Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Genitourinary
Age
18+
Trial acronym
CheckMate9ER
Clinical summary
Summary
Participants will be randomized to receive monotherapy (Sunitinib) or doublet therapy (Nivolumab and Cabozantinib)
Conditions
This trial is treating people with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Eligibility
Inclusion
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- Histological confirmation of RCC with a clear-cell component, including participants who may also have sarcomatoid features
- Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) or metastatic (AJCC Stage IV) RCC
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No prior systemic therapy for RCC with the following exception:
i) One prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for completely resectable RCC if such therapy did not include an agent that targets VEGF or VEGF receptors and if recurrence occurred at least 6 months after the last dose of adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy
Exclusion
- Any active CNS metastases
- Any active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
- Any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of randomization
- Participants who have received a live/attenuated vaccine within 30 days of first treatment
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
Inclusion
- Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
Exclusion
- You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Trial Identifiers
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Trial sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
Scientific Title
A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Nivolumab Combined With Cabozantinib Versus Sunitinib in Participants With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
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