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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Clinical Trials
Studies where Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC is the lead sponsor: its pipeline by phase, what is enrolling now and where. Studies it supports as a collaborator are in the search.
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All 133Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
A Clinical Study of Tulisokibart (MK-7240) to Treat Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis (MK-7240-013)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA). R-axSpA is a type of arthritis that causes pain, stiffness, and inflammation (swelling) in the spine and joints in the pelvis (hip…
- Trial name
- NCT07133633
- Testing
- Tulisokibart
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Brazil and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 315 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Crohn's Disease
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tulisokibart (MK-7240) in Participants With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease (MK-7240-008)
The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tulisokibart in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT06430801
- Testing
- IV Tulisokibart, SC Tulisokibart
- Where
- 499 sites in United States, Australia and 45 more
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Breast Neoplasms
A Clinical Study of Patritumab Deruxtecan to Treat Breast Cancer (MK-1022-016)
Researchers are looking for other ways to treat breast cancer (BC) that is hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) and either unresectable locally advanced or metastatic.
- Trial name
- NCT07060807
- Testing
- Patritumab deruxtecan, Paclitaxel, Nab-paclitaxel
- Where
- 205 sites in United States, Argentina and 24 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Pulmonary Hypertension
A Clinical Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Combined Postcapillary and Precapillary Pulmonary Hypertension and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (MK-7962-041)
Researchers are looking for other ways to treat people with combined postcapillary and precapillary pulmonary hypertension (CpcPH).
- Trial name
- CHORUS (NCT07839585)
- Testing
- Sotatercept
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Lipoprotein(a)
A Clinical Trial of MK-7262 and Enlicitide in Participants With High Lipoprotein(a) (MK-7262-004)
Researchers designed a trial medicine called MK-7262 to lower levels of Lp(a) in the blood. Researchers want to learn about giving MK-7262 with another trial medicine called enlicitide (also known as MK-0616 or enlicitide…
- Trial name
- NCT07614984
- Testing
- MK-7262, Enlicitide
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Colitis Ulcerative, Ulcerative Colitis
A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of MK-8690 in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis (MK-8690-002)
The purpose of this protocol is to evaluate the efficacy of MK-8690 in participants with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.
- Trial name
- NCT07463183
- Testing
- MK-8690
- Where
- 39 sites in United States, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Edema
A Clinical Trial of MK-8748 Compared to Aflibercept in Participants With Diabetic Macular Edema (MK-8748-005)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). In this trial, researchers want to learn if a trial medicine called MK-8748 can treat DME.
- Trial name
- NCT07705607
- Testing
- MK-8748, Aflibercept
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,104 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Edema
A Clinical Trial of MK-8748 Compared to Aflibercept in Participants With Diabetic Macular Edema (MK-8748-004)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat diabetic macular edema (DME). In this trial, researchers want to learn if a trial medicine called MK-8748 can treat DME.
- Trial name
- NCT07705555
- Testing
- MK-8748, Aflibercept
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, Argentina and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 960 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Malignant Neoplasm
A Study of Belzutifan in Adolescent Participants With Solid Tumors (MK-9999-01E/LIGHTBEAM-U01)
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat adolescents with locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic solid tumors. Participants were enrolled into pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL), wild type gastrointestinal stromal…
- Trial name
- NCT07700758
- Testing
- Belzutifan
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A Study of Sotatercept (MK-7962) in People With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) in India (MK-7962-037)
Researchers are looking for other ways to treat people in India with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), also known as Group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH).
- Trial name
- NCT07600723
- Testing
- Sotatercept, Background PAH Therapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Completed, with results posted
All 1,057Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy vs Placebo Plus Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Therapy and Pembrolizumab vs Placebo as Adjuvant Therapy in Participants With Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) (MK-3475-522/KEYNOTE-522)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus chemotherapy vs placebo plus chemotherapy as neoadjuvant therapy and pembrolizumab vs placebo as adjuvant therapy in participants…
- Trial name
- NCT03036488
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 193 sites in United States, Australia and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 1,174 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Healthy, Renal Impairment
A Clinical Study of Enlicitide in Participants With Severe Renal Impairment (MK-0616-032)
Researchers have designed a new study medicine called enlicitide decanoate as a new way to lower the amount of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in a person's blood.
- Trial name
- NCT06643377
- Testing
- Enlicitide
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Subcutaneous (SC) Versus Pembrolizumab Intravenous (IV) Administered With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy in Participants With Metastatic Squamous or Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-3475-A86)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pembrolizumab (MK-3475) subcutaneous (SC) administration as the first-line therapy in the treatment of metastatic squamous and nonsquamous NSCLC by assessing the pharmacokinetics (PK)…
- Trial name
- NCT04956692
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab SC, Pembrolizumab IV, Paclitaxel
- Where
- 126 sites in United States, Brazil and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 531 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Hypercholesterolaemia
Enlicitide Decanoate (MK-0616 Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor) Renal Impairment Study (MK-0616-020)
The primary objective of the study is to compare the plasma pharmacokinetics (PK) of enlicitide decanoate following a single 20 mg dose in participants on a background of statin therapy with varying degrees of renal impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT05934292
- Testing
- Enlicitide Decanoate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Carcinoma, Nonsquamous Non-small-cell Lung
Study of Pembrolizumab With Maintenance Olaparib or Maintenance Pemetrexed in First-line (1L) Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-7339-006, KEYLYNK-006)
The current study will compare pembrolizumab (MK-3475) plus maintenance olaparib, versus (vs) pembrolizumab plus maintenance pemetrexed for the treatment of non-squamous NSCLC. The study's 2 primary hypotheses are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03976323
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab, Pemetrexed, Carboplatin
- Where
- 178 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 1,003 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC