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Study identifier: NCT04210115 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · August 04, 2026
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Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo in Participants With Esophageal Carcinoma Who Are Receiving Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy (MK-3475-975/KEYNOTE-975)

Condition: Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) · Gastroesophageal Junction Carcinoma (GEJC) · Esophageal Adenocarcinoma (EAC)  ·  Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

PhasePhase 3
Planned participants703
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of treatment with definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT) + pembrolizumab (MK-3475) compared to treatment with dCRT + placebo with respect to Event-free Survival (EFS) and Overall Survival (OS) in: * participants whose tumors express Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥10 * participants whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥1 * all participants The primary study hypotheses are that dCRT+ pembrolizumab is better than dCRT + placebo with respect to: * EFS in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥10 * EFS in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥1 * EFS in all participants * OS in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥10 * OS in participants whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥1 * OS in all participants

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Locations (170)

MemorialCare Health System - Long Beach Medical Center-Oncology ( Site 0691)Long Beach, California, United States
Columbus Regional Research Institute ( Site 0047)Columbus, Georgia, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center ( Site 0023)Westwood, Kansas, United States
Cancer Center of Kansas ( Site 0058)Wichita, Kansas, United States
University Medical Center ( Site 0035)New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Greater Baltimore Medical Center ( Site 0031)Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Center ( Site 0034)Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Henry Ford Hospital ( Site 0685)Detroit, Michigan, United States
University of Missouri ( Site 0688)Columbia, Missouri, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center ( Site 0706)Reno, Nevada, United States
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 0695)New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College ( Site 0053)New York, New York, United States

+ 158 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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