Perioperative Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Perioperative Placebo Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Cisplatin-eligible Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) (MK-3475-866/KEYNOTE-866)

NCT03924856 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 907

Last updated 2025-08-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

A global study to evaluate peri-operative pembrolizumab with chemotherapy versus placebo to pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in cisplatin eligible patients.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab 200 mg by intravenous (IV) infusion, given on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle

DRUG

Gemcitabine

Gemcitabine 1000 mg/m\^2, IV infusion on Days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle

DRUG

Cisplatin

Cisplatin 70 mg/m\^2, IV infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle

PROCEDURE

Surgery (radical cystectomy (RC) plus Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection [PLND])

Surgical RC+PLND will be done in accordance with the American Urological Association (AUA)/American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)/American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)/Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) guidelines.

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo to pembrolizumab by IV infusion, given on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Medical Director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-13
Primary Completion
2026-01-26
Completion
2026-09-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • France
  • Germany
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Thailand
  • Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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