Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology

MK-4830 for Renal cell carcinoma

Phase I/II trial of MK-4830 for Renal cell carcinoma. Randomised, adaptive. 192 participants.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology
Trial Disease
Renal cell carcinoma
Trial Stage
Phase I/II
Drug Modality
Monoclonal antibody|Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
22-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
26-02-2024

Trial design

Randomised, adaptive Phase I/II trial in Netherlands, Poland, Hungary and others.

Randomised
Yes
Adaptive
True, safety lead-in phase to assess dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) and to establish an RP2D where applicable (dose-escalation/adaptive safety lead-in described; detailed escalation rules not provided in CTIS excerpt).
Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
Yes
Target Sample Size
192

Eligibility

Recruits 192 Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Consent obtained from participant; no assent or specific vulnerable-population consent procedures are described in the available CTIS record..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last and must abstain from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable population not selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Consent obtained from participant; no assent or specific vulnerable-population consent procedures are described in the available CTIS record.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last and must abstain from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-(L)1) checkpoint inhibitor (in sequence or in combination with a vascular endothelial growth factor tyrosine kinase inhibitor [VEGF-TKI]) where PD-(L)1 checkpoint inhibitor treatment progression is defined by meeting ALL of the following criteria: (a) has received ≥2 doses of an anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) (b) has shown radiographic disease progression during or after an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by investigator (c) disease progression has been documented within 12 weeks from the last dose of an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a VEGF-TKI (in sequence or in combination with a PD-[L]1 checkpoint inhibitor) where VEGF-TKI treatment progression is defined by meeting the following criterion: has shown radiographic disease progression during or after a treatment with a VEGF-TKI as defined by RECIST 1.1 by investigator"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Is able to swallow oral medication"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has adequate organ function"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before randomization/allocation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has resolution of toxic effects of prior therapy to ≤Grade 1"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP ≤150/90 mm Hg) with no change in hypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during treatment with and for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib and /or belzutifan; 7 days after lenvatinib and/or belzutifan is stopped, if the participant is only receiving pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or a combination of the aforementioned drugs, no contraception is needed"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Has urine protein ≥1 g/24 hours and has any of the following: (a) a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or (b) requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or (c) requires chronic supplemental oxygen (d) active hemoptysis within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention; killed vaccines are allowed"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has received more than 4 previous systemic anticancer treatment regimens"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a known history of Hepatitis B"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the first dose of study intervention administration"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a history of lung disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has preexisting gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or disease"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has previously received treatment with a combination of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Has received prior treatment with belzutifan"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of participants who experience one or more dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants experiencing one or more DLTs during the safety lead-in phase (DLT definition not provided in the CTIS excerpt)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of participants who experience one or more adverse events (AEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants with one or more adverse events (AEs)"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Number of participants who experienced DLTs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants who experienced DLTs during the efficacy phase"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Number of participants who experience one or more AEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants with one or more adverse events during the efficacy phase"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE during the efficacy phase"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Objective response (OR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Objective response assessed per RECIST 1.1"}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Duration of response (DOR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR assessed per RECIST 1.1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Progression-free survival (PFS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PFS assessed per RECIST 1.1"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Overall survival (OS)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Overall survival measured as time from baseline to death from any cause"}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Efficacy Phase: Clinical benefit rate (CBR)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical benefit rate assessed per RECIST 1.1"}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
192
Recruitment Window Months
65
Consent Approach
Informed consent obtained using country-specific subject information and informed consent forms. ICF documents are available in multiple country/language versions (examples in CTIS documents: Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, French, Spanish, English). Consent is provided by the participant; no assent procedures or paediatric consent processes are described in the CTIS record.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
13
Total Number Of Participants
68

Netherlands

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-11-2024
Processing Time Days
292
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
3

