Non-Small Cell Lung CancerPhase 3CheckMate 9LANCT03215706
A Study of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combined With Chemotherapy Compared to Chemotherapy Alone in First Line NSCLC
A Phase 3 study testing Ipilimumab, Nivolumab and Carboplatin in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb at 116 sites in 19 countries.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nivolumab, Ipilimumab combined with chemotherapy is more effective than chemotherapy by itself when treating stage IV NSCLC as the first treatment given for the disease Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- What is being tested?
- Ipilimumab, Nivolumab and Carboplatin
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 719 participants
- Where
- 116 sitesin 19 countries
- Study dates
- 24 Aug 2017to 18 Oct 2024
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Participants with histologically confirmed Stage IV or recurrent NSCLC squamous or non-squamous histology, with no prior systemic anticancer therapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 1
- Measurable disease by CT or MRI per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria
- Participants must have PD-L1 IHC testing with results performed by a central laboratory during the screening period
Who cannot join
- Participants with known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations which are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy (including, but not limited to, deletions in exon 19 and exon 21 [L858R] substitution mutations) are excluded
- Participants with known anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocations which are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy are excluded
- Participants with untreated CNS metastases are excluded. Participants are eligible if CNS metastases are adequately treated and participants are neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment) for at least 2 weeks prior to first treatment
- Other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Trial locations and contacts
116 sites in 19 countries.
116 sites in 19 countries
Japan21 sites
Local Institution - 0131
Akashi-shi, Hyōgo, 6738558
Local Institution - 0101
Fukushima, Fukushima, 9601295
Local Institution - 0135
Habikino-shi, Osaka, 5838588
Local Institution - 0119
Himeji-shi, Hyōgo, 6708520
Local Institution - 0138
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 7308518
Local Institution - 0137
Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 7348511
Local Institution - 0115
Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, 9208641
Local Institution - 0102
Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, 3620806
Local Institution - 0104
Kobe, Hyōgo, 6500047
Local Institution - 0118
Maebashi, Gunma, 3718511
Local Institution - 0116
Niigata, Niigata, 9518566
Local Institution - 0136
Okayama, Okayama-ken, 7008558
Local Institution - 0130
Osaka, 545-8586
Local Institution - 0103
Ōsaka-sayama, Osaka, 5898511
Local Institution - 0128
Ota-shi, Gunma, 3738550
Local Institution - 0127
Sapporo, Hokkaido, 0608648
Local Institution - 0100
Shiwa-gun, Iwate, 0283695
Local Institution - 0132
Ube-shi, Yamaguchi, 7550241
Local Institution - 0129
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2210855
Local Institution - 0114
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2360051
Local Institution - 0134
Yokohama, Kanagawa, 2418515
United States16 sites
Local Institution - 0094
Charleston, South Carolina, 29414
Memorial Health Systems
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909
Local Institution - 0095
Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Local Institution - 0105
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
Local Institution - 0045
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207
Local Institution - 0058
Johnson City, New York, 13790
Local Institution - 0006
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17602
Local Institution - 0004
Lexington, Kentucky, 40503
Local Institution - 0099
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705
Local Institution - 0029
Marietta, Georgia, 30060
Local Institution - 0098
Mineola, New York, 11501
Local Institution - 0047
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213
Local Institution - 0093
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
Local Institution - 0044
Plainville, Connecticut, 06062
Southwest Regional Cancer Clinic
St. George, Utah, 84770
Local Institution - 0091
Wichita, Kansas, 67214
China11 sites
Local Institution - 0139
Beijing, BEI, 100142
Local Institution - 0113
Beijing, 102206
Local Institution - 0106
Changchun, Jilin, 130012
Local Institution - 0144
Changsha, Hunan, 410000
Local Institution - 0146
Haikou, Hainan, 570311
Local Institution - 0110
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310016
Local Institution - 0112
Shanghai, 200030
Local Institution - 0108
Xi'an, Shan3xi, 710038
Local Institution - 0111
Zhejiang, Zhejiang, 310022
Local Institution - 0148
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003
Local Institution - 0120
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450052
Brazil8 sites
Local Institution - 0064
Barretos, São Paulo, 14780-070
Local Institution - 0069
Blumenau, Santa Catarina, 89010-340
Local Institution - 0063
Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, 98700-000
Local Institution - 0068
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, 59075-740
Local Institution - 0067
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 91350-200
Local Institution - 0066
Rio de Janeiro, 20231-050
Local Institution - 0065
São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000
Local Institution - 0070
São Paulo, 01327-001
France8 sites
Local Institution - 0010
Bron, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69500
Local Institution - 0013
Caen, 14033
Local Institution - 0071
Lille, 59037
Local Institution - 0009
Lyon Cedex08, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69373
Local Institution - 0012
Montpellier, 34295
Local Institution - 0035
Nantes, 44093
Local Institution - 0011
Paris, 75970
Local Institution - 0097
Saint-Brieuc, 22027
Germany8 sites
Local Institution - 0073
Berlin, 14165
Local Institution - 0016
Gauting, 82131
Local Institution - 0072
Großhansdorf, 22927
Local Institution - 0019
Hemer, 58675
Local Institution - 0017
Immenhausen, 34376
Local Institution - 0074
Magdeburg, 39120
Local Institution - 0015
München, 81925
Local Institution - 0018
Stuttgart, 70376
Argentina5 sites
Local Institution - 0014
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ
Local Institution - 0030
Córdoba, 5000
Local Institution - 0028
Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province, 5800
Local Institution - 0027
Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000DSV
Local Institution - 0026
Viedma, Río Negro Province, 8500
Australia5 sites
Local Institution - 0040
Bedford Park, South Australia, 5042
Local Institution - 0089
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128
Local Institution - 0086
Gosford, New South Wales, 2250
Local Institution - 0036
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084
Local Institution - 0078
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150
Spain5 sites
Local Institution - 0054
A Coruña, 15006
Local Institution - 0053
Barcelona, 08035
Local Institution - 0052
Madrid, 28041
Local Institution - 0055
Málaga, 29010
Local Institution - 0056
Valencia, 46026
Canada4 sites
Local Institution - 0090
Montreal, Quebec, H1T 2M4
Local Institution - 0083
Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2
Local Institution - 0082
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1
Local Institution - 0080
Rimouski, Quebec, G5L 5T1
Belgium3 sites
Local Institution - 0002
Gilly, 6060
Local Institution - 0033
Leuven, 3000
Local Institution - 0001
Roeselare, 8800
Chile3 sites
Local Institution - 0059
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 7500921
Local Institution - 0084
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8420383
Local Institution - 0079
Viña del Mar, Valparaiso, 2520612
Italy3 sites
Local Institution - 0042
Lucca, 5510
Local Institution - 0041
Milan, 20132
Local Institution - 0043
Naples, 80131
Mexico3 sites
Local Institution - 0061
Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44280
Local Institution - 0077
La Paz, BAJA Californa SUR, 23040
Local Institution - 0075
Veracruz, Veracruz, 91900
Poland3 sites
Local Institution - 0087
Bydgoszcz, 85-796
Local Institution - 0022
Bytom, 41-902
Local Institution - 0085
Gdansk, 80-952
Romania3 sites
Local Institution - 0034
Bucharest, 020122
Local Institution - 0031
Cluj-Napoca, 400015
Local Institution - 0032
Craiova, 200542
United Kingdom3 sites
Local Institution - 0050
Guildford, GU2 7XX
Local Institution - 0049
London, SE1 9RT
Local Institution - 0048
Tauton, TA1 5DA
Ireland2 sites
Local Institution - 0021
Dublin, 8
Local Institution - 0020
Limerick, V94 F858
Russia2 sites
Local Institution - 0024
Moscow, 115478
Local Institution - 0025
Saint Petersburg, 197758
About this study
Official title: A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Combination With Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone as First Line Therapy in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nivolumab, Ipilimumab combined with chemotherapy is more effective than chemotherapy by itself when treating stage IV NSCLC as the first treatment given for the disease
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Being tested
- Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, Pemetrexed
- Medical subject headings
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
IpilimumabBiological
Also called Yervoy, BMS734016
Specified dose on specified day
NivolumabBiological
Also called Opdivo, BMS936558
Specified dose on specified day
CarboplatinDrug
Specified dose on specified day
PaclitaxelDrug
Also called Taxol
Specified dose on specified day
PemetrexedDrug
Also called Alimta
Specified dose on specified day
CisplatinDrug
Also called Platinol
Specified dose on specified day
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Module A | Experimental | Chemotherapy/Biologics combined Receives: Biological: Ipilimumab; Biological: Nivolumab; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Pemetrexed; Drug: Cisplatin |
| Module B | Active comparator | Chemotherapy Combination Receives: Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Paclitaxel; Drug: Pemetrexed; Drug: Cisplatin |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Overall Survival (OS)
OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause. OS was censored on the last date a subject was known to be alive. Survival follow-up was to be conducted every 3 months after participants's off-treatment date.
Measured: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2019, approximately 23 months)
Secondary outcomes (10)
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by BICR
PFS (primary definition) was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of the first documented tumor progression based on BICR assessment (per RECIST 1.1), or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who died without a reported prior progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who had not progressed or died were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. Participants who did not have any on-study tumor assessments and did not die were censored on the randomization date. Participants who started any palliative local therapy or subsequent anticancer therapy without a prior reported progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment prior to initiation of the palliative local therapy or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever procedure occurred first.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by BICR
ORR was defined as the number of randomized participants with a best overall response (BOR) of confirmed CR or PR based on BICR assessments (using RECIST v1.1 criteria), divided by the number of all randomized participants. BOR was recorded between the date of randomization and the date of objectively documented progression per RECIST 1.1 or the date of initiation of palliative local therapy or the date of initiation of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurred first. For participants without documented progression or palliative local therapy or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, all available response designations contributed to the BOR determination. For participants who continued treatment beyond progression, the BOR was determined based on response designations recorded up to the time of the initial RECIST 1.1 defined progression.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)
DoR was defined as the time between the date of first confirmed documented response (CR or PR) to the date of the first documented BICR-assessed tumor progression (per RECIST 1.1), or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who started subsequent therapy (including palliative local therapy) without a prior reported progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessments prior to initiation of the subsequent anticancer therapy (including palliative local therapy). Participants who died without a reported prior progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. For subjects who neither progressed nor died, DoR was censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. DoR was evaluated for responders (confirmed CR or PR) only.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Time to Response (TTR)
TTR was defined as the time from randomization to the date of the first confirmed documented response (CR or PR), as assessed by the BICR. TTR was evaluated for responders (confirmed CR or PR) only.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by BICR by PD-LI Tumor Cell Expression
ORR was defined as the proportion of randomized participants with a best overall response (BOR) of confirmed complete or partial response per BICR using RECIST v1.1. BOR was assessed from randomization until documented progression, start of palliative local or subsequent anti-cancer therapy-whichever came first. If none occurred, all response data contributed to BOR. For those treated beyond progression, BOR was based on responses before initial RECIST-defined progression. PD-L1 expression was measured via Dako PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx test as the percentage of tumor cells with membrane staining among ≥100 evaluable cells. Expression was categorized as ≥1%, <1%, not quantifiable, ≥50%, or 1-49%.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
PFS by BICR by PD-L1 Tumor Cell Expression
PFS (primary definition) was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of the first documented tumor progression based on BICR assessment (per RECIST 1.1), or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who died without a reported prior progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who had not progressed or died were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. Participants who did not have any on-study tumor assessments and did not die were censored on the randomization date. Participants who started any palliative local therapy or subsequent anticancer therapy without a prior reported progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment prior to initiation of the palliative local therapy or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever procedure occurred first.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
OS by PD-L1 Tumor Cell Expression
OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause. OS was censored on the last date a subject was known to be alive. Survival follow-up was to be conducted every 3 months after participants's off-treatment date.
Measured: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
PFS by BICR by Tumor Mutational Burden
PFS (primary definition) was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of the first documented tumor progression based on BICR assessment (per RECIST 1.1), or death from any cause, whichever occurred first. Participants who died without a reported prior progression were considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who had not progressed or died were censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. Participants who did not have any on-study tumor assessments and did not die were censored on the randomization date. Participants who started any palliative local therapy or subsequent anticancer therapy without a prior reported progression were censored at the last evaluable tumor assessment prior to initiation of the palliative local therapy or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever procedure occurred first.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
ORR by BICR by Tumor Mutational Burden
ORR was defined as the number of randomized participants with a best overall response (BOR) of confirmed CR or PR based on BICR assessments (using RECIST v1.1 criteria), divided by the number of all randomized participants. BOR was recorded between the date of randomization and the date of objectively documented progression per RECIST 1.1 or the date of initiation of palliative local therapy or the date of initiation of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurred first. For participants without documented progression or palliative local therapy or subsequent anti-cancer therapy, all available response designations contributed to the BOR determination. For participants who continued treatment beyond progression, the BOR was determined based on response designations recorded up to the time of the initial RECIST 1.1 defined progression.
Measured: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
OS by Tumor Mutational Burden
OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause. OS was censored on the last date a subject was known to be alive. Survival follow-up was to be conducted every 3 months after participants's off-treatment date.
Measured: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Jul 2017
- Study start24 Aug 2017
- Primary completion16 Aug 2019
- Study completion18 Oct 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Non-Small Cell Lung CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Bristol-Myers SquibbThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 719 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Bristol-Myers Squibb, Study director, Bristol-Myers Squibb
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03215706
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CA209-9LA
- Other IDs
- 2017-001195-35, 2017
- Acronym
- CheckMate 9LA
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 11 Jul 2017
- Last updated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
Nishio M, Hayashi H, Goto Y, Ikeda S, Yokoyama T, Tanaka H, Tambo Y, Hotta K, Fukuhara T, Daga H, Masubuchi K, Aoyama T, Tschaika M, Hu N, Mizutani H. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab-based treatment in Japanese patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and tumor PD-L1 < 1%: a pooled analysis. Int J Clin Oncol. 2026 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s10147-026-03116-w. Online ahead of print.
PubMed 42579028Peters S, Paz-Ares LG, Reck M, Carbone DP, Brahmer JR, Borghaei H, Lu S, O'Byrne KJ, John T, Ciuleanu TE, Schenker M, Bernabe Caro R, Nishio M, Cobo M, Lee JS, Zurawski B, Pluzanski A, Aoyama T, Tschaika M, Devas V, Grootendorst DJ, Ramalingam SS. Long-Term Survival Outcomes With First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab-Based Treatment in Patients With Metastatic NSCLC and Tumor Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Lower Than 1%: A Pooled Analysis. J Thorac Oncol. 2025 Jan;20(1):94-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1439. Epub 2024 Oct 4.
PubMed 39369790Reck M, Ciuleanu TE, Schenker M, Bordenave S, Cobo M, Juan-Vidal O, Reinmuth N, Richardet E, Felip E, Menezes J, Cheng Y, Mizutani H, Zurawski B, Alexandru A, Carbone DP, Lu S, John T, Aoyama T, Grootendorst DJ, Hu N, Eccles LJ, Paz-Ares LG. Five-year outcomes with first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab with 2 cycles of chemotherapy versus 4 cycles of chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the randomized CheckMate 9LA trial. Eur J Cancer. 2024 Nov;211:114296. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114296. Epub 2024 Aug 25.
PubMed 39270380Paz-Ares L, Ciuleanu TE, Cobo M, Schenker M, Zurawski B, Menezes J, Richardet E, Bennouna J, Felip E, Juan-Vidal O, Alexandru A, Sakai H, Lingua A, Salman P, Souquet PJ, De Marchi P, Martin C, Perol M, Scherpereel A, Lu S, John T, Carbone DP, Meadows-Shropshire S, Agrawal S, Oukessou A, Yan J, Reck M. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab combined with two cycles of chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (CheckMate 9LA): an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Feb;22(2):198-211. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30641-0. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
PubMed 33476593
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Dec 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Combination With Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone as First Line Therapy in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03215706
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CheckMate 9LA / CA209-9LA
- Conditions
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 719 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Bristol-Myers SquibbIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 24 Aug 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 16 Aug 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 Oct 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Jul 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 16 Sep 2020
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Nivolumab, Ipilimumab combined with chemotherapy is more effective than chemotherapy by itself when treating stage IV NSCLC as the first treatment given for the disease
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Module A | Experimental | Biological: Ipilimumab, Biological: Nivolumab, Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Paclitaxel, Drug: Pemetrexed, Drug: CisplatinChemotherapy/Biologics combined |
| Module B | Active comparator | Drug: Carboplatin, Drug: Paclitaxel, Drug: Pemetrexed, Drug: CisplatinChemotherapy Combination |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Participants with histologically confirmed Stage IV or recurrent NSCLC squamous or non-squamous histology, with no prior systemic anticancer therapy
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of ≤ 1
- Measurable disease by CT or MRI per response evaluation criteria in solid tumors version 1.1 (RECIST 1.1) criteria
- Participants must have PD-L1 IHC testing with results performed by a central laboratory during the screening period
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Participants with known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations which are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy (including, but not limited to, deletions in exon 19 and exon 21 [L858R] substitution mutations) are excluded
- Participants with known anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) translocations which are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy are excluded
- Participants with untreated CNS metastases are excluded. Participants are eligible if CNS metastases are adequately treated and participants are neurologically returned to baseline (except for residual signs or symptoms related to the CNS treatment) for at least 2 weeks prior to first treatment
- Other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| IpilimumabAlso: Yervoy, BMS734016Specified dose on specified day | Biological | Module A |
| NivolumabAlso: Opdivo, BMS936558Specified dose on specified day | Biological | Module A |
| CarboplatinSpecified dose on specified day | Drug | Module A, Module B |
| PaclitaxelAlso: TaxolSpecified dose on specified day | Drug | Module A, Module B |
| PemetrexedAlso: AlimtaSpecified dose on specified day | Drug | Module A, Module B |
| CisplatinAlso: PlatinolSpecified dose on specified day | Drug | Module A, Module B |
Primary outcome
Overall Survival (OS)
Time frame: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2019, approximately 23 months)
OS was defined as the time from randomization to the date of death from any cause. OS was censored on the last date a subject was known to be alive. Survival follow-up was to be conducted every 3 months after participants's off-treatment date.
10 secondary outcomes
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by BICR
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by BICR
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Time to Response (TTR)
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by BICR by PD-LI Tumor Cell Expression
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
PFS by BICR by PD-L1 Tumor Cell Expression
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
OS by PD-L1 Tumor Cell Expression
Time frame: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
PFS by BICR by Tumor Mutational Burden
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
ORR by BICR by Tumor Mutational Burden
Time frame: From date of randomization until date of documented tumor progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
OS by Tumor Mutational Burden
Time frame: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2024, approximately 72 months)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Dec 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 42579028Nishio M, Hayashi H, Goto Y, Ikeda S, Yokoyama T, Tanaka H, Tambo Y, Hotta K, Fukuhara T, Daga H, Masubuchi K, Aoyama T, Tschaika M, Hu N, Mizutani H. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab-based treatment in Japanese patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer and tumor PD-L1 < 1%: a pooled analysis. Int J Clin Oncol. 2026 Aug 11. doi: 10.1007/s10147-026-03116-w. Online ahead of print.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39369790Peters S, Paz-Ares LG, Reck M, Carbone DP, Brahmer JR, Borghaei H, Lu S, O'Byrne KJ, John T, Ciuleanu TE, Schenker M, Bernabe Caro R, Nishio M, Cobo M, Lee JS, Zurawski B, Pluzanski A, Aoyama T, Tschaika M, Devas V, Grootendorst DJ, Ramalingam SS. Long-Term Survival Outcomes With First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab-Based Treatment in Patients With Metastatic NSCLC and Tumor Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Lower Than 1%: A Pooled Analysis. J Thorac Oncol. 2025 Jan;20(1):94-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1439. Epub 2024 Oct 4.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 39270380Reck M, Ciuleanu TE, Schenker M, Bordenave S, Cobo M, Juan-Vidal O, Reinmuth N, Richardet E, Felip E, Menezes J, Cheng Y, Mizutani H, Zurawski B, Alexandru A, Carbone DP, Lu S, John T, Aoyama T, Grootendorst DJ, Hu N, Eccles LJ, Paz-Ares LG. Five-year outcomes with first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab with 2 cycles of chemotherapy versus 4 cycles of chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in the randomized CheckMate 9LA trial. Eur J Cancer. 2024 Nov;211:114296. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114296. Epub 2024 Aug 25.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 33476593Paz-Ares L, Ciuleanu TE, Cobo M, Schenker M, Zurawski B, Menezes J, Richardet E, Bennouna J, Felip E, Juan-Vidal O, Alexandru A, Sakai H, Lingua A, Salman P, Souquet PJ, De Marchi P, Martin C, Perol M, Scherpereel A, Lu S, John T, Carbone DP, Meadows-Shropshire S, Agrawal S, Oukessou A, Yan J, Reck M. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab combined with two cycles of chemotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (CheckMate 9LA): an international, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Feb;22(2):198-211. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30641-0. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
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116 sites in 19 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Ipilimumab, Nivolumab and Carboplatin in people with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb at 116 sites in 19 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 116 sites in Japan, United States, China, Brazil, France and 14 more countries. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 16 Sep 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Overall Survival (OS) (time frame: From date of randomization to date of death (assessed up to October 2019, approximately 23 months)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03215706, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Dec 2025.