A Study of Combination Therapies With or Without Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and/or Chemotherapy in Participants With Advanced Esophageal Cancer (MK-3475-06A)

Last updated: April 1, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

1/2

Condition

Esophageal Disorders

Esophageal Cancer

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Treatment

Pembrolizumab

MK-4830

Lenvatinib

Clinical Study ID

NCT05342636
3475-06A
2031220197
2021-005405-26
U1111-1291-1899
2023-505188-36
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a phase I/II multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of investigational agents with pembrolizumab, plus chemotherapy or lenvatinib, for the treatment of participants with advanced esophageal cancer who have failed 1 prior line of therapy and have not been previously exposed to programmed cell death 1 protein (PD-1)/ programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) based treatment.

With protocol amendment 5 (effective: 17-November-2023), enrollment in study arms "Pembrolizumab plus MK-4830 plus Chemotherapy" and "Pembrolizumab plus MK-4830 plus lenvatinib" is discontinued.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

The main inclusion and exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or locallyadvanced unresectable ESCC

  • Has experienced investigator documented radiographic or clinical disease progressionon one prior line of standard therapy.

  • Has an evaluable baseline tumor sample (newly obtained or archival) for analysis

  • Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensivemedications

  • Participants who have adverse events (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies musthave recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs whoare adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2neuropathy are eligible

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Direct invasion into adjacent organs such as the aorta or trachea

  • Has experienced weight loss >10% over approximately 2 months prior to first dose ofstudy therapy

  • Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4weeks prior to study intervention administration

  • Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy orany other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose ofstudy medication

  • Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatmentwithin the past 3 years, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cellcarcinoma of the skin, or carcinoma in situ that has undergone potentially curativetherapy

  • Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

  • Active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years

  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

  • History of Hepatitis B or known active Hepatitis C virus infection

  • History of allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose ofstudy intervention

  • Participants with known gastrointestinal (GI) malabsorption or any other conditionthat may affect the absorption of lenvatinib

  • Has risk for significant GI bleeding, such as:

  • Has had a serious nonhealing wound, peptic ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 daysprior to allocation/randomization

  • Has significant bleeding disorders, vasculitis, or has had a significant bleedingepisode from the GI tract within 12 weeks prior to allocation/randomization

Study Design

Total Participants: 120
Treatment Group(s): 9
Primary Treatment: Pembrolizumab
Phase: 1/2
Study Start date:
July 27, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
November 13, 2025

Study Description

The master protocol is MK-3475-U06.

Connect with a study center

  • Liga Norte Riograndense Contra o Câncer ( Site 2303)

    Natal, Rio Grande Do Norte 59062-000
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição ( Site 2301)

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul 91350-200
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • ICESP - INSTITUTO DO CÂNCER DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO ( Site 2300)

    São Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246-000
    Brazil

    Site Not Available

  • Clínica las Condes ( Site 2403)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7591047
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • FALP-UIDO ( Site 2400)

    Santiago, Region M. De Santiago 7500921
    Chile

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Brest - Hôpital Morvan ( Site 1104)

    Brest, Finistere 29200
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Hopital Claude Huriez - CHU de Lille ( Site 1100)

    Lille, Nord 59037
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital ( Site 1102)

    Paris, Orne 75013
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Institut für Klinisch Onkologische Forschung-Klink für Onkologie und Hämatologie ( Site 2801)

    Frankfurt, Hessen 60488
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf ( Site 2802)

    Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen 40225
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden-Medical Dept I - Medical Oncology ( Site 2806)

    Dresden, Sachsen 01307
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum-Klinik Hämatologie Onkologie Tumorimmunologie ( Site 2804)

    Berlin, 13353
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori-Struttura Complessa Oncologia Medica 1 ( Site 1200)

    Milan, Lombardia 20133
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Ospedale San Raffaele-Oncologia Medica ( Site 1206)

    Milano, Lombardia 20132
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS-Divisione di Sviluppo di Nuovi Farmaci per Terapie Innovative (

    Milano, 20141
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS ( Site 1205)

    Padova, 35128
    Italy

    Site Not Available

  • Aichi Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 1702)

    Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center Hospital East ( Site 1701)

    Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Saitama Prefectural Cancer Center ( Site 1703)

    Ina-machi, Saitama 362-0806
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Shizuoka Cancer Center ( Site 1704)

    Nagaizumi-cho,Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8777
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 1700)

    Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Asan Medical Center-Department of Oncology ( Site 1901)

    Seoul, 05505
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center-Division of Hematology/Oncology ( Site 1900)

    Seoul, 06351
    Korea, Republic of

    Site Not Available

  • Oslo universitetssykehus, Radiumhospitalet ( Site 2501)

    Oslo, 0310
    Norway

    Site Not Available

  • National University Hospital ( Site 1800)

    Singapore, South West 119074
    Singapore

    Site Not Available

  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) ( Site 2702)

    Genève, Geneve 1211
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Kantonsspital Graubünden-Medizin ( Site 2700)

    Chur, Grisons 7000
    Switzerland

    Site Not Available

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung ( Site 2003)

    Kaohsiung Niao Sung Dist, Kaohsiung 83301
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • China Medical University Hospital ( Site 2007)

    Taichung, 404332
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital-Radiation Oncology ( Site 2008)

    Taichung, 407
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 2001)

    Tainan, 704
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Taiwan University Hospital ( Site 2000)

    Taipei, 10002
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Taipei Veterans General Hospital ( Site 2005)

    Taipei, 112
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkou Branch ( Site 2006)

    Taoyuan, 333
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • Chulalongkorn University ( Site 2104)

    Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10330
    Thailand

    Site Not Available

  • Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital ( Site 2102)

    Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10700
    Thailand

    Site Not Available

  • Songklanagarind hospital ( Site 2105)

    Hatyai, Songkhla 90110
    Thailand

    Site Not Available

  • Acibadem Altunizade Hospital-Oncology ( Site 1407)

    Üsküdar / İstanbul, Istanbul 34662
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • I.E.U. Medical Point Hastanesi-Oncology ( Site 1406)

    Izmir, Karsiyaka, Izmir 009035575
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Adana Medical Park Seyhan Hastanesi-Medikal Onkoloji ( Site 1417)

    Adana, 01140
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Ankara City Hospital-Medical Oncology ( Site 1405)

    Ankara, 06800
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri-oncology hospital ( Site 1402)

    Ankara, 06230
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Memorial Ankara Hastanesi-Medical Oncology ( Site 1408)

    Ankara, 06520
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Akdeniz Universitesi Hastanesi-Medical Oncology ( Site 1410)

    Antalya, 07059
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • Atatürk Üniversitesi-onkoloji ( Site 1416)

    Erzurum, 25070
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

  • TC Saglik Bakanligi Goztepe Prof. Dr. Suleyman Yalcin Sehir Hastanesi-oncology ( Site 1403)

    Istanbul, 34722
    Turkey

    Site Not Available

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