Clinical trial Recruiting at 28 sites Phase1; Phase2 Interventional Ages 18 and up

Evaluating MK-3120 for advanced solid tumors

Official title: A Phase 1/2 Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-3120 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · NCT06818643 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This study is testing a new treatment called MK-3120 to see if it can help people with advanced solid tumors that can't be removed by surgery.

Quick facts

PhasePhase1; Phase2
Study typeInterventional
Ages18 Years and up
SexAll
Enrollment270 (estimated)
SponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry-sponsored
Locations49 sites (Birmingham, Alabama and 48 other locations)
StatusRecruiting
StartedMarch 25, 2025
Main results expectedFebruary 8, 2028
Study endsMarch 25, 2031
Registry record updatedNovember 10, 2026
Trial IDNCT06818643 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates include individuals with confirmed advanced solid tumors that are unresectable or metastatic and who meet specific health criteria.

Probably not a fit

Patients with solid tumors that are resectable or those who do not meet the eligibility criteria may not benefit from this study.

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

What this trial studies

This study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of MK-3120 in participants with advanced solid tumors that are unresectable or metastatic. The research focuses on individuals whose cancer has spread and cannot be surgically removed. Participants will undergo treatment with MK-3120, and the study will monitor their tolerance and any adverse effects. The goal is to gather data that could lead to new treatment options for these patients.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, this study could provide a new treatment option for patients with advanced solid tumors.

How similar studies have gone: Other studies have explored similar treatments for advanced solid tumors, but the specific approach with MK-3120 is novel.

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* Has a confirmed advanced (unresectable and/or metastatic) solid tumor and has received or been intolerant to all available treatments
* If human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, has well controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
* If hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, must have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV viral load
* If hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected, must have undetectable HCV viral load

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has active inflammatory bowel disease requiring immunosuppressive medication or previous history of inflammatory bowel disease
* Has uncontrolled significant cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease
* Has history of documented severe dry eye syndrome, severe Meibomian gland disease and/or blepharitis, or severe corneal disease that prevents/delays corneal healing
* Has pleural effusion, ascites, and/or pericardial effusion that are symptomatic or require repeated drainage
* Is HIV-positive and has a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
* Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years
* Known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
* Active infection requiring systemic therapy, with exceptions
* History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease
* Has HBV or HCV infection

Where it's running

  • The University of Alabama at Birmingham ( Site 1005)
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
    Recruiting
  • University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Sylvester Cancer Center ( Site 1003)
    Miami, Florida, United States
    Recruiting
  • John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center ( Site 1009)
    Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology ( Site 1010)
    Austin, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology ( Site 1011)
    Houston, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
  • NEXT Oncology ( Site 1012)
    Irving, Texas, United States
    Recruiting
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  • Virginia Commonwealth University ( Site 1008)
    Richmond, Virginia, United States
    Recruiting
  • Fundación Arturo López Pérez ( Site 0031)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ( Site 0032)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Recruiting
  • Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 0181)
    Changsha, Hunan, China
    Recruiting
  • National Cancer Center Hospital East ( Site 0190)
    Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Osaka Prefectural Hospital Organization Osaka International Cancer Institute ( Site 0191)
    Osaka, Japan
    Recruiting
  • Radboudumc ( Site 0091)
    Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Erasmus Medisch Centrum ( Site 0092)
    Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
    Recruiting
  • Pratia Poznan ( Site 0105)
    Poznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Pratia MCM Krakow ( Site 0106)
    Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Narodowy Instytut Onkologii ( Site 0100)
    Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Szpital Wojewódzki im. Mikoaja Kopernika w Koszalinie ( Site 0104)
    Koszalin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
    Recruiting
  • Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 0150)
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Severance Hospital Yonsei University Health System ( Site 0151)
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Asan Medical Center ( Site 0153)
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Samsung Medical Center ( Site 0152)
    Seoul, South Korea
    Recruiting
  • Institut Català d'Oncologia - L'Hospitalet ( Site 0113)
    L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz-START Madrid-FJD ( Site 0111)
    Madrid, Madrid, Comunidad de, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria ( Site 0114)
    Málaga, Spain
    Recruiting
  • Ankara University Health Practice and Research Hospitals ( Site 0134)
    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
    Recruiting
  • Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri ( Site 0130)
    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
    Recruiting
  • Koc University, School of Medicine ( Site 0133)
    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
    Recruiting
  • Centro de Estudios Clínicos SAGA ( Site 0033)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Active not recruiting
  • Bradford Hill Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas ( Site 0030)
    Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile
    Active not recruiting
  • Peking University First Hospital ( Site 0180)
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Active not recruiting
  • Chongqing Cancer Hospital ( Site 0186)
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
    Active not recruiting
  • The First Hospital of Jilin University ( Site 0185)
    Changchun, Jilin, China
    Active not recruiting
  • West China Hospital Sichuan University ( Site 0187)
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    Active not recruiting
  • Institut Paoli Calmettes ( Site 0053)
    Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Centre Eugène Marquis Rennes - Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer-Medical Oncology ( Site 0054)
    Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Centre Oscar Lambret ( Site 0051)
    Lille, Nord, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Gustave Roussy ( Site 0050)
    Villejuif, Val-de-Marne, France
    Active not recruiting
  • Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0082)
    Haifa, Israel
    Active not recruiting
  • Rabin Medical Center ( Site 0081)
    Petah Tikva, Israel
    Active not recruiting
  • Sheba Medical Center ( Site 0080)
    Ramat Gan, Israel
    Active not recruiting
  • Cancer Institute Hospital of JFCR ( Site 0192)
    Koto, Tokyo, Japan
    Active not recruiting
  • Nederlands Kanker Instituut - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek - NKI-AVL ( Site 0090)
    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
    Active not recruiting
  • Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc ( Site 0093)
    Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
    Active not recruiting
  • HOSPITAL CLÍNIC DE BARCELONA ( Site 0112)
    Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    Active not recruiting
  • Chi Mei Medical Center ( Site 0162)
    Tainan, Tainan, Taiwan
    Active not recruiting
  • National Cheng Kung University Hospital ( Site 0161)
    Tainan, Taiwan
    Active not recruiting
  • National Taiwan University Hospital ( Site 0160)
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Active not recruiting
  • Ankara Bilkent Şehir Hastanesi. ( Site 0131)
    Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
    Active not recruiting

Study contacts

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How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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