An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Nivolumab or Placebo in Participants With Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

NCT ID: NCT02743494

Last Updated: 2025-11-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

794 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-14

Study Completion Date

2024-11-07

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether Nivolumab will improve disease-free survival compared with placebo.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Advanced Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Nivolumab

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Specified dose on specified days

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Specified dose on specified days

Interventions

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Nivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with Stage II/III carcinoma of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction
* Completed pre-operative chemo radiotherapy followed by surgery
* Diagnosed with residual pathologic disease after being surgically rendered free of disease with negative margins following complete resection

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with cervical esophageal carcinoma
* Diagnosed with Stage IV resectable disease
* Did not receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy prior to surgery
* Participants who have received a live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of the first treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Locations

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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San Francisco, California, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Denver, Colorado, United States

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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Miami, Florida, United States

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Pensacola, Florida, United States

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St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

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Neptune City, New Jersey, United States

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New York, New York, United States

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The Bronx, New York, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Portland, Oregon, United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

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Viedma, Río Negro Province, Argentina

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Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina

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San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán Province, Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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CABA, , Argentina

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Córdoba, , Argentina

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Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia

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Gosford, New South Wales, Australia

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St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

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Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Hobart, , Australia

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Edegem, , Belgium

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Ghent, , Belgium

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Leuven, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Namur, , Belgium

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Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Itacorubi, Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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London, Ontario, Canada

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Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

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Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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Fuzhou, Fujian, China

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Linhai, Zhejiang, China

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Tianjin, , China

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Brno, , Czechia

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Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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Olomouc, , Czechia

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Aarhus N, Central Jutland, Denmark

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Avignon Cedes 9, , France

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Lille, , France

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Rennes, , France

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Toulouse, , France

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Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Jerusalem, , Israel

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Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Akita, Akita, Japan

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Chiba, Chiba, Japan

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Kagoshima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan

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Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, Japan

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Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Fukuoka, , Japan

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Kita-gun, , Japan

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Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico

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Tlalpan, Distrito Federal C.p., Mexico

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Leon, Guanajato, Guanajuato, Mexico

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Mexico City, , Mexico

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Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Groningen, , Netherlands

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Callao, , Peru

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Gliwice, , Poland

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San Juan, , Puerto Rico

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Baia Mare, , Romania

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Craiova, , Romania

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Floreşti, , Romania

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Cheboksary, , Russia

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Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore

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Singapore, , Singapore

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Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea

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Seoul, , South Korea

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Basel, , Switzerland

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Sankt Gallen, , Switzerland

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Taichung, , Taiwan

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Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

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London, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

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Withington, Manchester, United Kingdom

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Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Cardiff, , United Kingdom

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London, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Czechia Denmark France Germany Hong Kong Hungary Ireland Israel Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Peru Poland Puerto Rico Romania Russia Singapore South Korea Spain Switzerland Taiwan Turkey (Türkiye) United Kingdom

References

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Kelly RJ, Ajani JA, Kuzdzal J, Zander T, Van Cutsem E, Piessen G, Mendez G, Feliciano J, Motoyama S, Lievre A, Uronis H, Elimova E, Grootscholten C, Geboes K, Zafar S, Snow S, Ko AH, Feeney K, Schenker M, Kocon P, Zhang J, Zhu L, Lei M, Singh P, Kondo K, Cleary JM, Moehler M; CheckMate 577 Investigators. Adjuvant Nivolumab in Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 1;384(13):1191-1203. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2032125.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33789008 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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2015-005556-10

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CA209-577

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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