New drug combo plus radiation targets tough uterine cancer
NCT ID NCT05603910
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing whether combining two cancer drugs (lenvatinib and pembrolizumab) with a shorter course of pelvic radiation is safe for people with recurrent or unresectable endometrial cancer. The study aims to find the best dose of lenvatinib when used in this triple therapy. About 18 participants will be enrolled to monitor side effects and tumor response.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- lenvatinib (Lenvima) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
- What this could lead to
- If this combination is safe, it could lead to a new treatment option for people with recurrent or unresectable endometrial cancer that hasn't responded to standard therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase 1 trial with only 18 participants, so the main goal is safety, not effectiveness. The combination of drugs and radiation may cause significant side effects, and it's unknown if it will actually shrink tumors.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
-
About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
-
Apr 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Biopsy-proven recurrent pMMR EC following surgery alone or de novo unresectable pMMR EC for whom EBRT has been determined as an appropriate therapeutic approach. Eligible tumor histologies include the following: endometrioid adenocarcinoma, adenocarcinoma with squamous differentiation, mucinous, mixed carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, clear cell adenocarcinoma, serous adenocarcinoma, and uterine carcinosarcoma histologies as determined by tissue from an archival sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion. For patients with recurrent disease greater than 12 months (\>12 months), a fresh biopsy must be obtained. 2. Measurable disease of at least 1.0 cm in size defined by RECIST 1.1 on imaging studies with at least one (1) site located in the pelvis and/or vagina without any foci of extra-pelvic disease (including the para-aortic region or inguinal-femoral lymph nodes). 3. Patients must have Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-2 (Karnofsky score ≥50). 4. Patients must have pMMR tumor subtype(s). 5. Patients must have normal organ and marrow function as defined below: 1. Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1,500 cells/mm³ 2. Platelets ≥100,000 cells/mm³ 3. Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL 4. Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or creatine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 40 mL/min or Measured or calculated a creatinine clearance glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can also be used in place of creatinine 5. Serum total bilirubin \<1.0 ULN 6. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) and alanine transaminase (ALT) serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) Aminotransferase (AST and ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN or 5 X ULN for patients with liver metastases 7. Albumin ≥2.5 mg/dL CrCl should be calculated per institutional standard. 6. Female participants of childbearing potential (those who have not been surgically sterilized or have not been without menses for \>1 year) should be willing to use 2 methods of birth control at the same time or be surgically sterile or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study and for at least 120 days after the last study dose. 7. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 8. Prior treatment with lenvatinib, anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1), anti-Programmed death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1) , or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways is allowed provided that the participant has not received any of these treatments within three weeks (+/- 3 days) of the first dose of study treatment. 9. Women age ≥18 years old. 10. Patients who have received prior adjuvant vaginal high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy without EBRT following hysterectomy will be eligible as long as the cumulative Equivalent Dose at 2-Gy (EqD2) for external beam pelvic dose and vaginal HDR brachytherapy dose for the rectum and sigmoid colon is at most 70 Gy, for bowel at most 65 Gy, and for bladder at most 90 Gy. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who are currently in or have participated in a study of an investigational agent or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of study treatment. 2. Patients with Mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) and endometrial carcinomas. 3. Patients with dMMR and uterine carcinosarcomas. 4. Patients with known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. EXCEPTION: Patients with previously treated brain metastases, including receiving prior brain irradiation, may participate provided they are stable (without evidence of progression by imaging for at least 3 months prior to the first dose of study treatment and any neurologic symptoms have returned to baseline), have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, are not using steroids for at least 28 days prior to study treatment, and have not received prior cranial irradiation for at least 3 months prior to study treatment. 5. Patients with a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. EXCEPTIONS include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy. 6. No prior external beam radiation therapy to the vagina, pelvis, and/or abdomen will be allowed. 7. Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or other serious medical condition or social situations that in the judgement of the Investigator(s) would interfere or limit compliance with study requirements/treatments. 8. Receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 21 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. Note: Patients with active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years (i.e., with use of disease-modifying agents, corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs) and/or requiring replacement therapy (i.e., thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency, etc.) is not considered a form of systemic treatment. 9. Evidence of interstitial lung disease or active, non-infectious pneumonitis. 10. Evidence of uncontrolled hypertension as documented in the patient's medical record. 11. Known psychiatric illness/condition or substance abuse disorders that in the judgement of the Investigator(s) would interfere with cooperation with requirements of the study. 12. Is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive within the projected duration of the study, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment. 13. Patients with uncontrolled human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, which is defined as follows: 1. Antiviral therapy treatment for \<4 weeks AND 2. Have an HIV viral load ≥400 copies/mL prior to enrollment. 14. Patients with uncontrolled hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection or who are chronic carriers of hepatitis B infection, which is defined as: 1. Hepatitis B surface antigen reactive (HbsAg-positive), undetectable or low HBV DNA, and with normal ALT levels who are not on HBV therapy 2. Individuals who have serologic evidence of a resolved prior HBV infection (ie, HBSAg-negative and anti-core hepatitis B antibody positive (anti-Hepatitis B core -positive) 15. Patients with active, untreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or who have not completed their HCV antiviral regimen. Patients with a history of HCV infection may participate in this study if their HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) level is below the limit of quantification. 16. Received live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study treatment. 17. Patient has active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection (tuberculosis or TB). 18. A QT interval corrected for heart rate using Bazett's formula (QTcB) ≥ 480msec. 19. Patient receiving concurrent additional biologic therapy. 20. Patients with impaired decision-making capacity. 21. Patients who have not recovered from major surgery.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Recurrent endometrial carcinoma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Targeted pill aims to halt recurrent ovarian and endometrial cancers
- Hormone blocker plus targeted drug shows promise against tough uterine cancer
- Cancer drug combo tested for rare gene mutation – but trial stopped early
- New drug duo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat endometrial cancer
- Custom-Made cancer vaccine shows promise in advanced tumors
- Experimental drug plus radiation shows promise for recurrent gynecologic cancers