Pembrolizumab

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Also known as KeytrudaLambrolizumabMK-3475PEMBROLIZUMAB COMPONENT OF KEYLYNK-010Pembrolizumab component of mk 7684aPembrolizumab component of mk-1308aSCH-900475

Summary

Pembrolizumab (CHEMBL3137343) is an approved antibody (ATC L01FF02) targeting PDCD1; indicated across 198 conditions including melanoma and non-small cell lung carcinoma; with CIViC clinical evidence for 48 variant-indication associations (e.g. TMB High in solid tumor).

At a glance

  • Status: Approved (max clinical phase 4)
  • Modality: Antibody
  • ATC class: L01FF02
  • Targets: 1 (PDCD1)
  • Indications: 198 conditions
  • Clinical trials: 2,241
  • Precision-oncology evidence (CIViC): 48 variant–indication associations

Identifiers

Drug identity and classification

FieldValue
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL3137343
NamePembrolizumab
TypeAntibody
Max phase4
ATCL01FF02

Also known as: Keytruda, Lambrolizumab, MK-3475, Pembrolizumab, PEMBROLIZUMAB COMPONENT OF KEYLYNK-010, Pembrolizumab component of mk 7684a, Pembrolizumab component of mk-1308a, SCH-900475, PEMBROLIZUMAB

Targets

Targets

Primary targets (GtoPdb curated mechanism): the Cancer dependency column is the DepMap CRISPR fitness signal (% of screened cell lines dependent on the target).

GeneTargetActionpAffinityCancer dependencyUniProt
PDCD1programmed cell death 1 (CD279)Binding100%Q15116

Bioactivity

No ChEMBL bioactivity rows at pChembl ≥ 5 (expected for biologics / antibodies).

Target pathways

Aggregated over 1 target gene(s): PDCD1.

Top Reactome pathways

3 total, by targets touching each:

PathwayTargetsGenes
Co-inhibition by PD-11PDCD1
Potential therapeutics for SARS1PDCD1
PD-L1(CD274) glycosylation and translocation to plasma membrane1PDCD1

Dominant GO biological processes

GO termTargets
B cell apoptotic process1
adaptive immune response1
negative regulation of tolerance induction1
negative regulation of T cell mediated immune response to tumor cell1
negative regulation of B cell apoptotic process1
apoptotic process1
humoral immune response1
negative regulation of inflammatory response1
regulation of immune response1
negative regulation of immune response1
negative regulation of T cell receptor signaling pathway1
negative regulation of T cell activation1
positive regulation of T cell apoptotic process1
regulatory T cell apoptotic process1
immune system process1

Indications & clinical

Indications

55 approved indications. FDA phase 4, plus an anticancer drug’s labelled cancer uses (which ChEMBL often logs at phase 3).

IndicationPhaseMONDOEFO
melanoma4MONDO:0005105EFO:0000756
non-small cell lung carcinoma4MONDO:0005233EFO:0003060
metastatic melanoma4MONDO:0005191EFO:0002617
renal cell carcinoma4MONDO:0005086EFO:0000681
neoplasm4MONDO:0005070EFO:0000616
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma4MONDO:0010150EFO:0000181
Hodgkins lymphoma4MONDO:0004952EFO:0000183
squamous cell carcinoma4MONDO:0005096EFO:0000707
cutaneous melanoma4MONDO:0005012EFO:0000389
endometrium neoplasm4MONDO:0021251EFO:0004230
clear cell renal carcinoma4MONDO:0005005EFO:0000349
endometrial carcinoma4MONDO:0002447EFO:1001512
laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma4MONDO:0005595EFO:0006352
papillary renal cell carcinoma4MONDO:0017884EFO:0000640
squamous cell lung carcinoma4MONDO:0005097EFO:0000708
uterine corpus cancer4MONDO:0006003EFO:0007532
transitional cell carcinoma4MONDO:0006474EFO:1000601
renal carcinoma4MONDO:0005206EFO:0002890
collecting duct carcinoma4MONDO:0005220EFO:0003016
renal cell adenocarcinoma4MONDO:0005549EFO:0005708
hepatocellular carcinoma3MONDO:0007256EFO:0000182
gastric adenocarcinoma3MONDO:0005036EFO:0000503
mesothelioma3MONDO:0005065EFO:0000588
breast carcinoma3MONDO:0004989EFO:0000305
nasopharyngeal neoplasm3MONDO:0005375EFO:0004252
carcinoma of esophagus3MONDO:0019086EFO:0002916
carcinoma3MONDO:0004993EFO:0000313
small cell lung carcinoma3MONDO:0008433EFO:0000702
plasma cell myeloma3MONDO:0009693EFO:0001378
malignant pleural mesothelioma3MONDO:0005112EFO:0000770
cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma3MONDO:0019210EFO:1001471
metastatic prostate carcinoma3MONDO:0004956EFO:0000196
prostate adenocarcinoma3MONDO:0005082EFO:0000673
cervical carcinoma3MONDO:0005131EFO:0001061
breast neoplasm3MONDO:0021100EFO:0003869
biliary tract neoplasm3MONDO:0005304EFO:0003891
upper aerodigestive tract neoplasm3MONDO:0005398EFO:0004284
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma3MONDO:0005580EFO:0005922
head and neck cancer3MONDO:0005627EFO:0006859
colorectal carcinoma3MONDO:0024331EFO:1001951
colorectal adenocarcinoma3MONDO:0005008EFO:0000365
lung adenocarcinoma3MONDO:0005061EFO:0000571
gastric neoplasm3MONDO:0021085EFO:0003897
colorectal neoplasm3MONDO:0005335EFO:0004142
triple-negative breast carcinoma3MONDO:0005494EFO:0005537
urothelial carcinoma3MONDO:0040679EFO:0008528
urinary bladder neoplasm3MONDO:0004987EFO:0000294
cervical adenocarcinoma3MONDO:0005153EFO:0001416
brain cancer3MONDO:0001657MONDO:0001657
breast carcinoma in situ3MONDO:0004658MONDO:0004658
lung neoplasm3MONDO:0021117MONDO:0008903
head and neck neoplasm3MONDO:0005586EFO:0005950
brain neoplasm3MONDO:0021211EFO:0003833
lung carcinoma3MONDO:0005138EFO:0001071
prostate carcinoma3MONDO:0005159EFO:0001663

101 diseases in clinical trials (phase 1–3, investigational — not approved indications). Highest ChEMBL trial phase per disease; a non-cancer approved use is occasionally logged at phase 3 here.

Disease (in trials)PhaseMONDOEFO
exocrine pancreatic carcinoma2MONDO:0005192EFO:0002618
ovarian neoplasm2MONDO:0021068EFO:0003893
neoplasm of mature B-cells2MONDO:0004949EFO:0000096
glioblastoma2MONDO:0018177EFO:0000519
acute myeloid leukemia2MONDO:0018874EFO:0000222
osteosarcoma2MONDO:0009807EFO:0000637
gliosarcoma2MONDO:0016681EFO:1001465
ovarian carcinoma2MONDO:0005140EFO:0001075
B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia2MONDO:0004948EFO:0000095
myelodysplastic syndrome2MONDO:0018881EFO:0000198
adenoid cystic carcinoma2MONDO:0004971EFO:0000231
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma2MONDO:0018905EFO:0000403
lymphoma2MONDO:0005062EFO:0000574
sarcoma2MONDO:0005089EFO:0000691
malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor2MONDO:0017827EFO:0000760
tumor of meninges2MONDO:0016743EFO:0003851
oral cavity neoplasm2MONDO:0021245EFO:0003868
cholangiocarcinoma2MONDO:0019087EFO:0005221
non-Hodgkin lymphoma2MONDO:0018908EFO:0005952
male breast carcinoma2MONDO:0005628EFO:0006861
alveolar soft part sarcoma2MONDO:0011655EFO:0007143
thymic carcinoma2MONDO:0006451EFO:1000576
thymoma2MONDO:0006456EFO:1000581
rectal cancer2MONDO:0006519EFO:1000657
Sezary syndrome2MONDO:0017844EFO:1000785
inflammatory breast carcinoma2MONDO:0006804EFO:1000984
mycosis fungoides2MONDO:0009691EFO:1001051
neuroendocrine neoplasm2MONDO:0019496EFO:1001901
soft tissue sarcoma2MONDO:0018078EFO:1001968
Kaposi’s sarcoma2MONDO:0005055EFO:0000558
lymphoid neoplasm2MONDO:0005157EFO:0001642
pancreatic neoplasm2MONDO:0021040EFO:0003860
skin neoplasm2MONDO:0002531EFO:0004198
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia2MONDO:0100280EFO:0009441
fallopian tube carcinoma2MONDO:0006206EFO:1000251
adrenal cortex carcinoma2MONDO:0006639EFO:1000796
oropharynx cancer2MONDO:0004608EFO:1001931
oral mucosa leukoplakia2MONDO:0004844HP:0002745
hereditary breast ovarian cancer syndrome2MONDO:0003582Orphanet:145
angiosarcoma2MONDO:0016982EFO:0003968
viral pneumonia2MONDO:0006012EFO:0007541
penile carcinoma2MONDO:0006360EFO:1000465
thyroid gland undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma2MONDO:0006468EFO:1000595
mature T-cell and NK-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma2MONDO:0000430MONDO:0000430
salivary gland cancer2MONDO:0004669MONDO:0000521
anus neoplasm2MONDO:0003046MONDO:0001879
peritoneal neoplasm2MONDO:0006901MONDO:0002087
neuroendocrine carcinoma2MONDO:0002120MONDO:0002120
fallopian tube neoplasm2MONDO:0021092MONDO:0002158
papilloma2MONDO:0002363MONDO:0002363
kidney cancer2MONDO:0002367MONDO:0002367
ovarian cancer2MONDO:0008170MONDO:0008170
follicular lymphoma2MONDO:0018906MONDO:0018906
nasal cavity and paranasal sinus lethal midline granuloma2MONDO:0006828MONDO:0019472
colonic neoplasm2MONDO:0005401MONDO:0021063
in situ carcinoma2MONDO:0004647MONDO:0024474
carcinoid tumor2MONDO:0005369MONDO:0024503
thyroid gland carcinoma2MONDO:0015075EFO:0002892
vulvar carcinoma2MONDO:0005215EFO:0002921
metastatic neoplasm2MONDO:0024883EFO:0009709
parotid gland cancer2MONDO:0004700MONDO:0004700
hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm2MONDO:0002334MONDO:0044881
severe acute respiratory syndrome2MONDO:0005091MONDO:0100096
skin carcinoma2MONDO:0002656EFO:0009259
gallbladder neoplasm2MONDO:0021253MONDO:0005411
female reproductive system neoplasm2MONDO:0021148MONDO:0021148
adenocarcinoma2MONDO:0004970EFO:0000228
uterine carcinosarcoma2MONDO:0006485EFO:1000613
carcinosarcoma2MONDO:0002928MONDO:0002928
gastrointestinal stromal tumor2MONDO:0011719MONDO:0011719
meningioma2MONDO:0016642MONDO:0016642
vulva cancer2MONDO:0001528MONDO:0001528
peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified2MONDO:0004964EFO:0000211
thyroid gland follicular carcinoma2MONDO:0005034EFO:0000501
thyroid gland papillary carcinoma2MONDO:0005075EFO:0000641
kidney neoplasm2MONDO:0021163EFO:0003865
progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy2MONDO:0016318EFO:0007455
malignant pancreatic neoplasm2MONDO:0009831EFO:1000359
paraganglioma2MONDO:0000448EFO:1000453
uveal melanoma2MONDO:0006486EFO:1000616
marginal zone lymphoma2MONDO:0017604EFO:1000630
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma2MONDO:0005184MONDO:0005184
nasopharyngeal carcinoma2MONDO:0015459MONDO:0015459
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia1MONDO:0004947EFO:0000094
neuroblastoma1MONDO:0005072EFO:0000621
HIV infectious disease1MONDO:0005109EFO:0000764
primary cutaneous T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma1MONDO:0000607EFO:0002913
leukemia1MONDO:0005059EFO:0000565
mantle cell lymphoma1MONDO:0018876EFO:1001469
uterine cancer1MONDO:0002715MONDO:0002715
lymphoid leukemia1MONDO:0005402EFO:0004289
basal cell carcinoma1MONDO:0020804MONDO:0005341
glioma1MONDO:0021042MONDO:0100342
astrocytoma (excluding glioblastoma)1MONDO:0019781EFO:0000272
anaplastic astrocytoma1MONDO:0016684EFO:0002499
Ewing sarcoma1MONDO:0012817EFO:0000174
synovial sarcoma1MONDO:0010434EFO:0001376
human papilloma virus infection1MONDO:0005161EFO:0001668
rhabdomyosarcoma1MONDO:0005212EFO:0002918
bile duct carcinoma1MONDO:0005496EFO:0005540
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma1MONDO:0002142EFO:1001972

40 further indication records had no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only) or were duplicates, and are omitted.

Clinical trials

Total trials: 2,241.

Phase distribution

PhaseTrials
PHASE21,009
PHASE1466
PHASE1/PHASE2366
PHASE3272
Not specified55
EARLY_PHASE136
PHASE2/PHASE328
PHASE49

Top trials by phase / activity

NCTPhaseStatusTitle
NCT05235737PHASE4RECRUITINGThe Assessment of Immune Response in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients Treated With Pembrolizumab
NCT05689671PHASE4ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPemetrexed-free vs. Pemetrexed-based Immunochemotherapy in Metastatic TTF-1 Negative Lung Adenocarcinoma
NCT06031233PHASE4RECRUITINGEvaluating the Safety of Shortened Infusion Times for dIfferent Oncological Immunotherapie
NCT06764095PHASE4RECRUITINGEnfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab With Cystectomy and/or Ureterectomy for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Bladder and Upper Urothelial Tract Cancer, CAST-AI Trial
NCT07010393PHASE4NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGenotype-Driven Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer: A Real-World Cohort Study
NCT03134456PHASE4COMPLETEDPembrolizumab for Metastatic NSCLC Patients Expressing PD-L1 Who Have Their Own PDX
NCT03715205PHASE4COMPLETEDStudy to Evaluate the Safety of Pembrolizumab in Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma or Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in India (MK-3475-593/KEYNOTE-593)
NCT03891979PHASE4WITHDRAWNGut Microbiome Modulation to Enable Efficacy of Checkpoint-based Immunotherapy in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
NCT04489888PHASE4COMPLETEDA Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel as First-line Treatment of Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-B10/KEYNOTE B10)
NCT02362594PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo After Complete Resection of High-Risk Stage III Melanoma (MK-3475-054/1325-MG/KEYNOTE-054)
NCT02506153PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPhysician/Patient Choice of Either High-Dose Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2B or Ipilimumab, Versus Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV High Risk Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery
NCT02811861PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLenvatinib/Everolimus or Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib Alone as Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
NCT02954874PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) as Adjuvant Therapy for Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
NCT03244384PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) After Surgery for Localized Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer and Locally Advanced Urothelial Cancer
NCT03390504PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study of Erdafitinib Compared With Vinflunine or Docetaxel or Pembrolizumab in Participants With Advanced Urothelial Cancer and Selected Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor (FGFR) Gene Aberrations
NCT03425643PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEfficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Therapy for Participants With Resectable Stage II, IIIA, and Resectable IIIB (T3-4N2) Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-3475-671/KEYNOTE-671)
NCT03486873PHASE3RECRUITINGLong-term Safety and Efficacy Extension Study for Participants With Advanced Tumors Who Are Currently on Treatment or in Follow-up in a Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Study (MK-3475-587/KEYNOTE-587)
NCT03553836PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSafety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Compared to Placebo in Resected High-risk Stage II Melanoma (MK-3475-716/KEYNOTE-716)
NCT03711032PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEfficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (HR NMIBC) (MK-3475-676/KEYNOTE-676)
NCT03712605PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting Pembrolizumab Versus Observation in Patients With Merkel Cell Carcinoma After Surgery, STAMP Trial
NCT03765918PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab Given Prior to Surgery and in Combination With Radiotherapy Given Post-surgery for Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-689)
NCT03768063PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study in Patients Previously Enrolled in a Genentech and/or F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd Sponsored Atezolizumab Study
NCT03774732PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPD-1 Inhibitor and Chemotherapy With Concurrent Irradiation at Varied Tumour Sites in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT03793179PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting the Timing of Pembrolizumab Alone or With Chemotherapy as First Line Treatment and Maintenance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT03834493PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Enzalutamide Versus Placebo Plus Enzalutamide in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) (MK-3475-641/KEYNOTE-641)
NCT03914612PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug Pembrolizumab to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin) in Stage III-IV or Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
NCT03924895PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPerioperative Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Cystectomy or Perioperative Pembrolizumab Plus Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Cystectomy Versus Cystectomy Alone in Participants Who Are Cisplatin-ineligible or Decline Cisplatin With Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MK-3475-905/KEYNOTE-905/EV-303)
NCT04093167PHASE2/PHASE3RECRUITINGStudy of CTDNA Response Adaptive Immuno-Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer
NCT04194944PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study of Selpercatinib (LY3527723) in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic RET Fusion-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT04210115PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo in Participants With Esophageal Carcinoma Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy (MK-3475-975/KEYNOTE-975)
NCT04214067PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting the Addition of the Immunotherapy Drug, Pembrolizumab, to the Usual Radiation Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Early Stage High Intermediate Risk Endometrial Cancer
NCT04223856PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEnfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab vs. Chemotherapy Alone in Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
NCT04241185PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEfficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) Versus CRT Alone in Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) (MK-3475-992/KEYNOTE-992)
NCT04267848PHASE3RECRUITINGTesting the Addition of a Type of Drug Called Immunotherapy to the Usual Chemotherapy Treatment for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, an ALCHEMIST Treatment Trial (Chemo-IO [ACCIO])
NCT04335669PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNordicTrip, a Translational Study of Preoperative Chemotherapy in TNBC
NCT04339218PHASE3RECRUITINGCryoablation in Combination (or Not) With Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed-carboplatin in 1st-line Treatment for Patients With Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma
NCT04380636PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab With Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy Followed by Pembrolizumab With or Without Olaparib in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-7339-012/KEYLYNK-012)
NCT04534205PHASE2/PHASE3RECRUITINGA Clinical Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Therapeutic Effects of BNT113 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone for Patients With a Form of Head and Neck Cancer Positive for Human Papilloma Virus 16 and Expressing the Protein PD-L1
NCT04547504PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPEmbRolizumab verSus chEmotherapy and pEmbrolizumab in Non-small-cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC) With PDL1 ≥ 50 %
NCT04613596PHASE2/PHASE3RECRUITINGPhase 2 Trial of Adagrasib Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab and a Phase 3 Trial of Adagrasib in Combination in Patients With a KRAS G12C Mutation KRYSTAL-7
NCT04624204PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPlacebo-controlled, Study of Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy With Pembrolizumab Followed by Pembrolizumab and Olaparib in Newly Diagnosed Treatment-Naïve Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (LS-SCLC) (MK 7339-013/KEYLYNK-013)
NCT04634877PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Adjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Radiotherapy in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Endometrial Cancer After Surgery With Curative Intent (MK-3475-B21 / KEYNOTE-B21 / ENGOT-en11 / GOG-3053)
NCT04637594PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTrying to Find the Correct Length of Treatment With Immune Checkpoint Therapy
NCT04657991PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Clinical Trial of Three Study Medicines (Encorafenib, Binimetinib, and Pembrolizumab) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma
NCT04736706PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Belzutifan (MK-6482) and Lenvatinib (MK-7902), or Pembrolizumab/Quavonlimab (MK-1308A) in Combination With Lenvatinib, Versus Pembrolizumab and Lenvatinib, for Treatment of Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-6482-012)
NCT04747054PHASE3RECRUITINGStudy on the Efficacy of Treatment by Radiotherapy and Pembrolizumab in Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Head & Neck Cancers
NCT04807673PHASE3RECRUITINGPembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced ESCC (KEYSTONE-002)
NCT04895358PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy Versus Placebo Plus Chemotherapy for HR+/HER2- Locally Recurrent Inoperable or Metastatic Breast Cancer (MK-3475-B49/KEYNOTE-B49)
NCT04949256PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEfficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) Plus Chemotherapy in Participants With Metastatic Esophageal Carcinoma (MK-7902-014/E7080-G000-320/LEAP-014)
NCT05048797PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan as the First Treatment Option for Unresectable, Locally Advanced/Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With HER2 Mutations
NCT05055908PHASE3RECRUITINGEfficacy and Biomarker Development for Lung Cancer Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
NCT05077215PHASE3NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEfficacy and Safety of a Repurposed Drug Added to the Combination of Len Plus Pem in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
NCT05085028PHASE3RECRUITINGA Randomised Open-label Phase III Trial of REduced Frequency Pembrolizumab immuNothErapy for First-line Treatment of Patients With Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
NCT05096663PHASE2/PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTesting the Use of Combination Immunotherapy Treatment (N-803 [ALT-803] Plus Pembrolizumab) Against the Usual Treatment for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (A Lung-MAP Treatment Trial)
NCT05116189PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPembrolizumab/Placebo Plus Paclitaxel With or Without Bevacizumab for Platinum-resistant Recurrent Ovarian Cancer (MK-3475-B96/KEYNOTE-B96/ENGOT-ov65).
NCT05155254PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGIO102-IO103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Advanced Melanoma (IOB-013 / KN-D18)
NCT05173987PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Chemotherapy in Mismatch Repair Deficient (dMMR) Advanced or Recurrent Endometrial Carcinoma (MK-3475-C93/KEYNOTE-C93/GOG-3064/ENGOT-en15)
NCT05215340PHASE3RECRUITINGStudy of Dato-DXd Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab Alone in the First-line Treatment of Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic NSCLC Without Actionable Genomic Alterations
NCT05224141PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGPembrolizumab/Vibostolimab (MK-7684A) or Atezolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy in First Line Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-7684A-008/KEYVIBE-008)
NCT05239728PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGA Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab in Participants With Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Post Nephrectomy (MK-6482-022)
NCT05239741PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Chemotherapy in Chinese Participants With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer (MK-3475-C66)
NCT05298423PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Pembrolizumab/Vibostolimab (MK-7684A) in Combination With Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Pembrolizumab/Vibostolimab Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Durvalumab in Participants With Stage III Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-7684A-006)
NCT05317858PHASE3RECRUITINGBlood-brain Barrier (BBB) Opening Using Exablate Focused Ultrasound With Standard of Care Treatment of NSCLC Brain Mets
NCT05352672PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGClinical Study of Fianlimab in Combination With Cemiplimab Versus Pembrolizumab in Adolescent and Adult Patients With Previously Untreated Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma
NCT05382286PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGStudy of Sacituzumab Govitecan-hziy and Pembrolizumab Versus Treatment of Physician’s Choice and Pembrolizumab in Patients With Previously Untreated, Locally Advanced Inoperable or Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
NCT05429697PHASE2/PHASE3RECRUITINGStudy of SMT-NK Inj. Plus Pembrolizumab vs Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Patients With Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer
NCT05499390PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAK112 in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT05502237PHASE3ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGZimberelimab and Domvanalimab in Combination With Chemotherapy Versus Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy in Patients With Untreated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
NCT05549037PHASE3RECRUITINGEffect of Time-of-Day (ToD) for Immunochemotherapy on PFS in NSCLC
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Clinical evidence (CIViC)

