New hope for kidney cancer: Two-Drug combo shows promise in phase 3 trial
NCT ID NCT03873402
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) works better than one drug alone (nivolumab) for people with advanced kidney cancer that has not been treated before. About 437 participants with intermediate- or poor-risk disease are involved. The goal is to see if the combo slows cancer growth and improves response rates.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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437 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Histological confirmation of renal carcinoma with clear cell component including participants who may have sarcomatoid features. * Advanced (not amenable to curative surgery or radiation therapy) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC). * Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria. * No prior systemic therapy for RCC * Must be intermediate or poor risk as per International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC). Exclusion Criteria: * Any active central nervous system (CNS) metastases. * Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease. * Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other agents specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways 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 - 0001
Viedma, Río Negro Province, R8500ACE, Argentina
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San Juan, 5400, Argentina
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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8330024, Chile
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Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, 2520598, Chile
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Córdoba, X5004FHP, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0006
Mexico City, Mexico City, 06100, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0008
Chihuahua City, 31000, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0009
Mexico City, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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Mexico City, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0011
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1280, Argentina
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Viña El Mar, Valparaiso, 254 0488, Chile
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Arezzo, 52100, Italy
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Parma, 43100, Italy
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Aviano (PN), 33081, Italy
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Independencia, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
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Prague, 140 59, Czechia
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Prague, 100 34, Czechia
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Brno, South Moravian, 602 00, Czechia
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Milan, 20141, Italy
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Athens, 15125, Greece
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Larissa, 41110, Greece
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Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, 5800, Argentina
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Local Institution - 0026
Gdansk, 80-219, Poland
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Local Institution - 0027
Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Local Institution - 0029
Poznan, 61-848, Poland
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Local Institution - 0030
Biała Podlaska, 21-500, Poland
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Local Institution - 0031
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Local Institution - 0032
Wels, 4600, Austria
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Local Institution - 0033
Graz, 8036, Austria
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Local Institution - 0034
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8420383, Chile
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Local Institution - 0035
Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Local Institution - 0037
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Local Institution - 0038
Barcelona, 08003, Spain
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Local Institution - 0039
Sabadell, 08208, Spain
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Local Institution - 0040
Valencia, 46009, Spain
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Seville, 41013, Spain
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Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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Local Institution - 0043
Santander, 39008, Spain
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Local Institution - 0044
Santiago Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Local Institution - 0045
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Local Institution - 0046
Querétaro, 76000, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0050
Lisbon, 1649-035, Portugal
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Local Institution - 0053
Athens, Georgia, 30607, United States
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Local Institution - 0054
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, 194044, Russia
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Local Institution - 0056
Cluj-Napoca, 400015, Romania
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Local Institution - 0058
Novosibirsk, 630099, Russia
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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, 7600, Argentina
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Bucharest, 020122, Romania
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Local Institution - 0062
Bytom, 41-902, Poland
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Local Institution - 0065
Craiova, 200542, Romania
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Local Institution - 0066
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Local Institution - 0067
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64040, Mexico
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Local Institution - 0068
Villejuif, 94800, France
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Angers, 49100, France
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Marseille, 13273, France
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Suresnes, 92151, France
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Angers, 49055, France
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Brest, Finistère, 29609, France
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Besançon, 25030, France
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Roma, 00128, Italy
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Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 54100, France
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La Tronche, 38043, France
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Hyères, 83400, France
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Brescia, Lombardy, 25123, Italy
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Charleston, South Carolina, 29414, United States
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Local Institution - 0086
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Valenciennes, Nord, 59300, France
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Paris, 75014, France
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Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Caen, 14076, France
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Bydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
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Local Institution - 0096
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06189, France
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Local Institution - 0097
Brno, 656 53, Czechia
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Local Institution - 0100
Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, 1419, Argentina
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The Reading Hosp Med Ctr Reg Cancer Ctr
West Reading, Pennsylvania, 19611, United States
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