NCT03203473

Brief Summary

This research study is studying two drugs at different time points as a possible treatment for advanced renal cell cancer The drugs involved in this study are: Nivolumab Ipilimumab

Trial Health

75
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
85

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
2mo left

Started Oct 2017

Longer than P75 for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

8 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress98%
Oct 2017Jun 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 25, 2017

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 29, 2017

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 26, 2017

Completed
4.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 30, 2021

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 25, 2022

Completed
4.2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 28, 2026

Expected
Last Updated

February 6, 2026

Status Verified

January 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

4.1 years

First QC Date

May 25, 2017

Results QC Date

March 1, 2022

Last Update Submit

January 20, 2026

Conditions

Keywords

Renal Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Percentage of Subjects With Persistent Partial Response (PR) or Complete Response (CR) at 1 Year Since Nivolumab Discontinuation (Arm A Only)

    Persistent PR or CR is defined per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 guidelines. Radiologic disease assessment was performed every 8 weeks after patients discontinued nivolumab induction therapy. At 1 year after nivolumab discontinuation, the percentage of patients with persistent PR and CR were reported (for Arm A only).

    From nivolumab discontinuation until 1 year after discontinuation with nivolumab

  • Percentage of Subjects With Stable or Progressive Disease (SD/PD) to Nivolumab Induction That Convert to Complete or Partial Response (CR/PR) Upon the Addition of Ipilimumab to Nivolumab (Arm B Only)

    Response is defined per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 guideline. After initiation of ipilimumab, Arm B patients underwent imaging after the first 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks until disease progression. Best overall response during Arm B treatment were summarized with 90% confidence interval.

    For arm B patients, from arm B treatment (nivolumab+ipilimumab) initiation until last imaging assessment during the treatment; assessed up to 22 months.

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Median Progression Free Survival (Arm B)

    After initiation of Arm B treatment, patients underwent imaging at 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks, up to 22 months.

  • 18-month Overall Survival Rate From Initiation of Nivolumab Induction (Overall Cohort)

    Patients were followed from initiation of Nivolumab induction until to death or date last known alive. Kaplan-Meier curve for OS assessed up to 28 months; the 18-month time point estimate for OS was reported.

  • Percent of Subjects Who Were Free of Nivolumab Salvage Therapy at 1 Year Since Discontinuation of Nivolumab Induction (Arm A)

    For arm A, from nivolumab discontinuation until 1 year after discontinuation with nivolumab

  • Immune Related Objective Response Rate (irORR) in Arm A and Arm B

    For arm A, radiology imaging will be done every 8 weeks until disease progression. For arm B, radiology imaging will be done at 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks until disease progression

  • Percentage of Subjects Who Experience Grade 3-4 Treatment-related Adverse Event (TRAE) During the Nivolumab Induction Therapy (Overall Cohort)

    Adverse events during the nivolumab induction were measured from nivolumab initiation until 3 months following the last dose of nivolumab induction or until start of arm B treatment, assessed up to 9 months from nivolumab start

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (3)

Overall cohort: Initial Primary Treatment with Nivolumab (induction phase)

EXPERIMENTAL

* Therapy with nivolumab IV every 2 weeks * Serial imaging assessments every 8 weeks * After confirmatory scans, patients are assigned to Arm A or Arm B.

Drug: Nivolumab

Arm A: Observation Arm (for patients with persistent response to induction nivolumab)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with persistent response (complete or partial response) to induction nivolumab are assigned to Arm A (Observation Arm). * Patients discontinued nivolumab after allocation to Arm A. * Serial imaging assessments every 8 weeks. * If scans persistently show PR/CR, patients remained on observation. * If progressive disease develops, therapy with nivolumab (480 mg IV every 4 weeks) will be resumed. * If there is subsequent progression on nivolumab monotherapy, ipilimumab (1 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks x 2 doses) is added. * If progression after nivolumab + ipilimumab, therapy discontinued. If SD/PR/CR, nivolumab is continued until progression.

Drug: IpilimumabDrug: Nivolumab

Arm B: Nivolumab+Ipilimumab then nivolumab alone (for patients with SD/PD to induction nivolumab)

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with confirmed SD/PD to induction nivolumab are allocated to Arm B (Combination Therapy Arm). * In combination therapy, patients received nivolumab 3 mg/kg and ipilimumab 1 mg/kg intravenously every 3 weeks for two doses. * After then nivolumab will be continued at 480 mg IV every 4 weeks until disease progression. * Arm B patients undergo imaging at 12 weeks and then every 8 weeks.

