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CLEAR
Lenvatinib/Everolimus or Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib Alone as Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
- NCT02811861 ↗
- Active, not recruiting
- Eisai Inc.
- Focused
We haven't built an HCP commentary report on CLEAR (lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab; lenvatinib plus everolimus in first-line advanced renal cell carcinoma) yet. This page shows the registry record and the public commentary we found that names the trial. A report reads that commentary and sets out what clinicians said about the trial, each point linked to its source. How reports are made.
Indexed commentary on CLEAR so far
Podcasts, YouTube videos and X posts we have indexed that name the trial. It is where a report starts, not where it ends: the build searches for more, so finished reports usually cover more than this.
| Channel | Indexed | |
|---|---|---|
| X threads | 3 |
The trial
ClinicalTrials.gov- Official title
- A Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized, Phase 3 Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Lenvatinib in Combination With Everolimus or Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib Alone in First-Line Treatment of Subjects With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (CLEAR)
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Lenvatinib; Everolimus; Pembrolizumab; Sunitinib
- Arms
- Lenvatinib 18 mg plus Everolimus 5 mg · Experimental
- Lenvatinib 20 mg plus Pembrolizumab 200 mg · Experimental
- Sunitinib 50 mg · Active comparator
- Enrollment
- 1,069
- Primary outcomes
- Progression-free Survival (PFS) by Independent Imaging Review (IIR)
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc. with Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
- Start
- Oct 13, 2016
- Primary completion
- Aug 28, 2020
- Results posted
- Yes
- Registry record
- NCT02811861 · updated Feb 23, 2026
Publications
linked from the registry- Fawsitt CG, Pan J, Orishaba P, Jackson CH, Thom H. Unanchored simulated treatment comparison on survival outcomes using parametric and Royston-Parmar models with application to lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in renal cell carcinoma. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2025 Jan 30;25(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s12874-025-02480-x. PubMed 39885377
- Grunwald V, McKay RR, Buchler T, Eto M, Park SH, Takagi T, Zanetta S, Keizman D, Suarez C, Negrier S, Lee JL, Santini D, Bedke J, Staehler M, Kollmannsberger C, Choueiri TK, Motzer RJ, Burgents JE, Xie R, Okpara CE, Powles T. Clinical outcomes by baseline metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib: Post hoc analysis of the CLEAR trial. Int J Cancer. 2025 Apr 1;156(7):1326-1335. doi: 10.1002/ijc.35288. Epub 2024 Dec 30. PubMed 39739622
- Zheng H, Zhou J, Tong Y, Zhang J. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab or Everolimus as First-Line Treatment for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Feb;23(1):102264. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.102264. Epub 2024 Nov 15. PubMed 39642774
- Motzer RJ, Choueiri TK, Hutson T, Young Rha S, Puente J, Lalani AA, Winquist E, Eto M, Basappa NS, Tannir NM, Vaishampayan U, Bjarnason GA, Oudard S, Grunwald V, Burgents J, Xie R, McKenzie J, Powles T. Characterization of Responses to Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma at the Final Prespecified Survival Analysis of the Phase 3 CLEAR Study. Eur Urol. 2024 Jul;86(1):4-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.03.015. Epub 2024 Apr 6. PubMed 38582713
- Motzer RJ, Porta C, Eto M, Powles T, Grunwald V, Hutson TE, Alekseev B, Rha SY, Merchan J, Goh JC, Lalani AA, De Giorgi U, Melichar B, Hong SH, Gurney H, Mendez-Vidal MJ, Kopyltsov E, Tjulandin S, Gordoa TA, Kozlov V, Alyasova A, Winquist E, Maroto P, Kim M, Peer A, Procopio G, Takagi T, Wong S, Bedke J, Schmidinger M, Rodriguez-Lopez K, Burgents J, He C, Okpara CE, McKenzie J, Choueiri TK; CLEAR Trial Investigators. Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab Versus Sunitinib in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: Final Prespecified Overall Survival Analysis of CLEAR, a Phase III Study. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Apr 10;42(11):1222-1228. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01569. Epub 2024 Jan 16. PubMed 38227898
