Testing the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug, Pembrolizumab, to the Usual Radiation Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Early Stage High Intermediate Risk Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Stage I Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Uterine Corpus Cancer AJCC v8
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Endometrial Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients must have:
Stage I endometrioid endometrial cancer and a combination of age and risk factors as listed below:
- Age >= 70 and 1 or more risk factors
- Age 50 - < 70 and 2 or more risk factors
Age < 50 and 3 risk factors
Risk factors:
- Myometrial invasion >= 50%
- Lymphovascular space invasion
- Grade 2 or 3 OR
Stage II endometrioid endometrial cancer
- Note: Patients with isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes are eligible (considered N0i) as long as there is no evidence of micro- or macro-metastases in any lymph nodes
- Computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abdomen or pelvis and either chest X-ray or CT chest demonstrating no evidence of disease outside of the uterus. Imaging can be performed pre-operatively or post-operatively. CT with contrast is the preferred modality. PET/CT is NOT to be used for any disease assessment or reassessment unless there is documentation that PET/CT is of diagnostic quality equal to CT with contrast
- Patients must have deficient mismatch repair as demonstrated by lack of expression of at least one mismatch repair protein by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or evidence of microsatellite instability (MSI) high. The institutional pathology report documenting MMR deficiency must be submitted
- Patients must have undergone surgical staging with at least hysterectomy, removal of cervix, bilateral (if both are present) salpingo-oophorectomy, and either sentinel lymph node assessment or complete pelvic +/- aortic lymphadenectomy. Secondary staging is allowed to determine stage. Patients with isolated tumor cells in sentinel lymph nodes are eligible (considered N0i) as long as there is no evidence of micro- or macro-metastases in any lymph nodes
- Patients must have received no prior therapy for endometrial cancer, including hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy or radiation therapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
- Platelets >= 100,000/mcl (within 14 days prior to registration)
- Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >= 1,500/mcl (within 14 days prior to registration)
- Creatinine =< 1.5 x laboratory upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 14 days prior to registration)
- Bilirubin =< 1.5 x ULN (within 14 days prior to registration) (patients with known Gilbert's disease who have bilirubin level =< 3 x ULN may be enrolled)
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) =< 3 x ULN (within 14 days prior to registration)
- Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) within normal limits (TSH < ULN allowed in euthyroid patients on thyroid replacement therapy)
- Patients must be registered between 1 and 8 weeks after initial (staging) surgery performed for the combined purpose of diagnosis and staging
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is not required by protocol unless clinically indicated. Known HIV positive patients on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial
- Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment does not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen are eligible for this trial
- The patient or a legally authorized representative must provide study-specific informed consent prior to study entry and, for patients treated in the United States (U.S.), authorization permitting release of personal health information
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are currently participating and receiving cancer-directed study therapy for endometrial cancer or have participated in a study of an investigational agent and received cancer-directed study therapy for endometrial cancer within 4 weeks prior to registration
- Patients who have received prior treatment with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, or anti-CTLA-4 therapeutic antibody or other similar agents
- Patients who have a history of a severe hypersensitivity reaction to monoclonal antibody or MK-3475 (pembrolizumab) and/or its excipients
- Patients with active autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease that might recur, which may affect vital organ function or require immune suppressive treatment including systemic corticosteroids. This includes, but is not limited to, patients with a history of immune related neurologic disease, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune (demyelinating) neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis; systemic autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), connective tissue diseases, scleroderma, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis; and patients with a history of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), Stevens-Johnson syndrome, or phospholipid syndrome because of the risk of recurrence or exacerbation of disease. Patients with vitiligo, endocrine deficiencies including type I diabetes mellitus, thyroiditis managed with replacement hormones including physiologic corticosteroids are eligible. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthropathies, Sjogren's syndrome and psoriasis controlled with topical medication and patients with positive serology, such as antinuclear antibodies (ANA), anti-thyroid antibodies should be evaluated for the presence of target organ involvement and potential need for systemic treatment but should otherwise be eligible
- Patients with a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids, or current pneumonitis
Patients who have a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or are receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to registration:
- Patients who have received steroids as CT scan contrast premedication may be enrolled
- The use of inhaled or topical corticosteroids is allowed
- The use of mineralocorticoids (e.g., fludrocortisone) for patients with orthostatic hypotension or adrenocortical insufficiency is allowed
