New combo therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT01968109
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug called BMS-986016 (anti-LAG-3) alone or combined with nivolumab in people with advanced solid tumors that had spread or couldn't be removed by surgery. It included several cancer types like lung, stomach, liver, kidney, bladder, head and neck, and melanoma. The main goals were to check safety and see if the treatment could shrink tumors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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1,482 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2013
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * For Dose escalation: subjects with cervical, ovarian, bladder and colorectal cancer (CRC), head and neck, gastric and hepatocellular cancer naive to immuno-oncology agents; 1st line melanoma and 1st line/2nd line NSCLC; Renal Cell Carcinoma naive to IO; NSCLC progressing while on or after therapy with anti-PD1/anti-PDL-1 and melanoma subjects progressed while-on or after treatment with anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 with or without anti-CTLA-4. * For Dose Expansion: all of the above in escalation except for cervical, ovarian, and CRC * Progressed, or been intolerant to, at least one standard treatment regimen, except for participants in 1st line cohorts. * ECOG performance status between 0 and 2 * At least 1 lesion with measurable disease at baseline * Availability of an existing tumor biopsy sample (and consent to allow pre-treatment tumor biopsy) Exclusion Criteria: * Primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors or solid tumors with CNS metastases as the only site of active disease * Autoimmune disease * Encephalitis, meningitis, or uncontrolled seizures in the year prior to informed consent * Uncontrolled CNS metastases Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Local Institution - 0002
Portland, Oregon, 97213, United States
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Local Institution - 0003
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Local Institution - 0006
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Local Institution - 0007
Essen, 45122, Germany
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Local Institution - 0008
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Local Institution - 0010
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232-1305, United States
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Local Institution - 0011
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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Local Institution - 0013
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Local Institution - 0014
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Local Institution - 0015
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Local Institution - 0016
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Villejuif, 94800, France
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Oslo, 0379, Norway
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Herlev, 2730, Denmark
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Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00290, Finland
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Local Institution - 0022
London, Greater London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0023
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Local Institution - 0024
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Local Institution - 0025
Amsterdam, North Holland, 1066 CX, Netherlands
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Local Institution - 0026
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Local Institution - 0027
London, Greater London, NW1 2PG, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0028
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Local Institution - 0029
North Sydney, New South Wales, 2060, Australia
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Local Institution - 0031
Brisbane, Queensland, 4120, Australia
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Local Institution - 0032
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Local Institution - 0033
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Local Institution - 0034
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0035
Padova, 35128, Italy
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Local Institution - 0036
Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Local Institution - 0037
Nantes, 44093, France
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Local Institution - 0038
Marseille, 13385, France
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Local Institution - 0039
Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Local Institution - 0040
Heilbronn, 74078, Germany
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Local Institution - 0041
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Local Institution - 0043
La Jolla, California, 92093-0698, United States
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Local Institution - 0044
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Local Institution - 0045
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Institution - 0046
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0047
Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
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Local Institution - 0048
Niles, Illinois, 60714, United States
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Local Institution - 0049
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Local Institution - 0050
Québec, Quebec, G1J 1Z4, Canada
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Local Institution - 0051
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905-0001, United States
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Local Institution - 0052
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1040045, Japan
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Local Institution - 0053
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Local Institution - 0054
Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 4118777, Japan
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Local Institution - 0055
Nagoya, Aichi-ken, 4668560, Japan
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Local Institution - 0057
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Local Institution - 0058
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Local Institution - 0059
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 0608543, Japan
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