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A Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Alone in Participants With Advanced Kidney Cancer

A Phase 3b, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Monotherapy for Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma and Intermediate- or Poor-Risk Factors

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03873402
Enrollment
437
Registered
2019-03-13
Start date
2019-06-21
Completion date
2027-03-11
Last updated
2026-01-21

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

Conditions

Renal Cell Carcinoma

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab compared to nivolumab monotherapy in participants with previously untreated kidney cancer that has spread.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALNivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

BIOLOGICALIpilimumab

Specified dose on specified days

Specified dose on specified days

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Histological confirmation of renal carcinoma with clear cell component including participants who may have sarcomatoid features. * Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC). * Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria. * No prior systemic therapy for RCC * Must be intermediate or poor risk as per International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC).

Exclusion criteria

* Any active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. * Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. * Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other agents specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways Other protocol-defined inclusion/

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Progression free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR)Up to 34 months
Objective response rate (ORR) by BICRUp to 23 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall survival (OS)Up to 4 years
Overall response rate (ORR) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Disease control rate (DCR) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Duration of response (DoR) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Time to objective response (TTR) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Progression free survival secondary objective (PFS2) by investigatorUp to 4 years
Disease control rate (DCR) by BICRUp to 4 years
Duration of response (DoR) by BICRUp to 4 years
Time to objective response (TTR) by BICRUp to 4 years
Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)Up to 4 years
Incidence of drug-related AEsUp to 4 years
Incidence of Severe Adverse Events (SAEs)Up to 4 years
Incidence of drug-related SAEsUp to 4 years
Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Hematology testsUp to 4 years
Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Coagulation testsUp to 4 years
Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Clinical Chemistry testsUp to 4 years
Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory results: Serology testsUp to 4 years
PFS based on gene expression (GEP) signaturesUp to 4 years
Objective response rate (ORR) based on GEP signaturesUp to 4 years
OS based on GEP signaturesUp to 4 years
OS based on programmed cell death protein ligand-1 (PD-L1) expressionUp to 4 years
ORR by BICR based on PD-L1 expressionUp to 4 years
PFS by BICR based on PD-L1 expressionUp to 4 years

Countries

Argentina, Austria, Chile, Czechia, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORBristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026