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A Phase 1/2 Open-Label, Umbrella Platform Design Study of Investigational Agents With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) and Chemotherapy in Participants With 1L Locally Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma): Substudy 06C

NCT ID: NCT06469944Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCLast updated: 2026-05-26

Summary

This is a phase 1/2, multicenter, open-label umbrella platform study that will evaluate the safety and tolerability of investigational agents with pembrolizumab and fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy for the first-line (1L) treatment of participants with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal adenocarcinoma. This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to evaluate the safety and tolerability, and to establish a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) for investigational agents in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. There is no formal hypothesis in this study.

Detailed description

The master protocol is MK-3475-U06.

Arms & interventions

  • BiologicalPembrolizumab

    Administered via intravenous (IV) infusion.

  • BiologicalSacituzumab Tirumotecan (sac-TMT)

    Administered via IV infusion.

  • DrugCapecitabine

    Administered via oral tablet.

  • DrugLeucovorin

    Administered via IV infusion.

  • DrugLevoleucovorin

    Administered via IV infusion.

  • Drug5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)

    Administered via IV infusion

  • DrugOxaliplatin

    Administered via IV infusion

  • BiologicalPatritumab Deruxtecan

    Administered via IV infusion

Outcome measures

Primary

  • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)

    DLTs are defined as any drug-related adverse event (AE) according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version 5.0, observed during the DLT evaluation period that results in a change to a given dose or a delay in initiating the next cycle. The percentage of participants who experience at least one DLT will be reported.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 28 days

  • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Experienced an Adverse Event (AE)

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 28 days

  • Safety Lead-in Phase: Number of Participants Who Discontinued Study Intervention Due to an AE

    An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 28 days

  • Objective Response Rate (ORR) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

    ORR is defined as the percentage of participants in the analysis population who have 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) per RECIST 1.1. The percentage of participants who experience CR or PR as assessed by BICR will be presented.

    Time frame: Up to approximately 28 months

Secondary

  • Progression-Free Survival (PFS) per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR

    Time frame: Up to approximately 55 months

  • Duration of Response (DOR) Per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR

    Time frame: Up to approximately 55 months

  • Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 55 months

  • Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)

    Time frame: Up to approximately 55 months

  • Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE

    Time frame: Up to approximately 55 months

  • Incidence of Antidrug Antibodies (ADA) to investigational agents - (sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT, MK-2870) and patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd))

    Time frame: At designated timepoints up to approximately 55 months

Eligibility criteria

Sex: AllAge: 18 Years and olderHealthy volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has histologically and/or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of previously untreated locally advanced unresectable or metastatic first-line (1L) gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma * Is not expected to require tumor resection during the treatment course * Tumor tissue must be confirmed as negative for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression as classified by American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO-CAP) guidelines * Core/excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated has been provided * Participants who have adverse events (AEs) due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline * Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement therapy are eligible * Has adequate organ function * Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as determined by the local site investigator/radiology assessment and verified by blinded independent central review (BICR) * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 within 3 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Has a life expectancy of at least 6 months * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to allocation/randomization * Participants with history of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening * Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy Exclusion Criteria: The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has squamous cell or undifferentiated gastroesophageal cancer. * Has had previous therapy for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ)/esophageal adenocarcinoma * Has experienced weight loss \>20% over 3 months before the first dose of study intervention * Has a history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing * Has Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy * Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease * Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease within 6 months preceding study intervention * Has accumulation of pleural, ascitic, or pericardial fluid requiring drainage or diuretic drugs within 2 weeks prior to enrollment * Has history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection with Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Has received prior treatment with a trophoblast antigen 2 (TROP2)-targeted or anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) targeted agents * Has received prior treatment with a topoisomerase I inhibitor-based antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) and/or a topoisomerase I inhibitor-based chemotherapy * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention * Has received prior therapy with an anti-Programmed Cell Death Protein 1 (PD-1), anti-Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1), anti-Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 2 (PD-L2) agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T-cell receptor (TCR) * Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or has radiation related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids * Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has received a strong inducer/inhibitor of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued * Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration * Has diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention * Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * Has Severe hypersensitivity (≥Grade 3) to pembrolizumab, sacituzumab tirumotecan, patritumab deruxtecan, or other biologic therapy, chemotherapy (ie, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, capecitabine), leucovorin, levoleucovorin, or any of their excipients * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years * Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease (ILD) that required steroids or has current pneumonitis or ILD, or where suspected ILD or pneumonitis cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening * Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy * Has concurrent active hepatitis B (defined as Hepatitis B surface antigen \[HBsAg\] positive and/or detectable HBV DNA) and hepatitis C virus (defined as anti-hepatitis C virus \[HCV\] Ab positive and detectable HCV ribonucleic acid \[RNA\] infection or a known history of hepatitis B and/or C infection * Has history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, laboratory abnormality, or other circumstance that might confound the results of the study or interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study * Has gastrointestinal (GI) obstruction, poor oral intake, or difficulty in taking oral medication * Has poorly controlled diarrhea * Has had a major surgery or significant traumatic injury within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention * Has history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications

Study locations (8)

University of Arizona Cancer Center-University of Arizona Cancer Center ( Site 6927)

Tucson, Arizona, 85719

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 6905)

Los Angeles, California, 90404

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Norton Hospital-Norton Cancer Institute - Downtown ( Site 6900)

Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

Completed

The Cancer and Hematology Centers ( Site 6912)

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central NY, P.C. ( Site 6925)

East Syracuse, New York, 13057

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

Columbia University Irving Medical Center-CUIMC Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical ( Site 6907)

New York, New York, 10032

Completed

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center-UPMC ( Site 6904)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ( Site 6920)

Houston, Texas, 77030

Recruiting
Study Coordinator · Contact