Sites

Site Name
Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis Stichting
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Koen van der Mijn
Contact Person Email
k.vd.mijn@nki.nl
Site Name
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Britt Suelmann
Contact Person Email
oncostudies@umcutrecht.nl
Site Name
Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Astrid van der Veldt
Contact Person Email
a.vanderVeldt@Erasmusmc.nl

Poland

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
12-05-2025
Processing Time Days
479
Number Of Sites
3
Number Of Participants
10

Sites

Site Name
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii Im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Department Name
Oddział Badań Wczesnych Faz
Contact Person Name
Iwona Ługowska
Contact Person Email
obwf@coi.pl
Site Name
Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka W Bydgoszczy
Department Name
Ambulatorium chemioterapii
Contact Person Name
Bogdan Żurawski
Site Name
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
Department Name
Centrum Wsparcia Badan Klinicznych UCK Osrodek Badan Klinicznych Wczesnych Faz
Contact Person Name
Rafał Dziadziuszko
Contact Person Email
obkwf@uck.gda.pl

Hungary

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
08-05-2025
Processing Time Days
475
Number Of Sites
1
Number Of Participants
9

Sites

Site Name
Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet
Department Name
Gyógyszerterápiás Központ, Urogenitális Tumorok és Klinikai Farmakológiai Osztály, Kemoterápia C”
Contact Person Name
Lajos Geczi
Contact Person Email
geczi.lajos@oncol.hu

Spain

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
26-11-2025
Processing Time Days
677
Number Of Sites
2
Number Of Participants
8

Sites

Site Name
Hospital Universitario Ramon Y Cajal
Department Name
Medical Oncology Department
Contact Person Name
Pablo Gajate Borau
Contact Person Email
pgajateborau@gmail.com
Site Name
Hospital Universitari Vall D Hebron
Department Name
Medical Oncology Department
Contact Person Name
Cristina Suarez Rodriguez
Contact Person Email
csuarez@vhio.net

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
19-01-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
06-05-2026
Processing Time Days
838
Number Of Sites
4
Number Of Participants
38

Sites

Site Name
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine
Department Name
Département d'oncologie médicale
Contact Person Name
Sophie Martin
Contact Person Email
so.martin@nancy.unicancer.fr
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Medical Oncology
Contact Person Name
Barthelemy Philippe
Site Name
Institut Gustave Roussy
Department Name
Département d’Oncologie Médicale
Contact Person Name
Laurence ALBIGES
Site Name
Institut Universitaire Du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole
Department Name
Not applicable
Contact Person Name
Carlos Alberto Gomez Roca

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Organisation Type
Pharmaceutical company
Country Of Registered Address
United States

Contract research organisations

Name
Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code 3
Name
PPD Global Central Labs
Responsibilities
sponsorDuties code 4
Name
Parexel International Corp.
Responsibilities
EUB services (call center and medical services)
Name
PRA International
Responsibilities
Central imaging

Third parties

  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 3","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"Belgium","full_name":"PPD Global Central Labs","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties code 4","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"Parexel International Corp.","duties_or_roles":"EUB services (call center and medical services)","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
  • {"country":"United States","full_name":"PRA International","duties_or_roles":"Central imaging","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
MK-4830
Active Substance
MK-4830
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
Investigational Product Name
Lenvatinib
Active Substance
LENVATINIB
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
Investigational Product Name
Belzutifan
Active Substance
BELZUTIFAN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
ORAL
Route
ORAL
Authorisation Status
Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
Investigational Product Name
KEYTRUDA 25 mg/mL concentrate for solution for infusion
Active Substance
PEMBROLIZUMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation (EU/1/15/1024/002, prodAuthStatus 2)
Investigational Product Name
MK-4280A
Active Substance
PEMBROLIZUMAB, FAVEZELIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
Investigational Product Name
MK-1308A
Active Substance
PEMBROLIZUMAB, QUAVONLIMAB
Modality
Monoclonal antibody
Routes Of Administration
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Route
INTRAVENOUS INFUSION
Authorisation Status
Investigational (prodAuthStatus 1)
Combination Treatment
Yes

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