Recruiting
Phase 3

Optune & Temozolomide, Pembrolizumab

Sponsor:

NovoCure GmbH

Code:

NCT06556563

Conditions

Glioblastoma

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Optune® device

Temozolomide

Pembrolizumab

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a multicenter, two-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Optune® (Tumor Treating Fields at 200 kHz) together with maintenance Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy agent and pembrolizumab compared to Optune® together with maintenance TMZ and placebo in newly diagnosed Glioblastoma (GBM) patients. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the Overall Survival (OS).

Conditions

Glioblastoma

Study ID

NCT06556563

Start date

Feb 3, 2025

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Apr, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2029

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The participant (or legally acceptable representative) has provided documented informed consent for the study.
2. Be ≥ 18 years of age on day of providing informed consent.
3. Participant with new diagnosis of GBM according to World Health Organization (WHO) 2021 Classification.
4. Recovered from maximal debulking surgery (gross total resection, partial resection and biopsy-only patients are all acceptable), Gliadel wafers placement at the time of surgical resection is not allowed.
5. Have completed standard adjuvant chemoradiotherapy of radiotherapy (RT) according to local practice (56-64 Gy), and concomitant TMZ chemotherapy.
6. Amenable to treatment with Optune concomitant with maintenance TMZ (150-200 mg/m\^2 daily x 5, Q28 days).
7. Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization.
8. Stable or decreasing dose of corticosteroids (dexamethasone ≤ 2mg or equivalent) for the last 7 days prior to randomization, if applicable.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Has received prior therapy with an anti-Programmed Cell Death 1 (PD-1), anti- Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1(PD-L1), or anti Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (e.g.Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), OX 40, CD137).
2. Ongoing requirement for >2 mg dexamethasone (or equivalent), due to intracranial mass effect.
3. Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to randomization.
4. Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines are allowed.
5. Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to the first study treatment.
6. Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication. Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
7. Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
8. Early progressive disease after the end of TMZ/RT. If pseudo progression is suspected, additional imaging studies should be performed to rule out true progression.
9. Infratentorial or leptomeningeal disease.

Study Design

Enrollment

741 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Treatment Group

placebo comparator: Control Group

Interventions

Optune® device

Optune® device delivering TTFields therapy at 200 kHz.

Temozolomide

Temozolomide per approved labeling.

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab dose throughout this study is 200 mg IV Q3W for a maximum of 35 cycles.

Placebo

Placebo (saline solution) dose throughout this study is 200 mg IV Q3W for a maximum of 35 cycles.

Primary outcome measure

  • Overall survival [ Time Frame: 24 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Cross Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2

Contacts

Hamilton Health Sciences-Juravinski Cancer Centre

Recruiting

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 5C2

Contacts

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre

Recruiting

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

Contacts

University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Recruiting

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C1

Contacts

CHUM

Recruiting

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 3E4

Contacts

Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital, Clinical Research Unit

Recruiting

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4

Contacts

Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS)

Recruiting

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

NovoCure GmbH

Last update posted

Aug 19, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Keywords

  • TTFields
  • Pembrolizumab
  • Glioblastoma
  • Tumor Treating Fields
  • Immunotherapy
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • GBM
  • KEYNOTE D58
  • MK3475-D58

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by NovoCure GmbH on 2026-08-19.