Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Combination Treatment in Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients (NEOpredict)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04205552 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : December 19, 2019
Last Update Posted : August 14, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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NSCLC Stage II NSCLC, Stage IIIA NSCLC, Stage I | Drug: Nivolumab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution Drug: Relatlimab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 90 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Combination Treatment in Resectable Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Defining Optimal Combinations and Determinants of Immunological Response |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 4, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | March 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Nivolumab
Nivolumab 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) o Nivolumab 240 mg i.v. over 30 min |
Drug: Nivolumab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution
Neoadjuvant 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) Nivolumab 240 mg i.v. over 30 min |
Experimental: Nivolumab/Relatlimab (80 mg)
Nivolumab/Relatlimab (80 mg) 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w)
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Drug: Nivolumab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution
Neoadjuvant 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) Nivolumab 240 mg i.v. over 30 min Drug: Relatlimab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution Neoadjuvant 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) Relatlimab 80 mg i.v. over 30 min |
Experimental: Nivolumab/Relatlimab (240 mg)
Nivolumab/Relatlimab (240 mg) 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w)
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Drug: Nivolumab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution
Neoadjuvant 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) Nivolumab 240 mg i.v. over 30 min Drug: Relatlimab 10 MG/ML Intravenous Solution Neoadjuvant 2 cycles, every two weeks (q2w) Relatlimab 80 mg i.v. over 30 min |
- Feasibility of four weeks of preoperative immunotherapy with Nivolumab, Nivolumab plus Relatlimab (80 mg), and Nivolumab plus Relatlimab (240 mg) [ Time Frame: Within 43 days after first study medication ]
- Estimation of pathological tumor response rate [ Time Frame: Within 43 days after first study medication (day of surgery) ]
- Estimation of curative (R0) resection rate [ Time Frame: Within 43 days after first study medication (day of surgery) ]
- Objective radiological response rate [ Time Frame: After 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post-surgery ]Objective radiological response rate per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
- Disease-free survival rate at 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Assessment of disease-free survival rate at 12 months per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1
- Overall survival rate at 12 months [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
- Morbidity [ Time Frame: within 90 days after surgery ]Estimation of morbidity within 90 days after surgery
- Mortality [ Time Frame: within 90 days after surgery ]Estimation of mortality within 90 days after surgery

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with histologically confirmed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) eligible for anatomic resection (Clinical stages I B, II and selected stage III A)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ≤ 1
- Sufficient pulmonary function to undergo curative lung cancer surgery
- Adequate hematological, hepatic and renal function parameters:
- Sufficient cardiac left ventricular defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% documented either by echocardiography or multigated acquisition scan (MUGA)
- Patient able and willing to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol and with the planned surgical procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active or history of autoimmune disease or immune deficiency
- Subjects with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study drug administration
- Subjects who have undergone organ transplant or allogeneic stem cell transplantation
- Uncontrolled or significant cardiovascular disease
- Patients with active neurological disease
- Active malignancy or a prior malignancy within the past 3 years
- Receipt of live attenuated vaccine within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication
- Peripheral polyneuropathy NCI CTCAE Grade ≥ 2
- History of gastric perforation or fistulae in past 6 months
- Serious or non-healing wound, ulcer, or bone fracture within 28 days prior to enrollment.
- The patient has undergone major surgery within 28 days prior to enrollment except staging mediastinoscopy, diagnostic Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or implantation of a venous port-system.
- Any other concurrent preoperative antineoplastic treatment including irradiation
- Pregnant/Breastfeeding women
- Subjects with history of severe toxicity or life-threatening toxicity (grade 3 or 4) related to prior immune therapy
- Prior treatment with Lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) targeting Agent
- Previous treatment with Nivolumab or Relatlimab

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04205552
Contact: Chiara Nicolini, PhD | 0049 201 723 44708 | chiara.nicolini@uk-essen.de |
Belgium | |
Jessa Hospital Hasselt | Recruiting |
Hasselt, Belgium | |
Germany | |
University Hospital Essen | Recruiting |
Essen, Germany | |
Thoraxklinik Heidelberg gGmbH-Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg | Recruiting |
Heidelberg, Germany, 69126 | |
Netherlands | |
Netherlands Cancer Institute | Recruiting |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Principal Investigator: | Martin Schuler, Prof. Dr. | University Hospital, Essen |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Essen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04205552 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA224-063 |
First Posted: | December 19, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 14, 2023 |
Last Verified: | August 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Bronchogenic Bronchial Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Respiratory Tract Neoplasms Thoracic Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Neoplasms Lung Diseases |
Respiratory Tract Diseases Nivolumab Relatlimab Pharmaceutical Solutions Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |