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Antimetabolites

Efficacy and Safety of Olaparib (MK-7339) With or Without Bevacizumab Compared to Bevacizumab With a Fluoropyrimidine in Unresectable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) (MK-7339-003/LYNK-003)

Phase 3

Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to approximately 30 months

Awards & highlights

Pivotal Trial

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial is testing whether olaparib alone or with bevacizumab is better than standard treatment for patients with advanced colorectal cancer who haven't gotten worse after initial therapy. Olaparib helps kill cancer cells by stopping them from repairing themselves, while bevacizumab cuts off the tumor's blood supply. The study aims to see if these new combinations can keep the cancer from progressing longer than current treatments.

Eligible Conditions

Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to approximately 30 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to approximately 30 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to approximately 30 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Version (RECIST) 1.1 as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

Secondary study objectives

Duration of Response (DOR) Per RECIST 1.1 as Assessed by BICR

Number of Participants Discontinuing Study Intervention Due to an AE

Number of Participants With One or More Adverse Events (AE)

+2 more

Side effects data

From 2023 Phase 3 trial • 154 Patients • NCT02184195

49%

Nausea

47%

Fatigue

38%

Diarrhoea

29%

Abdominal pain

29%

Anaemia

28%

Constipation

27%

Decreased appetite

27%

Back pain

26%

Vomiting

21%

Arthralgia

19%

Pyrexia

18%

Asthenia

13%

Rash

13%

Nasopharyngitis

11%

Alanine aminotransferase increased

11%

Dyspnoea

10%

Neuropathy peripheral

10%

Cough

10%

Abdominal pain upper

10%

Dyspepsia

10%

Anxiety

10%

Pruritus

Dizziness

Hyperglycaemia

Aspartate aminotransferase increased

Thrombocytopenia

Oedema peripheral

Pain in extremity

Insomnia

Stomatitis

Dry mouth

Headache

Neutropenia

Blood creatinine increased

Weight decreased

Dysgeusia

Blood alkaline phosphatase increased

Neutrophil count decreased

Muscle spasms

Influenza

Influenza like illness

Myalgia

Peripheral sensory neuropathy

Gamma-glutamyltransferase increased

Hypertension

Platelet count decreased

Depression

Lymphopenia

Gastrooesophageal reflux disease

Abdominal distension

Musculoskeletal pain

Flank pain

Cholangitis

Flatulence

Paraesthesia

General physical health deterioration

Bladder papilloma

Pneumonia pneumococcal

Abdominal infection

Bartholinitis

Pneumonia

Cerebrovascular accident

Pneumothorax

Gastric varices haemorrhage

Large intestinal obstruction

Cholecystitis

Anastomotic haemorrhage

Device occlusion

Stent malfunction

Bronchiolitis

Empyema

Syncope

Incisional hernia

Device dislocation

Obstruction gastric

Cardiac failure

Vascular stenosis

Pleural effusion

Incarcerated inguinal hernia

Urinary tract infection

Hypothyroidism

Transient ischaemic attack

Infusion related reaction

Duodenal perforation

Melaena

Bile duct obstruction

Pancreatitis

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

Study treatment Arm

Olaparib 300 mg Twice Daily (bd)

Placebo

Awards & Highlights

Pivotal Trial

The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Olaparib + bevacizumabExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants will receive olaparib (300 mg twice daily \[BID\] oral) + Bevacizumab (5 mg/kg intravenous \[IV\] once every 2 weeks \[Q2W\]) until progressive disease or end of study.

Group II: OlaparibExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive olaparib (300 mg BID) oral, until progressive disease or end of study.

Group III: Bevacizumab + chemotherapyActive Control4 Interventions

Participants will receive investigator's choice of either bevacizumab (7.5 mg/kg IV once every three weeks (Q3W)) + capecitabine (1000 mg/m\^2 BID for 14 days, then 7 days off, Q3W) or bevacizumab (5 mg/kg IV Q2W) + 5-FU (2400 mg/m2 IV over 46 to 48 hours Q2W; bolus 5-FU (400 mg/m2) can be added prior to infusional 5-FU, per local standards and at the investigator's discretion). Leucovorin or levoleucovorin 400 mg/m\^2 (leucovorin) or 200 mg/m\^2 (levoleucovorin) Q2W IV infusion may be added per investigator's discretion. Treatment will continue until progressive disease or end of study.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Olaparib

2007

Completed Phase 4

~2190

Bevacizumab

2013

Completed Phase 4

~5540