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Study of Safety and Efficacy of Ceritinib in Combination With Nivolumab in Patients With ALK-positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A Multi-center, Open-label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Combination Ceritinib (LDK378) and Nivolumab in Adult Patients With Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)-Positive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02393625
Enrollment
57
Registered
2015-03-19
Start date
2015-05-27
Completion date
2027-04-09
Last updated
2026-09-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

ALK-positive NSCLC

Keywords

NSCLC, ALK-positive

Brief summary

This is an open label multi center trial to determine the safety and efficacy of ceritinib in combination with nivolumab in ALK-positive NSCLC patients

Interventions

DRUGNivolumab

Sponsors

Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of NSCLC that carries an ALK rearrangement * Stage IIIB or IV NSCLC or relapsed locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC * Presence of at least one measurable lesion as defined by RECIST 1.1 * Patients who have received prior chemotherapy, other ALK inhibitors, biologic therapy, or other investigational agents, must have recovered from all toxicities related to prior anticancer therapies to grade ≤1 (CTCAE v 4.03). Patients with grade ≤ 2 peripheral neuropathy or any grade of alopecia, fatigue, nail changes or skin changes are allowed to enter the study * Patient has a WHO performance status 0-1

Exclusion criteria

* Presence or history of a malignant disease other than NSCLC that has been diagnosed and/or required therapy within the past 3 years * Patients with an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease * Unable or unwilling to swallow tablets or capsules * Patient has other severe, acute, or chronic medical conditions including uncontrolled diabetes mellitus or psychiatric conditions or laboratory abnormalities that in the opinion of the Investigator may increase the risk associated with study participation, or that may interfere with the interpretation of study results

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) and/or Recommended Dose for ExpansionStudy Day 42 (6 weeks)
Overall response rate (ORR)24 WeeksORR (complete response (CR)+ partial response (PR)) per RECIST 1.1 as assessed by investigator

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of Response (DOR)24 weeks
Disease Control Rate (DCR)24 weeks
Time to Response (TTR)24 weeks
Progression Free Survival (PFS)24 weeks
Overall survival (OS)24 weeks

Countries

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, Spain, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORNovartis Pharmaceuticals

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 18, 2026