- Grunwald V, Powles T, Eto M, Kopyltsov E, Rha SY, Porta C, Motzer R, Hutson TE, Mendez-Vidal MJ, Hong SH, Winquist E, Goh JC, Maroto P, Buchler T, Takagi T, Burgents JE, Perini R, He C, Okpara CE, McKenzie J, Choueiri TK. Phase 3 CLEAR study in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: outcomes in subgroups for the lenvatinib-plus-pembrolizumab and sunitinib arms. Front Oncol. 2023 Aug 16;13:1223282. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1223282. eCollection 2023. PubMed 37664025
- Rha SY, Choueiri TK, Matveev VB, Alyasova A, Hong SH, Gordoa TA, Gurney H, Bjarnason GA, Buchler T, Pedrazzoli P, Takagi T, Park SH, Lee JL, Perini RF, He CS, McKenzie JA, Eto M. Efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab vs sunitinib in the East Asian subset of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma from the CLEAR trial. Int J Cancer. 2023 Sep 15;153(6):1241-1250. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34608. Epub 2023 Jun 9. PubMed 37294085
- Aldin A, Besiroglu B, Adams A, Monsef I, Piechotta V, Tomlinson E, Hornbach C, Dressen N, Goldkuhle M, Maisch P, Dahm P, Heidenreich A, Skoetz N. First-line therapy for adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 May 4;5(5):CD013798. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013798.pub2. PubMed 37146227
- Motzer R, George S, Merchan JR, Hutson TE, Song X, Perini RF, Xie R, Bapat U, Puente J. Characterization and Management of Adverse Reactions From the CLEAR Study in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab. Oncologist. 2023 Jun 2;28(6):501-509. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac269. PubMed 36866412
- Choueiri TK, Eto M, Motzer R, De Giorgi U, Buchler T, Basappa NS, Mendez-Vidal MJ, Tjulandin S, Hoon Park S, Melichar B, Hutson T, Alemany C, McGregor B, Powles T, Grunwald V, Alekseev B, Rha SY, Kopyltsov E, Kapoor A, Alonso Gordoa T, Goh JC, Staehler M, Merchan JR, Xie R, Perini RF, Mody K, McKenzie J, Porta CG. Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus sunitinib as first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (CLEAR): extended follow-up from the phase 3, randomised, open-label study. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Mar;24(3):228-238. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00049-9. PubMed 36858721
- Motzer R, Porta C, Alekseev B, Rha SY, Choueiri TK, Mendez-Vidal MJ, Hong SH, Kapoor A, Goh JC, Eto M, Bennett L, Wang J, Pan JJ, Saretsky TL, Perini RF, He CS, Mody K, Cella D. Health-related quality-of-life outcomes in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab or everolimus versus sunitinib (CLEAR): a randomised, phase 3 study. Lancet Oncol. 2022 Jun;23(6):768-780. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00212-1. Epub 2022 Apr 27. PubMed 35489363
- Motzer R, Alekseev B, Rha SY, Porta C, Eto M, Powles T, Grunwald V, Hutson TE, Kopyltsov E, Mendez-Vidal MJ, Kozlov V, Alyasova A, Hong SH, Kapoor A, Alonso Gordoa T, Merchan JR, Winquist E, Maroto P, Goh JC, Kim M, Gurney H, Patel V, Peer A, Procopio G, Takagi T, Melichar B, Rolland F, De Giorgi U, Wong S, Bedke J, Schmidinger M, Dutcus CE, Smith AD, Dutta L, Mody K, Perini RF, Xing D, Choueiri TK; CLEAR Trial Investigators. Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab or Everolimus for Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 8;384(14):1289-1300. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2035716. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PubMed 33616314
- Hofmann F, Hwang EC, Lam TB, Bex A, Yuan Y, Marconi LS, Ljungberg B. Targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 14;10(10):CD012796. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012796.pub2. PubMed 33058158