A Clinical Trial of Sac-TMT in People With Non-HRD Positive Advanced Ovarian Cancer (MK-2870-021)
TroFuse-021
A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Multicenter Study of Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT, MK-2870) Maintenance Treatment With or Without Bevacizumab Versus Standard of Care in Participants With Newly Diagnosed Advanced Non-HRD Positive Ovarian Cancer Following First-line Platinum-based Chemotherapy (TroFuse-021/ENGOTov85/GOG-3102)
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Brief Summary
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat ovarian cancer (OC). Current treatment for OC may start with surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible. After surgery, people may receive chemotherapy. After chemotherapy, standard care options may include:
- Maintenance treatment, which is used after another therapy to keep the cancer from growing, spreading, or coming back. Bevacizumab is a targeted therapy used as standard maintenance treatment. Targeted therapy works to control how specific types of cancer cells grow and spread.
- Observation, which is watching to see if cancer grows or worsens The study medicine, sacituzumab tirumotecan (also called sac-TMT), is a targeted therapy. The goal of this study is to learn if people who receive sac-TMT maintenance treatment with or without bevacizumab live longer without the cancer getting worse than people who receive standard care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Feb 2026
Longer than P75 for phase_3
28 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 2, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 6, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 16, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 25, 2033
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 25, 2033
May 1, 2026
April 1, 2026
7 years
January 2, 2026
April 30, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Progression-Free Survival (PFS)
PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented progressive disease (PD) per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 by blinded independent central review (BICR) or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Per RECIST 1.1, PD is defined as ≥20% increase in the sum of diameters of target lesions. In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also have demonstrated an absolute increase of ≥5 mm. The appearance of one or more new lesions is also considered PD.
Up to approximately 49 months
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Overall Survival (OS)
Up to approximately 78 months
Progression-Free Survival 2 (PFS2)
Up to approximately 78 months
Number of Participants Who Experience an Adverse Event (AE)
Up to approximately 78 months
Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an AE
Up to approximately 78 months
Change From Baseline in Global Health Status/Quality of Life (GHS/QoL) Combined Score (Items 29 and 30) Using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer QoL Questionnaire-Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)
Baseline, and at designated time points up to approximately 78 months
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Sac-TMT +/- Bevacizumab
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive sac-TMT on days 1, 15, and 29 (q2W) of every 6-week cycle, until disease progression, prohibitive toxicity, or other protocol-defined reason for discontinuation. Participants receive optional bevacizumab at investigator's discretion on Days 1 and 22 (q3w) of every 6-week cycle, for up to 22 courses.
Standard of Care
ACTIVE COMPARATORParticipants will either receive bevacizumab q3w of every 6-week cycle for up to 22 courses until disease progression, prohibitive toxicity, or other protocol-defined reason for discontinuation of study intervention, or will be observed only and actively followed if not receiving bevacizumab.
Interventions
Administered via intravenous (IV) infusion at a dose of 4mg/kg
Administered via IV infusion at a dose of 15mg/kg
Participants must receive prophylactic steroid mouthwash (dexamethasone or equivalent). It is recommended that participants receive the following rescue medications prior to sac-TMT infusion, per approved product label: histamine-1 receptor antagonist, histamine-2 receptor antagonist, acetaminophen or equivalent, and dexamethasone or equivalent.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Has histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube carcinoma of certain histologies.
- Has completed primary debulking surgery or interval debulking surgery.
- Has completed first-line (1L) platinum-based chemotherapy, with a response of stable disease, partial response, complete response or no evidence of disease per protocol.
- Has provided tumor tissue that is not previously irradiated.
- If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected, has well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy.
- Has undetectable hepatitis B virus (HBV) viral load and received HBV antiviral therapy if hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive.
- Has undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load if has a history of HCV infection.
You may not qualify if:
- Has nonepithelial cancers, low-grade serous tumors, low-grade endometrioid tumors, borderline tumors. mucinous, seromucinous that is predominantly mucinous, malignant Brenner's tumor, and undifferentiated carcinoma.
- Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis.
- Has a history of severe eye disease.
- Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or a previous history of inflammatory bowel disease.
- Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease.
- Has a history of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease (ILD), which required steroids, or has current pneumonitis/ILD.
- Had a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days of randomization.
- Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or required active treatment within the past 3 years.
- Has active infection requiring systemic therapy.
- Has concurrent and active HBV and HCV infections.
- Has HIV infection and a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or multicentric Castleman's disease.
- Has not recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications.
- Has a homologous recombination deficiency (HRD)-positive, unknown, or inconclusive tumor status as determined by the central laboratory.
- Has active or ongoing stomatitis of any grade.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (28)
Mount Sinai Cancer Center ( Site 0029)
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
Women's Cancer Care ( Site 0018)
Covington, Louisiana, 70433, United States
Nebraska Methodist Hospital ( Site 0004)
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
Oklahoma Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC ( Site 0007)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146, United States
Sanatorio Parque - Oncología ( Site 2911)
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000DVC, Argentina
Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd ( Site 0204)
Brisbane, Queensland, 4120, Australia
Epworth Freemasons ( Site 0207)
East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 1422)
Haifa, 3109601, Israel
Edith Wolfson Medical Center ( Site 1423)
Holon, 5810001, Israel
Hokkaido University Hospital ( Site 1609)
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8648, Japan
Hyogo Cancer Center ( Site 1620)
Akashi, Hyōgo, 673-8558, Japan
Iwate Medical University Hospital ( Site 1610)
Shiwa-gun, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan
Saitama Medical University International Medical Center ( Site 1607)
Hidaka, Saitama, 350-1298, Japan
Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR ( Site 1614)
Koto, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
Kagoshima City Hospital ( Site 1613)
Kagoshima, 890-8760, Japan
Niigata Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 1608)
Niigata, 951-8566, Japan
Severance Hospital ( Site 2302)
Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital ( Site 2304)
Daegu, Taegu-Kwangyokshi, 42601, South Korea
Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 2301)
Seoul, 03080, South Korea
Asan Medical Center ( Site 2305)
Seoul, 05505, South Korea
Samsung Medical Center ( Site 2303)
Seoul, 06351, South Korea
Inselspital Bern ( Site 3504)
Bern, Canton of Bern, 3010, Switzerland
Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli ( Site 3501)
Bellinzona, Canton Ticino, 6500, Switzerland
Kantonsspital Graubünden ( Site 3503)
Chur, Kanton Graubünden, 7000, Switzerland
Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) ( Site 3502)
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
Taichung Veterans General Hospital ( Site 2603)
Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 2602)
Tainan, 704302, Taiwan
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital ( Site 2605)
Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Medical Director
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 2, 2026
First Posted
January 6, 2026
Study Start
February 16, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
February 25, 2033
Study Completion (Estimated)
February 25, 2033
Last Updated
May 1, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
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