Clinical trial

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in…

NCT02853331 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Industry · Completed

Key facts

NCT number NCT02853331
Title Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Axitinib Versus Sunitinib Monotherapy in Participants With Renal Cell Carcinoma (MK-3475-426/KEYNOTE-426)
Official title A Phase III Randomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Axitinib Versus Sunitinib Monotherapy as a First-line Treatment for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC) (KEYNOTE-426)
Lead sponsor Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Industry
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
Study type Interventional
Conditions Renal Cell Carcinoma
Intervention type Biological, Drug
Interventions Pembrolizumab, Axitinib, Sunitinib
Enrollment 861
Start date Sep 16, 2016
Primary completion Oct 18, 2018
Completion Dec 26, 2025
First posted Aug 2, 2016
Last update posted Feb 2, 2026

At a glance

  • Yes Results posted
  • None Linked FDA submissions

Counts are shown as ranges. Exact figures, trends and every underlying record are available in Orca1.

About ClinicalTrials.gov studies

ClinicalTrials.gov is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's registry of clinical studies conducted around the world. Contact and investigator details are not shown here.

Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), ClinicalTrials.gov · Source date:

Browse all ClinicalTrials.gov studies