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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/01/079282 [Registered on: 23/01/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 17/08/2026
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Biological 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   A Study to Compare Efficacy, Safety, and Immunogenicity of GME751 and EU-authorized Keytruda in Adult Participants with Untreated Metastatic Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) 
Scientific Title of Study   A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to compare efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of GME751 (proposed pembrolizumab biosimilar) and EU-authorized Keytruda(R) in adult participants with untreated metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
2023-506882-70-00  EudraCT 
CGME751A12301, Version 1.0, dated: 24-Jul-2023  Protocol Number 
NCT06159790  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Annappa Kamath 
Designation  Executive Director Project Leadership 
Affiliation  Parexel International Clinical Research Private Limited 
Address  CoWrks, RMZ EcoWorld, Ground Floor, Bay Area Adjacent to Building 6A, Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanahalli Village

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560103
India 
Phone  9902096914  
Fax  8067723001  
Email  Annappa.Kamath@parexel.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Dr Annappa Kamath 
Designation  Executive Director Project Leadership 
Affiliation  Parexel International Clinical Research Private Limited 
Address  CoWrks, RMZ EcoWorld, Ground Floor, Bay Area Adjacent to Building 6A, Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanahalli Village

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560103
India 
Phone  9902096914  
Fax  8067723001  
Email  Annappa.Kamath@parexel.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Hexal AG Industriestr. 25, 83607 Holzkirchen, Germany  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Hexal AG  
Address  Industriestr. 25, 83607 Holzkirchen, Germany 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
Modification(s)  
Name  Address 
Parexel International Clinical Research Private Limited  CoWrks, RMZ EcoWorld, Ground Floor, Bay Area Adjacent to Building 6A, Outer Ring Road, Devarabeesanahalli Village, BENGALURU 560103, Karnataka, INDIA 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Georgia
Germany
India
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Romania
Serbia
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
United States of America
Viet Nam  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 22  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Shailesh Bondarde  Apex Wellness Hospital  Survey No. 799, Plot No. 187, behind Prakash Petrol Pump, Govind Nagar, Nasik 422009, Maharashtra, India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
2532470999

Shaileshbondarde@yahoo.com 
Dr Vijay Agarwal  Apollo Hospitals  154/11, Opp. IIM, Bannerghatta road, Bangalore, Karnataka-560076, India.
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
08026304050

drvijay-agarwal@apollohospitals.com 
Dr Manak Gujrani  Department of Pulmonary Medicine, S. P. Medical College and AG of Hospitals  Bikaner, Rajasthan-334003, India
Bikaner
RAJASTHAN 
01512226300

drmanakgujrani@gmail.com 
Dr Chandragouda Dodagoudar  Dr B L Kapur Memorial Hospital  Pusa Road, New Delhi-110005, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
01130403040

drchandru1976@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Raj Nagarkar  HCG Manavata Cancer Centre  Behind Shivang Auto, Mumbai Naka, Nashik, Maharashtra-422002, India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
2536661111

drraj@manavatacancercentre.com 
Dr Satheesh C T  Healthcare Global Enterprises Limited  8, P Kalinga Rao Road, HCG Towers, Sampangi Ram Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560027, India
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8040206000

drsatheeshct@gmail.com 
Dr Sandip Abhaykumar Shah  Hemato Oncology Clinic Ahmedabad Pvt. Ltd.  Ground floor and First floor, Near Samved Hospital, Stadium Commerce College Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380009, India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7940042223

SANDIP60@GMAIL.COM 
Dr Maheshkumar Kalloli  KLES Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre  Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka-590010, India
Belgaum
KARNATAKA 
08312473777

mahesh.kalloli@gmail.com 
Dr Chetan Dilip Deshmukh  LMMFs Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research center  Erandawane, Pune, Maharashtra-411004, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
02040151000

drchetandeshmukh@gmail.com 
Dr Akhil Kapoor  Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre  Department of Medical Oncology, Sundar Bagiya, Near Nariya Gate, Banaras Hindu University Campus, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005 India
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
05422225022

kapoorakhil1987@gmail.com 
Dr Balaji Keshavrao Shewalkar  Marathwada Regional Cancer Center and Research Institute,  G.M.C.H. Near Jama masjid, Front of aam khas maidan, Aurangabad, Maharashtra-431001, India.
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9850632639

