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NCT04626518CompletedPhase 1/2

Substudy 03B: A Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With Second Line Plus (2L+) Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-03B/KEYMAKER-U03)

A Phase 1b/2 Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants With RCC (KEYMAKER-U03): Substudy 03B in Second-Line Metastatic Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 Sept 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Substudy 03B 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 03B is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of experimental combinations of investigational agents in participants with advanced second line plus (2L+) clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). 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.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
263 (actual)
First submitted
10 Nov 2020
Start date
17 Dec 2020
Primary completion date
23 Jul 2026
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
NCT number
NCT04626518
EU CT number
2023-506839-15-00
EudraCT number
2019-003610-13

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Participants enrolled: 263
  • From 17 Dec 2020 to the primary completion date, 23 Jul 2026
  • 51 sites in 13 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Has urine protein ≥1 g/24 hours and has any of the following: (a) a pulse oximeter reading \<92% at rest, or (b) requires intermittent supplemental oxygen, or (c) requires chronic supplemental oxygen (d) active hemoptysis within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention
  • Has had major surgery within 3 weeks before first dose of study interventions
  • Has malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or disease
  • Has previously received treatment with a combination of pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib
  • Has received prior treatment with belzutifan
  • Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention
  • Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention; killed vaccines are allowed
  • Has received more than 4 previous systemic anticancer treatment regimens
  • Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving any form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior to the first dose of study intervention
  • Has had an allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant

Other illness

  • Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from the first dose of study intervention administration
  • Has a history of lung disease
  • Has a history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Has preexisting gastrointestinal (GI) or non-GI fistula
  • Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years; replacement therapy is not considered a form of systemic treatment and is allowed
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy
  • Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection
  • Has a known history of Hepatitis B

Other

  • Has known central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis

Who the study is looking for

  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of locally advanced/metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC)
  • Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-(L)1) checkpoint inhibitor (in sequence or in combination with a vascular endothelial growth factor. - tyrosine kinase inhibitor \[VEGF-TKI\]) where PD-(L)1 checkpoint inhibitor treatment progression is defined by meeting ALL of the following criteria: (a) has received ≥2 doses of an anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) (b) has shown radiographic disease progression during or after an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) by investigator (c) disease progression has been documented within 12 weeks from the last dose of an anti-PD-(L)1 mAb
  • Has experienced disease progression on or after having received systemic treatment for locally advanced or metastatic RCC with a VEGF-TKI (in sequence or in combination with a PD-\[L\]1 checkpoint inhibitor) where VEGF-TKI treatment progression is defined by meeting the following criterion: has shown radiographic disease progression during or after a treatment with a VEGF-TKI as defined by RECIST 1.1 by investigator.
  • Is able to swallow oral medication
  • Has adequate organ function
  • Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before randomization/allocation
  • Has resolution of toxic effects of prior therapy to ≤Grade 1
  • Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP ≤150/90 mm Hg) with no change in hypertensive medications within 1 week before randomization/allocation
  • Male participants are abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or agree to use contraception during treatment with and for at least 7 days after the last dose of lenvatinib and /or belzutifan; 7 days after lenvatinib and/or belzutifan is stopped, if the participant is only receiving pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or a combination of the aforementioned drugs, no contraception is needed
  • Female participant is not pregnant or breastfeeding and is not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) or is a WOCBP abstinent from heterosexual intercourse or using contraception during the intervention period and for at least 120 days after the last dose of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab/quavonlimab, favezelimab/pembrolizumab, MK-4830 or 30 days after the last dose of lenvatinib or belzutifan, whichever occurs last and must abstain from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention

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

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (51)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Blacktown Hospital ( Site 3601)
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BlacktownAustraliaUnknown status
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital ( Site 3603)
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HerstonAustraliaUnknown status
St George Hospital ( Site 3602)
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KogarahAustraliaUnknown status
Austin Health ( Site 3600)
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MelbourneAustraliaUnknown status
Jewish General Hospital ( Site 3100)
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 3101)
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 4101)
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SantiagoChileUnknown status
FALP-UIDO ( Site 4100)
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SantiagoChileUnknown status
CIDO SpA-Oncology ( Site 4106)
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TemucoChileUnknown status
James Lind Centro de Investigacion del Cancer ( Site 4108)
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TemucoChileUnknown status
ONCOCENTRO APYS-ACEREY ( Site 4103)
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Viña del MarChileUnknown status
Hospital Universitari Vall d Hebron ( Site 3300)
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BarcelonaSpainUnknown status
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal ( Site 3301)
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe (ICANS) ( Site 3203)
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StrasbourgFranceUnknown status
Institut Claudius Regaud ( Site 3200)
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ToulouseFranceUnknown status
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine ( Site 3204)
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Vandœuvre-lès-NancyFranceUnknown status
Gustave Roussy ( Site 3202)
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VillejuifFranceUnknown status
Velindre Cancer Centre Hospital ( Site 3407)
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CardiffUnited KingdomUnknown status
Western General Hospital ( Site 3402)
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EdinburghUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre ( Site 3405)
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GlasgowUnited KingdomUnknown status
Leicester Royal Infirmary ( Site 3408)
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LeicesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Barts Health NHS Trust ( Site 3401)
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 3400)
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ManchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
Royal Preston Hospital ( Site 3406)
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PrestonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Southampton General Hospital ( Site 3403)
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SouthamptonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Országos Onkológiai Intézet-Urogenitális Tumorok és Klinikai Farmakológiai Osztály ( Site 4301)
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BudapestHungaryUnknown status
Rambam Health Care Campus-Oncology Division ( Site 3500)
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HaifaIsraelUnknown status
Hadassah Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 3504)
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JerusalemIsraelUnknown status
Rabin Medical Center ( Site 3502)
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Petah TikvaIsraelUnknown status
Sheba Medical Center - Oncology Division ( Site 3501)
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Ramat GanIsraelUnknown status
Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 3503)
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Tel AvivIsraelUnknown status
Samsung Medical Center ( Site 3801)
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Severance Hospital ( Site 3802)
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
Asan Medical Center ( Site 3800)
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SongpaguSouth KoreaUnknown status
Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI-AVL)-medical oncology ( Site 4402)
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AmsterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Erasmus Medisch Centrum ( Site 4401)
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RotterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Auckland City Hospital ( Site 3700)
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AucklandNew ZealandUnknown status
Centrum Onkologii im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka-Ambulatorium Chemioterapii ( Site 4201)
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BydgoszczPolandUnknown status
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Early Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 4202)
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GdanskPolandUnknown status
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Oddzial Badan Wczesnych Faz ( Site 4200)
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WarsawPolandUnknown status
University of Chicago ( Site 3013)
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ChicagoUnited StatesUnknown status
UTSW Medical Center ( Site 3003)
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Henry Ford Health System ( Site 3014)
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke Cancer Institute ( Site 3015)
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Iowa ( Site 3012)
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Iowa CityUnited StatesUnknown status
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ( Site 3004)
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 3011)
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New HavenUnited StatesUnknown status
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center ( Site 3016)
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 3002)
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
UPMC Cancer Center/Hillman Cancer Center ( Site 3017)
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PittsburghUnited StatesUnknown status
University of California at San Francisco ( Site 3008)
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San FranciscoUnited StatesUnknown status

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