Drug: IpilimumabDrug: Nivolumab

Interventions

YERVOY is thought to work with the body's immune system to increase the activity of T cells and cause the body to attack cancer cells

Also known as: Yervoy
Arm A: Observation Arm (for patients with persistent response to induction nivolumab)Arm B: Nivolumab+Ipilimumab then nivolumab alone (for patients with SD/PD to induction nivolumab)

Nivolumab binds to and blocks the activation of PD-1, an Ig superfamily transmembrane protein, by its ligands programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), overexpressed on certain cancer cells, and programmed cell death ligand 2 (PD-L2), which is primarily expressed on APCs

Also known as: Opdivo
Arm A: Observation Arm (for patients with persistent response to induction nivolumab)Arm B: Nivolumab+Ipilimumab then nivolumab alone (for patients with SD/PD to induction nivolumab)Overall cohort: Initial Primary Treatment with Nivolumab (induction phase)

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

  • Subjects meeting any of the criteria below may not participate in the study:
  • Prior use of systemic checkpoint inhibitors for the management of metastatic RCC is excluded. Prior IFN-α or IL-2 is allowed.
  • Receipt of any type of small molecule kinase inhibitor (including investigational kinase inhibitors) within 2 weeks of enrollment or receipt of any anti-cancer therapy (including investigational therapy, monoclonal antibodies, cytokine therapy) within 4 weeks of enrollment.
  • Treatment with systemic immunosuppressive medications including but not limited to:
  • prednisone, dexamethasone, cyclosporin, azathioprine, methotrexate, thalidomide, anti- tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents within 2 weeks of first study dose.
  • Subjects who have received acute, low-dose systemic immunosuppressant medications may be enrolled (such as steroids for acute nausea or cancer-related pain ≤ 10 mg prednisone) may be enrolled sooner than 2 weeks of first study dose.
  • Subjects with adrenal insufficiency on physiologic replacement doses of steroids may be enrolled (≤ 10 mg prednisone).
  • The use of inhaled, topical, ocular or intra-articular corticosteroids and mineralocorticoids are allowed.
  • Treatment with a receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) inhibitor (e.g. denosumab) within 2 weeks of first study dose.
  • Radiotherapy for RCC within 14 days of first study treatment with the exception of a single fraction of radiation administered for palliation of symptoms.
  • Known active metastases to the brain, spinal cord or leptomeninges unless adequately treated with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, or surgery and stable for at least 4 weeks of first study treatment as documented by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT) imaging and having no ongoing requirement for steroids.
  • Malignancies other than RCC within 5 years of first study treatment with the exception of those with negligible risk of metastases or death and/or treated with expected curative outcome (carcinoma in situ of the cervix, basal or squamous cell skin cancer, localized prostate cancer, ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, non-muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma).
  • History of severe allergic, anaphylactic, or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or fusion protein.
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of the nivolumab or ipilimumab product.
  • Any active or recent history (within 6 months of first study dose) of autoimmune disease or syndrome that requires systemic corticosteroids (\>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or immunosuppressive medications including but not limited to: myasthenia gravis, myositis, autoimmune hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, vascular thrombosis associated with anti-phospholipid syndrome, Wegner's granulomatosis, Sjogren's syndrome, Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, vasculitis, or glomerulonephritis. Subjects with vitiligo, controlled type I diabetes mellitus, hypo- or hyperthyroid disease, or surgical adrenal insufficiency requiring hormone replacement therapy are permitted to enroll.
  • +18 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (8)

University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center

La Jolla, California, 92093, United States

Location

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

Location

Lifespan Comprehensve Cancer Center

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

Location

University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

Location

Unviersity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Bootsma M, McKay RR, Emamekhoo H, Bade RM, Schehr JL, Mannino MC, Singh A, Wolfe SK, Schultz ZD, Sperger J, Xie W, Signoretti S, Kyriakopoulos CE, Kosoff D, Abel EJ, Helzer KT, Rydzewski N, Bakhtiar H, Shi Y, Blitzer G, Bassetti M, Floberg J, Yu M, Sethakorn N, Sharifi M, Harari PM, Choueiri TK, Lang JM, Zhao SG. Longitudinal Molecular Profiling of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Nov 1;40(31):3633-3641. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00219. Epub 2022 May 26.

  • Bade RM, Schehr JL, Emamekhoo H, Gibbs BK, Rodems TS, Mannino MC, Desotelle JA, Heninger E, Stahlfeld CN, Sperger JM, Singh A, Wolfe SK, Niles DJ, Arafat W, Steinharter JA, Jason Abel E, Beebe DJ, Wei XX, McKay RR, Choueri TK, Lang JM. Development and initial clinical testing of a multiplexed circulating tumor cell assay in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Mol Oncol. 2021 Sep;15(9):2330-2344. doi: 10.1002/1878-0261.12931. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

  • McKay RR, McGregor BA, Xie W, Braun DA, Wei X, Kyriakopoulos CE, Zakharia Y, Maughan BL, Rose TL, Stadler WM, McDermott DF, Harshman LC, Choueiri TK. Optimized Management of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Response-Based Phase II Study (OMNIVORE). J Clin Oncol. 2020 Dec 20;38(36):4240-4248. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.02295. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Kidney Neoplasms

Interventions

IpilimumabNivolumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Urologic NeoplasmsUrogenital NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesMale Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulins

Results Point of Contact

Title
Toni K Choueiri, MD
Organization
Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Study Officials

  • Toni K Choueiri, MD

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Sponsor Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 25, 2017

First Posted

June 29, 2017

Study Start

October 26, 2017

Primary Completion

November 30, 2021

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 28, 2026

Last Updated

February 6, 2026

Results First Posted

April 25, 2022

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations