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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 30 January 2024

CheckMate9ER: This phase III trial is comparing a doublet therapy (Nivolumab Combined With Cabozantinib) with a monotherapy (Sunitinib) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma that has spread to other parts of the bodyA Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label Study of Nivolumab Combined With Cabozantinib Versus Sunitinib in Participants With Previously Untreated Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Urinary System Cancers Genitourinary

Age

People18+

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
  • 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.
Message

Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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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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