Variant × indication × effect (48 predictive associations from 52 curated evidence items):

VariantIndicationEffectTherapyLevelCIViC
TMB HighSolid TumorSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC AEID12082 +2
ERBB2 AmplificationStomach CancerSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumab + Trastuzumab + ChemotherapyCIViC AEID11251
ERBB2 AmplificationGastroesophageal Junction AdenocarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumab + Trastuzumab + ChemotherapyCIViC AEID11252
CD274 ExpressionLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID1733 +1
CD274 ExpressionMelanomaSensitivity/ResponseNivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID704 +1
CD274 ExpressionLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponseAtezolizumab + Avelumab + Nivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID1167
CD274 ExpressionMerkel Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID1578
CD274 ExpressionLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponseAtezolizumab + Avelumab + Pembrolizumab + Nivolumab + DurvalumabCIViC BEID4857
CD274 ExpressionLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumab + NivolumabCIViC BEID743
HLA-DRA EXPRESSIONSkin MelanomaSensitivity/ResponseNivolumab + Atezolizumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID985
MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation AND CD274 OverexpressionLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID11419
MSI HighEndometrial CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID12364
PBRM1 Loss-of-functionRenal Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponseNivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID7536
PDCD1LG2 EXPRESSIONHead And Neck CancerSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID5917
TMB HighLung Non-small Cell CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID12083
TMB HighColorectal CancerSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC BEID12574
TP53 MutationCancerSensitivity/ResponseEprenetapopt + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID12033
B2M MutationColorectal CancerResistanceNivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID7271
DNMT3A MutationCancerResistanceAtezolizumab + Nivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID2926
PTEN MutationGlioblastomaResistanceNivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID8176
STK11 MutationLung AdenocarcinomaResistanceNivolumab + Atezolizumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID6441
MDM2 AmplificationCancerAdverse ResponseNivolumab + Pembrolizumab + IpilimumabCIViC BEID2916
MDM4 AmplificationCancerAdverse ResponseAtezolizumab + Nivolumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID2925
MDM4 EXPRESSIONCancerAdverse ResponseNivolumab + Atezolizumab + PembrolizumabCIViC BEID2917
DEK::AFF2 FusionHead And Neck CancerSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC CEID7304
KRAS G12VSolid Tumors, AdvancedSensitivity/ResponseMRNA Vaccine + PembrolizumabCIViC CEID12180
MET Exon 14 Skipping MutationLung AdenocarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumab + Carboplatin/Pemetrexed RegimenCIViC CEID11487
MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutation AND CD274 OverexpressionLung Sarcomatoid CarcinomaSensitivity/ResponseCarboplatin/Pemetrexed Regimen + PembrolizumabCIViC CEID11457
PAPPA2 Y1520XLung AdenocarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC CEID4774
POLD1 C284YLung AdenocarcinomaSensitivity/ResponsePembrolizumabCIViC CEID4776

+18 more predictive associations (showing top 30 by level).

Pharmacology

Pharmacogenomics

No PharmGKB pharmacogenomic data curated for this drug.

Molecules sharing ≥1 of this drug’s curated primary targets, merged from two biobtree sources and ranked by shared-target count, then clinical phase: ChEMBL clinical-stage candidates (development phase ≥2) and PubChem drug-class bioactivity (approved / known drugs acting on the target). Deduplicated by drug name; the drug’s own salt forms are excluded. Note: for a drug with few primary targets a shared-target match can reflect off-target / promiscuous binding rather than the same therapeutic mechanism — the phase ordering surfaces bona-fide therapeutics first.

4 molecules share ≥1 primary target. Top 4 by shared-target count:

MoleculeSourceStatusShared targets
PYRVINIUMChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)PDCD1
RIFABUTINChEMBLPhase 4 (approved)PDCD1
GefitinibPubChemApprovedPDCD1
PomalidomidePubChemApprovedPDCD1