🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-21

Substudy 01A: Safety and Efficacy of Opevesostat (MK-5684)-Based Treatment Combinations or Opevesostat Alone in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) (MK-5684-01A) (NCT06353386)

MK-5684-01A Substudy: A Phase 1/2 Umbrella Substudy of MK-5684-U01 Master Protocol to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-5684-based Treatment Combinations or MK-5684 Alone in Participants With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

🟢 Recruiting Phase1 / Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

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

Substudy 01A is part of a larger research study that is testing experimental treatments for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The larger study is the umbrella study (U01). The goal of substudy 01A is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of opevesostat-based treatment combinations, or as a single agent, in participants with mCRPC. This substudy will have two phases: a safety lead-in phase and an efficacy phase. The safety lead-in phase will be used to evaluate the safety and tolerability, and to establish a recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D) for the opevesostat-based treatment combinations. There will be no hypothesis testing in this study.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: UCSD Moores Cancer Center ( Site 0039) — La Jolla, 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 (77 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 77 sites.

  • UCSD Moores Cancer Center ( Site 0039) — La Jolla, California
  • UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 0044) — Los Angeles, California
  • University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Sylvester Cancer Center-Cancer Research Services ( Site 0051) — Miami, Florida
  • University of Maryland-Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 0049) — Baltimore, Maryland
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 0033) — New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ( Site 0043) — Cleveland, Ohio
  • MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN-Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office ( Site 0020) — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Macquarie University-MQ Health Clinical Trials Unit ( Site 0108) — Macquarie University, New South Wales
  • Gallipoli Medical Research Ltd-GMRF CTU ( Site 0107) — Greenslopes, Queensland
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre-Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit (PCCTU) ( Site 0110) — Melbourne, Victoria
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal ( Site 0200) — Montreal, Quebec
  • Jewish General Hospital ( Site 0206) — Montreal, Quebec
  • Centre intégré de cancérologie du CHU de Québec Université Laval, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus ( Site 0207) — Québec, Quebec
  • CIDO SpA-Oncology ( Site 0302) — Temuco, Biobio
  • Clinica Universidad Catolica del Maule-Oncology ( Site 0304) — Talca, Maule Region
  • FALP ( Site 0301) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile ( Site 0303) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago
  • Bradfordhill ( Site 0300) — Santiago, Region M. de Santiago
  • FUNDACION CTIC CENTRO DE TRATAMIENTO E INVESTIGACION SOBRE CANCER LUIS CARLOS SARMIENTO ANGULO ( Site 0406) — Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
  • Clinica Colsanitas S.A, Sede Clínica Universitaria Colombia ( Site 0402) — Bogotá, Bogota D.C.
  • Sociedad De Oncología y Hematología Del Cesar SAS-Oncology ( Site 0400) — Valledupar, Cesar Department
  • IMAT S.A.S ( Site 0404) — Montería, Departamento de Córdoba
  • Fundación Valle del Lili-Oncology CIC ( Site 0403) — Cali, Valle del Cauca Department
  • Herlev and Gentofte Hospital ( Site 0501) — Copenhagen, Capital Region
  • Aalborg Universitetshospital, Syd ( Site 0503) — Aalborg, North Denmark

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (888) 577-8839

Email: Trialsites@msd.com

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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