Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (MK-2870) Plus Pembrolizumab Versus TPC in TNBC Who Did Not Achieve pCR (MK-2870-012)
A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Adjuvant MK-2870 in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Treatment of Physician's Choice (TPC) in Participants With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Who Received Neoadjuvant Therapy and Did Not Achieve a Pathological Complete Response (pCR) at Surgery
- Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Enrolment target
- 1,530
- Started
- 24 June 2024
- Main results due
- 16 December 2030
- Study sites
- 311
- Registry updated
- 25 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Aged 18 years and over.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Has centrally confirmed TNBC, as defined by the most recent American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists (ASCO/CAP) guidelines * Has no evidence of locoregional or distant relapse, as assessed by the treating physician * Had neoadjuvant treatment based on the KEYNOTE-522 regimen (pembrolizumab with carboplatin/taxanes and pembrolizumab with anthracycline-based chemotherapy) followed by surgery according to National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) treatment guidelines for TNBC * Had adequate excision and surgical removal of all clinically evident disease in the breast and/or lymph nodes and have adequately recovered from surgery * Has non-pathologic complete response at surgery * Is able to continue on adjuvant pembrolizumab * Randomization must be conducted within 16 weeks from surgical resection * Completed adjuvant radiation therapy (if indicated) and recovered before randomization * Has provided tissue from the surgical resection for central laboratory determination of trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (TROP2) status * If capable of producing sperm, the participant agrees to the following during the intervention period and for at least the time needed to eliminate each study intervention after the last dose of study intervention (120 days for sacituzumab tirumotecan and 95 days for capecitabine \[no restriction for pembrolizumab\]): agrees to refrain from donating sperm AND is either abstinent and agrees to remain abstinent or uses highly effective contraception * For females (assigned at birth), is not pregnant or breastfeeding and ≥1 of the following applies: is not a participant of childbearing potential (POCBP) OR is a POCBP and uses highly effective contraception after the last dose of study intervention (210 days for sacituzumab tirumotecan, 120 days for pembrolizumab, and 185 days for capecitabine). Abstains from breastfeeding during the study intervention period and for at least 120 days after study intervention * Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline (except alopecia) * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before first dose of study treatment * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B birus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization Exclusion Criteria: * Has a known germline breast cancer gene (BRCA) mutation (deleterious or suspected deleterious) and is eligible for adjuvant therapy with olaparib where olaparib is approved and available * Has Grade \>2 peripheral neuropathy * History of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing * Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease (eg, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or chronic diarrhea) * Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease including New York Heart Association Class III or IV congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction, uncontrolled symptomatic arrhythmia, prolongation of QTcF interval to \>480 ms, and/or other serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases within 6 months prior to study intervention * Received prior treatment with a trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2)-directed antibody drug conjugate (ADC) or a topoisomerase I inhibitor-containing ADC * Received anticancer therapy in the adjuvant phase including but not limited to chemotherapy, small molecule anticancer drugs, poly (adenosine diphosphate ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, ADCs, and/or immunotherapy, with the exception of adjuvant radiation therapy * Is currently receiving a strong inducer/inhibitor of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study. The required washout period before starting sacituzumab tirumotecan is 2 weeks * Except for pembrolizumab as neoadjuvant therapy for early-stage TNBC: received prior therapy with an anti-programmed cell death 1 protein (anti-PD-1), anti-programmed cell death ligand 1 (anti-PD-L1), or anti-PD-L2 agent, or with an agent directed to another stimulatory or coinhibitory T-cell receptor (eg, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 \[CTLA-4\], OX-40 \[cluster of differentiation (CD) 134\], or CD137) * Except for chemotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy for early-stage TNBC: Received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization * Received prior radiotherapy within 3 weeks of start of study intervention or required corticosteroids for radiation related toxicities that cannot be discontinued before the first dose of study intervention * Received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention. Administration of killed vaccines are allowed * Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks prior to study intervention administration * Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 5 years * Has diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy (in dosing exceeding 10 mg daily of prednisone equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy within 7 days prior the first dose of study medication * Has active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in the past 2 years. Replacement therapy (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiologic corticosteroid) is allowed * Has history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has active infection requiring systemic therapy * HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease * Has concurrent active hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection * Has history of allogeneic tissue/solid organ transplant
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This is a randomized, open-label study comparing the efficacy and safety of adjuvant sacituzumab tirumotecan (MK-2870) in combination with pembrolizumab compared to treatment of physician's choice (TPC) in participants with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who received neoadjuvant therapy and did not achieve a pathological complete response (pCR) at surgery. The primary objective is to compare sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab to TPC (pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab plus capecitabine) with respect to invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) per investigator assessment. It is hypothesized that sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab is superior to TPC with respect to iDFS per investigator assessment.
Study sites(311)
Infirmary Cancer Care ( Site 0001)
Mobile, Alabama, United States
Recruiting
Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers-Research ( Site 0054)
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Recruiting
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center ( Site 9501)
Fountain Valley, California, United States
Recruiting
Scripps Cancer Center ( Site 0052)
La Jolla, California, United States
Recruiting
Cancer and Blood Specialty Clinic ( Site 0008)
Los Alamitos, California, United States
Completed
Kaiser Permanente - Oakland ( Site 0079)
Oakland, California, United States
Recruiting
Profound Research LLC ( Site 0105)
Oceanside, California, United States
Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente - Roseville ( Site 0081)
Roseville, California, United States
Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente - San Francisco ( Site 0080)
San Francisco, California, United States
Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente - Santa Clara ( Site 0082)
Santa Clara, California, United States
Recruiting
Providence Medical Foundation ( Site 9543)
Santa Rosa, California, United States
Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center ( Site 0060)
Vallejo, California, United States
Recruiting
Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek ( Site 0078)
Walnut Creek, California, United States
Recruiting
Bass Medical Group ( Site 0089)
Walnut Creek, California, United States
Completed
Cancer Centers of Colorado St. Mary's Regional Hospital ( Site 0046)
Grand Junction, Colorado, United States
Recruiting
University of Connecticut Health Center ( Site 0128)
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Recruiting
Yale Cancer Center ( Site 0053)
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Recruiting
Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute ( Site 0018)
Newark, Delaware, United States
Recruiting
AdventHealth Altamonte Springs ( Site 0125)
Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Orlando Health Cancer Institute ( Site 0030)
Orlando, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Comprehensive Hematology Oncology ( Site 0091)
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital ( Site 0114)
Stuart, Florida, United States
Recruiting
Archbold Memorial Hospital-Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center ( Site 0040)
Thomasville, Georgia, United States
Completed
Illinois Cancer Specialists (ICS) ( Site 8010)
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Recruiting
Southern Illinois Hospital Services ( Site 9547)
Carterville, Illinois, United States
Recruiting
Orchard Healthcare Research Inc. ( Site 0014)
Skokie, Illinois, United States
Recruiting
Northwest Cancer Center - Dyer Clinic ( Site 0097)
Dyer, Indiana, United States
Recruiting
Parkview Research Center at Parkview Regional Medical Center ( Site 0011)
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Recruiting
Cancer Center of Kansas ( Site 0004)
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Completed
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Edgewood-Cancer Care Center ( Site 0044)
Edgewood, Kentucky, United States
Recruiting
CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Center for Cancer Care ( Site 0109)
Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
Recruiting
Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center, Family Medicine Clinic ( Site 0063)
Monroe, Louisiana, United States
Completed
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Shreveport ( Site 0029)
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
Recruiting
Holy Cross Hospital ( Site 0069)
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Recruiting
University of Michigan ( Site 0103)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Recruiting
Henry Ford Health ( Site 0010)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Recruiting
Profound Research LLC ( Site 0074)
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Completed
Metro-Minnesota Community Clinical Oncology ( Site 0031)
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States
Recruiting
University of Mississippi Medical Center ( Site 0043)
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Recruiting
SSM Health Cancer Care - Fenton ( Site 0088)
Fenton, Missouri, United States
Completed
Lake Regional Hospital ( Site 0009)
Osage Beach, Missouri, United States
Recruiting
Siteman Cancer Center ( Site 0099)
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Recruiting
Optum Care Cancer Center ( Site 9535)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Recruiting
Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada - Peak ( Site 0047)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Recruiting
New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants Ltd. ( Site 0090)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Recruiting
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center ( Site 0118)
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Recruiting
The Blavatnik Family- Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai ( Site 0135)
New York, New York, United States
Recruiting
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( Site 0123)
New York, New York, United States
Recruiting
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 0067)
New York, New York, United States
Recruiting
Clinical Research Alliance ( Site 0086)
Westbury, New York, United States
Recruiting
Levine Cancer Institute ( Site 0083)
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Recruiting
Cape Fear Valley Health System ( Site 0136)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
Recruiting
Sanford Cancer Center Bismarck ( Site 0058)
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
Recruiting
Sanford Fargo Medical Center-Roger Maris Cancer Center ( Site 0056)
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
Recruiting
Altru Cancer Center ( Site 0104)
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic - Mercy Hospital ( Site 0057)
Canton, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Tri-County Hematology & Oncology Associates, Inc. ( Site 0076)
Massillon, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Taylor Cancer Research Center ( Site 9500)
Maumee, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Genesis Healthcare System ( Site 0025)
Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Recruiting
Hightower Clinical, LLC ( Site 0085)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Completed
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06393374. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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