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NCT06422143PHASE3RECRUITING

Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT; MK-2870) in Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) [MK-2870-023]

Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin/Taxane (Paclitaxel or Nab-paclitaxel) Followed by Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance MK-2870 in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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Key Facts

Study type
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC
Interventions
Pembrolizumab, sac-TMT, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
Enrollment
851 participants
Primary completion
Jan 2029
Study completion
Feb 2031
First posted
May 2024
Last updated
May 2026

Primary Endpoints (CT.gov)

Overall survival (OS)

Time frame: Up to ~50 months

Secondary Endpoints

Progression-Free Survival (PFS)

Number of Participants With ≥1 Adverse Event (AE)

Number of Participants Discontinuing from Study Therapy Due to AE(s)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) \[Stage IV: M1a, M1b, M1c, American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, version 8\] * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) 1.1 as assessed by the local site investigator/radiology * Has life expectancy ≥3 months * Has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) score of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days prior to allocation * Archival tumor tissue sample or newly obtained core, incisional, or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated has been provided * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) * 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 before allocatio

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Source

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