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Substudy 06C: A Study of Investigational Agents With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With First-Line Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-06C/KEYMAKER-U06)
NCT06469944 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
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Official title
A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Umbrella Platform Design Study of Investigational Agents With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With 1L Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma): Substudy 06C
About this study
The master protocol is MK-3475-U06.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of previously untreated locally advanced unresectable or metastatic first-line (1L) gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma
* Is not expected to require tumor resection during the treatment course
* Tumor tissue must be confirmed as negative for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression as classified by American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO-CAP) guidelines
* Core/excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated has been provided
* 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 therapy are eligible
* Has adequate organ function
* Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as determined by the local site investigator/radiology assessment and verified by blinded independent central review (BICR)
* Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 3 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
* Has a life expectancy of at least 6 months
* Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to allocation/randomization
* Participants with history of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening
* Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:
* Has squamous cell or undifferentiated gastroesophageal cancer.
* Has had previous therapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)/esophageal adenocarcinoma
* Has experienced weight loss \>20% over 3 months before the first dose of study intervention
* Has a history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing
* Has Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy
* Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease
* Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months preceding study intervention
* Has accumulation of pleural, ascitic, or pericardial fluid requiring drainage or diuretic drugs within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
* Has history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
* Has received prior treatment with a trophoblast antigen 2 (TROP2)-targeted or anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) targeted agents
* Has received prior treatment with a topoisomerase I inhibitor-based antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and/or a topoisomerase I inhibitor-based chemotherapy
* Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has received prior therapy with an anti-Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1), anti-Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1), anti-Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (TCR)
* Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or has radiation related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids
* Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention
* Has received a strong inducer/inhibitor of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued
* Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration
* Has 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 intervention
* Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
* Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
* Has Severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab, sacituzumab tirumotecan, patritumab deruxtecan, or other biologic therapy, chemotherapy (ie, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, capecitabine), leucovorin, levoleucovorin, or any of their excipients
* Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years
* Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis or ILD, or where suspected ILD or pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening
* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
* Has concurrent active hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive and/or detectable HBV DNA) and hepatitis C virus (defined as anti-hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] Ab positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] infection or a known history of hepatitis B and/or C infection
* Has history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study
* Has gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, poor oral intake, or difficulty in taking oral medication
* Has poorly controlled diarrhea
* Has had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention
* Has history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
* Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications
Study design
Enrollment target: 160 participants
Allocation: randomized
Masking: none
Age groups: adult, older_adult
Timeline
Starts: 2024-09-20
Estimated completion: 2029-09-12
Last updated: 2026-05-26
Interventions
Biological: PembrolizumabBiological: Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (sac-TMT)Drug: CapecitabineDrug: LeucovorinDrug: LevoleucovorinDrug: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)Drug: OxaliplatinBiological: Patritumab Deruxtecan
Primary outcomes
- • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) (Up to approximately 28 days)
- • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE) (Up to approximately 28 days)
- • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Intervention Due to an AE (Up to approximately 28 days)
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · industry
Contacts & investigators
ContactToll Free Number · contact · Trialsites@msd.com · 1-888-577-8839
InvestigatorMedical Director · study_director, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
All locations (51)
University of Arizona Cancer Center-University of Arizona Cancer Center ( Site 6927)Recruiting
Tucson, Arizona, United States
UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 6905)Recruiting
Los Angeles, California, United States
Norton Hospital-Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown ( Site 6900)Completed
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
The Cancer and Hematology Centers ( Site 6912)Recruiting
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central NY, P.C. ( Site 6925)Recruiting
East Syracuse, New York, United States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center-CUIMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical ( Site 6907)Completed
New York, New York, United States
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-UPMC ( Site 6904)Recruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 6920)Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States
Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer ( Site 6303)Recruiting
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição ( Site 6301)Recruiting
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
ICESP - INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO ( Site 6300)Recruiting
São Paulo, Brazil
IBCC - Instituto Brasileiro de Controle do Câncer ( Site 6304)Recruiting
São Paulo, Brazil
Clínica Puerto Montt ( Site 6409)Recruiting
Port Montt, Los Lagos Region, Chile
Centro de Investigación del Maule ( Site 6408)Recruiting
Talca, Maule Region, Chile
FALP-UIDO ( Site 6400)Recruiting
Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
Centro de Oncología de Precisión-Oncology ( Site 6404)Recruiting
Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
Clínica UC San Carlos de Apoquindo ( Site 6405)Recruiting
Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 6401)Recruiting
Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
Bradford Hill Norte ( Site 6407)Recruiting
Antofagasta, Chile
Beijing Cancer hospital-Digestive Oncology ( Site 5500)Recruiting
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
The 900th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army ( Site 5501)Recruiting
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
The First Affiliated hospital of Xiamen University ( Site 5503)Recruiting
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Henan Cancer Hospital ( Site 5504)Recruiting
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University ( Site 5514)Recruiting
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center ( Site 5513)Recruiting
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Xinjiang Medical University Cancer Hospital - Urumqi ( Site 5506)Recruiting
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine ( Site 5510)Recruiting
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
CHU-BREST Cavale Blanche ( Site 5104)Recruiting
Brest, Finistere, France
CIC. ( Site 5100)Recruiting
Lille, Nord, France
Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital-Hepato-Gastro-Enterology ( Site 5102)Recruiting
Paris, Île-de-France Region, France
NCT-Department of Medical Oncology ( Site 6809)Recruiting
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf-Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectiology ( Site 6802)Recruiting
Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden-Medical Dept I - Medical Oncology ( Site 6806)Recruiting
Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Facharztzentrum Eppendorf-Facharztzentrum Eppendorf ( Site 6807)Recruiting
Hamburg, Germany
IRCCS - Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori"-Oncologia Medica ( Site 5207)Recruiting
Meldola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori-Struttura Complessa Oncologia Medica 1 ( Site 5200)Recruiting
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana ( Site 5206)Recruiting
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
Ospedale San Raffaele-Oncologia Medica ( Site 5202)Recruiting
Milan, Italy
Oslo universitetssykehus, Radiumhospitalet ( Site 6501)Recruiting
Oslo, Norway
Asan Medical Center-Department of Oncology ( Site 5901)Recruiting
Seoul, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center-Division of Hematology/Oncology ( Site 5900)Recruiting
Seoul, South Korea
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) ( Site 6701)Recruiting
Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Graubünden-Medizin ( Site 6700)Recruiting
Chur, Kanton Graubünden, Switzerland
China Medical University Hospital ( Site 6007)Recruiting
Taichung, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 6001)Recruiting
Tainan, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital-Oncology ( Site 6000)Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital ( Site 6005)Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital ( Site 6102)Recruiting
Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand
Chulalongkorn Hospital ( Site 6104)Recruiting
Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
Ramathibodi Hospital ( Site 6103)Recruiting
Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand
Songklanagarind hospital ( Site 6101)Recruiting
Hat Yai, Changwat Songkhla, Thailand