Domatinostat in Combination With Avelumab in Patients With Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma Progressing on Anti-PD-(L)1
MERKLIN2
A Phase II, Open Label Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Domatinostat in Combination With Avelumab in Patients With Advanced Unresectable/Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma Progressing on Anti-PD-(L)1 Antibody Therapy
2 other identifiers
interventional
19
6 countries
22
Brief Summary
This phase II trial studies how well domatinostat (4SC-202) works in combination with avelumab in adult patients with advanced unresectable and/or metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma that have progressed on a previous therapy with an anti-PD-(L)1 antibody
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for phase_2
Started Oct 2020
Typical duration for phase_2
22 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 12, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 19, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 13, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 26, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 26, 2024
CompletedMay 8, 2024
April 1, 2024
3.4 years
May 12, 2020
May 7, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) defined as the percentage of patients having a confirmed CR or PR according to RECIST v1.1
up to 24 months
Secondary Outcomes (13)
Durable Response Rate (DRR)
up to 24 months
Duration of Response (DoR)
up to 24 months
Disease Control Rate (DCR)
up to 24 months
Durable Disease Control Rate (dDCR)
up to 24 months
Best Overall response (BOR)
up to 24 months
- +8 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (1)
domatinostat and avelumab
EXPERIMENTALSingle arm study of Domatinostat tablets in combination with avelumab infusion
Interventions
domatinostat tablets and avelumab infusion
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Histologically confirmed Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC)
- ECOG performance status ≤ 1
- MCC in an advanced, unresectable stage III or metastatic stage IV (includes patients who refused surgical resection or are not eligible for such surgical resection)
- Progressing on previous anti-PD-(L)1 antibody monotherapy within the last 12 weeks before planned first administration of study medication
You may not qualify if:
- History of serious anti-PD-(L)1 therapy-related adverse reactions prohibiting further avelumab treatment
- More than one line of previous systemic anti-neoplastic therapy other than anti-PD-(L)1 antibody monotherapy
- Palliative radiation therapy of single lesions within 2 weeks before planned administration of study medication
- Presence of significant active or chronic disease (infections, immunodeficiencies, cardiovascular, psychiatric disorders)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- 4SC AGlead
Study Sites (22)
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Bordeaux Hôpital Saint Andre
Bordeaux, France
Hôpital Ambroise Paré - Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
CHU Nantes - Hotel Dieu
Nantes, France
Hôpital Saint-Louis
Paris, France
Universitätsklinikum Köln
Cologne, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Helios Klinikum Erfurt
Erfurt, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Kiel
Kiel, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck
Lübeck, Germany
Technische Universität München
München, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Tübingen, Germany
Instituto Tumori Giovanni Paolo II IRCCS Ospedale Oncologico Bari
Bari, Italy
Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G.Pascale
Naples, Italy
IOV - Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS
Padua, Italy
Fondazione del Piemonte per l'Oncologia
Torino, Italy
Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Academic Hospital Maastricht
Maastricht, Netherlands
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 12, 2020
First Posted
May 19, 2020
Study Start
October 13, 2020
Primary Completion
February 26, 2024
Study Completion
February 26, 2024
Last Updated
May 8, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share