A Study to Evaluate Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (MK-2140-004)

NCT ID: NCT05144841

Last Updated: 2025-07-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

140 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-08

Study Completion Date

2026-01-09

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate zilovertamab vedotin with respect to objective response rate and duration of response per Lugano Response Criteria as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR). Safety and tolerability will also be evaluated in this Phase 2, single arm, interventional study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm A

Participants will receive treatment with zilovertamab vedotin 2.5 mg/kg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks (Q3W)) until documented disease progression or any other discontinuation criterion is met.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-2140 (zilovertamab vedotin)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

IV infusion of 2.5 mg/kg

Arm B

Participants will receive treatment with zilovertamab vedotin 2.25 mg/kg via intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1 of each 21-day cycle (every 3 weeks (Q3W)) until documented disease progression or any other discontinuation criterion is met.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MK-2140 (zilovertamab vedotin)

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

IV infusion of 2.25 mg/kg

Interventions

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MK-2140 (zilovertamab vedotin)

IV infusion of 2.5 mg/kg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

MK-2140 (zilovertamab vedotin)

IV infusion of 2.25 mg/kg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Has relapsed or refractory (rr) DLBCL; has progressed after at least 2 lines of prior therapy; and has progressed after auto- stem cell transplant (SCT) or are auto-SCT ineligible. Must have received prior multiagent regimen that includes an alkylating agent. anthracycline, and anti-CD20 (cluster of differentiation 20) monoclonal antibody.
* Has histologically confirmed diagnosis of DLBCL.
* Has radiographically measurable DLBCL per the Lugano Response Criteria.
* Should either be post- chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) failure or ineligible for CAR-T (for any reason).
* Life expectancy of at least 3 months.
* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 assessed within 7 days before time of enrollment.
* Has adequate organ function.

Exclusion Criteria

* Has received a diagnosis of Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL).
* Has undergone solid organ transplant at any time.
* Has a history of any clinically significant cardiovascular conditions within 6 months of screening or serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication.
* Has known history of liver cirrhosis.
* Has pericardial effusion or clinically significant pleural effusion.
* Has ongoing Grade \>1 peripheral neuropathy.
* Has a history of a second malignancy, unless potentially curative treatment has been completed with no evidence of malignancy for 2 years.
* Transformed DLBCL from indolent lymphoma.
* In participants with prior allo-SCT, acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) or ongoing evidence of chronic GVHD.
* Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy, including investigational agents within 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention.
* Has received prior radiotherapy within 28 days of start of study intervention. Participants.

must have recovered from all radiation-related toxicities.

* Has ongoing corticosteroid therapy (exceeding 30 mg daily of prednisone equivalent).
* Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention.
* Is currently participating in or has participated in a study of an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before the first dose of study intervention.
* Has known active central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma involvement or active CNS involvement by lymphoma.
* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy.
* Has a known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
* Has a known history of hepatitis B or known active hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Locations

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St. Joseph Hospital-The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment ( Site 0229)

Orange, California, United States

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Innovative Clinical Research Institute ( Site 0202)

Whittier, California, United States

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Georgetown University Medical Center ( Site 0204)

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Northside Hospital ( Site 0206)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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University of Chicago Medical Center ( Site 0207)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Franciscan St. Francis Health ( Site 0225)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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University of Maryland-Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0211)

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Massachusetts General Hospital-Cancer Center Protocol Office ( Site 0203)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University of Michigan ( Site 0200)

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Karmanos Cancer Institute ( Site 0216)

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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Saint Louis University Cancer Center ( Site 0209)

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Atlantic Health System Morristown Medical Center ( Site 0213)

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

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New York Medical College ( Site 0215)

Valhalla, New York, United States

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University of Cincinnati Medical Center-University of Cincinnati Cancer Center ( Site 0217)

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ( Site 0222)

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at The Ohio State University Comprehensive C

Columbus, Ohio, United States

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AHN West Penn Hospital ( Site 0212)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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Avera Cancer Institute- Research ( Site 0233)

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN ( Site 0234)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre-Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0100)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Clínica Alemana de Santiago ( Site 2704)

Santiago, Region M. de Santiago, Chile

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James Lind Centro de Investigación del Cáncer ( Site 2705)

Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile

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Beijing Cancer hospital ( Site 2900)

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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SUN YAT-SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTRE-Internal Medicine ( Site 2907)

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

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Henan Cancer Hospital-hematology department ( Site 2903)

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

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Wuhan Union Hospital ( Site 2906)

Wuhan, Hubei, China

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Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 2905)

Changsha, Hunan, China

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The First Hospital of Jilin University-Hematology ( Site 2910)

Changchun, Jilin, China

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Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center ( Site 2908)

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Shanghai East Hospital ( Site 2902)

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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West China Hospital of Sichuan University-Head and Neck Oncology ( Site 2911)

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital-lymphoma ( Site 2901)

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

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The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University-Bone marrow transplant centre ( Site 2912)

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Fakultní nemocnice Brno Bohunice-Interni hematologicka a onkologicka klinika ( Site 0800)

Brno, Brno-mesto, Czechia

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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze-I. Interní klinika - klinika hematologie ( Site 0801)

Prague, , Czechia

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North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation ( Site 0900)

Tallinn, Harju, Estonia

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Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque ( Site 1002)

Bayonne, Aquitaine, France

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Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital-Clinical haematology ( Site 1000)

Paris, , France

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Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens ( Site 1214)

Athens, Attica, Greece

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General Hospital of Athens "Laiko"-Hematology Department ( Site 1213)

Athens, Attica, Greece

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Soroka Medical Center-Hematology Department ( Site 1403)

Beersheba, , Israel

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center ( Site 1404)

Jerusalem, , Israel

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Hadassah Medical Center ( Site 1402)

Jerusalem, , Israel

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Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 1400)

Tel Aviv, , Israel

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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori-Struttura Complessa di Ematologia ( Site 1501)

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

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Humanitas-U.O di Oncologia medica ed Ematologia ( Site 1503)

Rozzano, Milano, Italy

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IRCCS - AOU di Bologna-Istituto di Ematologia "L. e A. Seragnoli" ( Site 1500)

Bologna, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale ( Site 1502)

Napoli, , Italy

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Haukeland Universitetssjukehus ( Site 1601)

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

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Oslo universitetssykehus, Radiumhospitalet ( Site 1600)

Oslo, , Norway

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Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Krakowie-Oncology Department ( Site 1707)

Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny-Klinika Hematologii, Nowotworow Krwi i Transplantacji Szpiku ( Site

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Klinika Nowotworów Układu Chłonnego ( S

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Szpitale Pomorskie Sp. z o. o.-Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Department ( Site 1702)

Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

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Pratia Onkologia ( Site 1701)

Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System-Medical oncology ( Site 0601)

Seoul, , South Korea

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Samsung Medical Center ( Site 0600)

Seoul, , South Korea

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Instituto Catalan de Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals-Haematology Department ( Site 2002)

L'Hospitalet Del Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron ( Site 2005)

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz-Oncology & Hematology ( Site 2000)

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario de Salamanca - Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca ( Site 2003)

Salamanca, , Spain

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Skånes Universitetssjukhus Lund ( Site 2100)

Lund, Skåne County, Sweden

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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna ( Site 2102)

Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden

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Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital ( Site 0701)

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

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Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital ( Site 0702)

Muang, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Ankara University Hospital Cebeci-hematology ( Site 2300)

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Hacettepe Universitesi-Department of Hematology ( Site 2302)

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Mega Medipol-Hematology ( Site 2308)

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi-Hematology ( Site 2304)

Izmir, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Ondokuz Mayıs Universitesi ( Site 2306)

Samsun, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Karadeniz Teknik Universitesi Tip Fakultesi-Hematology ( Site 2307)

Trabzon, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Countries

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United States Canada Chile China Czechia Estonia France Greece Israel Italy Norway Poland South Korea Spain Sweden Thailand Turkey (Türkiye)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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MK-2140-004

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2022-501243-33-00

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1279-9073

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2021-003397-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2140-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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