Clinical trial · Interventional
A Dose Finding Study To Evaluate Safety, Drug Interaction, Tumor Markers Of Axitinib In Combination With MK-3475 In Adult Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Renal Cell Cancer
A PHASE 1B, OPEN LABEL, DOSE FINDING STUDY TO EVALUATE SAFETY, PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF AXITINIB (AG-013736) IN COMBINATION WITH PEMBROLIZUMAB (MK-3475) IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED RENAL CELL CANCER
NCT02133742CI-TRIAL-00052942completedPhase 1Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Despite substantial improvements of patients outcome in advanced RCC, durable and complete response is uncommon. The majority of patients eventually develop resistance and exhibit disease progression. Combining a PD-1 inhibitor, which has shown single-agent efficacy with axitinib may provide additional clinical benefit compared to axitinib alone.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renal Cell Carcinoma | Renal Cell Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axitinib | Drug | Axitinib | ALIAS |
| MK-3475 | Drug | Pembrolizumab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dose finding phase and dose expansion phase
- description
- To test the maximum tolerated dose of MK-3475 at 2 mg/kg every three weeks intravenous infusion in combination with approved axitinib dose
- interventionNames
- Drug: Axitinib
- Drug: MK-3475
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of Participants With Dose-Limiting Toxicities (DLT): Dose Finding Phase
- timeFrame
- Cycle 1 Day 1 to Cycle 2 Day 21 (up to 42 days)
- description
- DLT was defined as any of the following adverse events (AEs) occurring in the first two cycles of treatment which were attributable to one or both the study drugs: 1) Grade 4 neutropenia, 2) Febrile neutropenia lasting greater than (\>) 1 hour, 3) Grade greater than or equal to (\>=) 3 neutropenia with infection, 4) Grade \>=3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding, 4) Grade 4 thrombocytopenia, 5) Any grade \>=3 non-hematologic: non-laboratory toxicities despite maximum supportive therapy or hypertension despite maximal medical therapy, 6) Grade \>=3 non-hematologic toxicities resulted in hospitalisation or medical intervention 7) Inability to complete at least 75 percent (%) of axitinib dosing or 2 infusions of pembrolizumab within the DLT observation period (up to 42 days) due to treatment related toxicity. Severity of AEs was graded according to NCI (National Cancer Institute) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.03.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced RCC with predominantly clear-cell subtype with primary tumor resected * At least one measureable lesion as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0 or 1 * Controlled hypertension Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment with systemic therapy for advanced RCC * Prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy if disease progression or relapse has occurred during or within 12 months after the last dose of treatment * Prior treatment with any agent specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways * Active seizure disorder or evidence of brain metastases, spinal cord compression, or carcinomatous meningitis * Diagnosis of any non-RCC malignancy occurring within 2 years prior to the date of randomization except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or carcinoma in situ of the breast or of the cervix or low grade prostate cancer with no plans for treatment intervention * In past 12 months: myocardial infarction, uncontrolled angina, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, symptomatic congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident, or transient ischemic attack * In past 6 months: deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
References
Publications (3)
- DERIVEDAtkins MB, Plimack ER, Puzanov I, Fishman MN, McDermott DF, Cho DC, Vaishampayan U, George S, Tarazi JC, Duggan W, Perini R, Thakur M, Fernandez KC, Choueiri TK. Axitinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with advanced renal-cell carcinoma: Long-term efficacy and safety from a phase Ib trial. Eur J Cancer. 2021 Mar;145:1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.12.009. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID 33412465
- DERIVEDMartini JF, Plimack ER, Choueiri TK, McDermott DF, Puzanov I, Fishman MN, Cho DC, Vaishampayan U, Rosbrook B, Fernandez KC, Tarazi JC, George S, Atkins MB. Angiogenic and Immune-Related Biomarkers and Outcomes Following Axitinib/Pembrolizumab Treatment in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Nov 1;26(21):5598-5608. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1408. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PMID 32816890
- DERIVEDAtkins MB, Plimack ER, Puzanov I, Fishman MN, McDermott DF, Cho DC, Vaishampayan U, George S, Olencki TE, Tarazi JC, Rosbrook B, Fernandez KC, Lechuga M, Choueiri TK. Axitinib in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced renal cell cancer: a non-randomised, open-label, dose-finding, and dose-expansion phase 1b trial. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Mar;19(3):405-415. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30081-0. Epub 2018 Feb 10. PMID 29439857