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RecruitingPhase 3interventionalRules rewrite

Phase 3: testing Belzutifan for Carcinoma, Renal Cell

Researchers are looking for new ways to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A standard (usual) treatment for certain people with RCC is belzutifan (a study medicine), which is a targeted therapy.

Official registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07489495 · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · enrollment listed as 758

What this phase means

Phase 3: this treatment already looked useful in smaller studies. Now it is tested in a large group, often against standard care or a dummy treatment, to see if it should be approved.

Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

What the registry says happens

If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Belzutifan, Zanzalintinib, or Placebo. The registry lists allocation as randomized. Researchers are looking for new ways to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

They plan to enroll about 758 people at 111 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.

Official title (unrewritten)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Study of Belzutifan + Zanzalintinib Versus Belzutifan + Placebo in Participants With Advanced RCC Who Have Progressed on or After Both PD-1/L1 and VEGF-TKI Therapies in Sequence or in Combination (LITESPARK-034)

Interventions: Belzutifan, Zanzalintinib, Placebo

Primary outcome (registry wording): Progression-free Survival (PFS)

Who it is for (from inclusion criteria)

  • Ages 18 Years to any
  • The main who can join include but are not limited to the following:
  • Has a histologically confirmed diagnosis of unresectable, advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component (with or without sarcomatoid features) ie, Stage IV RCC per American Joint Committee on Cancer (8th Edition)
  • Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1)
  • Has received no more than 3 prior systemic regimens for RCC, including only 1 prior anti-Programmed Cell Death-1/Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1 therapy

Public study contact (from the registry)

Toll Free Number

1-888-577-8839

Trialsites@msd.com

Published on ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact them as a possible participant. They decide eligibility.

Sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov

111 listed

+ 97 sites outside the US on the same record

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FAQ about this NCT record

Is NCT07489495 still recruiting?

The sponsor posted status “Recruiting” on ClinicalTrials.gov at last ingest. Sites can pause independently. Confirm with the official record and the listed contact.

What phase is NCT07489495?

Phase 3. Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.

Can PlainTrials tell me if I qualify for NCT07489495?

No. The inclusion and exclusion lists on this page are readable extracts of the public eligibility block. Only the study team can screen you.

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