Belzutifan/MK-6482 for the Treatment of Advanced Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma (PPGL), Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET), Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors, Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (wt GIST), or Solid Tumors With HIF-2α Related Genetic Alterations (MK-6482-015)

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Feb 26, 2027
  • participants needed
    322
  • sponsor
    Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Updated on 9 September 2023

Summary

This is a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of belzutifan monotherapy in participants with advanced pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL), pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET), von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors, Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (wt GIST), or Advanced Solid Tumors With hypoxia inducible factor-2 alpha (HIF-2α) related genetic alterations. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the objective response rate (ORR) of belzutifan per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by blinded independent central review (BICR).

Details
Condition Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease, Advanced Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, HIF-2α Mutated Cancers
Treatment MK-6482, Belzutifan
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04924075
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Last Modified on9 September 2023

Eligibility

Yes No Not Sure

Inclusion Criteria

Cohort A1: Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma (PPGL)
Has documented histopathological diagnosis (local report) of pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma Note: Participants are allowed to receive therapy in first line where a satisfactory treatment option does not exist and if participants are not candidates for systemic chemotherapy or have refused such therapy. There is no limit on number of prior systemic therapies
Locoregional therapies or adjuvant/neoadjuvant therapies are not considered a line of prior
systemic therapy
Has locally advanced or metastatic disease that is not amenable to surgery or curative
intent treatment
Has adequately controlled blood pressure defined as blood pressure ≤150/90 mm Hg
Cohort A2: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (pNET)
(≤135/85 mm Hg for adolescents) and with no change in antihypertensive medications
(for participants with concomitant hypertension) for at least 2 weeks prior to start
Has locally advanced disease or metastatic disease that is
of study treatment
Has documented histopathological or cytopathological diagnosis (local report) of
Note: Chemoembolization/radiofrequency ablation/locoregional therapies
well-differentiated, low, or intermediate grade (G1 or G2 pNET per 2017 World Health
Organization (WHO) classification and grading) pNET
Not amenable for surgery, radiation, locoregional therapies or combination
modality of such treatments with curative intent
Experienced disease progression on or after at least 1 line of prior systemic
therapy that includes an approved targeted agent such as everolimus or sunitinib
Participants who have received >3 prior systemic therapies will be capped to ≤20%
of the cohort
neoadjuvant/adjuvant treatments, or somatostatin analog monotherapy or interferon
intervention
monotherapy will not count as 1 line of prior systemic therapy
Cohorts A1, A2 and PPGL/pNET participants from Cohort D
Has disease progression within the past 12 months from Screening
Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) as assessed by local site investigator/radiology assessment
and verified by BICR
Irradiated lesions or lesions treated with locoregional therapies should not be
used as target lesions unless they clearly demonstrate growth since completion of
radiation
Has adequate organ function
Metastatic lesions situated in the brain are not considered measurable and should
be considered nontarget lesions
Only lesions of the primary indication for the cohort may be evaluated for
measurability; other neoplastic lesions will be documented by the investigator
and this information provided to the independent reviewers to ensure that such
lesions are not included in the RECIST assessment
Cohort B1: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Disease-Associated Tumors
Participants who are adolescents (12-17 years of age) need to have a body weight
Have a diagnosis of VHL disease as determined by a germline test (documented germline
of 40 kilograms (kg) or more
VHL gene alteration) locally and/or clinical diagnosis
Male participants are eligible to participate if they agree to the following during
Have at least 1 measurable PPGL or pNET per RECIST 1.1 by CT or MRI as assessed by
the intervention period and for at least 7 days after the last dose of study
local site investigator/radiology assessment and verified by BICR
Participants from China or Japan defined as participants of Chinese or Japanese origin
Be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle
residing in mainland China or Japan respectively at the time of Screening, must have
(abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent OR
at least 1 measurable RCC or PPGL or pNET per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by local site
Must agree to use contraception unless confirmed to be azoospermic (vasectomized
investigator/radiology assessment and verified by BICR
or secondary to medical cause as detailed below
Must be ≥18 years of age
i. Agree to use a male condom plus partner use of an additional contraceptive method
For Cohort B1 participants with PPGL
when having penile-vaginal intercourse with a woman/women of childbearing potential
Must not have pheochromocytoma >5 cm or paraganglioma >4 cm that requires immediate
(WOCBP) who is not currently pregnant. Note: Men with a pregnant or breastfeeding
surgery
partner must agree to remain abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse or use a male
Have adequately controlled blood pressure defined as blood pressure ≤150/90 mm Hg and
condom during each episode of penile-vaginal penetration
with no change in antihypertensive medications (for participants with concomitant
A female participant is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or
hypertension) for at least 2 weeks prior to start of study treatment
breastfeeding, and at least one of the following conditions applies
Must not have Metastatic or locally advanced, unresectable PPGL
Presence of concomitant VHL disease-associated tumors is permitted as long as they do
Is a WOCBP and using a contraceptive method that is highly effective (with a
not require immediate surgery or intervention
failure rate of <1% per year), or be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse as
For Cohort B1 participants with pNET
their preferred and usual lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent
Must not have lesion(s) located in the head of the pancreas must be >2 cm that
basis), for at least 30 days after the last dose of study intervention
requires immediate surgery
Submit an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of
Must not have lesion(s) located in the body or tail of the pancreas must be >3 cm that
a tumor lesion (not previously irradiated). Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE)
requires immediate surgery
tissue blocks are preferred to slides. Newly obtained biopsies are preferred to
Must not have locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic pNET
archived tissue if the lesion is accessible and a biopsy is not clinically
Presence of concomitant VHL disease-associated tumors is permitted as long as they do
contraindicated
not require immediate surgery or intervention
Note: If participant has only 1 measurable lesion per RECIST 1.1, the biopsy specimen
For Cohort B1 participants with renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
should be obtained from a nontarget lesion or archival tissue. Bone biopsies should not be
Must not have lesion(s) >3 cm that requires immediate surgery
submitted
Must not have metastatic RCC
Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of either 0 or 1
Presence of concomitant VHL disease-associated tumors is permitted as long as they do
as assessed within 7 days of treatment initiation
not require immediate surgery or intervention
For Cohort C participants with GIST (wt)
Has documented histopathological diagnosis of GIST
Local test report documenting the absence of sensitizing mutations in both platelet
derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRA) and receptor tyrosine kinase (c-KIT)
Has locally advanced or metastatic disease that is not amenable to surgery or curative
intent treatment
For Cohort D participants with advanced solid tumors with HIF-2α related genetic
alterations
Local test report documenting germline or somatic mutations in at least one of the
HIF-2α related genes
Has locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor that is not amenable to surgery or
curative intent treatment
Has progressed on/after standard therapy for advanced/metastatic disease
Is not a WOCBP OR
Has a life expectancy of at least 3 months

Exclusion Criteria

Note: Medically controlled arrhythmia stable on medication is permitted
Has a known hypersensitivity to the study treatment and/or any of its excipients
Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
Has a known history of hepatitis B or known active hepatitis C (HCV) infection
Is unable to swallow orally administered medication or has a disorder that might
affect the absorption of belzutifan
Has a history of a second malignancy, unless potentially curative treatment has been
completed with no evidence of malignancy for 2 years with the following exceptions
Note: The time requirement does not apply to participants who underwent successful
definitive resection of basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the
skin, superficial bladder cancer, in situ cervical cancer, or other in situ cancers
Prior history of surgical resection(s) for concurrent localized VHL disease-associated
tumors is allowed provided there is no history of metastatic disease from concurrent
tumors; history of systemic therapy for concurrent tumors will be exclusionary
Participants with history of other genetic syndromes (such as those with succinate
dehydrogenase subunit genes (SDHx) germline mutation or multiple endocrine
neoplasia/MEN) will be allowed provided concurrent tumors (outside of the organ
Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute
myocardial infarction, or arterial bypass (CABG) or percutaneous transluminal coronary
angioplasty (PTCA) ≤6 months from Day 1 of study drug administration, or New York
Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure. Concurrent uncontrolled
hypertension defined as blood pressure >150/90 mm mercury (Hg) despite optimal
antihypertensive medications within 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study
treatment
Has a known psychiatric or substance abuse disorder that would interfere with
cooperation with the requirements of the study
Has had major surgery ≤4 weeks prior to first dose of study intervention
Has received prior locoregional therapies or radiation within the past 4 weeks of
Participants with history of VHL disease (germline VHL mutation documented by a local
Has received prior treatment with Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy
test report or with clinical diagnosis) will be permitted provided concurrent lesions
(PRRT)/radionuclide therapy (such as 177Lu-Dotatate) or other radiopharmaceutical
Has received meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) therapy or other radiopharmaceutical
Has received prior treatment with any HIF-2α inhibitor (including belzutifan)
Has toxicities from prior locoregional or systemic or any other therapies that is not
Has received colony-stimulating factors (e.g., granulocyte colony-stimulating factor
(G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), or recombinant
Erythropoietin (EPO) ≤28 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
Cohort B1 participants with concomitant central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastoma
must not require immediate surgery or intervention and must not be at risk of imminent
neurological complications
Cohort B1 participants with concomitant retinal angiomas/retinal hemangioblastomas
(other than the tumor type being assessed such as PPGL for Cohort A1 and pNET for
must not require immediate intervention
Cohort A2) are localized without immediate need for intervention. Cohort D
Cohort B1 participants with any concomitant tumors must not require immediate surgery
participants with VHL disease will not be eligible
or intervention
For Cohort B1 participants, history of any anticancer systemic therapy (including
discontinued for the duration of the study
investigational agents) for any VHL disease-associated tumor or history of metastatic
Is currently enrolled in and receiving study therapy, was enrolled in a study of an
disease from any VHL disease-associated tumor or other non-VHL disease-related
investigational agent, and received study therapy or used an investigational device
tumor(s) will be exclusionary
within 4 weeks (28 days) of the first dose of study intervention
Has known CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
affected in Cohort A1, Cohort A2, C and D respectively) are localized and do not
require immediate intervention; history of metastatic disease in concurrent tumors or
history of systemic therapy for concurrent tumors will be exclusionary
For Cohort A2, has a tumor histology consistent with poorly differentiated pNET
neuroendocrine carcinoma, or neuroendocrine tumor (NET) of nonpancreatic origin
Poorly differentiated or high grade pancreatic pNET or pancreatic neuroendocrine
carcinoma; mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas or concurrent
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will not be allowed
Neuroendocrine tumor of nonpancreatic origin such as gastrointestinal
Has any of the following: A pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requires
lung/thoracic, unknown primary, or other organs (including adenocarcinoid/goblet
intermittent supplemental oxygen, or requires chronic supplemental oxygen
cell carcinoid/small cell carcinoma/large cell carcinoma). Note: Neuroendocrine
carcinoma of any origin is exclusionary
For Cohort A2, participants who have uncontrolled symptoms from functional pNETs at
first dose of study intervention
therapy within the past 12 weeks from Screening for participants with pNET
therapy within the past 12 weeks from Screening for participants with PPGL
chemotherapy, targeted therapy, biologics or other investigational therapy within the
recovered to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) ≤Grade 1 (with the
past 4 weeks of first dose of study intervention
exception of alopecia)
Has received prior treatment (except somatostatin analogs for pNET participants) with
Is currently receiving strong inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) that cannot
be discontinued for the duration of the study
Is currently receiving either strong or moderate inducers of CYP3A4 that cannot be
study entry
Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
For Cohort B1 participants, metastatic disease identified at Screening
For Cohort C and GIST participants, clinically significant active bleeding (such as
gastrointestinal [GI] bleeding), perforation, obstruction, and other disease-related
complications, requiring emergency surgery
For Cohort D participants, VHL disease is exclusionary
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