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Patritumab deruxtecan

Phase 3

Breast Neoplasms | Monoclonal antibody | Oncology |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Jun 8, 2026

Success Probability
Approval Probability 71%
TA Base Rate26%
Adjusted LOA41%
ML RiskLOW_RISK
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Market & Valuation
rNPV $3.2B
Market Size $9.4B
Revenue Basis $1.6B
Competitors 6
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Trial Design
RandomizedCONTROLLEDDMCBiomarker
Total Trials3
Total Enrollment1,453
FDA Designations
No designations recorded
Clinical Trials (3)
NCT IDTitlePhaseStatusEnrollmentVelocityDesignStartCompletionLast UpdatedSitesCountries
NCT07060807A Clinical Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan to Treat Breast Cancer (MK-1022-016)PHASE3 RECRUITING 1,000Jul 21, 2025Jul 14, 2033Jun 8, 2026182 United States, Argentina +23
NCT06797635Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan Plus Pembrolizumab With Other Anticancer Agents in Participants With High-Risk Early-Stage Triple-Negative or Hormone Receptor-Low Positive/HER-2 Negative Breast Cancer (MK-1022-010, HERTHENA-Breast-03)PHASE2 RECRUITING 372Mar 20, 2025Dec 31, 2034May 20, 202617 United States, South Korea +2
NCT06686394Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan With Other Anticancer Agents in Participants With HER2 Positive Breast Cancer That Has Spread and Cannot Be Surgically Removed (MK-1022-009)PHASE1 RECRUITING 81Feb 26, 2025Apr 18, 2030May 22, 202618 United States, Canada +4
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Progression Free Survival (PFS)
Up to approximately 45 months

PFS is defined as the time from first day of study intervention to the first documented progressive disease (PD) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR). Per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1, PD is defined as ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD. PFS as assessed by BICR will be presented.

Overall Survival (OS)
Up to approximately 85 months

OS is the length of time from when the participant starts treatment until death from any cause.

Part 1: Number of Participants Experiencing an Adverse Event (AE)
Up to ~43 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented for Part 1.

Part 1: Number of Participants Who Experience One or More Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)
Up to 21 days

A DLT is defined by the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version 5.0, assessed by investigator as drug-related: Grade (gr) 3 or 4 nonhematologic toxicity (with exceptions); gr 3 or gr 4 laboratory values (with exceptions); gr 3 or 4 febrile neutropenia; prolonged delay (\>2 weeks) in initiating Cycle 2 (cycle length = 3 weeks) due to intervention-related toxicity; any intervention-related toxicity that causes the participant to discontinue intervention during Cycle 1; interstitial lung disease as per investigator; any other gr ≥3 pulmonary toxicity; or gr 5 toxicity.

Part 1: Number of Participants who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE
Up to ~30 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who discontinued study treatment due to an AE will be presented for Part 1.

Part 2: Pathological Complete Response (pCR) Rate Using the Definition of ypT0/Tis ypN0
Up to ~30 weeks

pCR (ypT0/Tis ypN0) is defined as the absence of residual invasive cancer on hematoxylin and eosin evaluation of the complete resected breast specimen and all sampled regional lymph nodes after completion of neoadjuvant systemic therapy at the time of definitive surgery.

Part 2: Number of Participants Experiencing an AE
Up to ~103 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented for Part 2.

Part 2: Number of Participants who Discontinued Study Treatment Due to an AE
Up to ~90 weeks

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who discontinued study treatment due to an AE will be presented for Part 2.

Number of Participants Experiencing Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT)
Up to 21 days

DLT will be defined as any drug-related AE observed during the DLT evaluation period that results in a change to a given dose or a delay in initiating the next cycle. The number of participants who experience a DLT will be presented.

Number of Participants with One or More Adverse Events (AEs)
Up to approximately 13 months

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented.

Number of Participants who Discontinue Study Intervention Due to an AE
Up to approximately 12 months

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended sign, symptom, disease, or worsening of preexisting condition temporally associated with study treatment and irrespective of causality to study treatment. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.

Secondary Endpoints
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Up to approximately 85 months
Duration of Response (DOR)
Up to approximately 85 months
Change from Baseline in the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 (QLQ-C30) Global Health Status (Item 29) and Quality of Life (Item 30) Combined Score
Baseline and up to approximately 85 months
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingNONE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Patritumab DeruxtecanEXPERIMENTALParticipants receive patritumab deruxtecan via intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W) for approximately 13 months.
Treatment of Physician's ChoiceACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants receive treatment of physician's choice (TPC) for up to 13 months. The TPC may be any of the following options: Paclitaxel (80 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each 4-week cycle; Paclitaxel (90 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 4-week cycle; Nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m\^2) on Days 1, 8, and 15 of each 4-week cycle; Capecitabine (1000 mg/m\^2) bid on Days 1 to 14 of each 3-week cycle; Liposomal doxorubicin (50 mg/m\^2) on Day 1 of each 4-week cycle; or trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) (5.4 mg/kg) Q3W.
Part 1, A: Pembrolizimab + patritumab deruxtecan → Pembrolizumab + paclitaxel + carboplatinEXPERIMENTALIn Part 1, participants receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion every 3 weeks (Q3W) plus patritumab deruxtecan via IV infusion Q3W for 12 weeks, followed by pembrolizumab 200 mg via IV infusion Q3W plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m\^2 via IV infusion every week (QW) and carboplatin AUC1.5 mg/ml/min via IV infusion QW for 12 weeks. At 3 to 6 weeks after last dose of neoadjuvant treatment, participants will undergo surgery for their breast cancer.
Part 2, A: Pembrolizimab + patritumab deruxtecan → Pembrolizumab + paclitaxel + carboplatinEXPERIMENTALIn Part 2, participants receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion every Q3W plus patritumab deruxtecan (dose to be determined in part 1) IV infusion Q3W for 12 weeks, followed by pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion Q3W plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m\^2 IV infusion QW and carboplatin AUC1.5 mg/ml/min IV infusion QW for 12 weeks. At 3-6 weeks after last dose of neoadjuvant treatment, participants undergo surgery for breast cancer. After surgery, participants receive adjuvant pembrolizumab 400 mg IV every 6 weeks (Q6W) for \~30 weeks. Additional adjuvant treatment of physician's choice (TPC) may be given to participants with residual disease. TPC options are olaparib 300 mg oral twice daily (BID) for 1 year (participants with germline BRCA mutation \[gBRCAm\] only), capecitabine 1000-1250 mg/m\^2 oral BID days 1-14 and 22-35 Q6W for 4 six-week cycles or doxorubicin 60mg/m\^2 (or epirubicin 90 mg/m\^2) IV Q3W or every 2 weeks (Q2W) and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m\^2 IV Q3W or Q2W for 4 doses.
Part 2, B: Pembrolizumab + paclitaxel + carboplatin → Pembrolizumab + patritumab deruxtecanEXPERIMENTALIn Part 2, participants receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion Q3W plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m\^2 IV infusion QW and carboplatin AUC1.5 mg/ml/min IV infusion QW for 12 weeks, followed by pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion Q3W plus patritumab deruxtecan (dose to be determined in part 1) via IV infusion Q3W for 12 weeks. At 3 to 6 weeks after last dose of neoadjuvant treatment, participants will undergo surgery for their breast cancer. After surgery, participants will receive adjuvant pembrolizumab 400 mg IV infusion Q6W for \~30 weeks. Additional adjuvant TPC may be administered to participants with residual disease. TPC options include olaparib 300 mg oral BID for 1 year (participants with gBRCAm only), capecitabine 1000-1250 mg/m\^2 oral BID days 1-14 and 22-35 Q6W for 4 six-week cycles or doxorubicin 60mg/m\^2 (or epirubicin 90 mg/m\^2) IV infusion Q3W or Q2W and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q3W or Q2W for 4 doses.
Part 2, C: Pembro + paclitaxel + carboplatin→ Pembro + doxorubicin (or epirubicin) +cyclophosphamideACTIVE_COMPARATORIn Part 2, participants receive neoadjuvant pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion Q3W plus paclitaxel 80 mg/m\^2 IV infusion QW and carboplatin AUC1.5 mg/ml/min via IV infusion QW for 12 weeks, followed by pembrolizumab 200 mg IV infusion Q3W plus doxorubicin 60mg/m\^2 (or epirubicin 90 mg/m\^2) IV infusion Q3W and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m\^2 IV infusion Q3W for 12 weeks. At 3 to 6 weeks after last dose of neoadjuvant treatment, participants will undergo surgery for their breast cancer. After surgery, participants will receive adjuvant pembrolizumab 400 mg IV infusion Q6W for approximately 30 weeks. Additional adjuvant TPC may be administered to participants with residual disease. TPC options include olaparib 300 mg oral BID for 1 year (participants with gBRCAm only) or capecitabine 1000-1250 mg/m\^2 oral BID days 1-14 and 22-35 Q6W for 4 six-week cycles.
Patritumab deruxtecan plus trastuzumabEXPERIMENTALParticipants receive patritumab deruxtecan intravenous (IV) infusion and trastuzumab or trastuzumab biosimilar IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks) until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or investigator decision.
Patritumab deruxtecan plus pertuzumab and trastuzumabEXPERIMENTALParticipants receive patritumab deruxtecan IV infusion, pertuzumab IV infusion, and trastuzumab or trastuzumab biosimilar IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks) until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or investigator decision.
Patritumab deruxtecan plus trastuzumab and tucatinibEXPERIMENTALParticipants receive patritumab deruxtecan IV infusion and trastuzumab or trastuzumab biosimilar IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks), and tucatinib is administered orally twice daily for each 21-day cycle, until disease progression, intolerable toxicity, or investigator decision.
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Patritumab deruxtecanBIOLOGICALAdministered via intravenous (IV) infusion
PaclitaxelDRUGAdministered via IV infusion
Nab-paclitaxelDRUGAdministered via IV infusion
CapecitabineDRUGAdministered via oral tablets
Liposomal doxorubicinDRUGAdministered via IV infusion
Trastuzumab deruxtecanBIOLOGICALAdministered via IV infusion
PembrolizumabBIOLOGICALAdministered via IV infusion as neoadjuvant treatment in Part 1 and via IV infusion as neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment in Part 2
CarboplatinDRUGAdministered via IV infusion as neoadjuvant treatment
Doxorubicin hydrochlorideDRUGAdministered via IV infusion as neoadjuvant treatment in Arm C and an option for adjuvant treatment for participants with residual disease in Arms A and B in Part 2
Epirubicin hydrochlorideDRUGAdministered via IV infusion as neoadjuvant treatment in Arm C and an option for adjuvant treatment for participants with residual disease in Arms A and B in Part 2
CyclophosphamideDRUGAdministered via IV infusion as neoadjuvant treatment in Arm C and an option for adjuvant treatment for participants with residual disease in Arms A and B in Part 2
OlaparibDRUGAdministered via oral tablets as an option for adjuvant treatment for participants with germline BRCA mutations and residual disease in Part 2
TrastuzumabBIOLOGICALTrastuzumab administered via IV infusion
Trastuzumab BiosimilarBIOLOGICALTrastuzumab biosimilar administered via IV infusion
PertuzumabBIOLOGICALPertuzumab administered via IV infusion
TucatinibBIOLOGICALTucatinib administered as oral tablets
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years — N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo
Study Sites182

Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * Has a diagnosis of hormone receptor positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)- invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced disease not amenable to resection with curat...

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