Substudy 03B: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With Second Line Plus (2L+) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03B/KEYMAKER-U03)

Last updated: July 23, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Carcinoma

Treatment

Pembrolizumab

Lenvatinib

MK-4830

Clinical Study ID

NCT04626518
3475-03B
U1111-1294-4557
KEYMAKER-U03
MK-3475-03B
2019-003610-13
2023-506839-15-00
2023-506839-15
  • Ages 18-120
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Substudy 03B is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The larger study is the umbrella study (U03).

The goal of substudy 03B is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of experimental combinations of investigational agents in participants with advanced second line plus (2L+) clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to demonstrate a tolerable safety profile for the combination of investigational agents. There will be no hypothesis testing in this study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic clear cellrenal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)

  • Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatmentfor locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-(L)1) checkpoint inhibitor (in sequence or in combination with a vascularendothelial growth factor. - tyrosine kinase inhibitor [VEGF-TKI]) where PD-(L)1checkpoint inhibitor treatment progression is defined by meeting ALL of thefollowing 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)1mAb 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 weeksfrom the last dose of an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb

  • Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatmentfor locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a VEGF-TKI (in sequence or incombination with a PD-[L]1 checkpoint inhibitor) where VEGF-TKI treatmentprogression is defined by meeting the following criterion: has shown radiographicdisease progression during or after a treatment with a VEGF-TKI as defined by RECIST 1.1 by investigator.

  • Is able to swallow oral medication

  • Has adequate organ function

  • Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before randomization/allocation

  • Has resolution of toxic effects of prior therapy to ≤Grade 1

  • Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP ≤150/90 mm Hg) with no change inhypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation

  • Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to usecontraception during treatment with and for at least 7 days after the last dose oflenvatinib 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, nocontraception is needed

  • Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman ofchildbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourseor using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 daysafter the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab,favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib orbelzutifan, whichever occurs last and must abstain from breastfeeding during thestudy intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has urine protein ≥1 g/24 hours and has any of the following: (a) a pulse oximeterreading <92% at rest, or (b) requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or (c)requires chronic supplemental oxygen (d) active hemoptysis within 3 weeks prior tothe first dose of study intervention

  • Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the firstdose of study intervention administration

  • Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions

  • Has a history of lung disease

  • Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease

  • Has preexisting gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula

  • Has malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or disease

  • Has previously received treatment with a combination of pembrolizumab pluslenvatinib

  • Has received prior treatment with belzutifan

  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention

  • Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first doseof study intervention; killed vaccines are allowed

  • Has received more than 4 previous systemic anticancer treatment regimens

  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressivetherapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention

  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatmentwithin the past 3 years

  • Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and isallowed

  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy

  • Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

  • Has a known history of Hepatitis B

  • Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

Study Design

Total Participants: 370
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: Pembrolizumab
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
December 17, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
May 31, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Blacktown Hospital ( Site 3601)

    Blacktown, New South Wales 2148
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Western Sydney Local Health District ( Site 3601)

    Blacktown, New South Wales 2148
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • St George Hospital ( Site 3602)

    Kogarah, New South Wales 2217
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Brisbane and Women s Hospital ( Site 3603)

    Herston, Queensland 4029
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital ( Site 3603)

    Herston, Queensland 4029
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Austin Health ( Site 3600)

    Melbourne, Victoria 3084
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 3101)

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Z5
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Jewish General Hospital ( Site 3100)

    Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CIDO SpA-Oncology ( Site 4106)

    Temuco, Araucania 4810148
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • James Lind Centro de Investigacion del Cancer ( Site 4108)

    Temuco, Araucania 4800827
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • James Lind Centro de Investigación del Cáncer ( Site 4108)

    Temuco, Araucania 4800827
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 4101)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 8420383
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • FALP-UIDO ( Site 4100)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7500921
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • ONCOCENTRO APYS-ACEREY ( Site 4103)

    Viña del Mar, Valparaiso 2520598
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine ( Site 3204)

    Vandoeuvre les Nancy, Ain 54519
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS) ( Site 3203)

    Strasbourg, Alsace 67200
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Claudius Regaud ( Site 3200)

    Toulouse Cedex 9, Haute-Garonne 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Gustave Roussy ( Site 3202)

    Villejuif, Ile-de-France 94800
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Országos Onkológiai Intézet-Urogenitális Tumorok és Klinikai Farmakológiai Osztály ( Site 4301)

    Budapest, Pest 1122
    Hungary

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology Division ( Site 3500)

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Hadassah Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 3504)

    Jerusalem, 9112001
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 3502)

    Petah Tiqwa, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sheba Medical Center - Oncology Division ( Site 3501)

    Ramat Gan, 52621
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 3503)

    Tel Aviv, 6423906
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center ( Site 3800)

    Songpagu, Seoul 05505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center ( Site 3801)

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital ( Site 3802)

    Seoul, 03722
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AVL)-medical oncology ( Site 4402)

    Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1066 CX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum ( Site 4401)

    Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland 3015 GD
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Auckland City Hospital ( Site 3700)

    Auckland, 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • Centrum Onkologii im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka-Ambulatorium Chemioterapii ( Site 4201)

    Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-pomorskie 85-796
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Oddzial Badan Wczesnych Faz ( Site 4200

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 02-781
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Oddzial Badan Wczesnych Faz ( Site 4200)

    Warszawa, Mazowieckie 02-781
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Early Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 4202)

    Gdansk, Pomorskie 80-952
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Early Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 4202)

    Gdańsk, Pomorskie 80-952
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron ( Site 3300)

    Barcelona, Cataluna 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal ( Site 3301)

    Madrid, 28034
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Southampton General Hospital ( Site 3403)

    Southampton, England SO16 6YD
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre ( Site 3405)

    Glasgow, Glasgow City G12 0YN
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Preston Hospital ( Site 3406)

    Preston, Lancashire PR2 9HT
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Leicester Royal Infirmary ( Site 3408)

    Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 5WW
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Barts Health NHS Trust ( Site 3401)

    London, London, City Of EC1A 7BE
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Western General Hospital ( Site 3402)

    Edinburgh, Midlothian EH4 2XU
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Velindre Cancer Centre Hospital ( Site 3407)

    Cardiff, Wales CF14 2TL
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • The Christie NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 3400)

    Manchester, M20 4BX
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • University of California at San Francisco ( Site 3008)

    San Francisco, California 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 3011)

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Chicago ( Site 3013)

    Chicago, Illinois 60637
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Iowa ( Site 3012)

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Henry Ford Health System ( Site 3014)

    Detroit, Michigan 48202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center ( Site 3016)

    New York, New York 10016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 3002)

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke Cancer Institute ( Site 3015)

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UPMC Cancer Center/Hillman Cancer Center ( Site 3017)

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( Site 3004)

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UTSW Medical Center ( Site 3003)

    Dallas, Texas 75390
    United States

    Site Not Available

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