A Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice in Participants With HR+/HER2- Unresectable Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (MK-2870-010)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to compare sacituzumab tirumotecan as a single agent, and in combination with pembrolizumab, versus Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC) in participants with hormone receptor positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HR+/HER2-) unresectable locally advanced, or metastatic, breast cancer.

The primary hypotheses are that sacituzumab tirumotecan as a single agent and sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab are superior to TPC with respect to progression-free survival (PFS) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by blinded independent central review (BICR) in all participants.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Has unresectable locally advanced or metastatic centrally-confirmed hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer

Has radiographic disease progression on one or more lines of endocrine therapy for unresectable locally advanced/metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer, with one in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor

Is a chemotherapy candidate

Has an eastern cooperative oncology group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before randomization

Disqualifiers

Has breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent

Has experienced an early recurrence (<6 months after completing adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy) and therefore is eligible to receive second-line (2L) treatment

Has symptomatic advanced/metastatic visceral spread at risk of rapidly evolving into life-threatening complications

Has received prior chemotherapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sacituzumab tirumotecan
  • Pembrolizumab
  • Paclitaxel
  • Nab-paclitaxel
  • Capecitabine
  • Liposomal doxorubicin

Treatment groups

1,200 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators