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A Phase 2 Study of MK-3475A in Japanese Participants with Recurrent or Metastatic (R/M) or Locally Advanced (LA) unresectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC)

A Phase 2 Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3475A in Japanese Participants with Recurrent or Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M cSCC) or Locally Advanced (LA) unresectable cSCC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2041230074
Enrollment
19
Registered
2023-09-04
Start date
2023-10-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Recurrent or Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma or Locally Advanced unresectable cSCC

Interventions

All participants will receive a dose of MK-3475A 790 mg by subcutaneous (SC) administration every 6 weeks (Q6W).

Sponsors

Fujita Tomoko
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Has histologically-confirmed cSCC as the primary site of malignancy (metastatic skin involvement from another primary cancer or from an unknown primary cancer is not permitted). R/M cSCC only: -Has cSCC that is either metastatic defined as disseminated disease distant to the initial/primary site of diagnosis, and/or must have locally recurrent disease that has been previously treated (with either surgery or radiotherapy) and is not curable by either surgery or radiotherapy. LA unresectable cSCC only: -Must be ineligible for surgical resection. -Participants who received prior radiation therapy (RT) to index site or must be deemed to be not eligible for RT. -Participants who received prior systemic therapy for curative intent are eligible regardless of regimen. -Has a life expectancy of at least 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Has cSCC that can be cured with surgical resection, radiotherapy, or with a combination of surgery and radiotherapy. -Has any other histologic type of skin cancer other than invasive squamous cell carcinoma as the primary disease under study. -Has received prior systemic anti-cancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to study allocation. -Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications. -Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention or has radiation-related toxicity requiring corticosteroids. -Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. -Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years. -Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. -Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy. -Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. -History of allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective response

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of response (DOR) Disease control (DC) Overall Survival (OS) Adverse Events Study drug discontinuations due to adverse events

Contacts

Public ContactMSDJRCT inquiry mailbox

MSD K.K.

msdjrct@msd.com+81-3-6272-1957

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026