New combo shows promise in controlling advanced cancers
NCT ID NCT03400332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested an experimental drug (BMS-986253) combined with standard immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab with or without ipilimumab) in 281 people with advanced cancers like melanoma. The main goals were to check safety and see if tumors shrank. This is a disease-control approach, not a cure, as ongoing treatment is needed.
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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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281 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2018
- Finished
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Dec 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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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 or cytologic confirmation of a solid tumor that is advanced (metastatic, recurrent and/or unresectable) with measurable disease per RECIST v1.1 * At least 1 lesion accessible for biopsy * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with CNS metastases as the only site of active disease (Participants with controlled brain metastases; however, will be allowed to enroll) * Participants with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease * Participants with conditions requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (\> 10mg prednisone equivalents) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of study treatment administration * Participants with a known history of testing positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or known Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) * Cytotoxic agents, unless at least 4 weeks have elapsed from last dose of prior anti-cancer therapy and initiation of study therapy 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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Comprehensive Cancer Centers Of Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89169, United States
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Local Institution - 0001
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Local Institution - 0002
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Local Institution - 0003
Lutherville, Maryland, 21093, United States
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Local Institution - 0004
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Local Institution - 0005
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Local Institution - 0006
San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States
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Local Institution - 0007
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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Local Institution - 0008
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Local Institution - 0009
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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Local Institution - 0010
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Local Institution - 0011
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Local Institution - 0012
Columbia, Maryland, 21044, United States
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Local Institution - 0013
Tyler, Texas, 75702, United States
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Local Institution - 0014
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104-3927, United States
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Local Institution - 0015
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Local Institution - 0017
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Local Institution - 0018
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Local Institution - 0019
Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0020
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1Z5, Canada
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Local Institution - 0021
Pamplona, 31008, Spain
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Local Institution - 0022
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Local Institution - 0023
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Local Institution - 0024
Manchester, Greater Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0025
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Local Institution - 0026
Rozzano-milano, 20089, Italy
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Local Institution - 0027
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Local Institution - 0028
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Local Institution - 0029
Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
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Local Institution - 0030
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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Local Institution - 0032
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08903, United States
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Local Institution - 0034
Berlin, 12200, Germany
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Local Institution - 0036
Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Local Institution - 0037
Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Local Institution - 0039
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0040
Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0041
Sankt Gallen, 9007, Switzerland
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Local Institution - 0042
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Local Institution - 0043
Forlì, 47014, Italy
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Local Institution - 0044
Málaga, 29010, Spain
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Local Institution - 0045
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Local Institution - 0047
Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Spain
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Local Institution - 0049
Lund, 221 85, Sweden
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Local Institution - 0052
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany
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Local Institution - 0053
Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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Local Institution - 0054
Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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Local Institution - 0055
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
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Local Institution - 0056
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada
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Local Institution - 0058
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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Local Institution - 0059
Springdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States
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Local Institution - 0060
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Local Institution - 0067
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13385, France
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Local Institution - 0068
Paris, 75010, France
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Local Institution - 0069
Villejuif, 94800, France
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Local Institution - 0071
Krakow, 31-115, Poland
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Local Institution - 0076
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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Local Institution - 0077
Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
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Local Institution - 0078
Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 6V5, Canada
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Local Institution - 0082
Kortrijk, 8500, Belgium
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Local Institution - 0083
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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Local Institution - 0085
Nantes, 44000, France
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Local Institution - 0087
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Local Institution - 0088
Wollstonecraft, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Local Institution - 0090
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Local Institution - 0091
Ballarat Central, VIC 3350, Australia
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Local Institution - 0095
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Local Institution - 0096
Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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Local Institution - 0097
Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Local Institution - 0099
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Local Institution - 0100
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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Local Institution - 0101
Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States
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Local Institution - 0102
Toulouse, 31059, France
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