drbalajishewalkar482@gmail.com 
Dr Sandeep Batra  Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket (A Unit of Devki Devi Foundation)  2, Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi -110017, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
9811035061

sandeepriya2000@yahoo.com 
Dr Anand Bhaskarrao Pathak  National Cancer Institute  Khasar No.25, outer Hingna Ring Road, Mouza, Jamtha, Nagpur, Maharashtra-441108, India
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
18002330033

abpathak21@gmail.com 
Dr Sadashivudu Gundeti  Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences,  Department of Medical Oncology Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Telangana-500082, India
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
4023489360

drssgundeti@yahoo.com 
Dr Minish Jain  Noble Hospital Pvt Ltd  Ground Floor, OPD-Room No. 18, 153 Magarpatta City Road, Hadapsar Pune-411013, Maharashtra, India
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
8007006611

minishjain.nobletrials@gmail.com 
Dr Vijay Patil  P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre  Marvella 724, 11th Road, Khar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400052, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02261548989

vijaypgi@gmail.com 
Dr Shyam Aggarwal  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Sir Ganga Ram Marg Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060, India
New Delhi
DELHI 
114225164

drshyam_aggarwal@yahoo.com 
Dr Ghanashyam Biswas  Sparsh Hospital and Critical Care (P) Ltd.,  A/407, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751007, India
Khordha
ORISSA 
06742540188

drgbiswas@gmail.com 
Dr Dinesh Kumar Sinha  State Cancer Institute, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences  Sheikhpura, Patna, Bihar-800014, India
Patna
BIHAR 
9771433132

drdineshigims@gmail.com 
Dr Rajendersingh Arora  Sujan Surgical Cancer Hospital and Amravati Cancer Foundation  52/B Shankar Nagar, Main Road, Amravati, Maharashtra-444605, India
Amravati
MAHARASHTRA 
07212671496

dr_rsarora@rediffmail.com 
Dr Kumar Prabhash  Tata Memorial Centre  11th floor, Homi Bhabha block, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel Mumbai-400012, Maharashtra, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
02224177000

kprabhash1@gmail.com 
Dr Harsha Suryakant Panchal  The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (M.P. Shah Cancer Hospital)  Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad 380016 Gujarat India
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7922688095

harsha.panchal@gcriindia.org 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 22  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Amravati Ethics Committee, Sujan Surgical Cancer Hospital and Amravati Cancer Foundation, 52/B Shankar Nagar, Main Road, Amravati, Maharashtra-444605, India  Submittted/Under Review 
ApexEthicsCommittee  Approved 
Dr. B. L. Kapur Memorial Hospital Ethics Committee Dr. B.L.Kapur Memorial Hospital, Pusa Road, New Delhi-110005, India  Approved 
Ethics Committee of CIMS, Care Institute of Medical Science, Opp. Panchamrut Bunglows, Nr. Shukan Mall, off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380060, India  Approved 
Ethics Committee Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Room No-1643, 6th floor, old building, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi-110060, India.  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee, S. P. Medical College and AG of Hospitals, Pawanpuri, Bikaner, Rajasthan-334003, India  Submittted/Under Review 
GCRI/GCP Ethics Committee The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute M.P. Shah Cancer Hospital, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad 380016 Gujarat India  Approved 
HCG Central Ethics Committee N0.8, P Kalinga Rao Road, HCG Towers, Sampangi Ram Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560027, India  Approved 
IEC I & II: Institutional Ethics Committee, Clinical Research Secretariat, 3rd Floor, Main Building, Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai – 400012, Maharashtra, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC), Devki Devi Foundation Service Floor, Office of Ethics Committee, East block, Next to Conference Room, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket (A Unit of Devki Devi Foundation) 2, Press Enclave Road, Saket, New Delhi – 110017, India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics committee, (IMC-GMCA), Department of Pharmacology, Government medical college, Aurangabad, Maharashtra-431001, India.  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, off Karve Road, Erandawane, Pune, Maharashtra-411004, India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura Raja Bazar, Patna Bihar-800014, India  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), JNMC Campus, Nehru Nagar, Belagavi, Karnataka-590010, India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, MPMMCC & HBCH, Varanasi, Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Centre, Sundar Bagiya, Near Nariya Gate, Banaras Hindu University Campus, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005. India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, PD Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Savarkar Marg, Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra-400016, India.  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Sparsh Hospital, & Critical Care (P) Ltd, A/407, Saheed nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751007, India  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee- Clinical Studies, Apollo Hospitals, 154/11, Opp. IIM, Bannerghatta road, Bangalore, Karnataka-560076, India.  Approved 
Manavata Clinical Research Institute Ethics Committee, HCG Manavata Cancer Centre, Behind Shivang Auto, Mumbai Naka, Nashik, Maharashtra-422002, India  Approved 
National Cancer Institute Ethics Committee Khasar No.25, outer Hingna Ring Road, Mouza, Jamtha, Nagpur, Maharashtra-441108, India  Approved 
NIMS-Institutional Ethics Committee 2nd floor, SRC, NIMS old block, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, Telangana-500082, India  Approved 
Noble Hospital Institutional Ethics committee, Noble Hospital Pvt. Ltd Room no. 5, Clinical Research Department, Noble Annex, 153 Magarpatta city road, Hadapsar, Pune-411013, Maharashtra, India.  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C349||Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedpart of bronchus or lung,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  GME751  GME751 Concentrate for solution for infusion, Biologic, Liquid in vial, 100 mg, 200 mg every 3 weeks, i.v. infusion Drug: Pemetrexed (i.v. infusion) Drug: Carboplatin or Cisplatin (i.v. infusion) 
Comparator Agent  Keytruda-EU  Keytruda-EU Concentrate for solution for infusion, biologic, liquid in vial, 100 mg, 200 mg every 3 weeks, i.v. infusion Drug: Pemetrexed (i.v. infusion) Drug: Carboplatin or Cisplatin (i.v. infusion) 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  95.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. At least 18 years of age
2. Untreated metastatic NSCLC
3. Absence of tumor activating EGFR mutations and absence of ALK gene rearrangements
4. Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1
5. Adequate organ function
6. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Squamous cell or mixed histology in NSCLC
2. Known history of hypersensitivity (grade 3) to pembrolizumab, chemotherapy or their excipients
3. Active autoimmune disease that has required chronic systemic treatment in the past 2 years.
4. Received live vaccine more than 30 days before the first study treatment
5. Prior treatment with pembrolizumab or any other anti-PD-1, or anti-PD-L1 or anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA-4 agent or any antibody targeting other immune-regulatory receptors or mechanisms for lung cancer.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To demonstrate efficacy equivalence (BOR as per RECIST 1.1) between GME751 and Keytruda-EU in participants with untreated metastatic non-squamous NSCLC (irrespective of PD-L1 status and with no EGFR or ALK mutations) with background platinum-based chemotherapy.  The primary endpoint is the BOR of either CR or PR according to RECIST 1.1 up to 9 months. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Progression free survival - similarity between GME751 & Keytruda-EU  52 weeks 
Overall survival - similarity between GME751 & Keytruda-EU  52 weeks 
Duration of response in terms of Progression free survival - similarity between GME751 & Keytruda-EU  52 weeks 
Safety in terms of TEAEs & SAEs - evaluate & compare between GME751 & Keytruda-EU  52 weeks 
Pembrolizumab serum concentrations - To evaluate & compare between GME751 & Keytruda-EU.  Compare descriptively Ctrough of GME751 & Keytruda-EU at Week 1, 2, 4, 16 to 49 & 52 weeks 
Immunogenicity - evaluate & compare between GME751 & Keytruda-EU  Development of binding & neutralizing ADAs up to 52 weeks. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="720"
Sample Size from India="91" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   31/01/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  29/04/2024 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="1"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Other (Terminated) 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Other (Terminated) 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of GME751 compared with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in participants with untreated metastatic non-squamous NSCLC (irrespective of PD-L1 status), without sensitizing EGFR or ALK mutations.

Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive either GME751, or European Union (EU)-authorized pembrolizumab (Keytruda-EU) in combination with chemotherapy. The maximum study duration for a participant will be approximately 56 weeks including screening.

Treatment duration is 52 weeks (17 treatment cycles of study treatment GME751 or Keytruda-EU in combination with chemotherapy, each cycle with a duration of 3 weeks).

Participants will discontinue study participation in case of disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or other reasons.

Participants who are benefiting from treatment with pembrolizumab without signs of progression or unacceptable toxicity will be eligible for continued pembrolizumab treatment via most suitable option based on the respective country regulations.

 
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