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An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Nivolumab, or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, or Placebo in Patients With Extensive-Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC) After Completion of Platinum-based Chemotherapy (CheckMate 451)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02538666
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 2, 2015
Results First Posted : October 22, 2019
Last Update Posted : January 5, 2023
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Brief Summary:
In this study, all patients must have already completed first-line chemotherapy to treat extensive-stage disease small cell lung cancer. The purpose of this study is to show that nivolumab, or nivolumab plus ipilimumab followed by nivolumab by itself, will prolong overall survival when administered as consolidation treatment in patients that are stable or responding after chemotherapy. Patients receiving treatment will be compared with patients taking placebo.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Lung Cancer Biological: Nivolumab Biological: Ipilimumab Other: Placebo Phase 3

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 907 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study of Nivolumab, Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, or Placebo as Maintenance Therapy in Subjects With Extensive-Stage Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer (ED-SCLC) After Completion of Platinum-based First Line Chemotherapy (CheckMate 451: CHECKpoint Pathway and nivoluMAb Clinical Trial Evaluation 451)
Actual Study Start Date : October 13, 2015
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date : November 11, 2021

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Nivolumab monotherapy
Nivolumab intravenous fusion
Biological: Nivolumab
Other Name: Opdivo

Experimental: Nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy
Nivolumab and ipilimumab intravenous fusion
Biological: Nivolumab
Other Name: Opdivo

Biological: Ipilimumab
Other Name: Yervoy

Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo
Other: Placebo



Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall Survival (OS) of Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Versus Placebo In The Global Population [ Time Frame: From randomization to 400 deaths across the two treatment groups (Nivo+Ipi vs Placebo) (up to approximately 37 months) ]
    OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death. A participant who had not died was censored at last known alive date. OS was followed up during the blinded study drug treatment and every 3 months via in-person or phone contact after participant discontinued the blinded study drug


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Overall Survival (OS) of Nivolumab Versus Placebo [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of death or last known alive date (up to approximately 73 months) ]
    Overall Survival (OS) comparing nivolumab monotherapy versus placebo. OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death. A participant who had not died was censored at last known alive date. OS was followed up during the blinded study drug treatment and every 3 months via in-person or phone contact after participant discontinued the blinded study drug.

  2. Overall Survival (OS) of Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of death or last known alive date (up to approximately 73 months) ]
    Overall Survival (OS) comparing Nivolumab + Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab. OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death. A participant who had not died was censored at last known alive date. OS was followed up during the blinded study drug treatment and every 3 months via in-person or phone contact after participant discontinued the blinded study drug.

  3. Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per BICR [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of the first documented tumor progression or death due to any cause (up to approximately 73 months) ]
    PFS was defined as the time between the date of randomization and the first date of documented progression as determined by Blind Independent Central Review (BICR) or death due to any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who died with no reported progression were considered to have progressed on the date of death. Participants who did not progress or die were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment on or prior to initiation of the subsequent anti-cancer therapy. Participants who did not have any on study tumor assessments and did not die (or died after initiation of the subsequent anti- cancer therapy) were censored on their date of randomization. Participants who started any subsequent anti- cancer therapy without a prior reported Progressive Disease (PD) per BICR were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment on or prior to initiation of the subsequent anti-cancer therapy.

  4. Overall Survival (OS) in Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) High and Low Subgroups by TMB Cutoff In The Global Population [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of death or last known alive date (up to approximately 73 months) ]

    Tumor mutational burden (TMB) is measured using FoundationOne CDxTM (F1CDx) assay, a comprehensive genomic profile (CGP) assay based on baseline tumor tissue. TMB is defined as the number of somatic, coding, base substitution, and indel mutations per megabase of genome examined.

    OS in TMB by the following cutoff points: ≥10 mutations/mb, < 10 mutations/mb, ≥13 mutations/mb, <13 mutations/mb


  5. Progression Free Survival (PFS) Per BICR in Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) High and Low Subgroups by TMB Cutoff In The Global Population [ Time Frame: From randomization to the date of the first documented tumor progression or death due to any cause (up to approximately 73 months) ]

    Tumor mutational burden (TMB) is measured using FoundationOne CDxTM (F1CDx) assay, a comprehensive genomic profile (CGP) assay based on baseline tumor tissue. TMB is defined as the number of somatic, coding, base substitution, and indel mutations per megabase of genome examined.

    PFS in TMB by the following cutoff points: ≥10 mutations/mb, < 10 mutations/mb, ≥13 mutations/mb, <13 mutations/mb.




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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:

  • Subjects with histologically or cytologically confirmed extensive stage disease SCLC
  • Ongoing response of stable disease or better following 4 cycles of platinum-based first line chemotherapy
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with symptomatic Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases
  • Subjects receiving consolidative chest radiation
  • Subjects with active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease are excluded
  • All side effects attributed to prior anti-cancer therapy must have resolved to Grade 1 or baseline

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply


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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02538666


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
  Study Documents (Full-Text)

Documents provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb:
Study Protocol  [PDF] September 20, 2018
Statistical Analysis Plan  [PDF] October 4, 2018

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: NCT02538666    
Other Study ID Numbers: CA209-451
2015-002441-61 ( EudraCT Number )
First Posted: September 2, 2015    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: October 22, 2019
Last Update Posted: January 5, 2023
Last Verified: December 2022

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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
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Nivolumab
Ipilimumab
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Antineoplastic Agents
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action