A Study of MK-4700 Alone or With Pembrolizumab in Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors (MK-4700-001)

Last updated: March 13, 2026
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

1

Condition

Melanoma

Head And Neck Cancer

Cervical Cancer

Treatment

MK-4700

Pembrolizumab

Clinical Study ID

NCT06894771
4700-001
MK-4700-001
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this study is to learn about the safety of different doses of MK-4700 and if people tolerate them. The study will also measure what happens in a person's body over time when MK-4700 is given alone or with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in order to find a dose that is safe, tolerated, and may work to treat certain types of cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

The key inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced/metastatic solid tumor bypathology report who have experienced disease progression on or after prioranti-cancer treatments, or been intolerant to, or refused all treatment known toconfer clinical benefit

  • Has head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), melanoma (cutaneous), non-smallcell lung cancer (NSCLC), cervical cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC),urothelial carcinoma (UC), or renal cell carcinoma (RCC; clear cell, papillary)

  • If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected, must have well controlled HIV onantiretroviral therapy (ART)

  • Has normal cardiac function

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

The key exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • If HIV-infected with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman'sDisease

  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatmentwithin the past 2 years

  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatousmeningitis

  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2years except replacement therapy

  • Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that requiredsteroids

  • Has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease

  • Has active infection requiring systemic therapy

  • Has known history of Hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen reactive)or known active Hepatitis C virus infection

  • Has had an allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant in the last 5 years

Study Design

Total Participants: 5
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: MK-4700
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
April 23, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
December 08, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Center ( Site 0101)

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Center ( Site 0101)

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M5G 2M9
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0102)

    Québec, Quebec G1J 1Z4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0102)

    Québec 6325494, Quebec 6115047 G1J 1Z4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0201)

    Haifa, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0201)

    Haifa 294801, 3109601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0202)

    Petah Tikva, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0202)

    Petah Tikva 293918, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Rabin Medical Center

    Petah Tiqva, 4941492
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0200)

    Ramat Gan, 5265601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0200)

    Ramat Gan 293788, 5265601
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 0301)

    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 0301)

    Hackensack 5098706, New Jersey 5101760 07601
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NEXT Oncology ( Site 0300)

    San Antonio, Texas 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NEXT Oncology ( Site 0300)

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Site Not Available

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