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CompletedNCT03321981Updated Mar 7, 2024Results posted

MCLA-128 With Trastuzumab/Chemotherapy in HER2+ and With Endocrine Therapy in ER+ and Low HER2 Breast Cancer.

A Phase 2 interventional study of Zenocutuzumab and Trastuzumab in Breast Cancer Metastatic, sponsored by Merus N.V.. Completed at 25 sites in 7 countries. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-03-07.

Sponsored by Merus N.V. (part of Genmab) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
105
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

A Phase 2, open-label, multicenter international study will be performed to evaluate the efficacy of MCLA-128-based combinations. Three combination treatments will be evaluated, two in Cohort 1 and one in Cohort 2.

MCLA-128 (zenocutuzumab) is given in combinations in two metastatic breast cancer (MBC) populations, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER) 2-positive/amplified (Cohort 1) and Estrogen Receptor-positive/low HER2 expression (Cohort2).

Two combinations treatments will be evaluated in Cohort 1, the doublet and triplet. Initially zenocutuzumab is given in combination with trastuzumab in the doublet. After the safety of the doublet has been assessed in 4-6 patients, MCLA-128 is given in combination with trastuzumab and vinorelbine in the triplet, in parallel to the efficacy expansion of the doublet.

The doublet and triplet combinations are both evaluated in two steps with an initial safety run-in followed by a cohort efficacy expansion. In total up to 40 patients evaluable for efficacy are included in both the doublet and triplet.

In Cohort 2 zenocutuzumab is administered in combination with the same previous endocrine therapy on which progressive disease is radiologically documented. A total of up to 40 patients evaluable for efficacy are included in the Cohort 2.

Read the detailed description

Study Design Phase 2, open-label, multicenter international study to evaluate the efficacy of MCLA-128 (zenocutuzumab)-based combinations in 2 metastatic breast cancer populations, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2-positive/amplified (Cohort 1) and estrogen receptor-positive/low-HER2 expression (Cohort 2). Three combination treatments were evaluated, 2 in Cohort 1 and 1 in Cohort 2.

Cohort 1: To be eligible, patients had to have HER2-positive/amplified metastatic breast cancer, with confirmed HER2 overexpression by Immunohistochemistry (IHC) with a score of 3+ or of 2+ combined with positive Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH), have received up to 5 lines of HER2-directed therapy in the metastatic setting, and have progressed on the most recent line per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Guidelines (RECIST) v1.1, and have been previously treated with trastuzumab, pertuzumab and an HER2 Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADC) in any sequence and any setting.

Initially zenocutuzumab was administered with trastuzumab (doublet combination). Safety was reviewed by an Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC). If the safety of the doublet was approved, the triplet combination of zenocutuzumab plus trastuzumab and vinorelbine was to be evaluated in parallel with the doublet combination.

The doublet and triplet Cohort 1 combinations were each evaluated in 2 steps with an initial safety run-in period in 4 to 6 patients who were reviewed by the IDMC before deciding to expand the cohort. The triplet combination go/no-go decision was made by the IDMC after evaluation of the doublet safety run-in patients (based on Adverse Avents [AEs], Serious Adverse Events [SAEs], relationship to study drug, and other clinically relevant parameters [eg, laboratory parameters], available pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and cytokine data). If the triplet combination was considered safe, the expansion of the doublet and triplet combinations was performed in parallel. Patients were included in the triplet or doublet in a 3:1 ratio, taking into account previous exposure to vinorelbine.

After the safety run-in, if Cohort 1 doublet and Cohort 1 triplet combination therapies were considered tolerable by the IDMC, they were each to be expanded to a total of up to 40 patients evaluable for efficacy. If the doublet combination regimen was not well tolerated, Cohort 1 was to be closed. If the triplet combination was not well tolerated but the doublet was acceptable, the doublet expansion was to be continued.

Cohort 2: To be eligible, patients had to have estrogen receptor-positive and low-HER2 expression metastatic breast cancer (IHC 1+, or IHC 2+ combined with negative FISH), and radiologic or photographic evidence of disease progression on the last line of prior endocrine therapy (administered for ≥12 weeks) that included an aromatase inhibitor (AI) or fulvestrant. Patients who had received up to 3 prior endocrine therapies in the metastatic setting and had progressed on a Cyclin-Dependent Kinase (CDK) inhibitor (in any line) were eligible.

Zenocutuzumab was administered in combination with the same previous endocrine therapy on which progressive disease was radiologically/photographically documented. Up to 40 patients evaluable for efficacy were included.

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Conditions studied

  • Breast Cancer Metastatic

Keywords

  • Bispecific Antibody immunoglobulin gamma-1(IgG1), Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2, HER3
  • MCLA-128
  • Antibodies, bispecific
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Cytokines
  • combination Trastuzumab with and without Vinorelbine
  • zenocutuzumab
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In context

Lead sponsor

Merus N.V. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

First submitted before Merus N.V. became part of Genmab.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Signed before initiation of any study procedures.
  2. Women with or cytologically confirmed breast cancer with evidence of or locally advanced disease not amenable to any local therapy with curative intent:

    2.1 Cohort 1 (zenocutuzumab + trastuzumab ± vinorelbine)

    1. Documented Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2 overexpression/amplification, defined as Immunohistochemistry (IHC) 3+ positive, or IHC 2+ combined with positive Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH), based on local analysis on the most recent tumor (preferably metastatic, otherwise primary), either fresh or archival collected within 24 months before screening.
    2. Documented disease progression (by investigator assessment) on up to a maximum of 5 lines of - directed therapy administered in the metastatic setting and progression on the most recent line. Trastuzumab, pertuzumab and an HER2 Antibody drug conjugates (ADC) (eg. Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1)) must have been previously administered in any sequence and in any setting.

    2.2 Cohort 2 (zenocutuzumab + endocrine therapy)

    1. Documented hormone receptor positive status (estrogen receptor positive and/or progesterone receptor positive), defined as ≥ 1% positive stained cells by local standards, based on local analysis on the most recent tumor biopsy.
    2. Documented low-level HER2 expression, defined as IHC HER2 1+, or IHC HER2 2+ combined with negative FISH, based on local analysis on a fresh tumor biopsy or an archival biopsy collected within 24 months before screening (preferably metastatic, otherwise primary).
    3. No more than 3 lines of prior endocrine therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant) for metastatic disease, with radiologic or photographic evidence of disease progression on the last line, after at least 12 weeks of therapy.
    4. Progression on a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor.
    5. No more than 2 previous chemotherapy regimens for advanced/metastatic disease. Note: Pre/peri-menopausal women could be enrolled if amenable to be treated with the Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) agonist goserelin. Such patients must have commenced treatment with goserelin or an alternative LHRH agonist at least 4 weeks prior to study entry, and patients who received an alternative LHRH agonist prior to study entry must switch to goserelin for the duration of the trial.
  3. At least one lesion with as defined by Guidelines (RECIST) v1.1. For Cohort 2, patients with bone-only disease were eligible, even in the absence of measurable disease. Patients with bone-only disease must have lytic or mixed lesions (lytic + sclerotic), and imaging documenting progression on the last line of hormone therapy must be available for central review.
  4. Age ≥ 18 years at signature of informed consent.
  5. (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1.
  6. of ≥ 12 weeks, as per investigator.
  7. (LVEF) ≥50% by echocardiogram (ECHO) or multiple gated acquisition scan (MUGA).
  8. Adequate organ function:

    1. (ANC) ≥ 1.5 X 109/L.
    2. ≥ 9 g/dL.
    3. ≥ 100 x 109/L.
    4. Serum calcium within normal ranges (or corrected with supplements).
    5. (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤2.5 x (ULN) and total ≤1.5 x ULN (in cases of liver involvement, ALT/AST ≤5 x ULN and total bilirubin within normal ranges was allowed).
    6. Serum creatinine ≤1.5 x ULN or ≥ 60 mL/min calculated according to the Cockcroft and Gault formula or Modification of Diet in Renal Disease () formula for patients aged >65 years (Protocol Appendix 19.2).
    7. Serum albumin >3.0 g/dL.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Central nervous system that are untreated or symptomatic, or require radiation, surgery, or continued therapy to control symptoms within 14 days of study entry.
  2. Known .
  3. Advanced/metastatic, symptomatic, visceral spread, with a risk of life-threatening complications in the short-term (including patients with massive uncontrolled effusions [pleural, pericardial, peritoneal], pulmonary lymphangitis, and over 50% liver involvement).
  4. Participation in another interventional clinical trial or treatment with any drug within 4 weeks prior to study entry.
  5. Any systemic anticancer therapy within 3 weeks of the first dose of study treatment. For cytotoxic agents that have major delayed toxicity, eg, mitomycin C and nitrosoureas, or anticancer immunotherapies, a of 6 weeks was required. For patients in Cohort 2, this did not apply to the most recently received hormone therapy.
  6. Major surgery or radiotherapy within 3 weeks of the first dose of study treatment. Patients who received prior radiotherapy to ≥25% of bone marrow were not eligible, irrespective of when it was received.
  7. Persistent grade >1 clinically-significant toxicities related to prior antineoplastic therapies (except for alopecia); stable sensory neuropathy ≤ Grade 1 National Cancer Institute (NCI-CTCAE) v4.03 was allowed.
  8. History of reaction or any toxicity attributed to trastuzumab, murine proteins, or any of the that warranted permanent cessation of these agents (applicable for Cohort 1 only).
  9. Previous exposure to vinorelbine (applicable for Cohort 1 triplet combination only).
  10. Exposure to the following cumulative anthracycline doses:

    1. Doxorubicin or liposomal doxorubicin >360 mg/m².
    2. Epirubicin >720 mg/m².
    3. Mitoxantrone >120 mg/m² and idarubicin >90 mg/m².
    4. Other anthracycline at a dose equivalent to >360 mg/m² doxorubicin
    5. For patients having received > 1 anthracycline, the cumulative dose must not exceed the equivalent of 360 mg/m² doxorubicin.
  11. Chronic use of high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy (>10 mg of prednisone equivalent per day).
  12. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic >150 mmHg and/or diastolic > 00 mmHg) or unstable angina.
  13. History of congestive heart failure of Class II-IV (NYHA) criteria, or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring treatment (except atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia).
  14. History of myocardial infarction within 6 months of study entry.
  15. History of prior or concomitant (other than excised non-melanoma skin cancer or cured in situ cervical carcinoma) within 3 years of study entry.
  16. Current dyspnea at rest of any origin, or other diseases requiring continuous oxygen therapy.
  17. Current serious illness or medical conditions including, but not limited to uncontrolled active infection, pulmonary, metabolic, or psychiatric disorders.
  18. Known (HIV), virus (HBV), or virus (HCV) infection.
  19. Pregnant or lactating women; women of must use effective methods (patient and/or partner, eg, surgical sterilization, a reliable barrier method) prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation, and for 7 months after the last dose of zenocutuzumab/trastuzumab. See Protocol Section 8.10.
  20. Patients with only non- other than bone metastasis (eg, pleural effusion, ascites, or other visceral locations).
  21. Patients with bone-only disease with blastic-only metastasis.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(33)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Histologically or cytologically confirmed

The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).

Your pathology report is the document that shows this.

Metastases

Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

HER2

HER2 is a protein, made from the ERBB2 gene, that drives the growth of some cancers. A study may look for a level of the protein, extra copies of the gene, or a particular change in it.

In breast cancer, protein tests are read as HER2-positive, HER2-low or HER2-negative; other cancers use their own rules. Check which test result the study requires.

Measurable disease

The amount of disease can be tracked with a defined measurement, so the study can see whether it shrinks or grows. It might be a tumour measured on a scan or, in some blood cancers such as myeloma, a marker measured in blood or urine.

The criteria or the study team say which measurement counts — having no tumour visible on a scan does not by itself rule you out.

RECIST

The standard rules for measuring tumours on CT or MRI scans, to tell whether a cancer is shrinking, stable or growing during treatment.

“Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1” usually means at least one tumour 10 mm or more at its longest on a CT scan, or a lymph node 15 mm or more across its short axis.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)

The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.

It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Leptomeningeal disease

Cancer that has spread to the leptomeninges, the thin layers covering the brain and spinal cord, and the fluid between them. It is not the same as brain metastases.

Criteria often treat it separately, and many studies leave it out even where treated brain metastases are allowed.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Washout period

A planned gap after a treatment, so that its effects can lessen before the study treatment or a study assessment. Ask the study team and the doctor who prescribed it before changing any medicine.

CTCAE grade

The US National Cancer Institute’s scale of how severe an adverse event is — any unwanted medical event during a study, such as a symptom, an illness or an abnormal test result, whether or not a treatment caused it. Whether it did is judged separately.

1
Mild.
2
Moderate.
3
Severe.
4
Life-threatening.
5
Death due to the event.

“Side effects of earlier treatment resolved to grade 1 or less” means they have settled to mild or gone.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

NYHA class (heart failure)

The New York Heart Association’s four classes of how much heart failure limits physical activity.

I
No limits: ordinary activity causes no undue tiredness or breathlessness.
II
Slight limits: comfortable at rest, ordinary activity causes symptoms.
III
Marked limits: comfortable at rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms.
IV
Symptoms even at rest; any activity makes them worse.

Studies set their own limit — many outside heart failure leave out class III–IV, while heart failure studies may ask for a particular class. Check the class this study names.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
105 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1 doublet

    zenocutuzumab + trastuzumab

    Drug: Zenocutuzumab · Drug: Trastuzumab

  • Experimental
    Cohort 1 triplet

    zenocutuzumab + trastuzumab + vinorelbine

    Drug: Zenocutuzumab · Drug: Trastuzumab · Drug: Vinorelbine

  • Experimental
    Cohort 2

    zenocutuzumab + endocrine therapy

    Drug: Zenocutuzumab · Drug: Endocrine therapy

Interventions

  • DrugZenocutuzumab

    full length immunoglobulin gamma-1 (IgG1) bispecific antibody targeting Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2 and HER3

    Also known as: MCLA-128

  • humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody

    Also known as: Herceptin

  • antineoplastic drug of vinca alkaloid family

    Also known as: Navelbine, vinorelbine tartrate

  • DrugEndocrine therapy

    same endocrine therapy is administered as the last line of endocrine therapy

    Also known as: fulvestrant, exemestane, letrozole, anastrazole

This study also gives Fulvestrant, Anastrozole, Exemestane. No intervention listed here names it: that was found by reading the record.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical Benefit Rate at 24 Weeks

    Clinical benefit rate (CBR) at 24 weeks per investigator assessment. CBR is the proportion of patients with confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) lasting 24 weeks.

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Investigator Assessment

    For assessment per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Guidelines (RECIST) v1.1, PFS is the time from the date of treatment start to the date of event defined as the first documented progression or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  2. Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Central Review

    For assessment per RECIST v1.1, PFS is the time from the date of treatment start to the date of event defined as the first documented progression or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  3. Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Investigator Assessment

    The proportion of patients with overall response of Complete Response or Partial Response based upon RECIST 1.1 (confirmed response).

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  4. Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Central Review

    The proportion of patients with overall response of Complete Response or Partial Response based upon RECIST 1.1 (confirmed response).

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  5. Duration of Response (DoR) Per Investigator Assessment

    DoR applies only to patients with a Best Overall Response (BOR) of confirmed CR or PR (RECIST v1.1). For RECIST v1.1, DoR is defined as the time from the date of the first documented response (CR or PR) to the date of first documented progression, or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  6. Duration of Response (DoR) Per Central Review

    DoR applies only to patients with a BOR of confirmed CR or PR (RECIST v1.1). For RECIST v1.1, DOR is defined as the time from the date of the first documented response (CR or PR) to the date of first documented progression, or death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  7. Overall Survival (OS)

    The time from treatment start until death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)

  8. Number of Patients With Adverse Events (AE's) Leading to Discontinuation of Study Drug

    Evaluation of number of participants with Adverse Events leading to leading to discontinuation of study drug

    Time frame: During study treatment and up to 30 days after last administration of study drug (median duration of zenocutuzumab exposure was 6.0 weeks for Cohort 1 doublet, 19.3 weeks for Cohort 1 triplet and 11.8 weeks for Cohort 2).

  9. Number of Patients With AE's of Special Interest (AESI)

    AESIs for MCLA-128 combinations include: Infusion-related reactions (for any antibodies, known AESI for MCLA-128) Cardiotoxicity (anti-Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2 therapy) Diarrhea (anti-HER2 therapy) Myelosuppression (vinorelbine)

    Time frame: During study treatment and up to 30 days after last administration of study drug (median duration of zenocutuzumab exposure was 6.0 weeks for Cohort 1 doublet, 19.3 weeks for Cohort 1 triplet and 11.8 weeks for Cohort 2).

  10. Anti-drug Antibodies Serum Titers

    Number of patients with anti-drug antibodies at baseline and on treatment

    Time frame: Pre-dose for each of cycles 1, 3 and 5, and every 4 cycles thereafter, and at the End of Treatment visit.

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Results

Posted Mar 7, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Started153950
Completed000
Not completed153950
Withdrew: Progressive disease (pd)153047
Withdrew: Subject withdrawal of all treatment and follow-up with agreement for contact020
Withdrew: Adverse event002
Withdrew: Symptomatic deterioration011
Withdrew: Lack of compliance010
Withdrew: Subject withdrawal of all treatment and follow-up with disagreement for contact010
Withdrew: Death010
Withdrew: Subject withdrawal of investigational product010
Withdrew: Treating physician decision due to lack of clinical benefit for patient010
Withdrew: Scans showed pd 01jul2019 (but the pt has received radiation and since ta05 the assessments are ne)010

Outcome measures

PrimaryClinical Benefit Rate at 24 Weeks

Clinical benefit rate (CBR) at 24 weeks per investigator assessment. CBR is the proportion of patients with confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), or Stable Disease (SD) lasting 24 weeks.

Time frame:
24 weeks
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Clinical Benefit Rate at 24 Weeks
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Clinical Benefit Rate at 24 Weeks3189
SecondaryProgression Free Survival (PFS) Per Investigator Assessment

For assessment per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Guidelines (RECIST) v1.1, PFS is the time from the date of treatment start to the date of event defined as the first documented progression or death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Investigator Assessment
monthsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Investigator Assessment1.41 (1.38 to 1.45)5.52 (4.11 to 7.16)2.61 (1.45 to 2.73)
SecondaryProgression Free Survival (PFS) Per Central Review

For assessment per RECIST v1.1, PFS is the time from the date of treatment start to the date of event defined as the first documented progression or death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Central Review
monthsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Central Review1.41 (1.38 to 1.45)5.59 (4.11 to 7.39)1.45 (1.45 to 2.73)
SecondaryOverall Response Rate (ORR) Per Investigator Assessment

The proportion of patients with overall response of Complete Response or Partial Response based upon RECIST 1.1 (confirmed response).

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Investigator Assessment
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Investigator Assessment0101
SecondaryOverall Response Rate (ORR) Per Central Review

The proportion of patients with overall response of Complete Response or Partial Response based upon RECIST 1.1 (confirmed response).

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Central Review
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Overall Response Rate (ORR) Per Central Review060
SecondaryDuration of Response (DoR) Per Investigator Assessment

DoR applies only to patients with a Best Overall Response (BOR) of confirmed CR or PR (RECIST v1.1). For RECIST v1.1, DoR is defined as the time from the date of the first documented response (CR or PR) to the date of first documented progression, or death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Median · months
Duration of Response (DoR) Per Investigator Assessment
monthsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Duration of Response (DoR) Per Investigator Assessment—4.21 (2.79 to NA)4.50
SecondaryDuration of Response (DoR) Per Central Review

DoR applies only to patients with a BOR of confirmed CR or PR (RECIST v1.1). For RECIST v1.1, DOR is defined as the time from the date of the first documented response (CR or PR) to the date of first documented progression, or death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Median · months
Duration of Response (DoR) Per Central Review
monthsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Duration of Response (DoR) Per Central Review—6.36 (4.17 to NA)—
SecondaryOverall Survival (OS)

The time from treatment start until death due to any cause.

Time frame:
Baseline, every 6 weeks until end of treatment, every 3 months thereafter up to 1 year after treatment (if not progressed at end of treatment)
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival (OS)
monthsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Overall Survival (OS)14.09 (9.63 to NA)27.33 (19.94 to NA)26.41 (17.51 to NA)
SecondaryNumber of Patients With Adverse Events (AE's) Leading to Discontinuation of Study Drug

Evaluation of number of participants with Adverse Events leading to leading to discontinuation of study drug

Time frame:
During study treatment and up to 30 days after last administration of study drug (median duration of zenocutuzumab exposure was 6.0 weeks for Cohort 1 doublet, 19.3 weeks for Cohort 1 triplet and 11.8 weeks for Cohort 2).
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients With Adverse Events (AE's) Leading to Discontinuation of Study Drug
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Number of Patients With Adverse Events (AE's) Leading to Discontinuation of Study Drug013
SecondaryNumber of Patients With AE's of Special Interest (AESI)

AESIs for MCLA-128 combinations include: Infusion-related reactions (for any antibodies, known AESI for MCLA-128) Cardiotoxicity (anti-Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (HER)2 therapy) Diarrhea (anti-HER2 therapy) Myelosuppression (vinorelbine)

Time frame:
During study treatment and up to 30 days after last administration of study drug (median duration of zenocutuzumab exposure was 6.0 weeks for Cohort 1 doublet, 19.3 weeks for Cohort 1 triplet and 11.8 weeks for Cohort 2).
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Patients With AE's of Special Interest (AESI)
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Cardiotoxicity (anti-HER2 therapy)130
Diarrhea (anti-HER2 therapy)72817
Infusion-related reaction1712
Myelosuppression (vinorelbine)NA18NA
SecondaryAnti-drug Antibodies Serum Titers

Number of patients with anti-drug antibodies at baseline and on treatment

Time frame:
Pre-dose for each of cycles 1, 3 and 5, and every 4 cycles thereafter, and at the End of Treatment visit.
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Anti-drug Antibodies Serum Titers
ParticipantsCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
Baseline, Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA)-Negative122946
Baseline, ADA-Positive393
On-treatment, evaluable83238
On-treatment, ADA-Negative83235
On-treatment, ADA-Positive003
Treatment-induced ADA003
Treatment-boosted ADA000

Adverse events

Collected over During study treatment and up to 30 days after last administration of study drug (median duration of zenocutuzumab exposure was 6.0 weeks for Cohort 1 doublet, 19.3 weeks for Cohort 1 triplet and 11.8 weeks for Cohort 2).. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Cohort 1 Doublet0/15 (0%)2/15 (13.3%)15/15 (100%)
Cohort 1 Triplet1/39 (2.6%)8/39 (20.5%)39/39 (100%)
Cohort 21/50 (2%)9/50 (18%)48/50 (96%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
PainGeneral disorders1/150/390/50
ErysipelasInfections and infestations1/150/390/50
AstheniaGeneral disorders0/152/390/50
DyspnoeaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/152/390/50
Infusion related reactionInjury, poisoning and procedural complications0/151/392/50
Febrile neutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/151/390/50
DysphagiaGastrointestinal disorders0/151/390/50
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders0/151/390/50
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/151/390/50
OsteomyelitisInfections and infestations0/151/390/50
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventCohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders7/1528/3917/50
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders3/1518/3914/50
AstheniaGeneral disorders4/1518/395/50
NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/1517/390/50
FatigueGeneral disorders5/1513/3911/50
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders2/1512/396/50
AnaemiaBlood and lymphatic system disorders0/1511/391/50
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders4/156/394/50
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders1/159/396/50
Mucosal inflammationGeneral disorders3/153/392/50

Baseline characteristics

Treated subjects.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
<=18 years0000
Between 18 and 65 years11273977
>=65 years4121127
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
Mean53 ± 12.157 ± 12.057 ± 12.256 ± 12.1
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
Female153950104
Male0000
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
Hispanic or Latino0347
Not Hispanic or Latino12314487
Unknown or Not Reported35210
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
American Indian or Alaska Native0000
Asian0000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0000
Black or African American1304
White9224677
More than one race0000
Unknown or Not Reported514423
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Cohort 1 DoubletCohort 1 TripletCohort 2Total
Netherlands1214
Belgium20810
United States28616
United Kingdom0123
France9182047
Portugal07613
Spain13711
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Study locations

25 sites
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
  • HCA Midwest Health
    Kansas City, Kansas 64131, United States
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203, United States
  • Institut Jules Bordet
    Brussel, 1000, Belgium
  • Grand Hôpital de Charleroi (GHdC)
    Charleroi, 6000, Belgium
  • UZ Leuven
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
  • Hôpital Jean Minjoz
    Besançon, 25030, France
  • Centre Jean Perrin
    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
  • Centre Georges-Francois Leclerc
    Dijon, 21000, France
  • Centre Léon Bérard
    Lyon, 69008, France
  • Institut Paoli Calmette
    Marseille, 13009, France
  • Centre René Huguenin
    Saint-Cloud, 92210, France
  • Centre Paul Strauss
    Strasbourg, 67000, France
  • Centre Claudius Régaud
    Toulouse, 31100, France
  • Institute Gustave Roussy
    Villejuif, 94800, France
  • Netherlands Cancer Institute NKI
    Amsterdam, Noord Holland 1066 CX, Netherlands
  • Champalimaud Clinical Centre
    Lisbon, 1400-038, Portugal
  • Hopistal San Antonio
    Porto, 4099-001, Portugal
  • Instituto Português Oncologia
    Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
  • Vall D'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO)
    Barcelona, 08035, Spain
  • Hospital Clinic. C/Villaroel
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • Ramon Y Cajal Universitary Hospital
    Madrid, 28034, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario 12de Octubre
    Madrid, 28041, Spain
  • Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia
    Valencia, 46009, Spain
  • Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK
    London, W1G 6AD, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 7, 2024, 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
NCT03321981
Lead sponsor
Merus N.V.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 26, 2017
Start date
Jan 15, 2018
Primary completion
Oct 26, 2022
Completion
Jul 26, 2023
Results posted
Mar 7, 2024
Last update
Mar 7, 2024

Study contacts

Ernesto Wasserman, MD
study director · Merus N.V.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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