Researchers want to learn if calderasib given alone or with cetuximab can treat certain advanced solid tumors in people with the KRAS G12C mutation. The goals of this study are to learn: * How many people have the cancer respond (get smaller or go away) to calderasib alone or with cetuximab and how these responses compare * About the safety of calderasib alone or with cetuximab and if people tolerate the treatments.
Phase 2 trials begin testing efficacy in a larger patient group (100–300). This is often where biotech binary events occur — positive Phase 2 data can significantly advance a company's pipeline narrative, while failures can be terminal for a program.
Currently recruiting: the trial is enrolling patients. A data readout is not expected until after enrollment closes and the follow-up period is complete.
Merck & Co (MRK) is the sponsoring company for this trial. BiotechSign currently grades this company F (35/100) based on composite catalyst signals across its full pipeline. This trial is one data point in that overall catalyst picture.