ARQ531 clinical trials
Also written Nemtabrutinib, MK-1026 and ARQ 531.
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Approvals
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- United States
- Not in FDA's approval records
- European Union
- Not in EMA's list of EU-wide authorisations
From FDA's Drugs@FDA and Purple Book (through openFDA) and the European Medicines Agency, files of Sept 2026 and 27 Oct 2026. National approvals in Europe and other countries are not included. How this is worked out
How studies write it
Studies that test it under each name
Studies by the year they started
24 studies that test it; most in 2023 (10)
| Year | Studies |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 8 |
By phase
A phase 1/2 study counts in both.
What it is tested for
Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it, so a study counts once.
Who runs them
Industry 16 · Other 8
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC (15) · City of Hope Medical Center (2) · ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA) (1) · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (1) · Medical College of Wisconsin (1) · Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (1) · Jennifer Woyach (1) · Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1)
Often tested with
Tested in the same studies.
Related medicines
As reviewed, each with the page that says it.
Coming up
From the study records. Dates are the sponsors’ own estimates and often move.
Reaching primary completion within a year · 5, 1 in phase 3
Studies that test ARQ531, phase 3 first.
- May 2027A Study of Nemtabrutinib vs Chemoimmunotherapy for Participants With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) Without TP53 Aberrations (MK-1026-008, BELLWAVE-008)Phase 3 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Jan 2027Nemtabrutinib With Rituximab for the Treatment of Patients With Mantle Cell LymphomaPhase 2 · City of Hope Medical Center
- Feb 2027A Clinical Trial of Nemtabrutinib in Participants With Severe Kidney Disease (MK-1026-027)Phase 1 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Apr 2027A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in China Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (MK-1026-005)Phase 1 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Sep 2027A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (ARQ 531-101/MK-1026-001)Phase 1/2 · ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)
Studies
Open first, then newest update. How each study uses ARQ531 is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten. Ask us to read each study. These are the studies that list it as an intervention; a search of ClinicalTrials.gov also finds studies that mention it only in a description, such as earlier treatment.
Testing it · 24
- Nemtabrutinib for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Leukemia (SLL) Refractory to Covalent Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor or Pirtobrutinib and Previously Treated With a BCL2 InhibitorNot yet recruitingPhase 2National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)NCT07796373Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib Plus Venetoclax vs Venetoclax + Rituximab (VR) in Second-line (2L) + Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) (MK-1026-010/BELLWAVE-010).RecruitingPhase 3Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT05947851Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Non-covalent BTK Inhibitor Nemtabrutinib in Combination With the CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Rituximab for the Treatment of Marginal Zone LymphomaRecruitingPhase 2City of Hope Medical CenterNCT07583810Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib and Lisocabtagene Maraleucel for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic LymphomaRecruitingPhase 2Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterNCT07194980Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Efficacy and Safety of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Hematologic Malignancies (MK-1026-003)RecruitingPhase 2Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT04728893Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib and Venetoclax for the Treatment of Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Small Lymphocytic LymphomaRecruitingPhase 2Jennifer WoyachNCT07557056Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) Versus Comparator (Investigator's Choice of Ibrutinib or Acalabrutinib) in First Line (1L) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/ Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) (MK-1026-011/BELLWAVE-011)RecruitingPhase 3Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT06136559Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib and Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Richter Transformation, Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma SubtypeRecruitingPhase 2Roswell Park Cancer InstituteNCT06863402Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Clinical Trial of Nemtabrutinib in Participants With Severe Kidney Disease (MK-1026-027)RecruitingPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT07734610Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib With CAR T Therapy in Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell LymphomaRecruitingPhase 2Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNCT07673367Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib With Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaNot yet recruitingPhase 2Medical College of WisconsinNCT07690891Written as Nemtabrutinib
- Nemtabrutinib With Rituximab for the Treatment of Patients With Mantle Cell LymphomaRecruitingPhase 2City of Hope Medical CenterNCT06572618Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib in Participants With Moderate Hepatic Impairment (MK-1026-015)CompletedPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT06442436Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of the Effect of Diltiazem on the Plasma Levels of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026-022)CompletedPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT07232589Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (ARQ 531-101/MK-1026-001)Active, not recruitingPhase 1/2ArQule, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ USA)NCT03162536Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Clinical Study of Nemtabrutinib in Japanese Participants With Hematological Malignancies (MK-1026-002)CompletedPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT05673460Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in China Participants With Relapsed or Refractory Hematologic Malignancies (MK-1026-005)Active, not recruitingPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT05347225Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study of Nemtabrutinib vs Chemoimmunotherapy for Participants With Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) Without TP53 Aberrations (MK-1026-008, BELLWAVE-008)Active, not recruitingPhase 3Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT05624554Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Food on Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Healthy Participants (MK-1026-017)CompletedPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT06772818Written as Nemtabrutinib
- A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Food on Nemtabrutinib (MK-1026) in Healthy Participants (MK-1026-016)CompletedPhase 1Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCNCT06772805Written as Nemtabrutinib
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Given beside what is tested · 1 — ARQ531 is usual care or a partner of the new treatment
What changed recently
From the registry's own updates since Oct 15, 2026.
Started recruiting1
Codes
What other systems call ARQ531 · ClinicalTrials.gg INT001794
- MeSH (NLM) C000721068ARQ531One source ClinicalTrials.gov
| System | Code | Name there | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeSH (NLM) | C000721068 | ARQ531 | One source ClinicalTrials.gov |
“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.