A Study Comparing Nivolumab, Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab and Placebo in Participants With Localized Kidney Cancer Who Underwent Surgery to Remove Part of a Kidney (CheckMate 914)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03138512 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 3, 2017
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell | Biological: nivolumab Biological: ipilimumab Drug: nivolumab placebo Drug: ipilimumab placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1641 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Nivolumab Monotherapy or Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab vs Placebo in Participants With Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma Who Underwent Radical or Partial Nephrectomy and Who Are at High Risk of Relapse |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 7, 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | July 3, 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 23, 2032 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Part A, Arm A: nivolumab + ipilimumab |
Biological: nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Opdivo Biological: ipilimumab Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Yervoy |
Placebo Comparator: Part A, Arm B: nivolumab placebo + ipilimumab placebo |
Drug: nivolumab placebo
Specified dose on specified days Drug: ipilimumab placebo Specified dose on specified days |
Experimental: Part B, Arm A: nivolumab + ipilimumab |
Biological: nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Opdivo Biological: ipilimumab Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Yervoy |
Placebo Comparator: Part B, Arm B: nivolumab placebo + ipilimumab placebo |
Drug: nivolumab placebo
Specified dose on specified days Drug: ipilimumab placebo Specified dose on specified days |
Experimental: Part B, Arm C: nivolumab + ipilimumab placebo |
Biological: nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Name: Opdivo Drug: ipilimumab placebo Specified dose on specified days |
- Disease-free survival (DFS) as assessed by BICR (Part A and Part B) [ Time Frame: Up to 10 years ]
- Overall Survival (OS) (Part A and Part B) [ Time Frame: Up to 10 years ]
- Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) (Part A and Part B) [ Time Frame: Up to 100 days after the last dose of study treatment ]
- Disease-Free Survival (DFS) as assessed by BICR (Part B: arm A vs. arm C) [ Time Frame: Up to 10 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 |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Kidney tumor has been completely resected with negative surgical margins obtained. The randomization must occur greater than 4 weeks and less than (or equal to) 12 weeks from the date of nephrectomy
- Pathologic tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) staging meeting one of the following: pT2a, G3 or G4, N0 M0; pT2b, G any, N0 M0; pT3, (a, b, c), G any, N0 M0; pT4, G any, N0 M0; pT any, G any, N1 M0
- Post-nephrectomy tumor shows renal cell cancer (RCC) with a predominantly clear cell histology, including participants with sarcomatoid features
- Participants must have no clinical or radiological evidence of macroscopic residual disease or distant metastases after nephrectomy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) 0-1
- Women must agree to follow methods of contraception, if applicable
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with an active known or suspected autoimmune disease
- Known history of positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
- Prior treatment with an 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
- Any severe or serious, acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition, or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation
- History of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components
- Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids
- Participants who have received a live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first treatment
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03138512

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03138512 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA209-914 2016-004502-34 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | May 3, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 8, 2023 |
Last Verified: | February 2023 |
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 |
localized resected adjuvant Renal Cell Carcinoma |
Kidney Cancer Nephrectomy Clear cell High Risk of Relapse/Recurrence |
Carcinoma Carcinoma, Renal Cell Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Adenocarcinoma Kidney Neoplasms Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Female Urogenital Diseases |
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases Kidney Diseases Urologic Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Nivolumab Ipilimumab Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |