Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Combination With Belzutifan in Solid Tumors (MK-6482-016)

Last updated: April 3, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Neoplasms

Esophageal Disorders

Pancreatic Cancer

Treatment

Pembrolizumab

Lenvatinib

Belzutifan

Clinical Study ID

NCT04976634
6482-016
MK-6482-016
2020-005007-40
U1111-1288-3020
2023-503905-12-00
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of belzutifan in combination with pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in multiple solid tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal cancer (CRC), pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), biliary tract cancer (BTC), endometrial cancer (EC),and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). There is no formal hypothesis testing in this study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of one of the following advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solidtumors, documented by histopathology or cytopathology:

  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

  • Colorectal cancer (CRC) (non-microsatellite instability-high [non-MSI-H]/deficient mismatch repair [dMMR])

  • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

  • Biliary tract cancer (BTC) (includes intrahepatic, extrahepaticcholangiocarcinoma [CCA] and gall bladder cancer)

  • Endometrial cancer (EC)

  • Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)

  • Disease progression on or since the most recent treatment (does not apply to newlydiagnosed unresectable or metastatic HCC or EC).

  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 as assessed locally (by investigator) andverified by BICR

  • Submission of an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisionalbiopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated

  • Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to followcontraceptive guidance during and for at least 7 days after last dose of studyintervention with belzutifan and lenvatinib

  • Female participants are not pregnant or breastfeeding, not a woman of child-bearingpotential (WOCBP), or is a WOCBP and agrees to follow contraceptive guidance duringthe intervention period and and for at least 120 days after the last dose ofpembrolizumab or for at least 30 days after last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan,whichever occurs last

  • Adequate organ function

  • Adequately controlled blood pressure with or without antihypertensive medications

  • HCC Specific Inclusion Criteria: No prior systemic chemotherapy, including anti-VEGFtherapy, anti-programmed cell-death (PD-1)/PD-L1 or any systemic investigationalanticancer agents for advanced/unresectable HCC (1L)

  • CRC ([non-MSI-H/dMMR) Specific Inclusion Criteria: Received at least 2 prior linesof systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease which includesfluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin

  • PDAC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Prior therapy with at least 1 (platinum orgemcitabine containing regimen) but no more than 2 prior systemic therapies forunresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer

  • BTC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Received at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy (containing gemcitabine or fluoropyrimidine) for unresectable or metastatic disease

  • EC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Study treatment is for 1L therapy of EC andparticipants should not have received prior systemic chemotherapy. Exception: Mayhave received 1 prior line of line of systemic platinum-based adjuvant and/orneoadjuvant chemotherapy in the setting of a curative-intent resection, if therecurrence occurred ≥6 months after the last dose of chemotherapy or may havereceived prior radiation with or without chemotherapy

  • ESCC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Have experienced radiographic or clinicalprogression on one prior line of standard systemic therapy (immune oncology (IO)naïve participants) or an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 (IO resistant participants)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to swallow orally administered medication or presence of a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that may affect study intervention absorption

  • History of a second malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatmentwithin 3 years

  • A pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requirement of intermittent supplementaloxygen/ chronic supplemental oxygen

  • Presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months of first dose of studyintervention

  • Symptomatic pleural effusion, unless clinically stable after treatment

  • Preexisting ≥ Grade 3 gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula

  • Moderate to severe hepatic impairment

  • Clinically significant history of bleeding within 3 months before screening

  • Presence of serious active nonhealing wound/ulcer/bone fracture

  • Requirement for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

  • History of Hepatitis B or active Hepatis C virus infections. with exceptions for HCCand BTC

  • Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 agent, vascular endothelial growthfactor (VEGF) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α)

  • Radiographic evidence of intratumoral cavitation, or invasion/infiltration of amajor blood vessel

  • EC specific exclusion criteria: History of carcinosarcoma, endometrialleiomyosarcoma or other high-grade sarcomas, or endometrial stromal sarcomas

  • ESCC specific exclusion criteria: Has clinically apparent ascites or pleuraleffusion or experienced weight loss >20% over approximately 3 months before firstdose of study therapy

Study Design

Total Participants: 730
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Pembrolizumab
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
August 18, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
March 22, 2027

Study Description

Effective as of Amendment 3 (26 Mar 2025), enrollment of participants with ESCC will be closed.

Connect with a study center

  • Gosford Hospital-Oncology Trials ( Site 4004)

    Gosford, New South Wales 2250
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Westmead Hospital-Department of Medical Oncology ( Site 4001)

    Westmead, New South Wales 2145
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Northern Hospital-Department of Medical Oncology ( Site 4003)

    Epping, Victoria 3076
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Cabrini Hospital - Malvern-Cabrini Institute ( Site 4000)

    Malvern, Victoria 3144
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Antwerp University Hospital-Oncology ( Site 1002)

    Edegem, Antwerpen 2650
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc-Medical Oncology ( Site 1001)

    Brussels, Bruxelles-Capitale, Region De 1200
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Université Catholique de Louvain-Namur - Centre Hospitalier -Oncology ( Site 1003)

    Yvoir, Namur 5530
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • UZ Leuven ( Site 1000)

    Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant 3000
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • AZ Delta vzw ( Site 1004)

    Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen 8800
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Université Catholique de Louvain-Namur - Centre Hospitalier -Oncology ( Site 1003)

    Namur, 5530
    Belgium

    Site Not Available

  • Centro Investigación del Cáncer James Lind ( Site 3107)

    Temuco, Araucania 4800827
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Clínica Puerto Montt ( Site 3110)

    Puerto Montt, Los Lagos 5500242
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Clínica Puerto Montt ( Site 3110)

    Puerto Montt., Los Lagos 5500242
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 3100)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 8420383
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • FALP-UIDO ( Site 3102)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7500921
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Oncovida ( Site 3108)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7510032
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Eugène Marquis Rennes - Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer ( Site 1103)

    Rennes, Bretagne 35042
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Besançon-Medical oncology ( Site 1101)

    Besançon, Doubs 25000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • CHU Brest Cavale Blanche ( Site 1107)

    Brest, Finistere 29200
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan ( Site 1107)

    Brest, Finistere 29200
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Regional du Cancer Montpellier ( Site 1106)

    Montpellier, Herault 34298
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut Régional du Cancer Montpellier ( Site 1106)

    Montpellier, Herault 34298
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Beaujon-Oncologie Digestive ( Site 1104)

    Clichy, Ile-de-France 92110
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Medical Oncology ( Site 1105)

    La Tronche, Isere 38700
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Sainte Catherine Institut du Cancer Avignon Provence ( Site 1108)

    Avignon, Vaucluse 84000
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology ( Site 1300)

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Hadassah Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 1303)

    Jerusalem, 9112001
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sheba Medical Center-ONCOLOGY ( Site 1302)

    Ramat Gan, 5265601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sourasky Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 1301)

    Tel Aviv, 6423906
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital-Hemato-Oncology ( Site 4105)

    Hwasun Gun, Jeonranamdo 58128
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital ( Site 4104)

    Daegu, Taegu-Kwangyokshi 42601
    Korea, Republic of

    Active - Recruiting

  • Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital CRC room 1 ( Site 4104)

    Daegu, Taegu-Kwangyokshi 42601
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center-Department of Oncology ( Site 4101)

    Seoul, 05505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center-Division of Hematology/Oncology ( Site 4102)

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Seoul National University Hospital-Internal Medicine ( Site 4103)

    Seoul, 03080
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System-Medical oncology ( Site 4100)

    Seoul, 03722
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Maastricht UMC+-Medical Oncology ( Site 1501)

    Maastricht, Limburg 6229 HX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum-Medical Oncology ( Site 1504)

    Leiden, Zuid-Holland 2333 ZA
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht-Medical Oncology ( Site 1503)

    Utrecht, 3584 CX
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Auckland City Hospital-Liver Research Unit ( Site 4201)

    Grafton, Auckland 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • Auckland City Hospital-Cancer & Blood Research ( Site 4200)

    Auckland, 1023
    New Zealand

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias-Medical Oncology ( Site 1802)

    Oviedo, Asturias 33011
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol-Instituto Catalán de Oncología de Badalona ( Site 1806)

    Badalona, Barcelona 08916
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • CHUS - Hospital Clinico Universitario-Servicio de Oncologia ( Site 1807)

    Santiago de Compostela, La Coruna 15706
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑON ( Site 1801)

    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad De 28007
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron-Oncology ( Site 1800)

    Barcelona, 08035
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • University of Arizona Cancer Center-University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus ( Site 5047)

    Tucson, Arizona 85724
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 5002)

    Duarte, California 91010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ( Site 5045)

    Los Angeles, California 90048
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 5021)

    San Francisco, California 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 5013)

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Sibley Memorial Hospital ( Site 5051)

    Washington, District of Columbia 20016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida College of Medicine ( Site 5015)

    Gainesville, Florida 32610
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital-Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center - GI and Immunology ( Site 5048)

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion ( Site 5055)

    Detroit, Michigan 48202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 5050)

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Duke Cancer Institute ( Site 5026)

    Durham, North Carolina 27710
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center-Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology ( Site 5049)

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Inova Schar Cancer Institute ( Site 5039)

    Fairfax, Virginia 22031
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Blue Ridge Cancer Care ( Site 5053)

    Roanoke, Virginia 24014
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC ( Site 5025)

    Tacoma, Washington 98405
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ( Site 5037)

    Madison, Wisconsin 53792
    United States

    Site Not Available

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