New cancer drug enters human testing for Tough-to-Treat tumors

NCT ID NCT06460961

Summary

This is the first human study of a new cancer drug called MK-6837. Researchers are testing it alone and combined with an existing immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) in 168 people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see early signs of whether the drug helps control the cancer.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Atlantic Health System Morristown Medical Center ( Site 4001)

    Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States

  • Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 2001)

    Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada

  • Providence Portland Medical Center ( Site 4002)

    Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States

  • Sheba Medical Center-ONCOLOGY ( Site 3001)

    Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel

  • South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics (START) ( Site 4003)

    San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

  • The Alfred Hospital ( Site 1001)

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

  • Westmead Hospital ( Site 1002)

    Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

Conditions

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