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Terminated PHASE2 INTERVENTIONAL 2-arm NCT04892472

EF-36/Keynote B36: A Pilot, Randomized, Open-label Study of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields, 150 kHz) Concomitant With Pembrolizumab for First Line Treatment of Advanced or Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (KEYNOTE B36)

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Updated 19 times since 2021 Last updated: Apr 17, 2025 Started: Jul 12, 2021 Primary completion: Jan 10, 2025 Completion: Jan 10, 2025
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Terminated

Phase 2 study terminated due to insufficient enrollment and was not based on safety concerns. Novocure is enrolling a new Phase 3 study of TTFields as a first line treatment for advanced/metastatic NSCLC (NCT06216301).

This PHASE2 trial investigates Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and is currently terminated or withdrawn. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC leads this study, which shows 19 recorded versions since 2021 — indicating substantial longitudinal coverage. As an oncology study, it adds to the longitudinal record of treatment development for this indication.

Status Flow

~Jun 2021 – ~Sep 2021 · 3 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2021 – ~Oct 2021 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~Oct 2021 – ~Dec 2021 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Dec 2021 – ~Jan 2022 · 31 days · monthly snapshot~Jan 2022 – ~Feb 2022 · 31 days · monthly snapshot~Feb 2022 – ~Mar 2022 · 28 days · monthly snapshot~Mar 2022 – ~Apr 2022 · 31 days · monthly snapshot~Apr 2022 – ~May 2022 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~May 2022 – ~Jun 2022 · 31 days · monthly snapshot~Jun 2022 – ~Jul 2022 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~Jul 2022 – ~Sep 2022 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2022 – ~Feb 2023 · 5 months · monthly snapshot~Feb 2023 – ~Jun 2023 · 4 months · monthly snapshot~Jun 2023 – ~Jul 2023 · 30 days · monthly snapshot~Jul 2023 – ~Nov 2023 · 4 months · monthly snapshot~Nov 2023 – ~Jul 2024 · 8 months · monthly snapshot~Jul 2024 – ~Sep 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshot~Sep 2024 – ~May 2025 · 8 months · monthly snapshot~May 2025 – present · 16 months · monthly snapshot

Change History

19 versions recorded
  1. May 2025 — Present [monthly]

    Terminated PHASE2

    Status: RecruitingTerminated

  2. Sep 2024 — May 2025 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  3. Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  4. Nov 2023 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  5. Jul 2023 — Nov 2023 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

Show 14 earlier versions
  1. Jun 2023 — Jul 2023 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  2. Feb 2023 — Jun 2023 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  3. Sep 2022 — Feb 2023 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  4. Jul 2022 — Sep 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  5. Jun 2022 — Jul 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  6. May 2022 — Jun 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  7. Apr 2022 — May 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  8. Mar 2022 — Apr 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  9. Feb 2022 — Mar 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  10. Jan 2022 — Feb 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  11. Dec 2021 — Jan 2022 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  12. Oct 2021 — Dec 2021 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

  13. Sep 2021 — Oct 2021 [monthly]

    Recruiting PHASE2

    Status: Not Yet RecruitingRecruiting

  14. Jun 2021 — Sep 2021 [monthly]

    Not Yet Recruiting PHASE2

    First recorded

Eligibility Summary

No eligibility information available.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • NovoCure GmbH
Data source: NovoCure Ltd.

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .