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Also known as Vibostolimab
MK-0482 · 2 trials · 1 indication
DLTs defined as any of the following assessed as treatment (Tx)-related by investigator: Grade (Gr)4 nonhematologic toxicity (T); Gr4 hematologic T lasting ≥7 days, except thrombocytopenia (TCP); Gr4 TCP of any duration; Gr3 TCP associated with clinically-significant bleeding; nonhematologic adverse event (AE) ≥Gr3 in severity, with exceptions; Gr3/4 alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and/or bilirubin (bili) with exceptions; a protocol-defined elevation of ALT, AST, and bili; Gr3/4 nonhematologic laboratory abnormality if: clinically significant medical intervention is required, leads to hospitalization, persists for \>1 week, or results in liver injury with exceptions; Gr3/4 febrile neutropenia; \>2 week-delay in starting Cycle 2 due to Tx-related T; Tx-related T resulting in Tx discontinuation during DLT evaluation period; missing \>25% of the MK-0482 or any combination component during DLT evaluation period resulting from Tx-related AE; or Gr5 toxicity.
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. The number of participants who experience at least one AE will be presented.
The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.
DLTs defined as any of the following assessed as treatment (Tx)-related by investigator: Grade (Gr)4 nonhematologic toxicity (T); Gr4 hematologic T lasting ≥7 days, except thrombocytopenia (TCP); Gr4 TCP of any duration; Gr3 TCP associated with clinically-significant bleeding; nonhematologic adverse event (AE) ≥Gr3 in severity, with exceptions; Gr3/4 alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and/or bilirubin (bili) with exceptions; a protocol-defined elevation of ALT, AST, and bili; Gr3/4 nonhematologic laboratory abnormality if: clinically significant medical intervention is required, leads to hospitalization, persists for \>1 week, or results in liver injury with exceptions; Gr3/4 febrile neutropenia; \>2 week-delay in starting Cycle 2 due to Tx-related T; Tx-related T resulting in Tx discontinuation during DLT evaluation period; missing \>25% of the MK-0482 or any combination component during DLT evaluation period resulting from Tx-related AE; or Gr5 toxicity.
A DLT is defined as an event with toxicity including the type, severity, time of onset, time of resolution, and the probable association with study treatment that are not due to pre-existing conditions as defined by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0 (CTCAE4.0).
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an adverse event.
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have to have a causal relationship with this treatment. An adverse event can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding, for example), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product or protocol specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product or protocol specified procedure. Any worsening (i.e., any clinically significant adverse change in frequency and/or intensity) of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product, is also an adverse event.
| Arm | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1: MK-0482 Monotherapy | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants receive escalating doses of MK-0482 via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) for up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years). |
| Part 1: MK-0482 + Pembrolizumab Combination Therapy | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants receive escalating doses of MK-0482 via IV infusion + pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) for up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years). |
| Part 2: Cohort A | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants with metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) first line treatment (1L) receive MK-0482 via IV infusion plus pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years) and paclitaxel 90 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion until PD or discontinuation. |
| Part 2: Cohort B | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants with recurrent non-operable glioblastoma (GBM) current treatment of second line (2L) receive MK-0482 via IV infusion plus pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years). |
| Part 2: Cohort C | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) (1L) receive MK-0482 via IV infusion plus pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years), Nab-Paclitaxel 125 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion and gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion until PD or unacceptable toxicity that requires discontinuation. |
| Part 2: Cohort D | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma (STS) (2L) receive MK-0482 via IV infusion plus pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years). |
| Part 2: Cohort E | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) (1L) receive MK-0482 via IV infusion plus pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion plus Pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (Q3W) up to 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years) plus carboplatin with desired dose of area under the curve (AUC) 5 and pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2, both administered via IV infusion, followed by maintenance therapy with pemetrexed 500 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion for up to a total of 35 administrations (up to approximately 2 years). |
| vibostolimab | EXPERIMENTAL | During an initial dose evaluation phase, participants will receive Dose A, B, C, D, E, or F of vibostolimab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle (for a maximum of 35 cycles) until the RPTD has been established. The RPTD will be established based on the number of dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) at each dose level. Once the RPTD is established, participants will continue receiving the RPTD of vibostolimab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| vibostolimab + pembrolizumab | EXPERIMENTAL | During an initial dose evaluation phase, participants will receive Dose A, B, C, D, E, or F of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle (for a maximum of 35 cycles) until the RPTD of vibostolimab has been established. The RPTD will be established based on the number of DLTs at each dose level. Once the RPTD of vibostolimab is established, participants will continue receiving the RPTD of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| Advanced solid tumor cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will receive the RPTD of vibostolimab monotherapy or the RPTD of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| Randomized dose 1 comparison cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will be randomized to receive a fixed dose (Dose 1) of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| Randomized dose 2 comparison cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will be randomized to receive a fixed dose (Dose 2) of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| vibostolimab +pembrolizumab+pemetrexed+carboplatin | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will receive a fixed dose of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab, 500 mg/m\^2 pemetrexed, and Area Under Curve (AUC) 5 mg/mL/min carboplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle for up to 4 cycles followed by maintenance therapy with a fixed dose of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab and 500 mg/m\^2 pemetrexed on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle for up to an additional 31 cycles. |
| vibostolimab Dose 1 Japanese cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Japanese participants will be randomized to receive a fixed dose (Dose 1) of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| vibostolimab Dose 2 Japanese cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Japanese participants will be randomized to receive a fixed dose (Dose 2) of vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle until the 35-cycle limit is reached. |
| pembrolizumab/vibostolimab coformulation | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will receive a fixed dose of pembrolizumab/vibostolimab coformulation, consisting of 200 mg of pembrolizumab + 200 mg vibostolimab, on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle for up to 35 cycles. |
| vibostolimab+pembrolizumab+carboplatin OR cisplatin+etoposide | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants will receive 200 mg vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab, plus the investigator's choice of Area Under Curve (AUC) 5 mg/mL/min carboplatin OR 75 mg/m\^2 cisplatin on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle plus 100 mg/m\^2/day etoposide on Days 1-3 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles. Maintenance therapy with 200 mg vibostolimab in combination with 200 mg pembrolizumab on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle will continue for up to an additional 31 cycles. A participant will be allowed to switch from cisplatin to carboplatin in the event of an adverse event (AE), ineligibility for further cisplatin therapy, and/or the investigator considers switching to carboplatin to be in the best interest of the participant. |
| pembrolizumab/vibostolimab coformulation China cohort | EXPERIMENTAL | Participants from mainland China will receive a fixed dose of pembrolizumab/vibostolimab coformulation, consisting of 200 mg of pembrolizumab + 200 mg vibostolimab, on Day 1 of each 21-day infusion cycle for up to 35 cycles. |
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MK-0482 | BIOLOGICAL | IV infusion |
| pembrolizumab | BIOLOGICAL | IV infusion |
| Paclitaxel | DRUG | IV infusion |
| Nab-paclitaxel | DRUG | IV infusion |
| Gemcitabine | DRUG | IV infusion |
| Carboplatin | DRUG | IV infusion |
| Pemetrexed | DRUG | IV infusion |
| vibostolimab | BIOLOGICAL | Administered as an intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of 21-day infusion Cycles 1-35 |
| pembrolizumab/vibostolimab coformulation | BIOLOGICAL | Administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 of 21-day infusion Cycles 1-35 |
| cisplatin | DRUG | Administered as an IV infusion on Day 1 of 21-day infusion Cycles 1-4 |
| etoposide | DRUG | Administered as an IV infusion on Days 1-3 of 21-day infusion Cycles 1-4 |
Inclusion Criteria: * Part 1 only: Has histologically-or cytologically-confirmed advanced/metastatic solid tumors and have received, been intolerant to, or been ineligible for, all treatments known to confer clinical benefit * Has measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors V...
| Company | Ticker | Trials | Lead Phase | Drugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | BMY | 5 | PHASE3 | ACE-536 |
| AbbVie, Inc. | ABBV | 4 | PHASE3 | Navitoclax, Ruxolitinib |
| Novartis AG Sponsored ADR | NVS | 3 | PHASE3 | Pelabresib, Ruxolitinib |
| Karyopharm Therapeutics, Inc. | KPTI | 4 | PHASE3 | Selinexor, Ruxolitinib |
| Geron Corporation | GERN | 2 | PHASE3 | Imetelstat |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | MRK | 1 | PHASE3 | Bomedemstat |
| Incyte Corporation | INCY | 10 | PHASE2 | Ruxolitinib |
| GSK plc Sponsored ADR | GSK | 2 | PHASE2 | MMB |
| Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. Sponsored ADR | TAK | 1 | PHASE2 | Elritercept, Ruxolitinib |
| Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 1 | PHASE1 | LY3410738, Venetoclax, Azacitidine |
| Disc Medicine, Inc. | IRON | 1 | PHASE1 | DISC-0974 |
| Galecto, Inc. | GLTO | 1 | PHASE2 | GB2064 |
| Prelude Therapeutics, Inc. | PRLD | 1 | PHASE1 | PRT12396 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | UTHR | 1 | PHASE2 | bomedemstat |
MK-0482 is an investigational monoclonal antibody being studied for the treatment of neoplasms, which are abnormal growths of tissue that can include tumors. It is being evaluated in patients with advanced solid tumors. The drug is currently in Phase 1 clinical development and is not yet approved by regulatory authorities.
MK-0482 is a monoclonal antibody, but its specific molecular target has not been disclosed in the available information. The drug is being studied for its potential to treat advanced solid tumors, and its mechanism of action is under investigation in clinical trials.
MK-0482 is being developed by Merck & Company, Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. Merck is conducting clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MK-0482 as a potential treatment for advanced solid tumors. The company's stock is traded under the ticker symbol MRK.
MK-0482 is in Phase 1 clinical development. Two Phase 1 trials have been completed, with a total enrollment of 696 participants. The drug is investigational and has not been approved by the FDA or other regulatory agencies. It is being studied for the treatment of neoplasms, including advanced solid tumors.
MK-0482 has been studied in two completed Phase 1 clinical trials. The first, NCT02964013, evaluated vibostolimab alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in advanced solid tumors. The second, NCT03918278, studied MK-0482 as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with advanced solid tumors.
MK-0482 is also known as vibostolimab, and it is sometimes referred to as vibostolimab/pembrolizumab when used in combination with pembrolizumab. The drug is being developed by Merck & Company, Inc. under the investigational name MK-0482, with vibostolimab being the nonproprietary name.