FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) granted by FDA for sacituzumab tirumotecan in 2L endometrial cancer  (EC) which could reduce review times from 10-12 months to as little as 1-2 months.

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Merck stated that the FDA Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) for sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT, TROP2 ADC) will be used to support the initial regulatory submission for sac-TMT based on P3 TroFuse-005 for 2L EC pts. P3 TroFuse-005 is the first of 17 global P3 sac-TMT trials to read out positive data. 

Key Highlights:

  • TroFuse-005 poses a direct competitive threat since sac-TMT is a key in-class competitor in 2L EC with a similar trial design.
    • Positive topline results from the P3 TroFuse-005 were announced in May 2026 and is the first TROP2 ADC to show a statistically significant improvement in both OS and PFS versus chemotherapy in advanced/recurrent EC.
      • US approval for the TroFuse-005 regimen could occur as early as Q3 2026, with EU approval anticipated in Q2 2027.
  • Merck is guiding for detailed P3 TroFuse-005 data, likely an LBA at ESMO 2026.
    • Merck also disclosed today that they will host an Investor Event at ESMO 2026 on Monday, October 26th, 2026 

TroFuse-005 study design:

  • P3 TroFuse-005 (NCT06132958): Sacituzumab tirumotecan in Post Platinum and Post Immunotherapy Endometrial Cancer (MK-2870-005)
    • 2L EC pts: progressed after prior platinum chemo and PD-(L)1 immunotherapy
      • Pts were stratified by MMR status, TROP2 expression, number of prior LoTs, and disease status at baseline (RECIST1.1)
    • N=710
    • Sac-TMT dosing: 4 mg/kg Q2W
    • 1EP: PFS, OS
    • 2EP: ORR, DoR, QoL, safety/tolerability
    • Closed to recruitment: Sep’25

List of P3 Sac-TMT studies initiated by Merck:

Trial  

Setting  

Design  

N  

Study Status 

TroFuse-005  

2L endometrial cancer  

vs chemo  

710  

Active, not recruiting (Sept.’25) 

TroFuse-020  

2L cervical cancer  

vs physician’s choice  

686  

Active, not recruiting (May’26) 

TroFuse-021 

1L maintenance in ovarian cancer  

+/- bevacizumab, vs bevacizumab  

900 

Recruiting (initiated Feb.’26) 

TroFuse-022  

2L maintenance in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer  

+/- bevacizumab, vs bevacizumab  

770  

Recruiting (initiated Apr.’25) 

TroFuse-036  

1L maintenance in cervical cancer  

pembrolizumab combo +/- bevacizumab, vs pembrolizumab +/- bevacizumab  

1,023  

Recruiting (initiated Jan.’26) 

TroFuse-033  

1L maintenance in pMMR EC  

pembrolizumab combo, vs pembrolizumab   

1,123  

Recruiting (initiated May.’25) 

TroFuse-010  

2L+ ER+ve HER2-ve BC  

+/- pembrolizumab, vs physician’s choice  

1,200  

Recruiting (initiated Apr.’24) 

TroFuse-011  

1L PD-L1 <10% TNBC  

+/- pembrolizumab, vs physician’s choice  

1,000  

Recruiting (initiated May.’25) 

TroFuse-012  

Adjuvant TNBC  

pembrolizumab combo, vs pembrolizumab +/- chemo  

1,530  

Recruiting (initiated Jun.’24) 

TroFuse-032  

Neoadjuvant high risk, early-stage TNBC and HR-low positive/HER2-negative BC  

pembrolizumab combo, vs pembrolizumab +/- chemo  

2,400  

Recruiting (initiated Jun.’25) 

TroFuse-004  

2L+ EGFR+ve & other genetically altered* non-squamous NSCLC  

vs pemetrexed or docetaxel  

556  

Active, not recruiting (initiated Nov.’23) 

TroFuse-007  

1L PD-L1 ≥50% NSCLC  

pembrolizumab combo, vs pembrolizumab   

614  

Recruiting (initiated Dec.’23) 

TroFuse-009  

2L+ (post EGFR TKIs) EGFR+ve non-squamous NSCLC  

vs pemetrexed + carboplatin  

551  

Active, not recruiting (May’26) 

TroFuse-019  

Adjuvant stage II-IIIB NSCLC  

pembrolizumab combo, vs pembrolizumab   

780  

Recruiting (initiated Apr.’24) 

TroFuse-023  

1L maintenance in squamous NSCLC  

pembrolizumab /chemo combo, vs pembrolizumab   

851  

Recruiting (initiated Jun.’24) 

TroFuse-015  

3L+ gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma  

vs physician’s choice  

450  

Active, not recruiting (Feb.’26) 

TroFuse-031 

2-4L urothelial cancer (after enfortumab vedotin, PD-(L)1, platinum chemo) 

vs non-platinum chemo 

590 

Recruiting (initiated Mar.’26) 

 

 

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