A Clinical Study of Raludotatug Deruxtecan in People With Ovarian Cancer (MK-5909-003)
Recruiting now Phase 1/2 NCT06843447
Run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · for 18 and older · Women
What this study is about
Researchers are looking for other ways to treat relapsed high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Relapsed means the cancer came back after treatment. High-grade means the cancer cells grow and spread quickly. Serous means the cancer started in the cells that cover the ovaries, the lining of the belly, or in the fallopian tubes. Standard treatment (usual treatment) for people with relapsed high-grade serous ovarian cancer may include: * Chemotherapy, which is a treatment that uses medicine to destroy cancer cells or stop them from growing * Targeted therapy, which is a treatment that works to control how specific types of cancer cells grow and spread Raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd) is a study treatment that is an antibody drug conjugate (ADC). An ADC attaches to a protein on cancer cells and delivers treatment to destroy those cells. Researchers want to know if R-DXd is safe to take with other treatments and if people tolerate them together. They also want to learn how many people have the cancer respond (gets smaller or goes away) to the treatments.
Who can join (things the study team will check)
✅ You may be able to join if…
- Has pathologically documented diagnosis of high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer
- Has measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors 1.1
- Participants in Cohort A-1 Arms 2 and 3: Has relapsed disease after 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy and radiographic evidence of disease progression ≥6 months (≥180 days) after the last dose of platinum-based therapy (ie, platinum-sensitive disease)
- Participants in Cohort B-1 and Cohort B-2: Has relapsed disease after 1 to 3 prior lines of therapy and radiographic evidence of disease progression <6 months (<180 days) after the last dose of platinum-based therapy (ie, platinum-resistant disease). Participants must have received no more than 1 prior bevacizumab-containing systemic treatment regimen
- Participants in Cohort B-1 and Cohort B-2: Is a candidate for bevacizumab treatment
- Has provided tumor tissue from a core or excisional biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated
- Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 to 1 assessed within 7 days before allocation/randomization
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants must have well controlled HIV on anti-retroviral therapy
- Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks, and have undetectable HBV viral load prior to allocation/randomization
- Participants with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV viral load is undetectable at screening
- Participants in Cohort C-1 and Cohort D: Has relapsed disease after 1 prior line of therapy, radiographic evidence of disease progression ≥6 months (≥180 days) after the last dose of platinum-based therapy (ie, platinum-sensitive disease) and progressed during prior treatment with PARPi in the first-line setting
- Cohort A-2 Arms 1, 2, and 3: Has relapsed disease after 1 prior line of therapy and radiographic evidence of disease progression ≥6 months (≥180 days) after the last dose of platinum-based therapy (ie, platinum-sensitive disease)
🚫 You may not be able to join if…
- Has any of the following within 6 months before allocation/randomization: cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, or other arterial thromboembolic event
- Has uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease
- Has clinically severe pulmonary compromise resulting from intercurrent pulmonary illnesses including, but not limited to, any underlying pulmonary disorder, and any autoimmune, connective tissue, or inflammatory disorders with potential pulmonary involvement, or prior pneumonectomy
- Has ≥Grade 2 peripheral neuropathy
- Has received prior treatment with cadherin-6-targeted agents
- Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks or 5 half-lives (whichever is shorter) before allocation
- Has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of the start of study intervention, or has radiation-related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids
- Receives chronic steroid treatment
- Has known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years
- Has known active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis
- Has any history of interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis irrespective of prior steroid use, current ILD, or suspected ILD, or ILD that cannot be ruled out by imaging at screening
- Has active infection requiring systemic therapy
- HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease
Where this trial is running
- Yale-New Haven Hospital-Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven ( Site 0019), New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- The University of Louisville, James Graham Brown Cancer Center ( Site 0009), Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 0015), Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 0003), New York, New York, United States
- OU Health University of Oklahoma Medical Center ( Site 7000), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
- Texas Oncology - DFW ( Site 8000), Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Houston Methodist Hospital ( Site 0010), Houston, Texas, United States
- START Mountain Region ( Site 0008), West Valley City, Utah, United States
- University of Virginia Health System ( Site 0011), Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Site 0102), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0100), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 0202), Haifa, Israel
+ 17 more sites.
Who to contact
Toll Free Number · 1-888-577-8839 · Trialsites@msd.com
It's completely normal to call and ask questions before deciding anything. Mention the study ID: NCT06843447.
Verify everything on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Page updated July 2026.