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. 2019 Jan 7;145(2):429–443. doi: 10.1007/s00432-019-02839-w

Table 2.

Ongoing active clinical trials for MCC.

(source: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov)

NCT Title Phase Intervention
NCT02196961 Adjuvant Therapy of Completely Resected Merkel Cell Carcinoma With Immune Checkpoint Blocking Antibodies versus Observation (ADMEC-O) II

Ipilimumab

Nivolumab

NCT02488759 Non-Comparative, Open-Label, Multiple Cohort, Phase 1/2 Study of Nivolumab Monotherapy and Nivolumab Combination Therapy in Subjects With Virus-Positive and Virus-Negative Solid Tumors

I

II

Nivolumab

Ipilimumab

BMS-986016 Daratumumab

NCT03167164 NANT Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) Vaccine: Combination Immunotherapy in Subjects With MCC Who Have Progressed on or After Anti-programmed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Therapy

I

II

Avelumab

Bevacizumab

Capecitabine

Cisplatin

Cyclophosphamide

5-fluorouracil

Leucovorin

Nab-Paclitaxel

Omega-3-acid ethyl esters

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

+ 5 biological

NCT02465957 Phase II Study of aNK (Activated NK-92 Natural Killer Cells) Infusions in Combination With ALT-803 (IL-15) in Patients With Stage III (IIIB) or Stage IV Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) II aNK (NK-92)
NCT02036476 Cabozantinib in Recurrent/Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma II Cabozantinib
NCT03071406 A Phase II, Randomized, Multi-institutional Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab versus Nivolumab, Ipilimumab and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma II

Nivolumab

Ipilimumab

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

NCT03271372 A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Trial of Adjuvant Avelumab (Anti-PDL-1 Antibody) in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients With Clinically Detected Lymph Node Metastases III

Avelumab

Placebo

NCT02155647 A Phase II, Open-Label, Multicenter Trial to Investigate the Clinical Activity and Safety of Avelumab (MSB0010718C) in Subjects With Merkel Cell Carcinoma II Avelumab
NCT01013779 A Phase II Efficacy Study of Chemo-Radiotherapy in PET Stage II and III Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Skin II Carboplatin Etoposide Radiotherapy
NCT02584829 Study to Evaluate Cellular Adoptive Immunotherapy Using Polyclonal Autologous CD8 + Antigen-Specific T Cells for Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Combination With MHC Class I Up-Regulation and the Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Avelumab

I

II

Avelumab

MCPyV TAg-specific Polyclonal Autologous CD8-positive T Cells Radiation Therapy Recombinant Interferon Beta

NCT02819843 A Phase II Randomized Trial of Intralesional Talimogene Laherparepvec (TALIMOGENE LAHERPAREPVEC) With or Without Radiotherapy for Cutaneous Melanoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, or Other Solid Tumors II TALIMOGENE LAHERPAREPVEC (TVEC) Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
NCT03304639 A Randomized Phase II Study of Anti-PD1 Antibody [MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab)] Alone versus Anti-PD1 Antibody Plus Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma II Pembrolizumab Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
NCT02267603 A Phase II Study of MK-3475 in Patients With Advanced Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC) II Pembrolizumab
NCT02978625 A Phase II Study of Talimogene Laherparepvec Followed by Talimogene Laherparepvec + Nivolumab in Refractory T Cell and NK Cell Lymphomas, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Other Rare Skin Tumors II Nivolumab Talimogene Laherparepvec
NCT03458117 A Phase I, Open Label, Single Arm, Single Centre Study to Evaluate Mechanism of Action of Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) in Locally Advanced Non-melanoma Skin Cancer I Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC)
NCT03435640 A Phase 1/2, Open-label, Multicenter, Dose Escalation and Dose Expansion Study of NKTR-262 in Combination With NKTR-214 and in Combination With NKTR-214 Plus Nivolumab in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumor Malignancies

I

II

NKTR-262

NKTR-214 Nivolumab

NCT02890368 A Phase 1 Dose Escalation Trial of Intratumoral Injections of TTI-621 in Subjects With Relapsed and Refractory Percutaneously-Accessible Solid Tumors and Mycosis Fungoides I

TTI-621

TTI-621 + PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor

TTI-621 + pegylated interferon-α2a

TTI-621 + T-Vec

TTI-621 + radiation

NCT02643303 A Phase 1/2 Study of In Situ Vaccination With Tremelimumab and IV Durvalumab (MEDI4736) Plus the Toll-like Receptor Agonist PolyICLC in Subjects With Advanced, Measurable, Biopsy-accessible Cancers

I

II

Durvalumab

Tremelimumab

Poly ICLC

NCT03212404 A Phase 1, Open-label, Multicenter, Dose-escalation Study of CK-301 Administered Intravenously as a Single Agent to Subjects With Advanced Cancers I CK-301
NCT03241173 A Phase 1/2 Study Exploring the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of INCAGN01949 in Combination With Immune Therapies in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Malignancies

I

II

INCAGN01949

Nivolumab

Ipilimumab

NCT03071757 A Multicenter, Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of ABBV-368 as a Single Agent and Combination in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors I ABBV-368 Nivolumab
NCT03000257 A Multicenter, Phase 1, Open-Label, Dose-Escalation Study of ABBV-181, a Monoclonal Antibody, as Monotherapy and in Combination With Another Anti-Cancer Therapy in Subjects With Advanced Solid Tumors I

Rovalpituzumab Tesirine

ABBV-181