Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed and Cisplatin or Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma Patients (CheckMate743)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02899299 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : September 14, 2016
Last Update Posted : November 4, 2020
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mesothelioma | Biological: Nivolumab Biological: Ipilimumab Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Carboplatin | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 605 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Randomized, Open Label Trial of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed With Cisplatin or Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 25, 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 25, 2020 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 15, 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab
Specified dose on specified days
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Biological: Nivolumab
Other Names:
Biological: Ipilimumab Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Pemetrexed and Cisplatin (or Carboplatin)
Specified dose on specified days
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Drug: Pemetrexed Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Carboplatin |
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: 4.5 years ]Final OS analysis
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: 4.5 years ]
- Disease Control Rate (DCR) [ Time Frame: 4.5 years ]
- Composite correlation of PD-L1 expression level and efficacy [ Time Frame: 4.5 years ]Efficacy determined by the ORR, PFS, and OS
- Progression Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: 4.5 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males and Females at least 18 years of age
- Histologically confirmed pleural malignant mesothelioma not eligible for curative surgery
- ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1
- Available tumor sample for testing
- Acceptable blood work
Exclusion Criteria:
- Primitive peritoneal, pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas
- Prior chemotherapy for pleural mesothelioma
- Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 oranti-CTLA-4 antibody
- History of other malignancy unless the subject has been disease-free for at least 3 years
- Active, untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastasis
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

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): NCT02899299

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
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Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02899299 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA209-743 2016-001859-43 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | September 14, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | November 4, 2020 |
Last Verified: | October 2020 |
Mesothelioma Adenoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Mesothelial Carboplatin Nivolumab |
Pemetrexed Ipilimumab Antineoplastic Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Folic Acid Antagonists Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors |