# Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT; MK-2870) in Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) [MK-287

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## TL;DR

A phase 3 trial of Pembrolizumab, Sacituzumab tirumotecan, Carboplatin in non-small-cell lung cancer and small-cell lung cancer, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, now recruiting.

## Summary

Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance Sacituzumab Tirumotecan (Sac-TMT; MK-2870) in Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) [MK-2870-023] is a phase 3 interventional study registered as NCT06422143 by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, with 851 participants planned, started 2024-06-10 and due to reach its primary completion in 2029-01-12. Interventions recorded: Pembrolizumab, sac-TMT, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Nab-paclitaxel. Conditions listed: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, NSCLC. No results are recorded here; the registry entry is the source.

## Fields

- Kind: Trial
- Status: recruiting
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Tags: ctgov-ingest
- Registry id: NCT06422143
- Phase: 3
- Setting: Phase 3 Study of Pembrolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin/Taxane (Paclitaxel or Nab-paclitaxel) Followed by Pembrolizumab With or Without Maintenance MK-2870 in the First-line Treatment of Metastatic Squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
- Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Enrolled: 851

## Sources

- ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06422143: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06422143

## Connected records

- cancers: [Non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/), [Small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/sclc/)
- drugs: [Carboplatin](https://onco.cc/drugs/carboplatin/), [Paclitaxel / nab-paclitaxel](https://onco.cc/drugs/paclitaxel/), [Pembrolizumab](https://onco.cc/drugs/pembrolizumab/), [Sacituzumab tirumotecan](https://onco.cc/drugs/sacituzumab-tirumotecan/)
- companies: [Merck & Co. (MSD)](https://onco.cc/companies/merck/)

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