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Assessing Survival Outcomes With Checkpoint Inhibition ExteNded vs Discontinued in Endometrial Cancer
Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Summary
This is a pragmatic, non-inferiority randomized hybrid decentralized clinical trial. The goal of this study is to determine if one year of maintenance immunotherapy (anti-PD1 agent therapy; pembrolizumab or dostarlimab) is non-inferior to two years of maintenance therapy for patients with advanced/metastatic or recurrent endometrial cancer who have completed the standard course of cytotoxic chemotherapy plus anti-PD1 therapy (chemoimmunotherapy). Our hypothesis is that one year of maintenance therapy will be comparable, or statistically non-inferior, to two years of therapy. This question has clinical importance as there is not a clear optimal duration for maintenance immunotherapy in this setting, and checkpoint inhibitors are associated with their own unique toxicity profile (immune-related adverse events) and incremental costs to patients and the healthcare system at large. Patients who respond favorably to primary therapy and choose to enroll will be randomized (1:1) after completion of chemoimmunotherapy to one-year of maintenance anti-PD1 therapy (1-year arm) or to two-years of maintenance anti-PD1 therapy (2-year arm). The primary endpoint is progression-free survival (PFS) determined over the course of at least 3 years from randomization of patient follow up. Secondary endpoints are overall survival (OS) and incidence of immune-related adverse events (irAE). Finally, exploratory objectives include measuring differences in gut and vaginal microbial profiles and innate immune system (IIS) tumor profiles and correlation with clinical outcomes (PFS, OS).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2032-10
Last Updated
2026-10-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
anti-PD1 agent therapy - 1 year
One year anti-PD-1 maintenance immunotherapy following completion of standard cytotoxic chemotherapy plus anti-PD-1 therapy
anti-PD1 agent therapy - 2 years
Two years anti-PD-1 maintenance immunotherapy following completion of standard cytotoxic chemotherapy plus anti-PD-1 therapy
Locations (6)
UNC Health Cancer Care, A Service of UNC Hospitals
Cary, North Carolina, United States
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
UNC Health Cancer Care, a service of UNC Hospitals (Garner)
Garner, North Carolina, United States
Wesley Long Cone Health Cancer Center
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
UNC Health Cancer Care, a service of UNC Hospitals (Raleigh)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
UNC Health Cancer Care, a service of UNC Hospitals (Wakefield)
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States