MK 4830
Alternative Names: MK-4830Latest Information Update: 08 Oct 2026
At a glance
- Originator Agenus
- Developer Merck Sharp & Dohme; Presage Biosciences
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; LILRB2 protein inhibitors; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Ovarian cancer
- Phase I/II Oesophageal cancer
- No development reported Head and neck cancer; Soft tissue sarcoma
- Discontinued Colorectal cancer; Malignant melanoma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Renal cell carcinoma; Small cell lung cancer; Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 23 Jul 2026 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes phase-I/II clinical trials in Renal cell carcinoma (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom (PO) (NCT04626518)
- 28 Feb 2026 Updated efficacy and adverse events data from a phase I/II KEYMAKER-U03 substudy 03B trial in Renal cell carcinoma presented at the 2026 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (ASCO-GeCS-2026)
- 05 Dec 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes phase-I/II clinical trials in Oesophageal cancer (Combination therapy, Inoperable/Unresectable, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in in Turkey, Thailand, Switzerland, Singapore, Norway, Germany, Chile, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy and Taiwan(IV) (NCT05342636)