Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Epacadostat vs Standard of Care in mRCC (KEYNOTE-679/ECHO-302)

NCT03260894 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 129

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab plus epacadostat compared to sunitinib or pazopanib in participants with locally advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) with a clear cell component who have not received prior systemic therapy for their mRCC.

Conditions

  • Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Interventions

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab 200 mg administered intravenously every 3 weeks.

DRUG

Epacadostat

Epacadostat 100 mg administered orally twice daily.

DRUG

Sunitinib

Sunitinib 50 mg administered orally once daily; 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off for 6-wk cycle.

DRUG

Pazopanib

Pazopanib 800 mg administered orally once daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Jones, MD · Incyte Corporation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-07
Primary Completion
2018-08-22
Completion
2025-06-04
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Russia
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Taiwan
  • Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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