Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of Combination Therapies With or Without Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and/or Chemotherapy in Participants With Advanced Esophageal Cancer (MK-3475-06A)

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a phase I/II multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of investigational agents with pembrolizumab, plus chemotherapy or lenvatinib, for the t...

Detailed Description

The master protocol is MK-3475-U06.

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 ESCC
  • Has experienced investigator documented radiographic or clinical disease progression on one prior line of standard therapy.
  • Has an evaluable baseline tumor sample (newly obtained or archival) for analysis
  • Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications
  • 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 received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
  • Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study medication
  • 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
  • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • History of Hepatitis B or known active Hepatitis C virus infection
  • History of allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention
  • Participants with known gastrointestinal (GI) malabsorption or any other condition that may affect the absorption of lenvatinib
  • Has risk for significant GI bleeding, such as:
  • Has had a serious nonhealing wound, peptic ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days prior to allocation/randomization
  • Has 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 :

July 27 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 5 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05342636

Start Date

July 27 2022

End Date

December 5 2025

Last Update

December 17 2025

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Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer ( Site 2303)

Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59062-000

2

Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição ( Site 2301)

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 91350-200

3

ICESP - INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO ( Site 2300)

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 01246-000

4

FALP-UIDO ( Site 2400)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile, 7500921