About this trial
This trial is for patients with a type of stomach or gastrooesophageal junction cancer called human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative adenocarcinoma.
This trial aims to determine the effectiveness of a drug called Pembrolizumab used in combination with chemotherapy in the treatment of previously untreated, HER2 negative, advanced stomach or gastroesophageal junction cancer
Patient Profile
This triaql is open to men and women over 18 years of age with previously untreated HER2 negative advanced cancer of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction
Where’s this trial being run?
Beaumont Hospital, St James’s Hospital, and Tallaght University Hospital
Can I join this study / trial?
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| Name: | KEYNOTE-859 (MK3475-859) |
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| Number: | 18-30 |
| Full Title: | Phase 3, randomized, double-blind clinical study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in participants with previously untreated, HER2 negative, advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. |
| Principal Investigator: | Maeve Lowery |
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| Type: | Industry Sponsored |
| Sponsor: | MSD |
| Recruitment Started: |
Global: Unknown Ireland: Feb 2019 |
| Global Recruitment Target: | 780 |
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| Ireland Recruitment Target: | 12 |