Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Brain and Spinal
Age
18+
Trial acronym
CheckMate 143
Clinical summary
Summary
The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy and safety of nivolumab administered alone versus bevacizumab in patients diagnosed with recurrent glioblastoma (a type of brain cancer, also known as GBM), and to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nivolumab administered alone or in combination with ipilimumab in patients with different lines of GBM therapy.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with glioblastoma
Eligibility
Inclusion
- Participants with histologically confirmed Grade IV malignant glioma
- Previous treatment with radiotherapy and temozolomide (Cohorts 1, 1b and 2 only)
- First recurrence of GBM (Cohorts 1, 1b and 2 only)
- First diagnosis of GBM with resectable disease (Cohorts 1c Part A only)
- First diagnosis of unmethylated MGMT GBM (Cohort 1d and Cohort 1c Part B only)
- Karnofsky performance score of 70 or higher
Exclusion
- More than 1 recurrence of GBM (Cohorts 1, 1b and 2 only)
- Any recurrence of GBM (Cohorts 1c and 1d only)
- Presence of extracranial metastatic or leptomeningeal disease
- Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease
- Prior bevacizumab or other Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) or anti-angiogenic treatment (Cohort 2 only)
Inclusion
- You have had treatment, but your cancer has come back (relapsed or recurrent).
- You have had treatment but your cancer has gotten worse or has not responded to the treatment you have been given.
Exclusion
- You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Trial sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Scientific Title
A Randomized Phase 3 Open Label Study of Nivolumab Versus Bevacizumab and Multiple Phase 1 Safety Cohorts of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Across Different Lines of Glioblastoma
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