A Clinical Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan to Treat Breast Cancer (MK-1022-016)

Last updated: November 11, 2025
Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

N/A

Treatment

Paclitaxel

Liposomal doxorubicin

Capecitabine

Clinical Study ID

NCT07060807
1022-016
2025-520582-51-00
jRCT2031250297
U1111-1317-5490
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

Researchers are looking for other ways to treat breast cancer (BC) that is hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) and either unresectable locally advanced or metastatic.

  • HR positive (HR+) means the cancer cells have proteins that attach to estrogen or progesterone (hormones) which help the cancer to grow and spread

  • HER2 negative (HER2-) means the cancer cells have a low amount of a protein called HER2

  • Unresectable locally advanced means the cancer cannot be completely removed by surgery and has spread into nearby tissue or muscles

  • Metastatic means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body

Treatment for this type of breast cancer usually includes endocrine therapy (ET) and sometimes a second treatment. The main goal of this study is to learn if people who receive patritumab deruxtecan (also known as HER3-DXd and MK-1022) live longer overall or without the cancer growing/spreading, compared to people who receive chemotherapy or a different drug called trastuzumab deruxtecan.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

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

  • Has a diagnosis of hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factorreceptor 2 (HER2)- invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced diseasenot amenable to resection with curative intent (herein called unresectable) ormetastatic disease not treatable with curative intent

  • Has centrally-confirmed HR+ and HER2- results and human epidermal growth factorreceptor 3 (HER3) evaluable results from a biopsy obtained from a distant metastaticsite or a locally advanced lesion on or after the most recent line of therapy (withcertain exceptions)

  • Must have had progression or recurrence on prior cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)4/6inhibitor + endocrine therapy (ET) with one of the following:

  • Radiographic disease progression, as assessed by the investigator, on CDK4/6inhibitor + ET as 1L for treatment of unresectable locally advanced ormetastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. CDK4/6 inhibitor + ET must be the only lineof therapy received in the advanced setting, or

  • Disease recurrence, either radiographic and/or confirmed histologically viabiopsy as assessed by the investigator, while on adjuvant ET in combinationwith a CDK4/6 inhibitor OR within 24 months from the date of last dose ofadjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitor

  • Has measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by the local siteinvestigator/radiology

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlledHIV on antiretroviral therapy

  • Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 or 1 assessedwithin 7 days before randomization

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

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

  • Has breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent

  • Is eligible to receive additional endocrine-based treatment in the advanced settingas determined by the investigator

  • Has a known germline breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation (deleterious or suspecteddeleterious) where poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor(s) is a potentialtreatment option

  • Has current visceral crisis or is at risk for impending visceral crisis that has ormay cause imminent organ compromise and/or other life-threatening complications

  • Has any of the following: a pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requiresintermittent supplemental oxygen, or requires chronic supplemental oxygen

  • Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease

  • Has ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy.

  • Has clinically significant corneal disease

  • Has received prior chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastaticbreast cancer

  • Has received prior treatment with an anti-HER3 antibody and/or antibody-drugconjugate that consists of a topoisomerase I inhibitor (eg, T-DXd) or any othertopoisomerase I inhibitor therapy

  • Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks (or 5 half-lives,whichever is shorter) before randomization; participants previously treated with ETplus a CDK4/6 inhibitor may participate as long as at least 2 weeks have elapsedsince the last dose of therapy was administered

  • Has received prior radiotherapy for non-central nervous system disease, or requiredcorticosteroids for radiation-related toxicities, within 14 days of the first doseof study intervention

  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy

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

  • Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD) thatrequired steroids, has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease, or hassuspected ILD/pneumonitis that cannot be ruled out by imaging at Screening

  • Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to HER3-DXd and/or any of its excipients

  • Has severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to all the available TPC and/or any of theirexcipients

Study Design

Total Participants: 1000
Treatment Group(s): 6
Primary Treatment: Paclitaxel
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
July 21, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
July 14, 2033

Connect with a study center

  • Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital's ( Site 3128)

    Wanzhou 12358576, Chongqing Municipality 1814905 404000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guangxi Medical University Affiliated Tumor Hospital ( Site 3118)

    Nanning 1799869, Guangxi 1809867 530201
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Jiangsu Province Hospital ( Site 3105)

    Nanjing 1799962, Jiangsu 1806260 210029
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province ( Site 3137)

    Linhai 1803422, Zhejiang 1784764 317000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHRU de Brest ( Site 0904)

    Brest 3030300, Finistere 29200
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gustave Roussy ( Site 0903)

    Villejuif 2968705, Val-de-Marne 94800
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Bacs-Kiskun Varmegyei Oktatokorhaz-Onkoradiologiai Kozpont ( Site 1200)

    Kecskemét 3050434, Bács-Kiskun county 3055744 6000
    Hungary

    Active - Recruiting

  • Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 1401)

    Haifa 294801, 3109601
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hadassah Medical Center ( Site 1404)

    Jerusalem, 9112001
    Israel

    Site Not Available

  • Hadassah Medical Center ( Site 1404)

    Jerusalem 281184, 9112001
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sheba Medical Center ( Site 1400)

    Ramat Gan 293788, 5265601
    Israel

    Active - Recruiting

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia IRCCS ( Site 1508)

    Milan 3173435, Lombardy 3174618 20141
    Italy

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Center ( Site 3215)

    Sapporo 2128295, Hokkaido 2130037 003-0804
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kindai University Hospital ( Site 3204)

    Sakai 1853195, Osaka 1853904 590-0197
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Kindai University Hospital ( Site 3204)

    Sayama 6825499, Osaka 1853904 589-8511
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 3206)

    Chūō 13353695, Tokyo 1850144 104-0045
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Showa Medical University Hospital ( Site 3209)

    Shinagawa, Tokyo 1850144 142-8666
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Chiba Cancer Center ( Site 3203)

    Chiba 2113015, 260-8717
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fukushima Medical University Hospital ( Site 3212)

    Fukushima 2112923, 960-1295
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital ( Site 3214)

    Hiroshima 1862415, 730-8518
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital ( Site 3201)

    Osaka 1853909, 540-0006
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie ( Site 1600)

    Warsaw 756135, Masovian Voivodeship 858787 02-781
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Bundang Hospital ( Site 2703)

    Seongnam 6876792, Kyonggi-do 13620
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System ( Site 2701)

    Gangnam-gu, Seoul 1835847 06273
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 2702)

    Jongno-Gu, Seoul 1835847 03080
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System ( Site 2700)

    Seoul 1835848, 03722
    South Korea

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHUAC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña ( Site 1820)

    A Coruña 3119841, La Coruna 15006
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona ( Site 1821)

    Barcelona 3128760, 08036
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos... ( Site 1822)

    Madrid 3117735, 28040
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal ( Site 1824)

    Madrid 3117735, 28034
    Spain

    Active - Recruiting

  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital ( Site 2803)

    Taichung 1668399, 407
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 2804)

    Tainan, 704302
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 2804)

    Tainan 1668355, 704302
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 2804)

    Tainan City 1668355, 704302
    Taiwan

    Site Not Available

  • MacKay Memorial Hospital ( Site 2802)

    Taipei 1668341, 10449
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • National Taiwan University Hospital ( Site 2800)

    Taipei 1668341, 10048
    Taiwan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri ( Site 2100)

    Ankara 323786, 06230
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Samsun Medical Park Hastanesi ( Site 2109)

    Samsun 740264, 55200
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Active - Recruiting

  • Los Angeles Hematology Oncology Medical Group ( Site 0026)

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90017
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • St. Marys Hospital and Regional Medical Center-SCL Health Cancer Centers of Colorado ( Site 0021)

    Grand Junction 5423573, Colorado 5417618 81501
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Comprehensive Hematology Oncology ( Site 0060)

    St. Petersburg 4171563, Florida 4155751 33709
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Clinical Research Alliance ( Site 0009)

    Westbury 5144040, New York 5128638 11590
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • TriHealth Cancer Institute-Good Samaritan Hospital ( Site 0020)

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45220
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cancer Care Associates Of York ( Site 0063)

    York 4562407, Pennsylvania 6254927 17403
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncology Consultants P.A. ( Site 0061)

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oncology Consultants P.A. ( Site 0061)

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mays Cancer Center ( Site 0049)

    San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286 78229
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Northwest Medical Specialties, PLLC ( Site 0062)

    Tacoma 5812944, Washington 5815135 98405
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Circuit Clinical/SSM Health Dean Medical Group ( Site 0039)

    Madison, Wisconsin 53715
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Circuit Clinical/SSM Health Dean Medical Group ( Site 0039)

    Madison 5261457, Wisconsin 5279468 53715
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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