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

NCT ID: NCT03873402

Last Updated: 2026-01-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

437 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-06-21

Study Completion Date

2027-03-11

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Renal Cell Carcinoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Nivolumab + ipilimumab

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Ipilimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Nivolumab + ipilimumab placebo

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ipilimumab placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Specified dose on specified days

Interventions

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Nivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ipilimumab

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Ipilimumab placebo

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Opdivo Yervoy

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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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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Local Institution - 0013

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

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Athens, Georgia, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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The Reading Hosp Med Ctr Reg Cancer Ctr

West Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, Argentina

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Viedma, Río Negro Province, Argentina

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Córdoba, , Argentina

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San Juan, , Argentina

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Graz, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Wels, , Austria

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Viña del Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

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Viña El Mar, Región de Valparaíso, Chile

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Independencia, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Brno, South Moravian, Czechia

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Brno, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Prague, , Czechia

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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

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Brest, Finistère, France

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Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France

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Valenciennes, Nord, France

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Angers, , France

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Angers, , France

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Besançon, , France

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Caen, , France

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Hyères, , France

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La Tronche, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Paris, , France

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Strasbourg, , France

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Suresnes, , France

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Villejuif, , France

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Athens, , Greece

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Larissa, , Greece

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Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

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Arezzo, , Italy

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Aviano (PN), , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Parma, , Italy

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Roma, , Italy

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Chihuahua City, , Mexico

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Querétaro, , Mexico

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Biała Podlaska, , Poland

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Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Bytom, , Poland

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Gdansk, , Poland

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Poznan, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Lisbon, , Portugal

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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Craiova, , Romania

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Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

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Novosibirsk, , Russia

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Córdoba, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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Pamplona, , Spain

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Sabadell, , Spain

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Santander, , Spain

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Santiago Compostela, , Spain

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Seville, , Spain

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Valencia, , Spain

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Countries

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

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2018-004695-35

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CA209-8Y8

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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