Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib for First-line Advanced/Metastatic Non-clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (1L nccRCC) (MK-3475-B61)
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A PHASE 2, SINGLE-ARM, OPEN-LABEL CLINICAL TRIAL OF PEMBROLIZUMAB PLUS LENVATINIB IN PARTICIPANTS WITH FIRST LINE ADVANCED/METASTATIC NON-CLEAR CELL RENAL CELL CARCINOMA (NCCRCC) (KEYNOTE-B61)
Intervention/treatment:
Intervention/treatment
Name given to the drug used in the clinical trial. This may be a code name, a chemical name of the active ingredient, a non-proprietary name or brand name.
PEMBROLIZUMAB/ LENVATINIB
Medical condition:
Medical condition
The disease or condition that's being studied in the clinical trial.
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA METASTATIC
Protocol code:
Protocol Code
An alpha-numeric sequence generated by the sponsor that can vary in length. Used as a reference to help identify a specific clinical trial protocol. Formerly referred to as 'protocol number'.
B61-00 / MK-3475-B61
Control number:
Control number
A unique 6-digit identification number Health Canada assigns to each clinical trial application.
246056
Status:
Trial Status
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• Not yet recruiting - Participants are not yet being recruited or enrolled at any site. • Recruiting - Participants are currently being recruited. • Active, not recruiting - The clinical trial is ongoing but new participants are not currently being recruited or enrolled. • On hold - The clinical trial has been temporarily stopped, but it may start again. • Closed - The clinical trial has either ended normally and participants are no longer being examined or treated, or it has stopped early and will not start again. • Unknown - The status of the clinical trial has not been verified in the registry in the last 2 years. Please contact the sponsor. • No match, ongoing - Please contact sponsor for status information. • Other - Please contact sponsor for status information.
Closed
Approved:
Approved
The date that the clinical trial has been determined to meet Health Canada’s regulatory requirements. For drug clinical trials, this means that a no objection letter or an authorization was issued.
December 21, 2020
Date Completed:
Date completed
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Trial phase:
Trial phase
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Eligibility
Eligibility
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Sex: an eligibility criteria based on biological characteristics. Information in the portal is based on available data and will default to 'all' when no other data is available.
Age: The age a person must be to participate in the clinical trial.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: People who do not have the disease or condition can participate in the clinical trial.
Sex:
ALL
Age
18 Years to 120 Years
Accepts healthy volunteers:
No
Contacts and locations
Contact
Contact
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Name
Senior Vice President, Global Clinical Development
The sponsor conducts the clinical trial and is responsible for every aspect. For example this could be a company, a university or an individual researcher.
MERCK CANADA INC
Locations
British Columbia
BC Cancer Vancouver-Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 1500)
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6
Ontario
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 1504)
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ( Site 1501)
Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5
Quebec
CHU de Quebec - Université Laval - Hotel Dieu de Quebec ( Site 1502)
