Can drug monitoring make a common lung cancer treatment safer and more effective?
NCT ID NCT06195527
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is looking at whether regularly checking the amount of pembrolizumab in the blood of people with non-small cell lung cancer can help doctors tailor treatment. The goal is to see if this monitoring can improve how well the drug works and reduce side effects. The trial will enroll 75 adults already receiving pembrolizumab as part of their standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pembrolizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors personalize pembrolizumab dosing for lung cancer patients, potentially improving outcomes and reducing side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase observational study (75 participants) that does not test a new treatment. It may not find a clear link between drug levels and response, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This is a population pharmacokinetic study aimed at establishing the PK-PD relationship in patients with NSCLC treated with pembrolizumab (non-comparative descriptive study). Taking into account the half-life (26 days) and the time necessary to obtain the equilibrium state (16 weeks), the choice was made to take residual and peak samples during administrations. This sampling strategy will allow the construction and validation of the PK model.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or more * patient with NSCLC * pembrolizumab treatment (monotherapy or not) with a placed line (peripheral catheter, PICC or implantable port) Exclusion Criteria: * objection to participate in the study * patient under judicial protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Angers University Hospital
RECRUITINGAngers, 49000, France
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CH Le Mans
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLe Mans, 53000, France
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