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MK-4166

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Solid Tumor | Monoclonal antibody | Oncology |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Jan 28, 2021

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Trial Design

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Total Trials1
Total Enrollment116

FDA Designations

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Clinical trial landscape

MK-4166 · 1 trial · 1 indication

Phase 1 1
NCT02132754Study of MK-4166 and MK-4166 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-4166-001)Solid Tumor
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PHASE1COMPLETED
Study of MK-4166 and MK-4166 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-4166-001)
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Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Cycle 1 (up to 21 days)

DLT's were assessed during the first cycle (21 days) for each dose level and included the following if assessed by the Investigator to be possibly, probably or definitely related to MK-4166 or MK-4166 plus pembrolizumab combination: Grade 4 non-hematologic toxicity; Grade 4 hematologic toxicity lasting ≥7 days, except thrombocytopenia (Grade 4 thrombocytopenia of any duration or Grade 3 thrombocytopenia if associated with bleeding); Grade 3 non-hematologic toxicity lasting \>3 days despite optimal supportive care; Grade 3 nausea, vomiting or diarrhea if \>3 days despite optimal supportive care; any Grade 3 or Grade 4 non-hematologic laboratory abnormality if medical intervention is required or if leading to hospitalization or if persisting for \>1 week; febrile neutropenia Grade 3 or Grade 4; any drug-related AE which caused participant to discontinue treatment during Cycle 1; Grade 5 toxicity; any treatment-related toxicity which caused a \>2 week delay in initiation of Cycle 2.

Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events (AEs)
From first dose up to 90 days post last dose (up to 27 months)

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, 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 pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product was also an AE. Per protocol, the number of participants experiencing an AE was assessed and reported by arm (MK-4166 monotherapy and MK-4166 plus pembrolizumab combination therapy) as well as by dose cohort.

Number of Participants Discontinuing Study Treatment Due to AEs
Up to approximately 24 months

An AE was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE could therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, 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 pre-existing condition that was temporally associated with the use of the Sponsor's product was also an AE. Per protocol, the number of participants discontinuing study treatment due to AEs was assessed and reported by arm (MK-4166 monotherapy and MK-4166 plus pembrolizumab combination therapy) as well as by dose cohort.

Secondary Endpoints

Maximum Concentration (Cmax) of MK-4166 Over Time
Cycles 1-4: Day 1 pre-dose, at end of MK-4166 infusion (up to 10 minutes), 2 hours; Days 2, 3, 5 (Cohorts 1-9 only), 8, 15. Each cycle was 21 days. (Up to ~3 months)
Time to Maximum Concentration (Tmax) of MK-4166 Over Time
Cycles 1-4: Day 1 pre-dose, at end of MK-4166 infusion (up to 10 minutes), 2 hours; Days 2, 3, 5 (Cohorts 1-9 only), 8, 15. Each cycle was 21 days. (Up to ~3 months)
Terminal Half-Life (t ½) of MK-4166 Over Time
Cycles 1-4: Day 1 pre-dose, at end of MK-4166 infusion (up to 10 minutes), 2 hours; Days 2, 3, 5 (Cohorts 1-9 only), 8, 15. Each cycle was 21 days. (Up to ~3 months)
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationNON_RANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
MK-4166 0.0015 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.0015 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 0.0045 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.0045 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 0.014 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.014 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 0.04 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.04 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 0.12 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.12 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 0.37 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 0.37 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 1.1 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 1.1 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 3.3 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 3.3 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 10 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipant received 10 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 30 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 30 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 42 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 42 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 59 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 59 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 82 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 82 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 120 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 120 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 170 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 170 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 240 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 240 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 340 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 340 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 480 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 480 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 670 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 670 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 900 mgEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 900 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles.
MK-4166 1.1 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 1.1 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 3.3 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 3.3 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 10 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 10 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 30 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 30 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 42 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 42 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 59 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 59 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 82 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 82 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 120 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 120 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 170 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 170 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 240 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 240 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 340 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 340 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 480 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 480 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 670 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 670 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.
MK-4166 900 mg + PembroEXPERIMENTALParticipants received 900 mg MK-4166 IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 4 cycles plus pembrolizumab 200 mg IV on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle for up to 35 cycles.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
MK-4166BIOLOGICAL -
PembrolizumabBIOLOGICAL -
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo

Inclusion criteria: * Has a histologically- or cytologically-confirmed metastatic solid tumor for which there is no available therapy which may convey clinical benefit. Part E: Has advanced malignant melanoma. * Measurable disease by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1...

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Competitive Landscape -Other Solid Tumors 9 trials (matched to "Solid Tumor")

Frequently asked questions about MK-4166

What is MK-4166 used for?

MK-4166 is an investigational monoclonal antibody being studied for the treatment of advanced solid tumors. It is currently in Phase 1 clinical development, and the completed trial evaluated it both as a single agent and in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with advanced solid tumors.

What does MK-4166 target?

MK-4166 is a monoclonal antibody, but its specific molecular target has not been disclosed in the available information. The drug is being investigated for its potential role in oncology, specifically for solid tumors, though the exact mechanism of action is not detailed.

Who makes MK-4166?

MK-4166 is being developed by Merck & Company, Inc., which is publicly traded under the ticker symbol MRK. The company is conducting clinical research on this investigational therapy for advanced solid tumors.

What phase is MK-4166 in?

MK-4166 is in Phase 1 clinical development. The drug is investigational and has not been approved by regulatory authorities. One Phase 1 trial has been completed, and the drug is not yet available as a commercial therapy.

What clinical trials is MK-4166 in?

MK-4166 has one completed clinical trial, identified as NCT02132754. This Phase 1 study evaluated MK-4166 alone and in combination with pembrolizumab in participants with advanced solid tumors, enrolling 116 participants aged 18 years and older.

Is MK-4166 the same as pembrolizumab?

No, MK-4166 is not the same as pembrolizumab. MK-4166 is a separate investigational monoclonal antibody being studied in combination with pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in a clinical trial for advanced solid tumors. The two drugs are distinct agents.