A Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind Trial Comparing Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy and Pembrolizumab With Trastuzumab Plus Chemotherapy and Placebo as First-line Treatment in Participants With HER2 Positive Advanced Gastric or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (KEYNOTE 811)
Latest Information Update: 19 Mar 2025
At a glance
- Drugs Pembrolizumab (Primary) ; Trastuzumab (Primary) ; Capecitabine; Cisplatin; Fluorouracil; Gimeracil/oteracil/tegafur; Oxaliplatin
- Indications Adenocarcinoma; Gastric cancer; Oesophageal cancer
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms KEYNOTE 811
- Sponsors Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Most Recent Events
- 08 Nov 2024 Planned End Date changed from 30 Dec 2024 to 17 Sep 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024 According to a Merck & Co media release, in the U.S., KEYTRUDA, in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy, is indicated under accelerated approval for first-line treatment in the subset of this patient population whose tumors express PD-L1 (Combined Positive Score [CPS] greater than equal to 1), based on prior KEYNOTE-811 results.
- 14 Sep 2024 According to a Merck & Co media release, results from this trial presented today during a proffered paper session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 (Presentation #1400O) and are also being simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine.