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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 4 April 2025

CheckMate 9N9: This trial is evaluating the effectiveness of a combination of targeted therapies (Nivolumab and Trametinib), with or without immunotherapy (Ipilimumab) to treat patients with recurrent metastatic colon or rectum cancerA Study Of Nivolumab In Combination With Trametinib With Or Without Ipilimumab In Participants With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancers

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Bowel Cancers Lower gastrointestinal tract

Age

People18+

Trial acronym

CheckMate 9N9

Clinical summary

Summary

Patients eligible to participate in this trial will receive either Nivolumab and Trametinib or Nivolumab, Trametinib and Ipilimumab at specified doses on specified days of the trial.

Conditions

This trial is treating people with colon or rectum cancer

Eligibility

Inclusion

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer with adenocarcinoma histology and in Stage IV per American Joint Committee on Cancer (version 4.0) at study entry
  • Microsatellite status should be performed per local standard of practice, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and/or PCR. If IHC results are equivocal, PCR is required for determining microsatellite stable (MSS) status
  • Must have measurable disease per RECIST 1.1. Participants with lesions in a previously irradiated field as the sole site of measurable disease will be permitted to enroll provided the lesion(s) have demonstrated clear progression and can be measured accurately
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-1 at screening and on cycle 1 day 1 (C1D1)

Exclusion

  • BRAF V600 mutant colorectal cancer
  • Active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
  • Participants with a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study treatment administration
  • History of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis
  • Prior treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors and mitogen-activated protein kinase enzymes (MEK) inhibitors
  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Inclusion

  • You have had treatment, but your cancer has come back (relapsed or recurrent).
  • Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
  • You have had treatment but your cancer has gotten worse or has not responded to the treatment you have been given.
  • You are able to swallow medication by mouth.
  • You have had a certain type of treatment or surgical procedure.

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 Study Of Nivolumab In Combination With Trametinib With Or Without Ipilimumab In Participants With Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancers

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