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Placebo for lenvatinib
A placebo contains no active pharmaceutical ingredient and produces no direct pharmacological effect.
A placebo contains no active pharmaceutical ingredient and produces no direct pharmacological effect. Used for Control arm in Phase 3 clinical trial for lenvatinib.
At a glance
| Generic name | Placebo for lenvatinib |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
| Modality | Small molecule |
| Therapeutic area | Oncology |
| Phase | Phase 3 |
Mechanism of action
Placebos are inert substances used as controls in clinical trials to establish the efficacy of an active drug by comparison. Any observed effects in placebo groups are attributed to natural disease progression, regression to the mean, or the placebo effect (psychological/expectation-based response). In this Phase 3 trial, the placebo serves as the control arm against which lenvatinib's therapeutic benefit is measured.
Approved indications
- Control arm in Phase 3 clinical trial for lenvatinib
Common side effects
Key clinical trials
- A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) as First Line (1L) Intervention in a Programmed Cell Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Selected Population With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) (MK-7902-010) (KEYNOTE-010) (PHASE3)
- A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) as First Line (1L) Intervention in a Programmed Cell Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Selected Population With Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) (MK-7902-010/LEAP-010)-China Extension (PHASE3)
- Efficacy and Safety Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) in Adults With Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1)-Positive Treatment-naïve Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) (MK-7902-007/E7080-G000-314/LEAP-007) (PHASE3)
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Combined With Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) as First-line Intervention in Adults With Advance Melanoma (MK-7902-003/E7080-G000-312/LEAP-003) (PHASE3)
- Safety and Efficacy of Lenvatinib (E7080/MK-7902) in Combination With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Lenvatinib as First-line Therapy in Participants With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MK-7902-002/E7080-G000-311/LEAP-002) (PHASE3)
- Study of First-line Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) in Urothelial Carcinoma Cisplatin-ineligible Participants Whose Tumors Express Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 and in Participants Ineligible for Platinum-containing Chemotherapy (MK-7902-011/E7080-G000-317/ LEAP-011) (PHASE3)
- Safety and Efficacy Study of Pemetrexed + Platinum Chemotherapy + Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) With or Without Lenvatinib (MK-7902/E7080) as First-line Intervention in Adults With Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (MK-7902-006/E7080-G000-315/LEAP-006) (PHASE3)
- Adding Biotherapy or Placebo to Standard Treatment for Advanced Kidney Cancer (PHASE3)
Primary sources
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| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| ClinicalTrials.gov | Trial enrolment, design, endpoints, results |
Competitive intelligence
For the full competitive landscape — auto-detected comparators, recent regulatory actions across the set, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline, sponsor landscape:
- Placebo for lenvatinib CI brief — competitive landscape report
- Placebo for lenvatinib updates RSS · CI watch RSS
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC portfolio CI