Phase 3 study for people with Leukaemia

Recruiting Phase 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 15 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Sponsor Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Registry number NCT05947851
Started 8 August 2023 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 1 June 2032

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Royal Adelaide Hospital ( Site 1104) Adelaide SA Recruiting
Box Hill Hospital ( Site 1106) Box Hill VIC Recruiting
Western Health-Sunshine & Footscray Hospitals-Cancer Services-Cancer Research ( Site 1103) Melbourne VIC Recruiting

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 15 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 18 Years and over
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 735

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

* Confirmed diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and active disease clearly documented to initiate therapy

* Deletion (Del) (17p) status, tumor protein 53 (TP53) mutation status, and immunoglobulin heavy chain gene (IGHV) mutation status results required before randomization for Part 2 participants only

* Relapsed or refractory to at least 1 prior available therapy

* Have at least 1 marker of disease burden

* Has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 within 7 days before randomization

* Has a life expectancy of at least 3 months

* Has the ability to swallow and retain oral medication

* Participants who are hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive are eligible if they have received hepatitis B virus (HBV) antiviral therapy for at least 4 weeks and have undetectable HBV deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) viral load before randomization

* Participants with history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are eligible if HCV ribonucleic acid (RNA) viral load is undetectable at screening

* Participants with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who meet ALL eligibility criteria

* Participants with adequate organ function with specimens collected within 7 days before the start of study intervention

* If capable of producing sperm, participant agrees to eliminate Nemtabrutinib: 12 days, Venetoclax: 1 month (30 days), Rituximab (rituximab biosimilar): not applicable; abstains from penile-vaginal intercourse as their preferred and usual lifestyle; OR uses prescribed contraception

* Participant assigned female sex at birth are eligible to participate if not pregnant or breastfeeding and are not a person of childbearing potential (POCBP) OR is a POCBP and uses a contraceptive method that is highly effective, has a negative highly sensitive pregnancy test, and abstains from breastfeeding

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has an active hepatitis B virus/ hepatitis C virus (HBV/HCV) infection

* Has gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction that may affect drug absorption

* Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 2 years

* Has diagnosis of Richter Transformation or active central nervous system (CNS) involvement by CLL/SLL

* Has an active infection requiring systemic therapy, such as intravenous (IV) antibiotics, during screening

* HIV-infected participants with a history of Kaposi's sarcoma and/or Multicentric Castleman's Disease and/or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic infection in the past 12 months before screening

* Clinically significant cardiovascular disease

* Has a known allergy/sensitivity to nemtabrutinib or contraindication to venetoclax/rituximab (or rituximab biosimilar), or any of the excipients

* Has history of severe bleeding disorders (eg, hemophilia)

* Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy within 5 half-lives or 4 weeks (if prior therapy was a monoclonal antibody) before randomization

* Has received prior B-cell lymphoma 2 inhibitor(s) (BCL2i) within ≤ 12 months before randomization or has received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention, or radiation related toxicities, requiring corticosteroids

* Is currently being treated with p-glycoprotein (P-gp) substrates with a narrow therapeutic index, cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) strong or moderate inducers or CYP3A strong inhibitors.

* Has received a live or live attenuated vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of study intervention

* Has received an investigational agent or has used an investigational device within 4 weeks before study intervention administration

* Has a known psychiatric or substance use disorder that would interfere with the participant's ability to cooperate with the requirements of the study

* Participants who have not adequately recovered from major surgery or have ongoing surgical complications

Dates on the record

Started 8 August 2023
Estimated completion 1 June 2032
Registry last updated 15 October 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 15 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 15 October 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 15 October 2026.

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