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Indication details

Combined Agent(s)
Pemetrexed + platinum-based Cht
Control Arm
Pemetrexed + platinum-based Cht
Therapeutic Indication
FDA: Pembrolizumab with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy as first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). EMA: Pembrolizumab, in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, is indicated for the first‑line treatment of adults with unresectable non-epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Tumour Type
Thoracic Malignancies
Tumour Sub-type
Pleural mesothelioma
Tumour Stage
Unresectable advanced or metastatic
Trial Name
KEYNOTE-483
NCT Number
NCT02784171
Trial Phase
Phase II/III

Approval details

FDA Approval
FDA approval September 2024
EMA Approval
EMA (CHMP) November 2024. Pending EC decision (recommendations on extensions)

Primary Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome(s)
OS. PFS as secondary to be tested if OS is significant
Evaluated Outcome
OS
Form(s)
Form 2a

Outcome Data

PFS Control
7.16 months
PFS Gain
-0.03 months
PFS HR
0.80 (0.65-0.99) p=0.0372
OS Control
16.1 months
OS Gain
1.2 months
OS HR
0.79 (0.64-0.98) p=0.0324

Adjustments

QoL Comment
QoL data pending
Toxicity Comment
Discontinuation due to AEs: 37% in the pembrolizumab group (16% related to pembrolizumab) and 20% in the chemotherapy group

Score (after adjustments)

Preliminary non-curative score

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Non-curative score

1

Scorecard details

ESMO-MCBS version
ESMO-MCBS v1.1
Scorecard ID
472
Scorecard version
1
Issue date
08.11.2024
Last update
19.11.2024
Pembrolizumab KEYNOTE-483

PRELIMINARY SCORE

OS

ADJUSTMENTS

?
QoL data pending
Pembrolizumab KEYNOTE-483

SCORE

Overall Survival / Disease-Free Survival / Pathological Complete Response
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Overall Survival
Progression-Free Survival
Non-inferiority (Improved Quality of Life or Reduced Adverse Events) / Response Rate
Overall Response Rate / Duration of Response
Thoracic Malignancies
FDA: Pembrolizumab with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy as first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). EMA: Pembrolizumab, in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, is indicated for the first‑line treatment of adults with unresectable non-epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Pembrolizumab + Pemetrexed + platinum-based Cht
Pemetrexed + platinum-based Cht

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    Information about symbols, abbrevations and color codes

    Red = negative
    Green = positive
    Grey = neutral
    ? Grey + ? = neutral with pending data
    DFS
    Disease-Free Survival
    DoR
    Duration of Response
    EFS
    Event-Free Survival
    HR
    Hazard Ratio
    NEB
    No evaluable benefit
    NI
    Non-inferiority Study
    ORR
    Overall Response Rate
    OS
    Overall Surival
    pCR
    Pathological Complete Response/Remission
    PFS
    Progression-Free Survival
    QoL
    Quality of Life
    RFS
    Relapse-Free Survival
    RR
    Response Rate

    QoL adjustments

    Other adjustments*

    Serious and disabling adverse effects

    Red = negative / deterioration

    Green = positive / improvement

    QoL adjustments

    Red = negative / deterioration

    Green = positive / improvement

    Other adjustments*

    Red = negative / deterioration

    Green = positive / improvement

    Serious and disabling adverse effects

    Red = negative / deterioration

    Green = positive / improvement

    * Other adjustments include:

    - Long-term plateau in the survival curve
    - Long-term plateau in the PFS curve
    - Early stopping or crossover
    - Only improved PFS mature data shows no OS advantage and no improved Qol.

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