KEYNOTE-024: Pembrolizumab (pembro) vs platinum-based chemotherapy (chemo) as first-line therapy for advanced NSCLC with a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) ≥50%

Abstract

Methods: Patients (pts) were randomized to 35 cycles of pembro 200 mg Q3W or 4-6 cycles of investigator's choice of carboplatin or cisplatin + pemetrexed, carboplatin or cisplatin + gemcitabine, or carboplatin + paclitaxel, with optional pemetrexed maintenance for nonsquamous NSCLC. Pts in the chemo arm could crossover to pembro upon PD. Response was assessed every 9 wk (RECIST v1.1, central imaging vendor). Primary end point was PFS. Secondary end points were OS, ORR, and safety. Differences in PFS and OS were assessed in the ITT population using the stratified log-rank test. At the prespecified second interim analysis (data cutoff, May 9, 2016), the study had 97% power to detect a HR of 0.55 for PFS at a 1-sided α = 2.0%.