Combining Lenvatinib, Pembrolizumab, and Radiation Therapy for Advanced Endometrial Cancer
Official title: Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Lenvatinib, Pembrolizumab and Hypofractionated Pelvic Radiation Therapy for Mismatch Repair Proficient (pMMR) Recurrent/Unresectable Endometrial Carcinoma
Run by University of Miami · NCT05603910 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is testing a new treatment that combines two medications and radiation therapy to see if it can help people with advanced endometrial cancer feel better and improve their outcomes.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 1 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Women only |
| Enrollment | 18 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Miami Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | lenvatinib, radiation, pembrolizumab |
| Locations | 1 site (Miami, Florida) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | April 15, 2023 |
| Main results expected | April 15, 2029 |
| Study ends | April 15, 2034 |
| Registry record updated | August 3, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT05603910 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates include patients with biopsy-proven recurrent or unresectable endometrial carcinoma who have measurable disease and meet specific eligibility criteria.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients with endometrial carcinoma that is not recurrent or unresectable, or those with extra-pelvic disease, may not benefit from this study.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the feasibility of a treatment regimen that combines pembrolizumab, a fixed dose of lenvatinib, and hypofractionated pelvic radiation therapy for patients with recurrent or unresectable endometrial carcinoma. The study will assess the safety and effectiveness of this combination in promoting cancer cell response. Eligible participants will receive daily doses of the medications alongside a shortened course of radiation therapy, with the goal of improving treatment outcomes for this challenging cancer type.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could provide a new effective treatment option for patients with recurrent or unresectable endometrial carcinoma.
How similar studies have gone: While this specific combination has not been widely tested, similar approaches using immunotherapy and radiation have shown promise in other cancer types.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
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.
Where it's running
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Aaron H Wolfson, MD, FACR — University of Miami
- Study coordinator: Aaron H Wolfson, MD, FACR
- Email: awolfson@med.miami.edu
- Phone: 954-698-3680
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.