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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3120 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-3120-002)

A Phase 1/2 Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3120 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 1Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06818643
Enrollment
270
Registered
2025-02-10
Start date
2025-03-25
Completion date
2031-03-25
Last updated
2026-02-19

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Conditions

Advanced Solid Tumors, Malignant Neoplasm

Brief summary

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat people with certain advanced solid tumors. Advanced means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body and cannot be removed with surgery. Solid tumors are cancers mostly in body organs and tissues, not in the blood or other body liquids. The main goal of this study is to learn about the safety of MK-3120 and if people tolerate it.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALMK-3120

IV infusion

Sponsors

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Has a confirmed advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solid tumor and has received or been intolerant to all available treatments * If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, has well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) * If hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, must have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load * If hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected, must have undetectable HCV viral load

Exclusion criteria

* Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease * Has uncontrolled significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease * Has history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing * Has pleural effusion, ascites, and/or pericardial effusion that are symptomatic or require repeated drainage * Is HIV-positive and has a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years * Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Active infection requiring systemic therapy, with exceptions * History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has HBV or HCV infection

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 43 monthsAn AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. The number of participants who experience at least one AE will be presented.
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AEUp to approximately 42 monthsAn AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as Assessed by the InvestigatorUp to approximately 72 monthsORR is defined as the percentage of participants who had a Complete Response (CR: Disappearance of all target lesions) or a Partial Response (PR: At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1.
Duration Of Response (DOR) Per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by the InvestigatorUp to approximately 72 monthsFor participants who demonstrate a confirmed CR (disappearance of all target lesions) or confirmed 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 due to any cause, whichever occurs first. 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 ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. DOR as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1 will be presented.
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by the InvestigatorUp to approximately 72 monthsPFS is defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment to the first documented PD or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first will be assessed by the investigator using RECIST 1.1. Per RECIST 1.1, PD was defined as ≥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 ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. PFS as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1 will be presented.
Overall Survival (OS) Per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by the InvestigatorUp to approximately 72 monthsOS is defined as the time from the first dose of study treatment to death due to any cause as assessed by the investigator per RECIST 1.1 will be presented.
Area Under the Concentration-Time Curve (AUC) of MK-3120 Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC)At specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the AUC of MK-3120 ADC.
AUC of MK-3120 Total Antibody (TAb)At specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the AUC of MK-3120 TAb
AUC of MK-3120 Free PayloadAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the AUC of MK-3120 free payload.
Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-3120 ADCAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of MK-3120 ADC.
Cmax of MK-3120 TAbAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of MK-3120 TAb.
Cmax of MK-3120 Free PayloadAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmax of MK-3120 free payload.
Minimum Concentration (Cmin) of MK-3120 ADCAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmin of MK-3120 ADC.
Cmin of MK-3120 TAbAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmin of MK-3120 TAb.
Cmin of MK-3120 Free PayloadAt specified time points up to approximately 43 monthsBlood samples will be collected to determine the Cmin of MK-3120 free payload.

Countries

Chile, China, France, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey (Türkiye), United States

Contacts

CONTACTToll Free Number
Trialsites@msd.com1-888-577-8839
STUDY_DIRECTORMedical Director

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026