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TerminatedNCT02346955Updated Aug 27, 2020

Study of CM-24 (MK-6018) Alone and In Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Participants With Selected Advanced or Recurrent Malignancies (MK-6018-001)

A Phase 1 interventional study of CM-24 (MK-6018) and Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC), Melanoma and Bladder Cancer, sponsored by Famewave Ltd.. Terminated at 3 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-08-27.

Sponsored by Famewave Ltd. · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of humanized IgG4 (kappa) isotype monoclonal antibody against CEACAM1 (CM-24 [MK-6018]), administered intravenously as monotherapy and in combination with Pembrolizumab (MK-3475), in participants with selected advanced or recurrent malignancies. Escalating multiple doses will be evaluated to determine the recommended dose for Phase 2 clinical studies.

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Conditions studied

  • Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
  • Melanoma
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Oncology
  • cCAM Biotherapeutics Ltd
  • Immunomodulatory therapy
  • CM-24
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen-related Cell Adhesion Molecule 1 (CEACAM1)
  • NSCLC (adenocarcinoma)
  • Uveal
  • Acral
  • Mucosal
  • Cutaneous
  • Colorectal
  • Gastric
  • Ovarian
  • Bladder
  • MK-6018-001
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In context

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

6,488 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; 1,632 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 27 is below the median of 62 across 5,213 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung.

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Lead sponsor

Famewave Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Males and females ≥18 years of age
  • Participants in the Dose Escalation portion must have one of the following advanced or recurrent malignancies: gastrointestinal (colorectal or gastric); ovarian; melanoma; non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma; or bladder.
  • Participants in the Monotherapy Expansion Cohort must have one of the following advanced or recurrent malignancies: cutaneous melanoma showing primary progression following treatment with an anti-programmed cell death (PD) or anti-PDL1 regimen; or anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 treatment-naïve colorectal or gastric cancer, including gastroesophageal junction cancer of Siewert Type II and Type III.
  • Participants in the Combination Expansion Cohorts must have one of the following advanced or recurrent malignancies: non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma or cutaneous melanoma showing primary progression following treatment with an anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 regimen; or anti-PD1 or anti-PD-L1 treatment-naïve colorectal or gastric cancer, including gastroesophageal junction cancer of Siewert Type II and Type III.
  • Melanoma with BRAF V600E or V600K mutation-positive melanoma must have progressed on, or were intolerant to, prior BRAF- or MEK-inhibitor therapy
  • Must have at least 1 measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 with progressing or new tumors since last antitumor therapy
  • Must have adequate hematologic, renal, and liver function
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-1
  • Females must not be pregnant (negative human chorionic gonadotropin test within 72 hours prior to receiving the first dose of study medication) or breastfeeding
  • Women of childbearing potential and male participants must agree to use adequate contraception throughout the study and for up to 180 days after study treatment
  • An estimated life expectancy of at least 3 months
  • Must consent to provide an archival tumor biopsy sample at any time point from screening to study exit
  • Must consent to allow the acquisition of new tissue biopsy samples during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of severe hypersensitivity reactions or immune related adverse events to other monoclonal antibodies
  • History of other active malignancy within the prior 2 years
  • History of insulin-dependent or uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease
  • Autoimmune disorders
  • Known HIV and/or Hepatitis B or C infections
  • Known systemic bleeding or platelet disorder
  • Receipt of live vaccines with 4 weeks (28 days) of study
  • History or evidence of non-infectious pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
27 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort A Monotherapy Dose Escalation

    Participants will be enrolled in a staggered manner starting at a dose of 0.01 mg/kg of CM-24 (MK-6018) and continuing to 0.03, 0.1, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0, and 10 mg/kg to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D). The dose will be escalated after a 6- to 8-week DLT window. Participants will be treated for 12 weeks during Cycle 1. Afterwards participants with clinical benefit and no dose-limiting toxicites (DLTs) are treated for up to 6 cycles.

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018)

  • Experimental
    Cohort B Combination Dose Escalation

    Participants will be enrolled at the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of CM-24 (MK-6018), determined by escalation studies, minus 1 dose level of MK-6018 in combination with a fixed dose of 200 mg pembrolizumab. Participants will be escalated to the RP2D of MK-6018 + 200 mg pembrolizumab. If the RP2D of MK-6018 + 200 mg pembrolizumab is not tolerated, the dose of MK-6018 will be de-escalated but will not fall below 1 mg/kg. Participants will be treated for 6 weeks during Cycle 1 and 2. Afterwards participants with clinical benefit and no DLTs are treated for up to 35 cycles.

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018) · Biological: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)

  • Experimental
    Cohort C Monotherapy Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent cutaneous melanoma will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24 (MK-6018) for up to 17 cycles.

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018)

  • Experimental
    Cohort D Monotherapy Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24 (MK-6018) for up to 17 cycles.

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018)

  • Experimental
    Cohort E Monotherapy Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24 (MK-6018) for up to 17 cycles.

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018)

  • Experimental
    Cohort C1 Combination Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent cutaneous melanoma will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24+ 200 mg of Pembrolizumab for up to 17 cycles and may continue to receive 200 mg of Pembrolizumab as monotherapy for up to an additional 18 cycles (up to 35 total cycles).

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018) · Biological: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)

  • Experimental
    Cohort D1 Combination Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent colorectal cancer will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24+ 200 mg of Pembrolizumab for up to 17 cycles and may continue to receive 200 mg of Pembrolizumab as monotherapy for up to an additional 18 cycles (up to 35 total cycles).

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018) · Biological: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)

  • Experimental
    Cohort E1 Combination Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24+ 200 mg of Pembrolizumab for up to 17 cycles and may continue to receive 200 mg of Pembrolizumab as monotherapy for up to an additional 18 cycles (up to 35 total cycles).

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018) · Biological: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)

  • Experimental
    Cohort F Combination Expansion

    Participants with advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma will be enrolled and treated at the recommended phase 2 dose of CM-24+ 200 mg of Pembrolizumab for up to 17 cycles and may continue to receive 200 mg of Pembrolizumab as monotherapy for up to an additional 18 cycles (up to 35 total cycles).

    Biological: CM-24 (MK-6018) · Biological: Pembrolizumab (MK-3475)

Interventions

  • BiologicalCM-24 (MK-6018)

    humanized IgG4 (kappa) isotype monoclonal antibody against CEACAM1 by intravenous (IV) infusion

    Also known as: Anti-CEACAM1

  • BiologicalPembrolizumab (MK-3475)

    200 mg of Pembrolizumab by IV infusion

    Also known as: KEYTRUDA®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants with Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: From time of first dose until the end of follow-up (up to 123 weeks)

  2. Number of participants discontinuing study drug due to AEs

    Time frame: From time of first dose until the end of follow-up (up to 105 weeks)

  3. Number of participants with a Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT)

    Time frame: From time of first dose until the end of follow-up (up to 12 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Maximum drug concentration in serum/plasma (Cmax)

    Time frame: For Cycles 1-35: all infusions at pre-infusion. For Cycle 1 first & fourth infusion: at end of infusion; 1, 4, 8 hours post-infusion; and Days 2, 3, 5, 8 post-infusion. For Cycle 1 fourth infusion also at Days 15, 22, 36 post-infusion.

  2. Time to reach Cmax in serum/plasma (Tmax)

    Time frame: For Cycles 1-35: all infusions at pre-infusion. For Cycle 1 first & fourth infusion: at end of infusion; 1, 4, 8 hours post-infusion; and Days 2, 3, 5, 8 post-infusion. For Cycle 1 fourth infusion also at Days 15, 22, 36 post-infusion.

  3. Terminal-phase elimination half-life in serum/plasma (t1/2)

    Time frame: For Cycles 1-35: all infusions at pre-infusion. For Cycle 1 first & fourth infusion: at end of infusion; 1, 4, 8 hours post-infusion; and Days 2, 3, 5, 8 post-infusion. For Cycle 1 fourth infusion also at Days 15, 22, 36 post-infusion.

  4. Area under the plasma/serum concentration versus time curve from time zero to the last measured time (AUC 0-T)

    Time frame: For Cycles 1-35: all infusions at pre-infusion. For Cycle 1 first & fourth infusion: at end of infusion; 1, 4, 8 hours post-infusion; and Days 2, 3, 5, 8 post-infusion. For Cycle 1 fourth infusion also at Days 15, 22, 36 post-infusion.

  5. Area under the plasma/serum concentration versus time curve from time zero to infinity (AUC 0-∞)

    Time frame: For Cycles 1-35: all infusions at pre-infusion. For Cycle 1 first & fourth infusion: at end of infusion; 1, 4, 8 hours post-infusion; and Days 2, 3, 5, 8 post-infusion. For Cycle 1 fourth infusion also at Days 15, 22, 36 post-infusion.

  6. Objective Response Rate (ORR) defined using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria

    Time frame: From time of screening until the end of follow-up (up to 123 weeks)

  7. Time from ORR to disease progression or death (DOR)

    Time frame: From time of screening until the end of follow-up (up to 123 weeks)

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Call for Information (Investigational Site 0003)
    Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
  • Call for Information (Investigational Site 0004)
    New Haven, Connecticut 06513, United States
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme Co. Ltd.
    Hod Hasharon, Israel
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 27, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02346955
Lead sponsor
Famewave Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 27, 2015
Start date
Feb 2015
Primary completion
Feb 2017
Completion
Feb 2017
Last update
Aug 27, 2020

Study contacts

Medical Director
study director · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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