A Phase I Clinical Study to Evaluate the PK Profile, Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of HLX17 vs. Keytruda® in Multiple Resected Solid Tumors

Last updated: February 11, 2026
Sponsor: Shanghai Henlius Biotech
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

1

Condition

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Carcinoma

Melanoma

Treatment

HLX17

US-sourced Keytruda®

Clinical Study ID

NCT07160335
HLX17-MRST001
  • Ages 18-70
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-controlled phase I clinical study to evaluate the similarity in PK profile, efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of HLX17 vs. US-sourced Keytruda® in patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or melanoma (MEL), or renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants must have signed and dated an Institutional Review Board/IndependentEthics Committee (IRB/IEC) approved written informed consent form (ICF) inaccordance with regulatory and institutional guidelines.

  2. At least 18 years and no older than 75 years (including 75 years old) at the time ofsigning the ICF.

  3. 18 kg/m2 ≤ body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m2 and 50 kg ≤ body weight ≤ 85 kg.

  4. The patient with one of the following resected solid tumors:

  • NSCLC patients after complete resection OR

  • Melanoma following complete resection OR

  • Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrencefollowing nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastaticlesions.

  1. Have a performance status of 0 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)Performance Status within 7 days prior to the first dose in this study.

  2. Have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks.

  3. Have adequate organ function as indicated by the following laboratory values (noblood transfusions, or treatment with albumin, recombinant human thrombopoietin orcolony-stimulating factor within 14 days prior to the first dose in this study)

  4. Female patients must meet one of the following conditions:

  5. Menopause (defined as no menstruation for at least 1 year with no confirmedcause other than menopause), or

  6. Surgically sterilized (removal of the ovaries and/or uterus), or

  7. Fertile, but must:

  • be tested negative for serum/urine pregnancy test within 7 days prior tothe randomization, and
  • agree to use contraception methods with an annual failure rate of < 1% orto remain abstinent (avoid heterosexual intercourse from signing the ICFto at least 6 months after the last dose of the study drug) (acontraceptive method with an annual failure rate of < 1% includesbilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, correct use of hormonalcontraceptives that can inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterinedevices and copper-containing intrauterine devices or condoms), and
  • not breastfeed
  1. Male patients must: agree to remain abstinent (avoid heterosexual intercourse) ortake contraception measures as follows: male patients with a pregnant partner or apartner of childbearing potential must remain abstinent or use condoms to preventdrug exposure to the embryo during study treatment and for at least 6 months afterthe last dose of study drug. Periodic abstinence (e.g., contraception based oncalendar day, ovulatory phase, basal body temperature, or postovulatory phase) andexternal ejaculation are ineligible methods of contraception.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant or lactating women.

  2. History of illicit drug use or alcohol abuse within 12 months prior to randomizationin the investigator's judgment.

  3. Participants with NSCLC have two synchronous primary non-small cell lung cancers orother histopathological types (such as mixed adenosquamous carcinoma, small celllung cancer, or neuroendocrine carcinoma); known positive for EGFR sensitivemutations or ALK fusion. EGFR sensitive mutations include: exon 19 deletion mutation (19DEL) and exon 21 point mutation (21L858R).

  4. Participants with MEL have mucosal or ocular melanoma.

  5. Participants with RCC have pre-existing brain or bone metastatic lesions, orresidual thrombus in the renal vein or vena cava after nephrectomy.

  6. Participants with other primary active malignancies within 5 years or at the sametime prior to randomization.

  7. Have received an organ or bone marrow transplantation prior to randomization orscheduled for transplantation during the study.

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

  9. Symptomatic cerebrovascular disease or known myocardial infarction or poorlycontrolled arrhythmia (including QTc intervals ≥ 450 ms for males and ≥ 470 ms forfemales calculated by Fridericia's formula) within 6 months prior to randomization.

  10. Chronic heart failure (Class III to IV based on NYHA classification) or an LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction) assessed with the doppler echocardiography lessthan 50%.

  11. Peripheral neuropathy greater than or equal to Grade 2 (CTCAE).

  12. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (or positive anti-HIV duringscreening), or known Hepatitis B (or positive test for HBsAg or HBcAb and positivetest for HBV-DNA during screening), or known Hepatitis C (or positive tests for HCVantibody and HCV-RNA during screening), or known Hepatitis B and C co-infection (orpositive test for HBsAg or HBcAb and positive test for HCV antibody duringscreening), or active pulmonary tuberculosis within 6 months prior to randomization.

  13. Known interstitial pneumonia, pneumoconiosis, radiation pneumonitis, drug-relatedpneumonitis, and severe lung function abnormalities that may impede theinvestigators' diagnosis and management of drug-related pulmonary toxicity prior toscreening.

  14. Known severe allergic or anaphylactic reactions to pembrolizumab or any othermonoclonal antibody or any components of the investigational medicinal products.

  15. Known active or suspected autoimmune diseases. Patients with stable disease who donot require systemic immunosuppressive therapy may also participate.

  16. Unstable hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism at screening.

  17. Have received live vaccines within 28 days prior to the first dose in this study (Inactivated viral vaccines for seasonal influenza are allowed).

  18. Treatment with systemic corticosteroids (> 10 mg/day prednisone efficacy dosage) orother immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days prior to the first dose or during thestudy. However, participants are allowed to be enrolled under the followingconditions: in the absence of active autoimmune disease, participants are allowed touse topical or inhaled steroids and adrenal hormone replacement therapy at dosagesequivalent to ≤ 10 mg/day of prednisone efficacy.

  19. Any active infection requiring systemic therapy within 1 month prior to the firstdose in this study.

  20. Participants have planning to undergo surgical treatment during this clinical trial.Tumor puncture or incisional lymph node biopsy is allowed.

  21. Have received pembrolizumab or any other immune checkpoints inhibitors (PD-1, PD-L1,CTLA4, etc.) before randomization.

  22. Participants have participated in a clinical study with another investigationalmedicinal product prior to randomization, and the interval between the current studyand the previous study is too short: within 1 month prior to the first dose of thecurrent study or within 5 half-lives of the previous investigational medicinalproduct (whichever is longer). Or planning to participate in a clinical study withanother investigational medicinal product before completing all scheduledassessments in this clinical study.

  23. Participants have participated in a device clinical study within 1 month prior toscreening, or are participating in another surgical or device clinical study at thetime of screening, or plan to participate in another surgical or device clinicalstudy during this clinical study.

  24. The investigator has a clear reason to believe that participation in this studywould be detrimental to the participant.

Study Design

Total Participants: 174
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: HLX17
Phase: 1
Study Start date:
September 26, 2025
Estimated Completion Date:
March 27, 2028

Connect with a study center

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

    Hefei 1808722, Anhui 1818058 230022
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College

    Wuhu 1791236, Anhui 1818058 241004
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University

    Beijing 1816670, Beijing Municipality 2038349 101149
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hunan Provincial Cancer Hospital

    Hunan 9801714, Changsha 410031
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fujian Cancer Hospital

    Fuzhou 1810821, Fujian 1811017 350000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

    Xiamen 1790645, Fujian 1811017 361003
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou 1804430, Gansu 1810676 730030
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cangzhou Central Hospital

    Cangzhou 1816080, Hebei 1808773 061012
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University

    Shijiazhuang 1795270, Hebei 1808773 050035
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University

    Xinxiang 1788572, Henan 1808520 453100
    China

    Site Not Available

  • Hubei Cancer Hospital

    Wuhan 1791247, Hubei 1806949 430079
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    Wuhan 1791247, Hubei 1806949 430022
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University

    Wuhan 1791247, Hubei 1806949 430071
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    Changsha 1815577, Hunan 1806691 410006
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    Changsha 1815577, Hunan 1806691 410028
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of University of South China

    Hengyang 1808370, Hunan 1806691
    China

    Site Not Available

  • The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

    Xuzhou 10630003, Jiangsu 1806260 221006
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Jiangxi Cancer Hospital

    Nanchang 1800163, Jiangxi 1806222 330001
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

    Nanchang 1800163, Jiangxi 1806222 330200
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Hospital of Jilin University

    Changchun 2038180, Jilin 2036500 130000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute

    Shenyang 2034937, Liaoning 2036115
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Guangxi Medical University Cancer Center

    Guangxi 8359698, Nanning 530221
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Binzhou Medical University Hospital

    Binzhou 1816336, Shandong 1796328 256603
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Cancer Hospital of Shandong First Medical University

    Jinan 1805753, Shandong 1796328 250117
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

    Jinan 1805753, Shandong 1796328 250012
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Linyi Cancer Hospital

    Linyi 1803318, Shandong 1796328 276000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center

    Shanghai 1796236, Shanghai Municipality 1796231 200032
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • ShangHai Pulmonary Hospital

    Shanghai 1796236, Shanghai Municipality 1796231 200000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Shanghai Chest Hospital

    Shanghai 1796236, Shanghai Municipality 1796231 200030
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

    Shanghai 1796236, Shanghai Municipality 1796231 200032
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Shanxi Bethune Hospital

    Taiyuan 1793511, Shanxi 1795912 030032
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University

    Xi’an 11474004, Shanxi 1795912 710061
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Yuebei People's Hospital

    Guangdong 7545962, Shaoguan 512000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Sichuan Cancer Hospital

    Chengdu 1815286, Sichuan 1794299 610041
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • West China Hospital of Sichuan University

    Chengdu 1815286, Sichuan 1794299 610000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Yunnan Cancer Hospital

    Kunming 1804651, Yunnan 1785694 650118
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine

    Hangzhou 1808926, Zhejiang 1784764 310003
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

    Hangzhou 1808926, Zhejiang 1784764 310022
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province

    Taizhou 8400694, Zhejiang 1784764 317000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

    Wenzhou 1791388, Zhejiang 1784764 325000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College

    Bengbu 1816440, 233000
    China

    Active - Recruiting

  • LTD High Technology Hospital Medcenter

    Batumi 615532, 6000
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • JSC Vian

    Kutaisi 613607, 4600
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • Caucasus Medical Centre LLC

    Tbilisi 611717, 0186
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • High Technology Medical Center, University Clinic

    Tbilisi 611717, 0144
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • Israel- Georgian Medical Research Clinic Healthycore

    Tbilisi 611717, 0112
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • St. Michael's Hospital LLC

    Tbilisi 611717, 0159
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • TIM - Tbilisi Institute of Medicine LLC

    Tbilisi 611717, 0160
    Georgia

    Site Not Available

  • Adana City Training and Research Hospital

    Adana 325363, 1370
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Department of Medical Oncology

    Ankara 323786, 6800
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Ankara University Hospital

    Ankara 323786, 6590
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Training and Research Hospital

    Ankara 323786, 6200
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Hacettepe University Oncology Hospital

    Ankara 323786, 6230
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Gaziantep City Hospital

    Gaziantep 314830, 27470
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Yeditepe University Kosuyolu Hospital

    Istanbul 745044, 34718
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Izmir Economy University Medical Point Hospital

    Izmir 311046, 35575
    Turkey (Türkiye)

    Site Not Available

  • Oncology Physicians Network (OPN) - Glendale

    Glendale 5352423, California 5332921 91203
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncology Physicians Network (OPN)- Los Alamitos

    Los Alamitos 5368304, California 5332921 90720
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • HCA

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 64132
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Los Angeles Cancer Network

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 92801
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Oncology Physicians Network (OPN) - San Bernardino

    San Bernardino 5391710, California 5332921 91203
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • BRCR Global

    Deerfield Beach 4153071, Florida 4155751 33326
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • D&H National Research Center

    Margate 4163407, Florida 4155751 33063
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ocala Oncology

    Ocala 4166673, Florida 4155751 34474
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mid Florida Hematology and oncology Center

    Orange City 4167055, Florida 4155751 32763
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Oncology Consulatants (P1 Trials -Exigent Network)

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • American Oncology Network Vista Oncology Division

    Olympia 5805687, Washington 5815135 98506
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwest Medical Specialties PPLC (P1 Trials - Exigent Network )

    Tacoma 5812944, Washington 5815135 98405
    United States

    Site Not Available

Map preview placeholder

Not the study for you?

Let us help you find the best match. Sign up as a volunteer and receive email notifications when clinical trials are posted in the medical category of interest to you.