- The use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids may be approved after consultation with the study chair (e.g. 10 mg of prednisone used for replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency)
- Patients who are lactating
- Known clinically significant liver disease, including active viral, alcoholic, or other hepatitis; and cirrhosis. For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated. Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load
- Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to: ongoing or active infection (except for uncomplicated urinary tract infection), interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
- Patients who have received any of the prohibited medications
Sites / Locations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center
- Community Cancer Institute
- University Oncology Associates
- John Muir Medical Center-Concord Campus
- UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
- Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
- USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
- UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- UCSF Medical Center-Mission Bay
- John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
- Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Penrose
- UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
- Memorial Hospital North
- Porter Adventist Hospital
- UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
- Littleton Adventist Hospital
- Parker Adventist Hospital
- Danbury Hospital
- Smilow Cancer Hospital-Derby Care Center
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Fairfield
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Glastonbury
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Greenwich
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Guilford
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Saint Francis
- Smilow Cancer Center/Yale-New Haven Hospital
- Yale University
- Yale-New Haven Hospital North Haven Medical Center
- Norwalk Hospital
- Smilow Cancer Hospital-Orange Care Center
- Smilow Cancer Hospital-Torrington Care Center
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center-Trumbull
- Smilow Cancer Hospital-Waterbury Care Center
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Waterford
- Florida Gynecologic Oncology
- Regional Cancer Center-Lee Memorial Health System
- Northside Hospital
- Northside Hospital-Forsyth
- Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
- CTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center
- Memorial Health University Medical Center
- Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler
- Hawaii Cancer Care - Westridge
- Pali Momi Medical Center
- Hawaii Cancer Care Inc - Waterfront Plaza
- Queen's Cancer Cenrer - POB I
- Queen's Medical Center
- Straub Clinic and Hospital
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center
- Hawaii Cancer Care Inc-Liliha
- Queen's Cancer Center - Kuakini
- The Cancer Center of Hawaii-Liliha
- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
- Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Kauai Medical Clinic
- Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
- Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Fruitland
- Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Meridian
- Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Nampa
- Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Twin Falls
- Centralia Oncology Clinic
- Northwestern University
- Rush University Medical Center
- University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
- Decatur Memorial Hospital
- Crossroads Cancer Center
- NorthShore University HealthSystem-Evanston Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor
- NorthShore University HealthSystem-Glenbrook Hospital
- NorthShore University HealthSystem-Highland Park Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
- Loyola University Medical Center
- UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross
- Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon
- University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park
- Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
- Springfield Clinic
- Memorial Medical Center
- Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
- Midwestern Regional Medical Center
- Ascension Saint Vincent Indianapolis Hospital
- Mary Greeley Medical Center
- McFarland Clinic - Ames
- University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Saint Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood
- Baptist Health Lexington
- Baptist Health Louisville
- East Jefferson General Hospital
- Louisiana State University Health Science Center
- University Medical Center New Orleans
- MaineHealth Coastal Cancer Treatment Center
- MaineHealth/SMHC Cancer Care and Blood Disorders-Biddeford
- Maine Medical Center-Bramhall Campus
- MaineHealth/SMHC Cancer Care and Blood Disorders-Sanford
- Maine Medical Center- Scarborough Campus
- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
- Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn
- Wayne State University/Karmanos Cancer Institute
- Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center
- William Beaumont Hospital-Royal Oak
- William Beaumont Hospital - Troy
- Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville
- Mercy Hospital
- Fairview Southdale Hospital
- Unity Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Maplewood
- Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
- Monticello Cancer Center
- Coborn Cancer Center at Saint Cloud Hospital
- Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park
- United Hospital
- Ridgeview Medical Center
- Rice Memorial Hospital
- Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Woodbury
- Parkland Health Center - Farmington
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Mercy Hospital South
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center
- Mercy Hospital Saint Louis
- Sainte Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
- Mercy Hospital Springfield
- CoxHealth South Hospital
- Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
- Missouri Baptist Outpatient Center-Sunset Hills
- Billings Clinic Cancer Center
- Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
- Community Medical Hospital
- Nebraska Cancer Specialists/Oncology Hematology West PC - MECC
- Nebraska Methodist Hospital
- Oncology Associates PC
- Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center
