Cancer combo trial halted early: what went wrong?
NCT ID NCT03446040
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase study tested an experimental drug called BMS-986258, alone or combined with the immunotherapy nivolumab (Opdivo), in 92 people with advanced solid tumors like lung, kidney, or breast cancer. The main goal was to check safety and find the right dose. However, the trial was terminated early, meaning it stopped before completion, so we don't have full results on how well it worked.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BMS-986258 (an experimental biologic) and nivolumab (Opdivo, an immunotherapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it had succeeded, this could have pointed toward a new combination treatment for certain advanced cancers.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small, early-phase study focused on safety, not effectiveness.
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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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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2018
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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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18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic confirmation of one of the 5 tumors \[renal cell carcinoma (RCC), colorectal cancer (CRC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)\] (metastatic, recurrent, and/or unresectable), with measurable disease per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors v1.1 (RECIST v1.1) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 or 1 * Participants must have received, and then progressed, relapsed, or been intolerant to, at least 1 standard treatment regimen in the advanced or metastatic setting according to solid tumor histologies * Women must agree to follow specific methods of contraception, if applicable Exclusion Criteria: * Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease * Cytotoxic agents, unless at least 4 weeks have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and initiation of study therapy * Other active malignancy requiring concurrent intervention Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria 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 - 0002
Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States
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Local Institution - 0004
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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Local Institution - 0006
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Local Institution - 0007
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Local Institution - 0008
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 1040045, Japan
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Local Institution - 0009
Kobe, Hyōgo, 6500017, Japan
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Local Institution - 0010
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49546, United States
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Local Institution - 0012
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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Local Institution - 0013
Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Local Institution - 0014
Edmonton, Alberta, T6X 1E8, Canada
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Local Institution - 0015
Melbourne, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Local Institution - 0016
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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Local Institution - 0018
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-5912, United States
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Local Institution - 0019
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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