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ClinicalIndex Comparison Record
Phase 2Active· 45 enrolled / 45 target
Drug / intervention
Pembrolizumab +6 morebiological
Likely dose
Pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes and pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1, repeating every 21 days for pembrolizumab (up to 35 cycles/2 years) and pemetrexed cycles every 21 daysAI-extracted
Key inclusion· 6
  • Histologically confirmed recurrent or metastatic salivary gland cancer not amenable to curative-intent therapy
  • Measurable disease by RECIST v1.1 criteria
  • ECOG performance status 0 or 1
  • Age ≥18 years
Key exclusion· 8
  • Active CNS metastases (previously treated and stable brain metastases allowed)
  • Known leptomeningeal disease
  • Active autoimmune disease requiring systemic treatment within 2 years
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including active infection, interstitial lung disease, hepatitis B/C, or tuberculosis

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Search/NCT04895735
NCT04895735Phase 2ActiveUpdate Overdue (0.8/mo)Completion was 10mo ago

Phase II Study of Pemetrexed and Pembrolizumab in Recurrent and/or Metastatic Salivary Gland Malignancies

Mayo Clinic·interventional·Posted May 20, 2021·Updated Jun 4, 2026

In Brief

A Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed Disodium, and 5 other interventions for Metastatic Salivary Gland Carcinoma and 3 related conditions. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 45 participants across 2 sites.

Signals

Enrollment appears stalled

Detailed Summary

This phase II trial studies the effect of pemetrexed and pembrolizumab in treating patients with salivary gland cancer that has come back (recurrent) and/or has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). Chemotherapy drugs, such as pemetrexed, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, in combination with the chemotherapy drug, pemetrexed, has an effect on advanced salivary gland cancer.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

Phase 2Active
2022202320242025202620272028
First PostedMay 20, 2021
Enrollment StartJul 23, 2021
Primary CompletionAug 13, 2025
Study CompletionFeb 28, 2028
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 4.1 yearsPosted 5.1 years ago

Arms & Interventions

Treatment (pembrolizumab, pemetrexed)experimental

Patients receive pembrolizumab IV over 30 minutes and pemetrexed disodium IV over 10 minutes on day 1. Treatment with pembrolizumab repeats every 21 days for up to 35 cycles (2 years) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cycles of pemetrexed disodium repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients who had stable disease, partial response, or complete response after completion of 35 cycles of pembrolizumab, may continue pembrolizumab for an additional 17 cycles (1 year) in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients additionally undergo blood sample collection, CT, PET/CT or MRI and may also undergo PSMA PET on study.

Biological: PembrolizumabDrug: Pemetrexed DisodiumProcedure: Biospecimen CollectionProcedure: Computed TomographyProcedure: Positron Emission TomographyProcedure: Magnetic Resonance ImagingProcedure: PSMA PET Scan

Interventions

Pembrolizumabbiological

Given IV

Pemetrexed Disodiumdrug

Given IV

Biospecimen Collectionprocedure

Undergo blood sample collection

Computed Tomographyprocedure

Undergo CT or PET/CT

Positron Emission Tomographyprocedure

Undergo PET

Magnetic Resonance Imagingprocedure

Undergo MRI

PSMA PET Scanprocedure

Undergo PSMA PET