A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized Phase 3 Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Belzutifan (MK-6482) Plus Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) Versus Placebo Plus Pembrolizumab in the Adjuvant Treatment of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (ccRCC) Post Nephrectomy (MK-6482-022)
Latest Information Update: 16 Sep 2026
At a glance
- Drugs Belzutifan (Primary) ; Pembrolizumab (Primary)
- Indications Renal cell carcinoma
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms LITESPARK-022; MK-6482-022
- Sponsors Merck Sharp & Dohme
Most Recent Events
- 12 Jun 2026 Results presented in the Dana-Farber cancer institute media release.
- 12 Jun 2026 According to a Dana-Farber cancer institute media release, data from this study presented at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
- 12 Jun 2026 According to Merck media release, company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) and KEYTRUDA QLEXTM (pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa-pmph), each in combination with WELIREG (belzutifan) for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component (ccRCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy.