Common Safety Follow-up Trial of Tecemotide (L-BLP25)

An Open-label Trial to Collect Long-term Data on Subjects Following Participation in Previous EMD 531444 (L-BLP25 or BLP25 Liposome Vaccine) Clinical Trials

This is an open-label, common follow-up trial. Subjects who were enrolled in a Merck KGaA, EMD Serono or Merck Serono Japan sponsored trial with tecemotide (L-BLP25) were enrolled in this follow-up trial to continue their maintenance treatment with tecemotide (L-BLP25). Subjects were transferred once the feeder trial (EMR 63325-005 [NCT00157209], EMR 63325-006 [NCT00157196] and EMR 63325-008 [NCT01094548]) objectives were met. Subjects who received tecemotide (L-BLP25) in a feeder trial continued tecemotide (L-BLP25) treatment in this follow-up trial and have safety assessments performed as well as were observed for progressive disease (PD) and survival in 6- month intervals. Subjects who had not received tecemotide (L-BLP25) in feeder trials, or discontinued treatment were only observed for PD and survival in 6-month intervals and were not provided treatment with tecemotide (L-BLP25).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Signed written informed consent.
• Registration and treatment in a clinical trial with tecemotide (L-BLP25) under sponsorship of Merck KGaA/EMD Serono/Merck Serono Japan (feeder trial). [Note, subjects who have been allocated to treatments not containing tecemotide (L BLP25) in the feeder trial are eligible for this trial and will be followed-up for progressive disease (PD) (if applicable) and survival.]
• End of Treatment procedures have been performed in the feeder trial.
• Other protocol defined inclusion criteria could apply

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy and lactation period; women of childbearing potential, unless using effective contraception as determined by the Investigator. Subjects whom the Investigator considers may be at risk of pregnancy will have a pregnancy test performed per institutional standard
• Known hypersensitivity to any of the trial treatment ingredients (if applicable)
• Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity
• Any other reason that, in the opinion of the Investigator, precludes the subject from participating in the trial
• Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply