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NCT04483544

Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Cervical Cancer Patients

Terminated Phase 2 Results posted Last updated 29 April 2025
What this trial tests

Phase 2 trial testing pembrolizumab in Cervical Cancer in 8 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline
3 December 2020
Primary endpoint
12 December 2024
12 December 2024

Quick facts

Lead sponsorBaptist Health South Florida
PhasePhase 2
StatusTerminated
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationna
Designsingle group
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment8
Start date3 December 2020
Primary completion12 December 2024
Estimated completion12 December 2024
Sites2 locations across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Baptist Health South Florida — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, female only, with Cervical Cancer or Cervical Carcinoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Immune Overall Response Rate Primary · 3 years

Overall objective Response Rate by Immune Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (iRECIST) criteria (iORR)

GroupValue95% CI
Treatment16.78.8 – 19.1
Progression Free Survival Secondary · 3 years

Defined among all treated patients as the time from first dose of study drug until the first date of either disease progression or death due to any cause

GroupValue95% CI
Treatment4.52.0 – NA
Number of Patient Reporting Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) Secondary · 3 years

The number of patients reporting treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) defined as an AE that occurs or worsens in the period extending from the first dose of study drug to 30 days after the last dose of study drug in this study

GroupValue95% CI
Treatment8
Duration of Response Secondary · 3 years

Duration of response (DoR), defined as time from documentation of tumor response to disease progression

GroupValue95% CI
Treatment62± 0

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: 3 years. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Treatment
Serious: 6/8 (75%)
Deaths: 1/8

Serious adverse events (10 terms)

ReactionSystemTreatment
Creatinine IncreasedInvestigations
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
SepsisInfections and infestations
PainGeneral disorders
Infections and Infestations - Other, AbscessInfections and infestations
Kidney InfectionInfections and infestations
Platelet Count DecreasedInvestigations
HematuriaRenal and urinary disorders
StrokeVascular disorders
Urinary Tract InfectionInfections and infestations
Other adverse events (54 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemTreatment
AnemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders
FatigueGeneral disorders
Urinary Tract InfectionInfections and infestations
HypomagnesemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Gastroesophageal Reflux DiseaseGastrointestinal disorders
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders
Creatinine IncreasedInvestigations
Platelet Count DecreasedInvestigations
AnorexiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HyponatremiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
Back PainMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
HematuriaRenal and urinary disorders
Urinary Tract ObstructionRenal and urinary disorders
Abdominal PainGastrointestinal disorders
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders
Aspartate Aminotransferase IncreasedInvestigations
HyperglycemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HyperuricemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypoalbuminemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
HypophosphatemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Flank PainMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
DizzinessNervous system disorders
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
LeukocytosisBlood and lymphatic system disorders
Blurred VisionEye disorders
Colonic ObstructionGastrointestinal disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders - Other, HematocheziaGastrointestinal disorders
Rectal UlcerGastrointestinal disorders
ChillsGeneral disorders
PainGeneral disorders
Kidney InfectionInfections and infestations
SepsisInfections and infestations
Skin InfectionInfections and infestations
FallInjury, poisoning and procedural complications
Neutrophil Count DecreasedInvestigations
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone IncreasedInvestigations
DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders

Most-reported serious reactions: Creatinine Increased, Anemia, Sepsis, Pain, Infections and Infestations - Other, Abscess, Kidney Infection, Platelet Count Decreased, Hematuria.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04483544 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The study is a non-randomized, open-label phase II clinical trial to test the investigational combination of the drug pembrolizumab with the drug olaparib in patients diagnosed with advanced or recurrent cervical carcinoma after standard chemotherapy.

Publications & conference data

8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. WEE1 inhibition enhances the antitumor immune response to PD-L1 blockade by the concomitant activation of STING and STAT1 pathways in SCLC.
    Taniguchi H, Caeser R, Chavan SS, Zhan YA, et al · · 2022 · cited 91× · PMID 35584676 · DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110814
  2. Targeting DNA repair pathway in cancer: Mechanisms and clinical application.
    Wang M, Chen S, Ao D. · · 2021 · cited 84× · PMID 34977872 · DOI 10.1002/mco2.103
  3. The role of DNA damage repair (DDR) system in response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.
    Shi C, Qin K, Lin A, Jiang A, et al · · 2022 · cited 60× · PMID 36071479 · DOI 10.1186/s13046-022-02469-0
  4. PARP inhibitors as single agents and in combination therapy: the most promising treatment strategies in clinical trials for BRCA-mutant ovarian and triple-negative breast cancers.
    Luo L, Keyomarsi K. · · 2022 · cited 56× · PMID 35435784 · DOI 10.1080/13543784.2022.2067527
  5. Anti-cancer immune responses to DNA damage response inhibitors: Molecular mechanisms and progress toward clinical translation.
    Carlsen L, El-Deiry WS. · · 2022 · cited 28× · PMID 36276148 · DOI 10.3389/fonc.2022.998388
  6. The potential of PARP inhibitors in targeted cancer therapy and immunotherapy.
    Hunia J, Gawalski K, Szredzka A, Suskiewicz MJ, et al · · 2022 · cited 25× · PMID 36533080 · DOI 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1073797
  7. The Role of Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Advanced Cervical Cancer: Current Status and Future Perspectives.
    Walsh RJ, Tan DSP. · · 2021 · cited 21× · PMID 34640541 · DOI 10.3390/jcm10194523
  8. The anti-PD-1 era of cervical cancer: achievement, opportunity, and challenge.
    Li C, Cang W, Gu Y, Chen L, et al · · 2023 · cited 19× · PMID 37559727 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1195476

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