A Clinical Study of MK-8294 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors (MK-8294-001)

Purpose

MK-8294, the study medicine, is a type of targeted therapy designed to treat certain solid tumors. The main goals of this study are to learn about the safety of MK-8294 and if people can tolerate it and find the highest dose level of MK-8294 that people can tolerate.

Condition

  • Metastatic Neoplasm

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: - Has histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced/metastatic solid tumor; including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, cervical squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, breast cancer (triple negative breast cancer, Estrogen Receptor [ER]/progesterone receptor +, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative [HER2-]), endometrial, and bladder cancer by pathology report and have previously failed standard treatment, lack standard treatment options, or are intolerant to standard treatment - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) - Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received Hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load - Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable

Exclusion Criteria

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: - HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease - Has a history of New York Heart Association Class II or greater heart failure - Has received any prior immunotherapy and was discontinued from that treatment due to a Grade 3 or higher immune-related Adverse Event (irAE) (except endocrine disorders that can be treated with replacement therapy) or was discontinued from that treatment due to Grade 2 myocarditis or recurrent Grade 2 pneumonitis - Has ongoing radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids - Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years - Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis - Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years except replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid) - Has active infection requiring systemic therapy - Has history of stem cell/solid organ transplant - Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications

Study Design

Phase
Phase 1
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
N/A
Intervention Model
Sequential Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
MK-8294
Participants will receive MK-8294 monotherapy in escalating doses starting from 30 µg up to a planned 70 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion. In addition, intermediate doses may also be assessed. MK-8294 will be administered on Day 1, Day 8, and Day 15 of each cycle (each cycle = 21 days). Per protocol treatment of MK-8294 has no maximum number of cycles. Participants will be treated until any of the criteria for discontinuation of study intervention are met. Participants may also receive a cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) positron emission tomography (PET) tracer as a part of optional PET imaging.
  • Drug: MK-8294
    30 µg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    100 µg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    300 µg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    1 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    3 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    10 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    30 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Drug: MK-8294
    70 mg via intravenous (IV) infusion
    Other names:
    • DAB014236
  • Other: CD8 PET Tracer
    IV Infusion
    Other names:
    • GEH200520 + GEH200521 (18F)

Recruiting Locations

Northwestern University ( Site 0101)
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Contact:
Study Coordinator
312-926-8105

Houston Methodist Hospital ( Site 0103)
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Study Coordinator
346-238-4516

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study Contact

Toll Free Number
1-888-577-8839
Trialsites@msd.com