Clinical trial Recruiting at 71 sites Phase 2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Calderasib (MK-1084) with or without cetuximab for advanced KRAS G12C solid tumors

Official title: A Phase 2, Open-Label, Multicenter, Tumor-agnostic Study of MK-1084 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Cetuximab, in Participants With KRAS G12C-Mutant, Advanced Solid Tumors (KANDLELIT-014)

Run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · NCT07209111 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study will test whether calderasib (MK-1084), alone or combined with cetuximab, can shrink advanced solid tumors in people whose cancers have the KRAS G12C mutation.

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment150 (estimated)
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionscetuximab
Locations72 sites (Baltimore, Maryland and 71 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedDecember 4, 2025
Main results expectedApril 9, 2032
Study endsApril 9, 2032
Registry record updatedNovember 2, 2026
Trial IDNCT07209111 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic non-colorectal solid tumors that have progressed after standard systemic therapy and whose tumors test positive for the KRAS G12C mutation, without active brain metastases or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease.

Probably not a fit

Patients without the KRAS G12C mutation, those with colorectal cancer, active central nervous system metastases, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, or recent other progressing malignancies are unlikely to benefit or be eligible.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a phase 2, multicenter interventional study enrolling people with locally advanced or metastatic non-colorectal solid tumors that harbor the KRAS G12C mutation. Participants receive calderasib alone or calderasib plus cetuximab and are followed for tumor response and safety. The main goals are to compare how often tumors shrink or disappear with each approach and to document tolerability and adverse effects. Study visits and treatments occur at participating U.S. cancer centers.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the combination or single-agent calderasib could offer a new treatment option that shrinks tumors or controls disease in patients with KRAS G12C–mutant cancers.

How similar studies have gone: Other KRAS G12C inhibitors have shown tumor responses in lung and some other cancers, and combining KRAS G12C inhibitors with EGFR-targeted drugs has been explored, but calderasib plus cetuximab remains a relatively new combination.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Has locally advanced unresectable or metastatic solid tumor malignancy other than colorectal cancer and has progressed on, or following, standard of care systemic treatment
* Has a tumor that demonstrates the presence of Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) G12C mutation

Exclusion Criteria:

The main exclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following:

* Has uncontrolled, significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease
* Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
* Has known active central nervous system metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis and/or primary brain tumors
* Has active infection, other than those permitted per protocol, requiring systemic therapy
* Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or has ongoing surgical complications

Where it's running

  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center ( Site 1104)
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Midwest ( Site 1103)
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Recruiting
  • Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada ( Site 1109)
    Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
    Recruiting
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 1100)
    New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • START Mountain Region ( Site 1106)
    West Valley City, Utah, United States
    Recruiting
  • Virginia Cancer Specialists ( Site 1102)
    Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Prince of Wales Hospital-Medical Oncology ( Site 1003)
    Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Westmead Hospital ( Site 1000)
    Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    Recruiting
  • Epworth Freemasons ( Site 1004)
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Recruiting
  • The Ottawa Hospital ( Site 2902)
    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Jewish General Hospital-CRU ( Site 2900)
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Recruiting
  • Fundación Arturo López Pérez ( Site 1200)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Oncología de Precisión ( Site 1202)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Clinica San Carlos de Apoquindo ( Site 1203)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Bradfordhill ( Site 1201)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Beijing Cancer hospital ( Site 1318)
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University ( Site 1304)
    Xiamen, Fujian, China
    Recruiting
  • Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center ( Site 1303)
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • The first affiliated hospital, Sun Yat-Sen university ( Site 1329)
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
    Recruiting
  • Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital ( Site 1308)
    Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( Site 1326)
    Wuhan, Hubei, China
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 1321)
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 1322)
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • Jiangsu Province Hospital ( Site 1324)
    Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
    Recruiting
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University ( Site 1307)
    Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
    Recruiting
  • Jinan Central Hospital ( Site 1313)
    Jinan, Shandong, China
    Recruiting
  • Shanghai Chest Hospital ( Site 1300)
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center ( Site 1325)
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan University ( Site 1301)
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
    Recruiting
  • Zhejiang Cancer Hospital ( Site 1311)
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province ( Site 1312)
    Linhai, Zhejiang, China
    Recruiting
  • Rigshospitalet ( Site 1403)
    Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
    Recruiting
  • Odense Universitetshospital ( Site 1401)
    Odense, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
    Recruiting
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren ( Site 1503)
    Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
    Recruiting
  • Hopital Pitie Salpetriere ( Site 1500)
    Paris, France
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Leipzig ( Site 1602)
    Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Universitätsklinikum Jena ( Site 1603)
    Jena, Thuringia, Germany
    Recruiting
  • Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Mitte ( Site 1604)
    Berlin, Germany
    Recruiting
  • General Hospital of Athens "Laiko" ( Site 1701)
    Athens, Attica, Greece
    Recruiting
  • European Interbalkan Medical Center-Oncology Department ( Site 1700)
    Thessaloniki, Greece
    Recruiting
  • Emek Medical Center ( Site 1800)
    Afula, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Hadassah Medical Center ( Site 1801)
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 1802)
    Tel Aviv, Israel
    Recruiting
  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas-U.O di Oncologia medica ed Ematologia ( Site 1902)
    Rozzano, Milano, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori-Struttura Complessa Oncologia Medica 1 ( Site 1900)
    Milan, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS -Medical Oncology ( Site 1901)
    Roma, Italy
    Recruiting
  • Kanagawa Cancer Center ( Site 2002)
    Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital ( Site 2000)
    Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR ( Site 2003)
    Koto, Tokyo, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization Osaka International Cancer Institute ( Site 2004)
    Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting

+22 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

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