Purpose

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and safety of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab compared to nivolumab monotherapy in participants with previously untreated kidney cancer that has spread.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Histological confirmation of renal carcinoma with clear cell component including participants who may have sarcomatoid features. - Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC). - Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria. - No prior systemic therapy for RCC - Must be intermediate or poor risk as per International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC).

Exclusion Criteria

  • Any active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. - Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. - Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other agents specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Nivolumab + ipilimumab
  • Biological: Nivolumab
    Specified dose on specified days
    Other names:
    • Opdivo
  • Biological: Ipilimumab
    Specified dose on specified days
    Other names:
    • Yervoy
  • Other: Ipilimumab placebo
    Specified dose on specified days
Experimental
Nivolumab + ipilimumab placebo
  • Other: Ipilimumab placebo
    Specified dose on specified days

More Details

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Study Contact

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