🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-09

A Study of Adjuvant Intismeran Autogene (V940) and Pembrolizumab in Renal Cell Carcinoma (V940-004). (NCT06307431)

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-blind, Clinical Study of V940 (mRNA-4157) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab in the Adjuvant Treatment of Participants With Renal Cell Carcinoma (INTerpath-004).

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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

The primary objective of the study is to compare intismeran autogene plus pembrolizumab to placebo plus pembrolizumab in participants with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with respect to disease-free survival (DFS) as assessed by the investigator. The primary hypothesis is that intismeran autogene plus pembrolizumab is superior to placebo plus pembrolizumab with respect to DFS.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center-Medical Oncology ( Site 0104) — Duarte, California

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 (63 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 63 sites.

  • City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center-Medical Oncology ( Site 0104) — Duarte, California
  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Westwood (Building 200 Suite 140)-Department of Urology/Institute of Uro — Los Angeles, California
  • UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay ( Site 0108) — San Francisco, California
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital-Yale Cancer Center ( Site 0102) — New Haven, Connecticut
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Cancer Clinical Trials Office ( Site 0109) — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-GU ( Site 0101) — Boston, Massachusetts
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ( Site 0100) — New York, New York
  • Duke Cancer Institute ( Site 0106) — Durham, North Carolina
  • Abramson Cancer Center ( Site 0107) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center ( Site 0111) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center ( Site 0110) — Dallas, Texas
  • Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires-Oncology ( Site 1106) — Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
  • Instituto Alexander Fleming-Alexander Fleming ( Site 1101) — Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D.
  • Asociación de Beneficencia Hospital Sirio Libanés ( Site 1110) — Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D.
  • Centro Privado de RMI Rio Cuarto ( Site 1104) — Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province
  • Fundacion Estudios Clinicos ( Site 1111) — Rosario, Santa Fe Province
  • Macquarie University-MQ Health Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 1502) — Macquarie University, New South Wales
  • Westmead Hospital ( Site 1501) — Westmead, New South Wales
  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital-Medical Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, Cancer Care Services ( Si — Brisbane, Queensland
  • Fiona Stanley Hospital-Medical Oncology ( Site 1503) — Murdoch, Western Australia
  • BC Cancer Vancouver ( Site 0005) — Vancouver, British Columbia
  • CHU de Quebec - Université Laval - Hotel Dieu de Quebec ( Site 0008) — Québec, Quebec
  • FALP-UIDO ( Site 1202) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile-Centro del Cáncer ( Site 1205) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago
  • Bradfordhill-Clinical Area ( Site 1201) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (800) 826-4673

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 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. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  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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