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An Open-Label, Randomized, Phase 3 Trial of Nivolumab Versus Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Stage IV or Recurrent PD-L1+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (CheckMate 026)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02041533
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 22, 2014
Results First Posted : July 26, 2017
Last Update Posted : March 2, 2023
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to show that Nivolumab will improve progression free survival in subjects with strongly Stage IV or Recurrent PD-L1+ non-small cell lung cancer when compared to chemotherapy

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Biological: Nivolumab Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Pemetrexed Phase 3

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 541 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: An Open-Label, Randomized, Phase 3 Trial of Nivolumab Versus Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy for Stage IV or Recurrent PD-L1+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Actual Study Start Date : March 27, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 1, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date : May 27, 2022

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer
Drug Information available for: Nivolumab

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Arm A: Nivolumab subjects
Nivolumab solution for Injection 3 mg/kg Intravenous every 2 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to unacceptable toxicity, withdrawal of consent or study closure
Biological: Nivolumab
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • MDX-1106

Active Comparator: Arm B: Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy

Investigator's Choice Chemotherapy administered in 3-week cycles up to a maximum of 6 cycles of Intravenous injection until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or completion of the 6 cycles, whichever comes first

Squamous subjects:

  • Gemcitabine 1250 mg/mg(2) administered on Day 1 and Day 8 with Cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) administered on Day 1 of each cycle; or
  • Gemcitabine 1000 mg/mg(2) administered on Day 1 and Day 8 with Carboplatin (AUC 5) administered on Day 1 of each cycle; or
  • Paclitaxel 200 mg/m(2) with Carboplatin (AUC 6) administered on Day 1 of each cycle

Non-Squamous subjects:

  • Pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2) with Cisplatin 75 mg/m(2) administered on Day 1 of each cycle
  • Pemetrexed 500 mg/m(2) Carboplatin (AUC 6) administered on Day 1 of each cycle

Optional crossover:

  • Nivolumab solution for Injection 3 mg/kg Intravenous every 2 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent or study closure
Biological: Nivolumab
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • MDX-1106

Drug: Gemcitabine
Other Name: Gemzar

Drug: Cisplatin
Other Name: Platinol

Drug: Carboplatin
Other Name: Paraplatin

Drug: Paclitaxel
Other Name: Taxol

Drug: Pemetrexed
Other Name: Alimta




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-Free Survival in Participants With PD-L1 Expression >= 5% [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression (assessed up to August 2016, approximately 28 months) ]
    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time between the date of randomization and the first date of documented tumor progression, as determined by the Independent Radiology Review Committee (IRRC) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Participants who die without a reported progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who did not progress or die were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. Participants who did not have any on-study tumor assessments and did not die were censored on the day they were randomized. Participants who received subsequent anti-cancer therapy prior to documented progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment prior to the initiation of new therapy.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Progression-Free Survival in All Randomized Participants [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression (assessed up to August 2016, approximately 28 months) ]
    Progression-Free Survival (PFS) was defined as the time between the date of randomization and the first date of documented tumor progression, as determined by the Independent Radiology Review Committee (IRRC) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) v1.1, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. Participants who die without a reported progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who did not progress or die were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. Participants who did not have any on-study tumor assessments and did not die were censored on the day they were randomized. Participants who received subsequent anti-cancer therapy prior to documented progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment prior to the initiation of new therapy.

  2. Overall Survival in Participants With PD-L1 Expression >= 5% [ Time Frame: From date of randomization to date of death (up to approximately 89 months) ]
    Overall Survival (OS) was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death. A participant who had not died was censored at the last known alive date. OS was censored at the date of randomization for participants who were randomized but had no follow-up.

  3. Overall Survival in All Randomized Participants [ Time Frame: From date of randomization to date of death (up to approximately 89 months) ]
    Overall Survival (OS) was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death. A participant who had not died was censored at the last known alive date. OS was censored at the date of randomization for participants who were randomized but had no follow-up.

  4. Objective Response Rate (ORR) in Participants With PD-L1 Expression >= 5% [ Time Frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (assessed up to August 2016, approximately 28 months) ]
    ORR was defined as the proportion of randomized participants who achieved a Best Overall Response (BOR) of CR or PR using the RECIST v1.1 criteria per Independent Radiology Review Committee (IRRC) assessment. BOR was defined as the best response designation recorded between the date of randomization and the date of objectively documented progression or start of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurred first. For participants without documented progression or subsequent therapy, all available response designations contributed to the BOR assessment. For participants who continued treatment beyond progression, BOR was determined from response designations recorded up to the time of initial progression. CR= Disappearance of all evidence of disease, confirmed by PET scan; PR= Regression of measureable disease and no new sites; Stable Disease (SD)= Failure to attain CR/PR or PD; Progressive Disease (PD)= Any new lesion or increase by >=50% of previously involved sites from nadir.

  5. Disease-related Symptom Improvement Rate by Week 12 [ Time Frame: From date of randomization to week 12 ]
    The Lung Cancer Symptom Score (LCSS) is a validated instrument designed to assess the impact of treatment on disease-related symptoms. It consists of 6 symptom-specific questions related to dyspnea, cough, fatigue, pain, hemoptysis and anorexia plus 3 summary items: symptom distress, interference with activity, and global HRQoL. The degree of impairment was recorded on a 100 mm visual analogue scale with scores from 0 to 100 with zero representing the best score. Disease-related symptom improvement rate by Week 12 is defined as the proportion of all randomized (all PD-L1+) participants who had 10 points or more decrease from baseline in average symptom burden index score at any time between randomization and Week 12.



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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) ≤ 1
  • Histologically confirmed Stage IV, or Recurrent NSCLC with no prior systemic anticancer therapy
  • Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version (RECIST) 1.1 criteria
  • PD-L1+ on immunohistochemistry testing performed by central lab
  • Men and women, ages ≥ 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations which are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy
  • Known anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocations
  • Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases
  • Previous malignancies
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02041533


Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
Investigators
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Study Director: Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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Responsible Party: Bristol-Myers Squibb
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02041533    
Other Study ID Numbers: CA209-026
2012-004502-93 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: January 22, 2014    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: July 26, 2017
Last Update Posted: March 2, 2023
Last Verified: February 2023

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Recurrence
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Paclitaxel
Carboplatin
Gemcitabine
Nivolumab
Pemetrexed
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antineoplastic Agents
Tubulin Modulators
Antimitotic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Folic Acid Antagonists