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Completed Phase 3 Interventional Results available

Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy Versus Placebo Plus Chemotherapy in Participants With Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma (MK-3475-585/KEYNOTE-585)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03221426

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Official title

A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Plus Chemotherapy (XP or FP) Versus Placebo Plus Chemotherapy (XP or FP) as Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Treatment for Subjects With Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction (GEJ) Adenocarcinoma (KEYNOTE-585)

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03221426
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Industry
Enrollment
1,007 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

  • 5-fluorouracil Drug
  • Capecitabine Drug
  • Cisplatin Drug
  • Docetaxel Drug
  • Leucovorin Drug
  • Oxaliplatin Drug
  • Pembrolizumab Biological
  • Placebo Drug

Drug · Biological

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Oct 8, 2017
Primary completion
Feb 15, 2024
Completion
Apr 22, 2025
Last update posted
Mar 8, 2026

2017 – 2025

United States locations

U.S. sites
14
U.S. states
8
U.S. cities
10
Facility City State ZIP Site status
City of Hope ( Site 0005) Duarte California 91010
Yale Cancer Center ( Site 0016) New Haven Connecticut 06520
Georgetown University ( Site 0015) Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20007
Northwestern University - Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0018) Chicago Illinois 60611
The University of Chicago Medical Center ( Site 0004) Chicago Illinois 60637
Roswell Park Cancer Institute ( Site 0001) Buffalo New York 14263
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health ( Site 0019) New York New York 10016
Memorial Sloan Kettering ( Site 0024) New York New York 10065
Weill Cornell Medical Center ( Site 0023) New York New York 10065
University of Rochester ( Site 0011) Rochester New York 14642
Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0006) Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19111
Temple University Hospital ( Site 0026) Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19140
University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute ( Site 0012) Salt Lake City Utah 84112
Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC ( Site 0010) Fairfax Virginia 22031

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Non-U.S. locations

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