Substudy 03C: A Study of Combination Therapies in Participants With Renal Cell Carcinoma With Recurrent Disease During or After Anti-PD-(L)1 Therapy (MK-3475-03C/KEYMAKER-U03)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-120
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

Substudy 03C is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The larger study is the umbrella study (U03).

The goal of substudy 03C is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of experimental combinations of investigational agents in participants with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) who have recurrent disease during or after anti-programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-\[L\]1) adjuvant therapy.

This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to demonstrate a tolerable safety profile for the combination of investigational agents. There will be no hypothesis testing in this study

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component

Has received no other prior systemic therapy for treatment of advanced/metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) except for adjuvant programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-(L)1) therapy

Has disease recurrence during adjuvant anti- PD-(L)1 therapy or ≤24 months following the last dose of adjuvant anti-PD-(L)1 therapy

Is able to swallow oral medication

Disqualifiers

Has clinically significant hematuria, hematemesis, or hemoptysis of (>2.5 mL) of red blood, or other history of significant bleeding

Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention

Has deep vein thrombosis within 3 months before allocation/randomization unless stable, asymptomatic, and treated with therapeutic anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks before allocation/randomization

Has history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, or evidence of active pneumonitis

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Belzutifan
  • Zanzalintinib

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators