Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab or Standard of Care Chemotherapy Compared to the Standard of Care Chemotherapy Alone in Treatment of Participants With Untreated Inoperable or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer (CheckMate901)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03036098 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : January 30, 2017
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Urothelial Cancer | Biological: Nivolumab Biological: Ipilimumab Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Carboplatin | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1307 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Open-label, Randomized Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab, or With Standard of Care Chemotherapy, Versus Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Participants With Previously Untreated Unresectable or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer |
Actual Study Start Date : | March 24, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 15, 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | July 15, 2025 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm A: Investigational immunotherapy |
Biological: Nivolumab
Specified Dose on Specified Days
Other Names:
Biological: Ipilimumab Specified Dose on Specified Days
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Arm B: Standard of care chemotherapy |
Drug: Gemcitabine
Specified Dose on Specified Days Drug: Cisplatin Specified Dose on Specified Days Drug: Carboplatin Specified Dose on Specified Days |
Experimental: Arm C: Investigational immunotherapy |
Biological: Nivolumab
Specified Dose on Specified Days
Other Names:
Drug: Gemcitabine Specified Dose on Specified Days Drug: Cisplatin Specified Dose on Specified Days |
Active Comparator: Arm D: Standard of care chemotherapy |
Drug: Gemcitabine
Specified Dose on Specified Days Drug: Cisplatin Specified Dose on Specified Days |
- Overall survival (OS) in cisplatin-ineligible randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- Overall survival (OS) in PD-L1 positive (>=1%) randomized participants by immunohistochemistry (IHC) [ Time Frame: Up to 52 months ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR) (using RECIST 1.1) in cisplatin-eligible participants with previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic UC [ Time Frame: Up to 64 months ]
- Overall survival (OS) in cisplatin-eligible participants with previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic UC [ Time Frame: Up to 64 months ]
- Overall survival (OS) in all randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR) (using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1) in cisplatin-ineligible randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR) (using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1) in PD-L1 positive (≥1%) randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR) (using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1) in all randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Care (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Global Health Status score in all randomized participants [ Time Frame: Up to 55 months ]
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Care (EORTC) QLQ-C30 Global Health Status score in cisplatin eligible participants with previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic UC [ Time Frame: Up to 64 months ]
- Progression-free survival (PFS) by BICR (using RECIST 1.1) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) [ Time Frame: Up to 64 months ]
- Overall survival (OS) by PD-L1 expression at ≥ 1% expression by immunohistochemistry (IHC) [ Time Frame: Up to 64 months ]

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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:
- Histological or cytological evidence of metastatic or surgically inoperable transitional cell cancer (TCC) of the urothelium involving the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder or urethra
- No prior systemic chemotherapy for metastatic or surgically inoperable urothelial cancer (UC)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 or 1
- Women and men must agree to follow specific methods of contraception, if applicable
Exclusion Criteria:
- Disease that is suitable for local therapy administered with curative intent
- Any serious or uncontrolled medical disorder in the opinion of the investigator that may increase the risk associated with study participation or study drug administration or interfere with the interpretation of study results
- Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, 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): NCT03036098

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03036098 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA209-901 2016-003881-14 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | January 30, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 9, 2023 |
Last Verified: | June 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Carboplatin Gemcitabine Nivolumab Ipilimumab Antineoplastic Agents |
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors |