama University Hospital ( Site 0020)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute ( Site 0019)
- Toranomon Hospital ( Site 0016)
- Juntendo University Hospital ( Site 0029)
- Nippon Medical School Hospital ( Site 0024)
- Chungbuk National University Hospital ( Site 0079)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ( Site 0075)
- Ulsan University Hospital ( Site 0077)
- Asan Medical Center ( Site 0076)
- SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center ( Site 0078)
- Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan ( Site 0062)
- Hospital Pulau Pinang. ( Site 0065)
- Sarawak General Hospital ( Site 0064)
- Beacon Hospital Sdn Bhd ( Site 0067)
- Institut Kanser Negara - National Cancer Institute ( Site 0063)
- University Malaya Medical Centre ( Site 0061)
- Gleneagles Penang ( Site 0066)
- Medica Sur S.A.B de C.V. ( Site 0384)
- Consultorios de Medicina Especializada del Sector Privado ( Site 0388)
- Centro de Estudios de Investigacion Metabolicos y Cardiovasculares ( Site 0381)
- Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia. ( Site 0382)
- Oaxaca Site Management Organization SC ( Site 0389)
- SPZOZ USK nr 1 im. Norberta Barlickiego UM w Lodzi ( Site 0256)
- Szpital Uniwersytecki im. Karola Marcinkowskiego ( Site 0247)
- Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im Jana Pawla II ( Site 0253)
- Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Krakowie ( Site 0243)
- Centrum Medyczne Pratia Ostroleka ( Site 0242)
- Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie ( Site 0252)
- Wojewodzki Szpital im. Sw. Ojca Pio w Przemyslu ( Site 0250)
- Ars Medical Sp. z o.o. ( Site 0254)
- Republican Clinical Oncology Dispensary of Republic of Bashkortostan ( Site 0262)
- Krasnoyarsk Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary ( Site 0266)
- SBHI Samara Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary ( Site 0265)
- SBHI Leningrad Regional Clinical Hospital ( Site 0263)
- Railway Hospital of OJSC ( Site 0268)
- City Clinical Oncology Center ( Site 0260)
- Republican Clinical Oncology Dispensary of Tatarstan MoH ( Site 0269)
- National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch ( Site 0087)
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital ( Site 0090)
- National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 0086)
- National Taiwan University Hospital ( Site 0088)
- Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center ( Site 0091)
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital ( Site 0089)
- Necmettin Erbakan Universitesi Meram Tip Fakultesi ( Site 0321)
- Gulhane Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi ( Site 0316)
- Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Onkoloji Hastanesi ( Site 0318)
- Baskent Universitesi Ankara Hastanesi ( Site 0319)
- Antalya Memorial Hospital Department of Medical Oncology ( Site 0324)
- Akdeniz Universitesi Tip Fakultesi ( Site 0322)
- Dokuz Eylul Universitesi Arastirma Uygulama Hastanesi ( Site 0314)
- Sakarya Universitesi Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi ( Site 0323)
- Samsun Medical Park Hastanesi ( Site 0320)
- Cherkasy Regional Hospital ( Site 0336)
- City Clinical Hosp.4 of DCC ( Site 0338)
- MI Precarpathian Clinical Oncology Center ( Site 0346)
- Regional Centre of Oncology-Thoracic organs ( Site 0337)
- Ukranian Center of TomoTherapy ( Site 0344)
- Medical Center Verum ( Site 0334)
- Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Centre ( Site 0339)
- Medical and Diagnostic Centre LLC Dobryi Prognoz ( Site 0331)
- Lviv State Oncology Regional Treatment and Diagnostic Center ( Site 0341)
- MI Odessa Regional Oncological Centre ( Site 0333)
- Podillya Regional Center of Oncology ( Site 0343)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Pembrolizumab + Lenvatinib
Pembrolizumab + Placebo
Participants receive pembrolizumab 200 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years) PLUS lenvatinib 20 mg via oral capsule once daily (QD) on Days 1-21 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity.
Participants receive pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years) PLUS placebo for lenvatinib via oral capsule QD on Days 1-21 of each 3-week cycle until progressive disease or unacceptable toxicity.