Testing 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])

NCT04267848 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1210

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

This phase III ALCHEMIST treatment trial tests the addition of pembrolizumab to usual chemotherapy for the treatment of stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer that has been removed by surgery. 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. Chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin, pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine hydrochloride, and paclitaxel, 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. Giving pembrolizumab with usual chemotherapy may help increase survival times in patients with stage IIA, IIB, IIIA or IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Conditions

  • Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Lung Non-Small Cell Squamous Carcinoma
  • Lung Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Carcinoma
  • Stage II Lung Cancer AJCC v8
  • Stage IIIA Lung Cancer AJCC v8
  • Stage IIIB Lung Cancer AJCC v8

Interventions

OTHER

Observation Activity

Undergo observation

DRUG

Paclitaxel

Given IV

BIOLOGICAL

Pembrolizumab

Given IV

DRUG

Pemetrexed Disodium

Given IV

OTHER

Questionnaire Administration

Ancillary studies

DRUG

Carboplatin

Given IV

DRUG

Cisplatin

Given IV

PROCEDURE

Computed Tomography

Undergo CT

PROCEDURE

Echocardiography Test

Undergo ECHO

DRUG

Gemcitabine Hydrochloride

Given IV

PROCEDURE

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Undergo MRI

PROCEDURE

Biospecimen Collection

Undergo blood sample collection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Jacob M Sands · Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-06-16
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Guam

Study Locations

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