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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 24 June 2025

MK6482: This phase II study is evaluating how safe and effective chemotherapy (belzutifan) is in combination with immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and targeted therapy (lenvatinib) in people with multiple solid cancers, including cancer of the liver, bowel, pancreas, biliary tract, endometrium and oesophagusAn Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Combination With Belzutifan in Multiple Solid Tumors

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Multi-Cancer Multi-Cancer

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

MK6482

Clinical summary

Summary

Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to one of two Experimental Arms. In Experimental Arm 1, participants will receive pembrolizumab (400mg) plus belzutifan (120mg) plus lenvatinib (20mg). Pembrolizumab will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion once every 6 weeks (Q6W) for a maximum of 18 doses (approximately 2 years). Belzutifan and lenvatinib will be administered orally once daily (QD) until progressive disease or discontinuation. In Experimental Arm 2, participants with IO resistant ESCC will receive pembrolizumab (400mg) plus lenvatinib (20mg). Pembrolizumab will be administered via intravenous (IV) infusion once every 6 weeks (Q6W) for a maximum of 18 doses (approximately 2 years). Lenvatinib will be administered orally once daily (QD) until progressive disease or discontinuation.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with cancer of the liver, bowel, pancreas, biliary tract, endometrium or oesophagus

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of one of the following advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solid tumors, documented by histopathology or cytopathology:

    • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
    • Colorectal cancer (CRC) (non-microsatellite instability-high [non-MSI-H]/deficient mismatch repair [dMMR])
    • Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
    • Biliary tract cancer (BTC) (includes intrahepatic, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma [CCA] and gall bladder cancer)
    • Endometrial cancer (EC)
    • Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
  • Disease progression on or since the most recent treatment (does not apply to newly diagnosed unresectable or metastatic HCC or EC).
  • Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 as assessed locally (by investigator) and verified by BICR
  • Submission of an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated
  • Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to follow contraceptive guidance during and for at least 7 days after last dose of study intervention with belzutifan and lenvatinib
  • Female participants are not pregnant or breastfeeding, not a woman of child-bearing potential (WOCBP), or is a WOCBP and agrees to follow contraceptive guidance during the intervention period and and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab or for at least 30 days after last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last
  • Adequate organ function
  • Adequately controlled blood pressure with or without antihypertensive medications
  • HCC Specific Inclusion Criteria: No prior systemic chemotherapy, including anti-VEGF therapy, anti-programmed cell-death (PD-1)/PD-L1 or any systemic investigational anticancer agents for advanced/unresectable HCC (1L)
  • CRC ([non-MSI-H/dMMR) Specific Inclusion Criteria: Received at least 2 prior lines of systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic disease which includes fluoropyrimidine, irinotecan and oxaliplatin
  • PDAC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Prior therapy with at least 1 (platinum or gemcitabine containing regimen) but no more than 2 prior systemic therapies for unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer
  • BTC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Received at least 1 prior line of systemic therapy (containing gemcitabine or fluoropyrimidine) for unresectable or metastatic disease
  • EC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Study treatment is for 1L therapy of EC and participants should not have received prior systemic chemotherapy. Exception: May have received 1 prior line of line of systemic platinum-based adjuvant and/or neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the setting of a curative-intent resection, if the recurrence occurred ≥6 months after the last dose of chemotherapy or may have received prior radiation with or without chemotherapy
  • ESCC Specific Inclusion Criteria: Have experienced radiographic or clinical progression on one prior line of standard systemic therapy (immune oncology (IO) naïve participants) or an anti-PD-1/PD-L1 (IO resistant participants)

Exclusion

  • Unable to swallow orally administered medication or presence of a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder that may affect study intervention absorption
  • History of a second malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within 3 years
  • A pulse oximeter reading <92% at rest, or requirement of intermittent supplemental oxygen/ chronic supplemental oxygen
  • Presence of central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
  • Clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 6 months of first dose of study intervention
  • Symptomatic pleural effusion, unless clinically stable after treatment
  • Preexisting ≥ Grade 3 gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula
  • Moderate to severe hepatic impairment
  • Clinically significant history of bleeding within 3 months before screening
  • Presence of serious active nonhealing wound/ulcer/bone fracture
  • Requirement for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • History of Hepatitis B or active Hepatis C virus infections. with exceptions for HCC and BTC
  • Prior therapy with a PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 agent, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α)
  • Radiographic evidence of intratumoral cavitation, or invasion/infiltration of a major blood vessel
  • EC specific exclusion criteria: History of carcinosarcoma, endometrial leiomyosarcoma or other high-grade sarcomas, or endometrial stromal sarcomas
  • ESCC specific exclusion criteria: Has clinically apparent ascites or pleural effusion or experienced weight loss >20% over approximately 3 months before first dose of study therapy

Inclusion

  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body (localised).
  • You have had treatment but your cancer has gotten worse or has not responded to the treatment you have been given.
  • You are able to swallow medication by mouth.

Exclusion

  • You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Trial sponsor

Merck

Scientific Title

An Open-label, Multicenter, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib in Combination With Belzutifan in Multiple Solid Tumors

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