Overview
Sponsor-declared trial summary
Melanoma and Non-small-cell lung cancer
To descriptively assess the safety of continued treatment with GME751, based on the occurrence of SAEs
Key facts
- Sponsor
- H e x a l AG
- Participant type
- Patients
- Age range
- 18-64 years, 65+ years
- Gender
- Male and Female
- Therapeutic area
- Diseases [C] - Neoplasms [C04]
- Trial duration
- 30 Oct 2024 → ongoing
- Decision date (initial)
- 2025-03-13
- Transition trial
- No
- Low-intervention
- No
- Rare-disease indication
- No
- Vulnerable population
- Yes
- Funding sources
- Hexal AG
Trial design
CTIS Part I — objectives, methods, condition coding
Main objective
Scope: Safety
To descriptively assess the safety of continued treatment with GME751, based on the occurrence of SAEs
Conditions and MedDRA coding
Melanoma and Non-small-cell lung cancer
| Version | Level | Code | Term | System organ class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0 | LLT | 10079440 | Non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer | 10029104 |
| 21.1 | PT | 10025669 | Malignant melanoma stage II | 100000004864 |
| 21.1 | PT | 10025670 | Malignant melanoma stage III | 100000004864 |
Regulatory references
- Scientific advice from competent authorities
- European Medicines Agency
- Plan to share IPD
- No
| EU CT number | Title | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-506881-30-00 | A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to compare pharmacokinetics of GME751 (proposed pembrolizumab biosimilar) and US-licensed and EU-authorized Keytruda® in participants with stage II and III melanoma requiring adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab | H e x a l AG |
| 2023-506882-70-00 | A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to compare efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of GME751 (proposed pembrolizumab biosimilar) and EU-authorized Keytruda® in adult participants with untreated metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) | H e x a l AG |
Eligibility criteria
Principal inclusion / exclusion criteria as submitted by sponsor
Inclusion criteria 6
- Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study.
- Participant must be at least 18 years of age (or the legal age of consent in the jurisdiction in which the study is taking place) on the day of signing informed consent.
- Participants of Study 101 or Study 301 who are judged to benefit from continued treatment with pembrolizumab by their Investigator.
- Participants who have demonstrated compliance with Study 101 or Study 301 protocol requirements as assessed by their Investigator.
- Participants who completed Study 101 or Study 301 as per protocol OR who discontinued treatment and consequently study participation in Study 101 or 301 Note: Examples for discontinued participants: • Study 101, e.g. participants who did not receive pembrolizumab within the predefined visit schedule window, • Study 301, e.g. participants with unacceptable toxicity to background chemotherapy Cis-/Carboplatin and/or Pemetrexed.
- Participants who discontinued from Study 301 based on Sponsor´s decision to terminate Study 301
Exclusion criteria 4
- Participants who experienced disease recurrence during Study 101 or Study 301
- Participants who experienced disease progression during Study 301
- Participants who experienced unacceptable toxicity related to pembrolizumab during Study 101 or Study 301
- Participants who have full reimbursable access to Keytruda for their indication.
Endpoints
Primary and secondary outcome measures (English text)
Primary endpoints 1
- Cohort A (Melanoma): SAEs up to 6 – 12 months (EOS/ED) after start of treatment in Study 302 Cohort B (NSCLC): SAEs up to 12- 24 months (EOS/ED) after start of treatment in Study 302
Investigational products
Investigational medicinal products (IMPs), comparators, placebo, auxiliary
Test 1
PRD10822834 · Product
- Active substance
- Pembrolizumab
- Pharmaceutical form
- CONCENTRATE FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Max daily dose
- 400 mg milligram(s)
- Max total dose
- 3200 mg milligram(s)
- Max treatment duration
- 24 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Not Authorised
- ATC code
- L01FF02 — -
- MA holder
- HEXAL AG
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
Auxiliary 1
Pemetrexed STADA® 25 mg/ml Konzentrat zur Herstellung einer Infusionslösung
PRD3860023 · Product
- Active substance
- Pemetrexed Disodium Hemipentahydrate
- Substance synonyms
- Pemetrexed disodium 2.5-hydrate
- Pharmaceutical form
- SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
- Route of administration
- INTRAVENOUS USE
- Max daily dose
- 500 mg/m2 milligram(s)/sq. meter
- Max total dose
- 17000 mg/m2 milligram(s)/square meter
- Max treatment duration
- 24 Month(s)
- Authorisation status
- Authorised
- ATC code
- L01BA04 — -
- Marketing authorisation
- 93559.00.00
- MA holder
- STADAPHARM GMBH
- MA country
- Germany
- Paediatric formulation
- No
- Orphan designation
- No
- Modified vs. Marketing Authorisation
- No
Sponsors and contacts
Sponsor organisations, regulatory contacts, third parties
H e x a l AG
- Sponsor organisation
- H e x a l AG
- Address
- Industriestrasse 25
- City
- Holzkirchen
- Postcode
- 83607
- Country
- Germany
Scientific contact point
- Organisation
- H e x a l AG
- Contact name
- Biosimilar Clinical Trials Information Point
Public contact point
- Organisation
- H e x a l AG
- Contact name
- Biosimilar Clinical Trials Information Point
Third parties 1
| Organisation | City, country | Duties |
|---|---|---|
| Parexel International (IRL) Limited ORG-100022780
|
Dublin 2, Ireland | On site monitoring, Code 10, Code 11, Code 12, Code 13, Code 14, Code 2, Code 5, Data management, E-data capture, Code 8 |
Locations
3 EU/EEA countries · 27 investigational sites
By country
| Country | MS status | Planned subjects | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Ongoing, recruitment ended | 10 | 2 |
| Romania | Ongoing, recruitment ended | 36 | 10 |
| Spain | Ongoing, recruitment ended | 29 | 15 |
| Rest of world
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Taiwan, Vietnam, Turkey, Serbia, United States, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Moldova, Republic of, Georgia, South Africa, India, Thailand, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Mexico, Philippines
|
— | 454 | — |
Investigational sites
Country notifications
Trial-start, recruitment-start, end and early-termination notifications submitted per Member State
| Country | Trial start | Trial end | Recruitment start | Recruitment end | Early termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | 2025-03-26 | 2025-03-27 | 2026-02-19 | ||
| Romania | 2024-10-30 | 2024-11-15 | 2026-05-07 | ||
| Spain | 2025-04-16 | 2025-04-21 | 2025-12-29 |
Results and documents
Annex IV summary of results, Annex V layperson summary, and all documents registered in CTIS for this trial
Documents 18 files
Public protocol annexes, IB summaries, regulatory submissions and post-authorisation documents registered in CTIS.
| Type | Title | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Amendment Main English Public | 4.0 |
| Protocol (for publication) | D1_Protocol Amendment Main_Signature Page English Public | 4.0 |
| Recruitment arrangements (for publication) | K1_LTU Recruitment and Informed Consent Procedure_Public | 1.0 |
| Recruitment arrangements (for publication) | K1_Recruitment arrangements_Country ICF Procedure English Public | 1.0 |
| Recruitment arrangements (for publication) | K2_Recruitment Procedure Description English Public | 1.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - LTU Country ICF Future Research Lithuanian Public | v1.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - LTU Country ICF Main Lithuanian Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - LTU Country ICF Other Lithuanian Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - ROU Country ICF Main_Cohort A Romanian Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - ROU Country ICF Main_Cohort B Romanian Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF - ROU Country ICF Other Romanian Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF Main Cohort A Mel Spanish Public | 2.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF Main Cohort B Lung Spanish Public | 1.0 |
| Subject information and informed consent form (for publication) | L1_ICF Other Pregnant Partner Spanish Public | 2.0 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_ESP Lay Protocol Synopsis Main Spanish Public | 2.0 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_Lay Protocol Synopsis Main English Public | 2.0 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_LTU Lay Protocol Synopsis Main Lithuanian Public | 2.0 |
| Synopsis of the protocol (for publication) | D1_ROU Lay Protocol Synopsis Main Romanian Public | 2.0 |
Application history
6 submissions — initial application plus substantial / non-substantial modifications
| # | Type | Code | Submitted | Reference MS | Conclusion | Decision date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INITIAL | IN | 2024-06-07 | Romania | Acceptable 2024-09-13
|
2024-09-16 |
| 2 | NON SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION | NSM-1 | 2024-10-14 | Romania | Acceptable 2024-09-13
|
2024-10-14 |
| 3 | SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION | SM-1 | 2024-11-08 | Romania | Acceptable | 2025-02-10 |
| 4 | SUBSEQUENT ADDITION OF MSC | APP-4 | 2024-12-09 | Acceptable 2024-09-13
|
2025-03-13 | |
| 5 | SUBSEQUENT ADDITION OF MSC | APP-5 | 2025-03-12 | Acceptable 2024-09-13
|
2025-04-10 | |
| 6 | SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATION | SM-2 | 2025-08-08 | Romania | Acceptable 2025-09-22
|
2025-09-23 |