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A Substudy of Investigational Agents in Programmed Cell Death-1/Ligand 1 (PD-1/L1) Refractory Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (mUC) (MK-3475-04A)

A Phase 1/2 Open-Label Rolling-Arm Umbrella Platform Study of Investigational Agents With or Without Pembrolizumab in Participants With PD-1/L1 Refractory Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (KEYMAKER-U04): Substudy 04A

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05562830
Enrollment
48
Registered
2022-10-03
Start date
2022-11-16
Completion date
2028-06-20
Last updated
2026-04-02

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Conditions

Urothelial Carcinoma

Brief summary

This substudy is part of an umbrella platform study which is designed to evaluate investigational agents with or without pembrolizumab in participants with urothelial carcinoma who are in need of new treatment options. Substudy 04A will enroll participants with locally advanced or mUC whose disease is resistant to treatment with programmed cell death-1/ligand 1 (PD-1/L1) inhibitors. The protocol infrastructure will enable the rolling assignment of investigational treatments.

Interventions

Administered via intravenous (IV) infusion on day 1 and day 8 of Q3W cycles

BIOLOGICALPembrolizumab

Administered via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 6 week cycle.

BIOLOGICALMK-3120

Administered as an IV infusion on Day 1, Day 15, and Day 29 of each 6 week cycle.

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

The main inclusion and

Exclusion criteria

include but are not limited to the following: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/unresectable or mUC of the renal pelvis, ureter (upper urinary tract), bladder, or urethra. * Arm A: PD-1/L1 refractory locally advanced or mUC as evidenced by: EITHER disease progression while on treatment or after treatment with an anti-PD-1/L1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) for locally advanced/unresectable or mUC administered either as monotherapy, or in combination with other checkpoint inhibitors or other therapies OR disease recurrence while on treatment or after treatment with an anti-PD-1/L1 mAb for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC) administered as monotherapy. * Arm A: Participants must provide an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion demonstrating UC, not previously irradiated, and adequate for biomarker evaluation. * Arm B: PD-1/L1 refractory locally advanced or mUC as evidenced by: EITHER disease progression after treatment with an anti-PD-1/L1 mAb for locally advanced/unresectable or mUC administered either as monotherapy, or in combination with other checkpoint inhibitors or other therapies; OR disease recurrence after treatment with an anti-PD-1/L1 mAb for MIUC administered as monotherapy or in combination with other checkpoint therapies \>12 months after last dose of treatment with an anti-PD-1/L1 mAb. * Arm B: Participants must provide an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion from a metastatic site or from a primary tumor that has become locally advanced and not previously irradiated.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants Who Experienced At Least One Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 5 yearsAn AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment.
Percentage of Participants Who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AEUp to approximately 5 yearsAn AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment
Arm A: Objective Response Rate (ORR) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)Up to approximately 2 yearsORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve a Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1). The percentage of participants who experience CR or PR as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) will be presented.
Arm B: ORR as Assessed by InvestigatorUp to approximately 2 yearsORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve a CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1. The percentage of participants who experience CR or PR as assessed by the investigator will be presented.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Arm A: Duration of Response (DOR) as Assessed by BICRUp to approximately 2 yearsFor participants who demonstrate confirmed CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until progressive disease (PD) or death. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. DOR as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) will be presented.
Arm B: DOR as Assessed by InvestigatorUp to approximately 2 yearsFor participants who demonstrate confirmed CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or PR (at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1, DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until PD or death. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. DOR as assessed by the investigator will be presented.

Countries

Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORMedical Director

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026