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A Clinical Study of Belzutifan and Zanzalintinib in People With Recurrent Kidney Cancer Following Adjuvant Therapy (MK-6482-033) (LITESPARK-033)

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Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD)

Status and phase

Enrolling
Phase 3

Conditions

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Treatments

Drug: Belzutifan
Drug: Zanzalintinib
Drug: Cabozantinib

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT07227402
2024-517136-21 (Registry Identifier)
6482-033
U1111-1311-6892 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Researchers are looking for more ways to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that is recurrent. Researchers want to learn if recurrent advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) responds (gets smaller or goes away) after treatment with belzutifan (MK-6482) and zanzalintinib compared to cabozantinib.

The goal of this study is to learn if:

People who take belzutifan and zanzalintinib live longer overall and without the cancer getting worse than people who take cabozantinib.

Enrollment

904 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable, advanced renal cell cancer (RCC) with clear cell component (with or without sarcomatoid features) i.e., Stage IV renal cell cancer per American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) (8th Edition)
  • Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)
  • Has disease recurrence during adjuvant anti-programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/L1) therapy or recurrence ≤24 months following the last dose of adjuvant anti-PD-1/L1 therapy
  • Has received no other prior systemic therapy for their RCC except for their adjuvant anti-PD-1/L1 therapy

Exclusion criteria

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

  • Has clinically significant cardiovascular disease within 12 months from first dose of study intervention, including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, new-onset angina, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accident, or cardiac arrhythmia associated with hemodynamic instability
  • Had deep vein thrombosis within 3 months before randomization unless stable, asymptomatic, and treated with therapeutic anticoagulation for at least 4 weeks before randomization
  • Has a left ventricular ejection fraction ≤50% or below the institutional (or local laboratory) normal range as determined by multigated acquisition or echocardiogram
  • Has had major surgery within 8 weeks before randomization or has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications
  • Has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
  • Has symptomatic pleural effusion (for example cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain), ascites, or pericardial fluid requiring drainage within 4 weeks prior to randomization
  • Has a gastrointestinal disorder including those associated with a high risk of perforation or fistula formation
  • Has a serious active nonhealing wound/ulcer/bone fracture
  • Has a requirement for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • Has history of human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • Has hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus
  • Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

904 participants in 2 patient groups

Belzutifan plus Zanzalintinib
Experimental group
Description:
Participants will receive belzutifan orally once daily (QD) PLUS zanzalintinib orally QD until one of the reasons for discontinuation of study intervention are met.
Treatment:
Drug: Zanzalintinib
Drug: Belzutifan
Cabozantinib
Active Comparator group
Description:
Participants will receive cabozantinib orally QD until one of the reasons for discontinuation of study intervention are met.
Treatment:
Drug: Cabozantinib

Trial contacts and locations

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Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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