- Women's Cancer Center of Nevada
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
- Cooper Hospital University Medical Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
- Virtua Samson Cancer Center
- Jersey Shore Medical Center
- Virtua Voorhees
- University of New Mexico Cancer Center
- Women's Cancer Care Associates LLC
- New York-Presbyterian/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
- The New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
- Northwell Health/Center for Advanced Medicine
- NYU Winthrop Hospital
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Chelsea
- Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone
- Mount Sinai West
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Highland Hospital
- University of Rochester
- Stony Brook University Medical Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Duke University Medical Center
- Cone Health Cancer Center
- Duke Women's Cancer Care Raleigh
- Duke Raleigh Hospital
- Sanford Bismarck Medical Center
- Sanford Broadway Medical Center
- Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center
- UHHS-Chagrin Highlands Medical Center
- Aultman Health Foundation
- Dayton Physicians LLC-Miami Valley South
- Miami Valley Hospital South
- Geauga Hospital
- Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati
- Bethesda North Hospital
- Case Western Reserve University
- MetroHealth Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center/Fairview Hospital
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Mount Carmel East Hospital
- Riverside Methodist Hospital
- The Mark H Zangmeister Center
- Mount Carmel Health Center West
- Dayton Physician LLC-Miami Valley Hospital North
- Miami Valley Hospital North
- Dublin Methodist Hospital
- Atrium Medical Center-Middletown Regional Hospital
- Dayton Physicians LLC-Atrium
- Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital
- Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Center
- UH Seidman Cancer Center at Lake Health Mentor Campus
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
- University Hospitals Sharon Health Center
- Saint Ann's Hospital
- UH Seidman Cancer Center at Saint John Medical Center
- UHHS-Westlake Medical Center
- Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City
- Clackamas Radiation Oncology Center
- Providence Cancer Institute Clackamas Clinic
- Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
- Providence Newberg Medical Center
- Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center
- Providence Portland Medical Center
- Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center
- Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
- Carlisle Regional Cancer Center
- Ephrata Cancer Center
- Adams Cancer Center
- UPMC Cancer Centers - Arnold Palmer Pavilion
- UPMC Pinnacle Cancer Center/Community Osteopathic Campus
- Lancaster General Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Sechler Family Cancer Center
- UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at Rocco And Nancy Ortenzio Cancer Pavilion
- Paoli Memorial Hospital
- University of Pennsylvania/Abramson Cancer Center
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
- UPMC-Magee Womens Hospital
- Chester County Hospital
- Asplundh Cancer Pavilion
- Lankenau Medical Center
- WellSpan Health-York Cancer Center
- WellSpan Health-York Hospital
- Women and Infants Hospital
- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center - Westerly
- Saint Joseph's/Candler - Bluffton Campus
- Saint Francis Hospital
- Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris
- Saint Francis Cancer Center
- Sanford Cancer Center Oncology Clinic
- Avera Cancer Institute
- Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls
- MD Anderson in The Woodlands
- Parkland Memorial Hospital
- UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
- Baylor College of Medicine/Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Ben Taub General Hospital
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- M D Anderson Cancer Center
- Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
- MD Anderson West Houston
- Houston Methodist West Hospital
- MD Anderson League City
- MD Anderson in Sugar Land
- Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
- Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
- Farmington Health Center
- University of Utah Sugarhouse Health Center
- Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah
- VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point
- Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center
- Carilion Clinic Gynecological Oncology
- Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital
- West Virginia University Charleston Division
- Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus
- Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center
- Ascension Saint Francis - Reiman Cancer Center
- Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
- Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield
- Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital Ozaukee
- Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Saint Joseph Campus
- Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee
- Ascension Saint Francis Hospital
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center
- Ascension All Saints Hospital
- Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake
- Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point
- Ascension Medical Group Southeast Wisconsin - Mayfair Road
- Marshfield Medical Center - Weston
- Cancer Center-Metro Medical Center Bayamon
- Doctors Cancer Center
- San Juan Community Oncology Group
- Centro Comprensivo de Cancer de UPR
- San Juan City Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm I (EBRT, brachytherapy)
Arm II (EBRT, brachytherapy, pembrolizumab)
Patients undergo pelvic EBRT daily for 5-6 weeks and vaginal brachytherapy completed within 7 days after completion of EBRT in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples and CT scans, MRI scans, or x-ray imaging throughout the trial.
Patients undergo EBRT and brachytherapy as in Arm I. Within 7 days prior to the start of radiation therapy, patients also receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 6 weeks for up to 1 year (9 cycles) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo collection of blood samples and CT scans, MRI scans, or x-ray imaging throughout the trial.