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NCT04191096CompletedPhase 3

Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab/Placebo plus Enzalutamide plus ADT in mHSPC

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Enzalutamide Plus ADT Versus Placebo Plus Enzalutamide Plus ADT in Participants With Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC) (KEYNOTE-991)

Source: EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) · Last updated 26 Jan 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

1. To compare pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus enzalutamide plus ADT versus placebo plus enzalutamide plus ADT with respect to rPFS per PCWG-modified RECIST 1.1 as assessed by BICR where soft tissue will be assessed per RECIST 1.1 modified to follow a maximum of 10 target lesions and a maximum of 5 target lesions per organ, and bone disease will be assessed per PCWG criteria. 2. To compare pembrolizumab plus enzalutamide plus ADT versus placebo plus enzalutamide plus ADT with respect to OS.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
122 (actual)
First submitted
17 Nov 2023
Start date
5 May 2020
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT number
NCT04191096
EU CT number
2023-507024-24-00
EudraCT number
2019-003633-41

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Participants enrolled: 122
  • 19 sites in 3 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu). It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Has had myocardial infarction or uncontrolled angina within 6 months prior to randomization, or has New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure or a history of New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure
  • Has received prior ADT as neoadjuvant/adjuvant therapy for non-metastatic prostate cancer for >39 months in duration or within 9 months prior to randomization or with evidence of disease progression while receiving ADT
  • Has had prior treatment with a next generation hormonal agent (eg, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide)
  • Has received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti-PD-1), anti-programmed cell death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), or anti PD-L2 agent or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to randomization
  • Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
  • Has received any prior pharmacotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery for metastatic prostate cancer with the following exceptions: a) Up to 3 months of ADT or orchiectomy with or without concurrent first-generation antiandrogens, if patient was not treated with docetaxel b) May have 1 course of palliative radiation or surgical therapy to treat symptoms resulting from metastatic disease if it was administered at least 4 weeks prior to randomization c) For participants with low volume metastatic disease, may have 1 course of definitive radiotherapy if it was administered at least 4 weeks prior to randomization d) Up to 6 cycles of docetaxel therapy with final treatment administration completed within 2 months of randomization and no evidence of disease progression. In these participants up to 6 months of ADT permitted
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy
  • Has undergone major surgery including local prostate intervention (excluding prostate biopsy) within 28 days prior to randomization and not recovered adequately from the toxicities and/or complications

Other illness

  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment in the last 3 years
  • Has a history of seizure or any condition that may predispose to seizure
  • Has a history of loss of consciousness within 12 months of screening
  • Has hypotension (systolic blood pressure <86 millimeters of mercury [mmHg]) or uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >170 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >105 mmHg) at the screening visit
  • Has a history of clinically significant ventricular arrhythmias
  • Has hypersensitivity to pembrolizumab and/or enzalutamide and/or any of their excipients
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years
  • Has a gastrointestinal disorder affecting absorption or is unable to swallow tablets/capsules
  • Has an active infection (including tuberculosis) requiring systemic therapy
  • Has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis
  • Has known active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection

Other

  • Has a "superscan" bone scan
  • Is expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the study, starting with the screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of study treatment
  • Has known or suspected central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

Who the study is looking for

  • Male Participants with histologically- or cytologically-confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without small cell histology
  • Has metastatic disease assessed by investigator and verified by BICR by either ≥2 bone lesions on bone scan and/or visceral disease by computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI)
  • Willing to maintain continuous ADT with a LHRH agonists or antagonists during study treatment or have a history of bilateral orchiectomy
  • Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 10 days of randomization
  • Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy (including, but not limited to, bisphosphonate or denosumab) must have been on stable doses prior to randomization
  • Has adequate organ function
  • Has provided newly obtained core or excisional biopsy (obtained within 12 months of screening) from soft tissue not previously irradiated (samples from tumors progressing in a prior site of radiation are allowed). Participants with bone only or bone predominant disease may provide a bone biopsy sample
  • Male participants must agree to the following during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of study intervention: Refrain from donating sperm PLUS either be abstinent from heterosexual intercourse and agree to remain abstinent OR agree to use contraception, unless confirmed to be azoospermic
  • Male participants must agree to use male condom when engaging in any activity that allows for passage of ejaculate to another person of any sex

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu)

Sites (19)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Aalborg University Hospital
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AalborgDenmarkCompleted
Rigshospitalet
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Copenhagen OeDenmarkCompleted
Herlev Hospital
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HerlevDenmarkCompleted
Odense University Hospital
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Odense CDenmarkCompleted
Lillebaelt Hospital
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VejleDenmarkCompleted
Cork University Hospital
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CorkIrelandCompleted
Tallaght University Hospital
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Dublin 24IrelandCompleted
St Vincent's University Hospital
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Dublin 4IrelandCompleted
Beaumont Hospital
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Dublin 9IrelandCompleted
University Hospital Limerick
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LimerickIrelandCompleted
Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka W Bydgoszczy
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BydgoszczPolandCompleted
Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny Nr 4 W Bytomiu Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej
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BytomPolandCompleted
Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Szpital Uniwersytecki W Krakowie
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CracowPolandCompleted
Szpital Wojewodzki im. Mikolaja Kopernika w Koszalinie
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KoszalinPolandCompleted
Wojewodzki Szpital Im. Sw.Ojca Pio W Przemyslu
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PeremyshlPolandCompleted
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Poznaniu
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PoznanPolandCompleted
Kliniki Neuroradiochirurgii Sp. z o.o.
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RadomPolandCompleted
Twoja Przychodnia-Szczecinskie Centrum Medyczne Sp. z o. o.
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SzczecinPolandCompleted
Medicover Integrated Clinical Services Sp. z o.o.
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TorunPolandCompleted

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.