New Protocol: Pembrolizumab with CISplatin and Gemcitabine in Metastatic Biliary Tract Cancer


  • Study

    Phase III, double-blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label trial (KEYNOTE-966)
    Previously untreated, unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic biliary tract cancer
    Pembrolizumab + Gemcitabine + Cisplatin (n=533) vs. Gemcitabine + Cisplatin (n=536)




  • Efficacy

    mPFS: 6.5 vs 5.6 mos, p=0.023
    6-mo PFS: 52% vs. 46%
    12-mo PFS: 25% vs 20%
    mOS: 12.7 vs. 10.9 mos , p=0034
    12 months OS: 52% vs.44%
    24 months OS: 25% vs.18%
    mDoR: 9.7 vs 6.9 mos



  • Safety

    Grade≥3 AEs: Neutropenia (49% vs 45%), Anemia (29% vs. 29%), fatigue (6% vs. 4%)



  • Lancet Oncol, 16 APR, 2023

    Pembrolizumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin compared with gemcitabine and cisplatin alone for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (KEYNOTE-966): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

    http://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00727-4

    Reviewed by Elvin Chalabiyev, MD on May 20, 2023