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ACTIVE NOT RECRUITINGPhase2

Study of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Plus Fulvestrant for ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer (MK-6482-029/LITESPARK-029)

Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

NCT ID: NCT06428396

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At a glance

What the study gets you
Access to the study treatment being tested
Type of study
Interventional (receives a drug or procedure)
Time in hospital
In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
Drug or intervention
Belzutifan (drug), Fulvestrant (drug), Everolimus (drug), Exemestane (drug)
How long the study runs
Study runs about 49 months (dates as stated)
About the drug or intervention
Belzutifan — drug: Belzutifan 120 mg administered QD as an oral tablet. · Fulvestrant — drug: Fulvestrant 500 mg administered as an IM injection. · Everolimus — drug: Administered at 10mg via oral tablets QD. · Exemestane — drug: Administered at 25 mg via oral tablets QD.
Patient visit burden
Not specified by the sponsor
Type of study
Testing a treatment
Ages
18 Years and over
Who
All
Number of participants
120
Started
2024-11-27
Last checked
2026-08

Plain English Summary

What is this study?

  • • Testing a new treatment for metastatic breast cancer
  • • Phase2 - 120 participants
  • • The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of belzutifan (MK-6482) plus fulvestrant compared to everolimus plus endocrine therapy (ET) (investigator's choice of fulvestrant or exemestane) in adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2-) unresectable metastatic breast cancer

Who can take part?

  • • Ages 18 Years and over
  • • Diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer

Where?

  • • Truro - The Royal Cornwall Hospital ( Site 1904)
  • • London - St Bartholomews Hospital ( Site 1900)
  • • Withington - The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 1902)
  • • Ipswich - Ipswich Hospital ( Site 1911)

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About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of belzutifan (MK-6482) plus fulvestrant compared to everolimus plus endocrine therapy (ET) (investigator's choice of fulvestrant or exemestane) in adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER+/HER2-) unresectable metastatic breast cancer. There is no formal hypothesis testing in this study.

Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Eligibility at a Glance

Key info

  • Age: 18 Years and over
  • Who can join: All genders

Biomarkers mentioned

ERHER2receptor positivereceptor negative

Treatment history

Treatments you must have had:

  • ✓ recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline

What the study is looking for

  • ✓Has documented radiographic confirmation of disease progression during or after the last administered endocrine...
  • ✓Provides additional tissue from the same sample used to determine ER and HER2 status locally
  • ✓Has an activity scale (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days of randomization

Who cannot take part

  • ✗Has Breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent
  • ✗Is unable to receive any of the endocrine therapies (ETs) (ie, fulvestrant or exemestane)
  • ✗Has advanced/that has spread, causing symptoms visceral spread at risk of rapidly evolving into life-threatening complications
  • ✗Has active, bleeding diathesis, or on oral anti-vitamin K medication
  • ✗Has history of noninfectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease including radiation pneumonitis that required...
See the full criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Has a diagnosis of estrogen receptor positive (ER+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor negative (HER2-) invasive breast carcinoma that is either locally advanced disease not amenable to resection or metastatic disease not treatable with curative intent * Has documented radiographic confirmation of disease progression during or after the last administered endocrine therapy (ET) * Provides additional tissue from the same sample used to determine ER and HER2 status locally * Has received ET in the noncurative setting and has 1) Radiographic disease progression on 12 months or more of ET in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitor in the noncurative setting or 2) Received at least 2 lines of ET in the noncurative setting including CDK4/6 inhibitor where the CDK 4/6 inhibitor was discontinued due to intolerance * Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 assessed within 7 days of randomization * Participants who have AEs due to previous anticancer therapies must have recovered to ≤Grade 1 or baseline. Participants with endocrine-related AEs who are adequately treated with hormone replacement or participants who have ≤Grade 2 neuropathy are eligible * Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks prior to the first dose of study intervention and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to randomization Exclusion Criteria: * Has Breast cancer amenable to treatment with curative intent * Is unable to receive any of the endocrine therapies (ETs) (ie, fulvestrant or exemestane) * Has known difficulty in tolerating oral medications, unable to swallow orally administered medication, or conditions which would impair absorption of oral medications such as uncontrolled nausea or vomiting (ie, CTCAE =Grade 3 despite antiemetic therapy), ongoing gastrointestinal obstruction, motility disorder, malabsorption syndrome, or prior gastric bypass * Has advanced/metastatic, symptomatic visceral spread at risk of rapidly evolving into life-threatening complications * Has active, bleeding diathesis, or on oral anti-vitamin K medication * Has history of noninfectious pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease including radiation pneumonitis that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease * Has a known germline BRCA mutation (deleterious or suspected deleterious) and has received previous treatment with poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibition either in the adjuvant or metastatic setting * Has received prior fulvestrant in the adjuvant, unresectable locally advanced, or metastatic setting * Has received any line of cytotoxic chemotherapy or PARP inhibitor in the unresectable or noncurative advanced/metastatic setting * Has received prior radiotherapy for non-central nervous system (CNS) disease or required corticosteroids for radiation-related toxicities including radiation pneumonitis, within 14 days of the first dose of study intervention * Is currently receiving either a strong inhibitor or inducer of CYP3A4 that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization * Has received a live or live-attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention * Has concurrent active Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C virus infection * Has clinically significant cardiac disease, including unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction within 6 months from Day 1 of study medication administration, or New York Heart Association Class III or Class IV congestive heart failure * Has not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications

Where Is This Study? (4 UK sites)

The Royal Cornwall Hospital ( Site 1904)

Truro TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom

Hospital R&D contact (matched)

Abi Weeks

rch-tr.CornwallResearch@nhs.net01872 25 6424

St Bartholomews Hospital ( Site 1900)

London EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom

The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust ( Site 1902)

Withington M20 4BX, United Kingdom

Hospital R&D contact (matched)

Research and Innovation Office

the-christie.ri@nhs.net---

Ipswich Hospital ( Site 1911)

Ipswich IP4 5PD, United Kingdom

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov · Last verified: 2026-08