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NCT Number: NCT06556563

EF-41/KEYNOTE D58: Phase 3 Study of Optune Concomitant With Temozolomide Plus Pembrolizumab in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma

This is a multicenter, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Optune® (Tumor Treating Fields at 200 kHz) together with maintenance Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy agent and pembrolizumab compared to Optune® together with maintenance TMZ and placebo in newly diagnosed Glioblastoma (GBM) patients. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the Overall Survival (OS).

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The participant (or legally acceptable representative) has provided documented informed consent for the study.
  • Be ≥ 18 years of age on day of providing informed consent.
  • Participant with new diagnosis of GBM according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 Classification.
  • Recovered from maximal debulking surgery (gross total resection, partial resection and biopsy-only patients are all acceptable), Gliadel wafers placement at the time of surgical resection is not allowed.
  • Have completed standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy of radiotherapy (RT) according to local practice (56-64 Gy), and concomitant TMZ chemotherapy.
  • Amenable to treatment with Optune concomitant with maintenance TMZ (150-200 mg/m^2 daily x 5, Q28 days).
  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization.
  • Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids (dexamethasone ≤ 2mg or equivalent) for the last 7 days prior to randomization, if applicable.

Exclusion criteria

  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1), anti- Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1(PD-L1), or anti Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 2 (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), OX 40, CD137).
  • Ongoing requirement for >2 mg dexamethasone (or equivalent), due to intracranial mass effect.
  • Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines are allowed.
  • Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first study treatment.
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
  • Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
  • Early progressive disease after the end of TMZ/RT. If pseudo progression is suspected, additional imaging studies should be performed to rule out true progression.
  • Infratentorial or leptomeningeal disease.

Treatment and study plan

Optune® device

Device

Optune® device delivering TTFields therapy at 200 kHz.

Other names: TTFields

Temozolomide

Drug

Temozolomide per approved labeling.

Pembrolizumab

Drug

Pembrolizumab dose throughout this study is 200 mg IV Q3W for a maximum of 35 cycles.

Placebo

Drug

Placebo (saline solution) dose throughout this study is 200 mg IV Q3W for a maximum of 35 cycles.

Primary outcomes

  1. Overall survival

    Time frame: 24 months

    Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) per RANO 2.0 assessed by investigator

    Time frame: 24 months

    PFS is defined as the time interval, in months, between randomization and the first documented disease progression per RANO 2.0 assessed by investigator or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Note: RANO 2.0 = Modified Radiographic Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology

  2. Progression-Free Survival (PFS) per RANO 2.0 assessed by investigator

    Time frame: 24 months

    PFS is defined as the time interval, in months, between randomization and the first documented disease progression per RANO 2.0 assessed by investigator or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Note: RANO 2.0 = Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Uz Stammberger

CONTACT

[email protected]

1-877-678-8611

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NovoCure GmbH

Industry

Collaborators

  • Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Registry information

Official study title

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Optune® (TTFields, 200 kHz) Concomitant With Maintenance Temozolomide and Pembrolizumab Versus Optune® Concomitant With Maintenance Temozolomide and Placebo for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (EF-41/KEYNOTE D58).

Acronym: EF-41

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2029
Study completion
2029
First posted
Aug 16, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 22, 2026

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