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NCT07049926RecruitingPhase 1/2

A clinical study of combination therapies in people with kidney cancer (MK-3475-03C)

A Phase 1b/2 Study of Immune and Targeted Combination Therapies in Participants with RCC (KEYMAKER-U03): Substudy 03C in Participants With Recurrent Disease During or After Anti-PD-(L)1 Adjuvant Therapy

Source: EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu) · Last updated 29 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

1. Safety Lead-in Phase: To assess the safety and tolerability, and to establish a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) if applicable, of treatment combinations that have not been evaluated in a separate study 2. Efficacy Phase: To assess the safety and tolerability based on the proportion of participants with adverse events (AEs). 3. Efficacy Phase: To evaluate objective response (OR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
44 (estimated)
First submitted
28 Apr 2025
Start date
29 Aug 2025
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
EU CT number
2024-516437-12-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Planned participants: 44
  • 11 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 malabsorption due to prior GI surgery or GI disease.
  • Has received colony-stimulating factors within 28 days prior to intervention allocation/randomization.
  • Has received prior treatment with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-2α (HIF-2α) and/or Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (VEGF/TKI) inhibitors.
  • Is currently receiving strong inhibitors of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study.
  • Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention.
  • Have been previously allocated/randomized to study intervention in any substudy of protocol MK-3475-U03.
  • Has deep vein thrombosis within 3 months before allocation/randomization unless stable, asymptomatic, and treated with therapeutic anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks before allocation/randomization.
  • Has deep vein thrombosis within 3 months before allocation/randomization unless stable, asymptomatic, and treated with therapeutic anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks before allocation/randomization.
  • Has serious wound, ulcer or bone fracture or has had major surgery within 8 weeks before first dose of study intervention.
  • Has symptomatic pleural effusion (for example cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain), ascites, or pericardial fluid requiring drainage in the last 4 weeks before allocation/randomization.

Other illness

  • Has clinically significant hematuria, hematemesis, or hemoptysis of (>2.5 mL) of red blood, or other history of significant bleeding.
  • Has moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh B or C).
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
  • Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention,
  • Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years.
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
  • Has history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • Has hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infection.
  • Has history of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, organizing pneumonia, or evidence of active pneumonitis.
  • Has gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, including those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation.

Lab values

  • Is currently receiving anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study,
  • Has a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤50% or below the institutional (or local laboratory) normal range.

Other

  • Ha recibido radioterapia previa dentro de las 2 semanas del comienzo de la intervención del estudio o tiene toxicidades relacionadas con la radiación que requieren corticoesteroides.
  • Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
  • Has radiographic evidence of encasement or invasion of a major blood vessel, or of intratumoral cavitation.

Who the study is looking for

  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component (with or without sarcomatoid features),
  • Is an individual of any sex/gender, from 18 years to 120 years of age inclusive,
  • A participant assigned male sex at birth, capable of producing sperm, continues contraception at least 7 days after the last dose of Belzutifan, and at least 96 days after the last dose of Zanzalintinib. Refrains from donating sperm and abstains from penile-vaginal intercourse and remains abstinent, or uses external condom or contraceptives consistent with local regulations.
  • A participant assigned female sex at birth is not breast feeding at least 96 days after the last dose of study intervention. A participant of childbearing potential (POCBP) is not pregnant and has a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test before the first dose of study intervention. A POCBP uses a highly effective contraceptive method, and continues using contraception at least 30 days after the last dose of Belzutifan, and at least 186 days after the last dose of Zanzalintinib.
  • Has received no other prior systemic therapy for treatment of advanced/metastatic clear cell RCC (ccRCC) except for adjuvant anti- programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-(L)1) therapy.
  • Has disease recurrence during adjuvant anti- PD-(L)1 therapy or ≤24 months following the last dose of adjuvant anti-PD-(L)1 therapy.
  • Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) as assessed by investigator and verified by blinded independent central review (BICR).
  • Is able to swallow oral medication.
  • Submits an archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated.
  • Participants receiving bone resorptive therapy(must have therapy initiated at least 2 weeks before allocation/randomization.
  • Has adequately controlled blood pressure (BP) with or without antihypertensive medications, defined as BP ≤140/90 mm Hg with no change in antihypertensive medications within 1 week before allocation/randomization.
  • Has adequate organ function

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

Full criteria on EU CTIS (euclinicaltrials.eu)

Sites (11)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
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BarcelonaSpainRecruiting
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Centre De Lutte Contre Le Cancer Eugene Marquis
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Rennes CedexFranceRecruiting
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
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Strasbourg Cedex 2FranceRecruiting
Oncopole Claudius Regaud
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Toulouse Cedex 9FranceRecruiting
Institut De Cancerologie De Lorraine
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Vandouvre Les NancyFranceRecruiting
Institut Gustave Roussy
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VillejuifFranceRecruiting
Centrum Onkologii Im. Prof. Franciszka Lukaszczyka W Bydgoszczy
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BydgoszczPolandRecruiting
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
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GdanskPolandRecruiting
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im Marii Sklodowskiej Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
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WarsawPolandRecruiting

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