🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-07-04

Pembrolizumab/Vibostolimab (MK-7684A) or Atezolizumab in Combination With Chemotherapy in First Line Treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-7684A-008/KEYVIBE-008) (NCT05224141)

A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of MK-7684A in Combination With Etoposide and Platinum Followed by MK-7684A vs Atezolizumab in Combination With Etoposide and Platinum Followed by Atezolizumab for the First-Line Treatment of Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (KEYVIBE-008)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This study will evaluate the combination of a fixed dose pembrolizumab/vibostolimab co-formulation (MK-7684A) with etoposide/platinum chemotherapy followed by MK-7684A compared to the combination of atezolizumab with etoposide/platinum chemotherapy followed by atezolizumab in the first-line treatment of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC). The primary hypothesis is, with respect to overall survival, MK-7684A in combination with the background therapy of etoposide/platinum followed by MK-7684A, is superior to atezolizumab in combination with the background therapy of etoposide/platinum followed by atezolizumab.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Infirmary Cancer Care ( Site 0022) — Mobile, Alabama

Age range: 18 Years

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (140 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 140 sites.

  • Infirmary Cancer Care ( Site 0022) — Mobile, Alabama
  • Los Angeles Hematology Oncology Medical Group ( Site 0006) — Los Angeles, California
  • VA West Los Angeles Medical Center ( Site 0004) — Los Angeles, California
  • Boca Raton Regional Hospital-Lynn Cancer Institute ( Site 0014) — Boca Raton, Florida
  • Fort Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology ( Site 0013) — Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ( Site 0018) — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan ( Site 0001) — Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology/Oncology ( Site 0003) — Hattiesburg, Mississippi
  • Lancaster General Hospital - Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute ( Site 0005) — Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Blue Ridge Cancer Care ( Site 0015) — Blacksburg, Virginia
  • University of Virginia Cancer Center ( Site 0019) — Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires-Clinical Oncology ( Site 0203) — Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
  • Instituto de Investigaciones Clínicas Mar del Plata ( Site 0201) — Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires
  • Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas (CEMIC)-Medical Oncology ( Site 0200) — Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D.
  • Hospital Provincial del Centenario ( Site 0205) — Rosario, Santa Fe Province
  • Sanatorio Parque ( Site 0202) — Rosario, Santa Fe Province
  • Nepean Hospital ( Site 2700) — Kingswood, New South Wales
  • Calvary Mater Newcastle ( Site 2703) — Waratah, New South Wales
  • Frankston Hospital-Oncology and Haematology ( Site 2702) — Frankston, Victoria
  • Western Health-Sunshine & Footscray Hospitals-Cancer Services-Cancer Research ( Site 2701) — Melbourne, Victoria
  • Medizinische Universität Graz ( Site 0504) — Graz, Styria
  • Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Elisabethinen-Department of Pneumology ( Site 0505) — Linz, Upper Austria
  • Kepler Universitätsklinikum ( Site 0507) — Linz, Upper Austria
  • Standort Penzing der Klinik Ottakring-Abteilung für Atemwegs-und Lungenkrankheiten ( Site 0502) — Vienna,
  • Klinik Floridsdorf-Abteilung für Innere Medizin und Pneumologie ( Site 0501) — Vienna,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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