A Study of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Nivolumab Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Placebo, Followed by Surgical Removal and Adjuvant Treatment With Nivolumab or Placebo for Participants With Surgically Removable Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04025879 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : July 19, 2019
Last Update Posted : January 31, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Biological: Nivolumab Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Placebo Drug: Docetaxel | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 452 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Nivolumab Versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Placebo, Followed by Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Treatment With Nivolumab or Placebo for Participants With Resectable Stage II-IIIB Non-small Cell Lung Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 5, 2019 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 10, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Neoadj. Nivo+ Pt-based Doublet Chemo followed by Adj. Nivo |
Biological: Nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Opdivo, BMS936558 Drug: Carboplatin Specified dose on specified days Drug: Cisplatin Specified dose on specified days Drug: Paclitaxel Specified dose on specified days Drug: Pemetrexed Specified dose on specified days Drug: Docetaxel Specified dose on specified days |
Placebo Comparator: Neoadj. Plac. + Pt-based Doublet Chemo followed by Adj.Plac. |
Drug: Carboplatin
Specified dose on specified days Drug: Cisplatin Specified dose on specified days Drug: Paclitaxel Specified dose on specified days Drug: Pemetrexed Specified dose on specified days Drug: Placebo Specified dose on specified days Drug: Docetaxel Specified dose on specified days |
- Event-Free Survival (EFS) as Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) [ Time Frame: 5 Years from randomization ]
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years from randomization ]
- Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate as Assessed by Blinded Independent Pathology Review (BIPR) [ Time Frame: At the time of surgery, between week 12 to week 18 ]
- Major Pathological Response (MPR) Rate as Assessed by Blinded Independent Pathology Review [ Time Frame: Up to 8 weeks following completion of neoadjuvant surgery, approximately study week 22 ]
- Incidence of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 80 weeks ]
- Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 80 weeks ]

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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:
- Participants with suspected or histologically confirmed Stage IIA (> 4 cm) to IIIB (T3N2) non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) with disease that is considered resectable
- No brain metastasis
- Treatment-naive for NSCLC (no prior systemic anti-cancer treatment)
- Ability to provide surgical or biopsy tumor tissue for biomarkers
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 1
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
- Any positive test for hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Any previous anti-cancer treatment including cytotoxic, IO treatment, targeted agents, or radiotherapy for NSCLC
- Prior treatment with any anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04025879

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
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Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04025879 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA209-77T 2019-000262-38 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | July 19, 2019 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 31, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
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 Paclitaxel Docetaxel Carboplatin |
Nivolumab Pemetrexed Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic Antineoplastic Agents Tubulin Modulators Antimitotic Agents Mitosis Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Enzyme Inhibitors Folic Acid Antagonists Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |