A Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT, MK-2870) as Monotherapy and in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (MK-2870-011/TroFuse-011)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC

About this trial

Researchers want to know if sacituzumab tirumotecan given alone or with pembrolizumab can treat triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). The main goal of this study is to learn if people treated with sacituzumab tirumotecan alone or with pembrolizumab live longer overall or without the cancer growing or spreading compared to people treated with chemotherapy.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Has locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic TNBC that cannot be treated with curative intent

Has not received systemic treatment for locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic breast cancer

Participants previously treated for early-stage breast cancer must have completed all prior therapy for early-stage breast cancer with curative intent at least 6 months before the first disease recurrence

Is a candidate for treatment with pembrolizumab and one of the TPC options: paclitaxel or nab-paclitaxel or gemcitabine + carboplatin

Disqualifiers

Has breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent

Has TNBC with evaluable tumor programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression at combined positive score (CPS) ≥10

Has received prior systemic therapy for treatment of locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic breast cancer

Has Grade ≥2 peripheral neuropathy

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sacituzumab tirumotecan

    Biological/Vaccine

    IV Infusion

  • Pembrolizumab

    Biological/Vaccine

    IV Infusion

  • Rescue Medication

    Drug

    Participants receive the following pre-medications before sacituzumab tirumotecan infusion: Histamine-1 (H1) receptor agonist, histamine-2 (H2) receptor antagonist, acetaminophen or equivalent, dexamethasone or equivalent infusion. Participants are also recommended to receive prophylactic steroid mouthwash (dexamethasone or equivalent).

  • Paclitaxel

    Drug

    IV Infusion

  • Nab-paclitaxel

    Drug

    IV Infusion

  • Gemcitabine

    Drug

    IV Infusion

  • Carboplatin

    Drug

    IV Infusion

Treatment groups

1,000 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Arm A: Sacituzumab TirumotecanExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Arm B: Sacituzumab Tirumotecan + PembrolizumabExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Group C: Arm C: Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC)Active comparator 4 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) (sac-TMT versus treatment of physician's choice (TPC); sac-TMT plus pembrolizumab versus TPC)

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) based on blinded independent central review (BICR) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. 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.

Time frame
Up to ~39 months
2

Overall Survival (OS) (sac-TMT versus TPC)

OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause.

Time frame
Up to ~61 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Overall Survival (OS) (sac-TMT plus pembrolizumab versus treatment of physician's choice (TPC); sac-TMT plus pembrolizumab versus sac-TMT)

OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause.

Time frame
Up to ~61 months
2

Progression-Free Survival (PFS) (sac-TMT plus pembrolizumab versus sac-TMT)

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) per RECIST 1.1 based on BICR or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. 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.

Time frame
Up to ~39 months
3

Objective Response Rate (ORR) (sac-TMT versus TPC; sac-TMT plus pembrolizumab versus TPC)

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants with Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1 based on BICR.

Time frame
Up to ~39 months
4

Duration of Response (DOR)

For participants who demonstrate a confirmed Complete Response (CR: disappearance of all target lesions) or Partial Response (PR: at least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions) per RECIST 1.1 based on BICR, DOR is defined as the time from first documented evidence of CR or PR until progressive disease (PD) or death, whichever occurs first. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as at least a 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 at least 5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD.

Time frame
Up to ~39 months

Other outcomes

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