Status:

RECRUITING

A Study to Evaluate Investigational Agents With or Without Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Advanced Esophageal Cancer Previously Exposed to Programmed Cell Death 1 Protein (PD-1)/ Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Treatment (MK-3475-06B)

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a Phase 1/2, multicenter, randomized, open-label umbrella platform study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of investigational agents with or without pembrolizumab and/or chemotherapy, for th...

Detailed Description

The master protocol is MK-3475-U06. As of Protocol Amendment 5, the Pembrolizumab Plus MK-4830 Plus Paclitaxel/Irinotecan arm and the Pembrolizumab Plus MK-4830 Plus Lenvatinib arm are no longer acti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The main inclusion and exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or locally advanced unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
  • Has experienced investigator documented radiographic or clinical disease progression on one prior line of standard therapy, that includes a platinum agent and previous exposure to an anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) based immune oncology (IO) therapy
  • Has provided an archival or most recent tumor tissue sample obtained as part of clinical practice
  • Participants who have adverse events (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy are eligible

Exclusion

  • Direct invasion into adjacent organs such as the aorta or trachea
  • Has experienced weight loss \>10% over approximately 2 months prior to first dose of study therapy
  • Has history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing
  • Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
  • Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ that has undergone potentially curative therapy
  • Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
  • History of allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention
  • Has risk for significant gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding such as a serious nonhealing wound, peptic ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days prior to allocation/randomization, significant bleeding disorders, vasculitis, or has had a significant bleeding episode from the GI tract within 12 weeks prior to allocation/randomization

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 16 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 10 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

230 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05319730

Start Date

May 16 2023

End Date

April 10 2029

Last Update

January 5 2026

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1

University of Arizona Cancer Center-University of Arizona Cancer Center ( Site 4927)

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85719

2

UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 4905)

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90404

3

Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central NY, P.C. ( Site 4925)

East Syracuse, New York, United States, 13057

4

Columbia University Irving Medical Center-CUIMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical ( Site 4907)

New York, New York, United States, 10032