Nivolumab and Epacadostat With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy Versus Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03348904 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Study halted prematurely and will not resume; participants are no longer being examined or receiving intervention.)
First Posted : November 21, 2017
Results First Posted : June 13, 2019
Last Update Posted : June 13, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Lung Cancer | Drug: Nivolumab Drug: Epacadostat Drug: Placebo Drug: Carboplatin Drug: Cisplatin Drug: Gemcitabine Drug: Paclitaxel Drug: Pemetrexed | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Global Trial of Nivolumab and Epacadostat With Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy Versus Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy in First-line Treatment of Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) |
Actual Study Start Date : | December 27, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 22, 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 22, 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm A
Nivolumab plus epacadostat in combination with platinum doublet
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Drug: Nivolumab
Nivolumab administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks.
Other Name: BMS-936558 Drug: Epacadostat Epacadostat administered orally at the protocol-defined dose twice daily.
Other Name: INCB024360 Drug: Carboplatin Carboplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Cisplatin Cisplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Pemetrexed Pemetrexed administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Optional continuation maintenance every 3 weeks, if eligible. |
Active Comparator: Arm B
Platinum doublet chemotherapy
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Drug: Carboplatin
Carboplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Cisplatin Cisplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Pemetrexed Pemetrexed administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Optional continuation maintenance every 3 weeks, if eligible. |
Experimental: Arm C
Nivolumab plus placebo in combination with platinum doublet chemotherapy.
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Drug: Nivolumab
Nivolumab administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks.
Other Name: BMS-936558 Drug: Placebo Matching placebo for epacadostat administered orally twice daily. Drug: Carboplatin Carboplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Cisplatin Cisplatin administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Gemcitabine Gemcitabine administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Paclitaxel Paclitaxel administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Drug: Pemetrexed Pemetrexed administered intravenously at the protocol-defined dose every 3 weeks for up to 4 cycles. Optional continuation maintenance every 3 weeks, if eligible. |
- Overall Survival (OS) of Nivolumab Plus Epacadostat in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm A) Compared to Chemotherapy (Arm B) [ Time Frame: Approximately 38 months ]Defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause.
- Progression-free Survival (PFS) of Nivolumab Plus Epacadostat in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm A) Compared to Chemotherapy (Arm B) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the time between the date of randomization and the first date of documented progression assessed by blinded independent central review, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) of Nivolumab Plus Epacadostat in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm A) Compared to Chemotherapy (Arm B) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the proportion of participants who achieve a confirmed best response of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) criteria as assessed by blinded independent central review.
- Duration of Response (DOR) of Nivolumab Plus Epacadostat in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm A) Compared to Chemotherapy (Arm B) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the time between the date of first confirmed response and the date of the first documented tumor progression (per RECIST v1.1) assessed by blinded independent central review or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
- Estimate of OS of Nivolumab and Placebo in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm C) [ Time Frame: Approximately 38 months ]Defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause.
- Estimate of PFS of Nivolumab and Placebo in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm C) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the time between the date of randomization and the first date of documented progression assessed by blinded independent central review or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.
- Estimate of ORR of Nivolumab and Placebo in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm C) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the proportion of participants who achieve a confirmed best response of CR or PR per RECIST v1.1 criteria as assessed by blinded independent central review.
- Estimate of DOR of Nivolumab and Placebo in Combination With Chemotherapy (Arm C) [ Time Frame: Approximately 25 months ]Defined as the time between the date of first confirmed response and the date of the first documented tumor progression (per RECIST v1.1) assessed by blinded independent central review or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

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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:
- Histologically confirmed stage IV or recurrent NSCLC of squamous or non-squamous histology that is not amenable to therapy with curative intent (surgery or radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy).
- No prior treatment with systemic anti-cancer therapy for Stage IV disease.
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to1.
- Measurable disease by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging per RECIST v1.1.
- Documentation of program death ligand-1 (PD-L1) status of 0 to 49% by IHC performed by the central laboratory prior to randomization.
- Other protocol inclusion criteria may apply
Exclusion Criteria:
- Known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy.
- Known ALK or ROS1 rearrangements sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy.
- Untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
- Unevaluable PD-L1 status or PD-L1 status of ≥ 50% by IHC performed by a central laboratory.
- Carcinomatous meningitis.
- Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease.
- Prior treatment with anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, IDO1 targeted agent, or any other antibody or drug targeting T cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways.
- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to platinum-containing compounds or study drug components.
- Physical and laboratory test findings outside the protocol-defined range.
- Other protocol exclusion criteria may apply.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03348904
United States, California | |
Pacific Cancer Medical Center, Inc | |
Anaheim, California, United States, 92801 | |
United States, Kansas | |
Cancer Center of Kansas | |
Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214 |
Study Director: | Sridhar K. Rabindran, PhD | Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development |
Documents provided by Incyte Corporation:
Responsible Party: | Incyte Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03348904 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA2099NC/ECHO-309 |
First Posted: | November 21, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | June 13, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | June 13, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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