Kidney NeoplasmsPhase 4CheckMate 7C9NCT04513522
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Nivolumab With Ipilimumab in Participants With Untreated Advanced Kidney Cancer Conducted in India
A Phase 4 study testing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in people with Kidney Neoplasms, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb at 11 sites in India.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab in intermediate and poor-risk participants with previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC) in India. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Kidney Neoplasms
- What is being tested?
- Nivolumab and Ipilimumab
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 101 participants
- Where
- 11 sitesIndia
- Study dates
- 17 Dec 2020to 4 Jan 2024
- Phase
- Phase 4
- 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
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component including participants who may have sarcomatoid features
- Qualifies as intermediate or poor risk by meeting at least one of the prognostic factors as per the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) criteria
- Indian participants with Indian ethnicity living in India
- No prior systemic therapy for RCC
- Measurable disease lesion by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria
Who cannot join
- Participants with active, untreated, symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
- Major surgery less than 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
- Participants with an autoimmune disease, or any other condition, requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications
- Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
Trial locations and contacts
11 sites in 1 country.
11 sites in 1 country
India11 sites
Local Institution - 0005
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 380054
Local Institution - 0006
Bangalore, 560017
Local Institution - 0017
Delhi, 110085
Local Institution - 0002
Karnataka, 560027
Local Institution - 0019
Kolkata, 711103
Local Institution - 0013
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 057
Local Institution - 0001
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400012
Local Institution - 0016
Mumbai, 400053
Local Institution - 0007
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, 110029
Local Institution - 0012
Pune, 411001
Local Institution - 0011
Trivandrum, Kerala, 695011
About this study
Official title: A Phase 4 Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma and Intermediate-or Poor-risk Factors Conducted in India
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab in intermediate and poor-risk participants with previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC) in India.
- Conditions
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Being tested
- Nivolumab, Ipilimumab
- Medical subject headings
- Kidney Neoplasms
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
NivolumabBiological
Also called BMS-936558, Opdivo
Specified dose on specified days
IpilimumabBiological
Also called BMS-734016, Yervoy
Specified dose on specified days
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Nivolumab + ipilimumab | Experimental | Not described Receives: Biological: Nivolumab; Biological: Ipilimumab |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Total Number of Participants Experiencing High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Events (IMAE)
IMAEs are a type of adverse event that occurs when the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues, including diarrhea/colitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, nephritis and renal dysfunction, rash, and endocrine (adrenal insufficiency, hypophysitis, hypothyroidism/thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes mellitus). IMAE analyses includes events, regardless of causality, which occurred during the study and follow-up. Only participants who received immune-modulating medication for treatment of the event are reported, with the exception of endocrine events, which will be included regardless of treatment since these events are often managed without immunosuppression.
High grade (Grade 3 to 4 and Grade 5) IMAEs are reported. IMAEs are graded on a scale from 1 to 5, in which Grade 3 is severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; Grade 4 events may require hospitalization; Grade 5 events are fatal.
Measured: From first dose until 100 days after the last dose or for a maximum of 52 weeks from the date of the first on-study dose of nivolumab, whichever occurs earlier.
Secondary outcomes (6)
Time to Onset of High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Event (IMAE)
Time to onset is defined as the time between the day of the first dose of study treatment and the onset date of the earliest AE (Grades 3-5) in this category. All IMAEs that occurred between first dose and 100 days past last dose are recorded. IMAEs are a type of adverse event that occurs when the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues. IMAE analyses includes events, regardless of causality, which occurred during the study and follow-up. Only participants who received immune-modulating medication for treatment of the event are reported, with the exception of endocrine events, which will be included regardless of treatment since these events are often managed without immunosuppression.
High grade (Grades 3 through 5) IMAEs are reported. IMAEs are graded on a scale from 1 to 5, in which Grade 3 is severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; Grade 4 events may require hospitalization; Grade 5 events are fatal.
Measured: From first dose until onset of IMAE (up to approximately 15 months)
Time to Resolution of High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Event (IMAE)
Time to resolution of IMAEs is defined as the longest time from onset to complete resolution or improvement to the grade at baseline among all clustered AEs experienced by the participant in this category per adverse event criteria category. Events which worsened into grade 5 events (death) or have a resolution date equal to the date of death are considered unresolved. If a clustered AE is considered as unresolved, the resolution date will be censored to the last known alive date. Improvement to the grade at baseline implies that all different events in the clustered adverse event should at least have improved to the corresponding (i.e. with same preferred term) baseline grade.
High grade (Grades 3 through 5) IMAEs are reported. IMAEs are graded on a scale from 1 to 5, in which Grade 3 is severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; Grade 4 events may require hospitalization; Grade 5 events are fatal.
Measured: From first dose until resolution of IMAE (up to approximately 15 months)
The Number of Participants Who Received Immune-Modulating Medication
Immune modulating medications are medications entered on an immune modulating medication form or available from the most current pre-defined list of immune modulating medications. This list is revisited whenever UMC WHO releases a new version and updated accordingly.
Measured: From first dose up to 100 days after last dose (up to approximately 15 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Objective Response Rate (ORR) was defined as the number of participants with a best overall response of confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR) (per RECIST 1.1 criteria) divided by the number of all treated participants. RECIST 1.1 = Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. CR= Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Measured: From first dose up to 100 days after last dose (up to approximately 15 months)
Time to Response (TTR)
TTR is defined as the time from the date of first dose to the date of the first confirmed documented response (CR or PR). For the non-responders, TTR was censored at the maximum time of response + 1 day of all participants.
CR= Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
Measured: From first dose to the date of CR or PR (up to approximately 15 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)
Duration of Response (DOR) is defined as the time between the date of first documented response (CR or PR) that was subsequently confirmed to the date of the first documented progression as determined using RECIST 1.1, or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first. For participants who neither progress nor die, the duration of response will be censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment. For participants who start subsequent therapy before progression or die, the duration of response will be censored on the date of their last evaluable tumor assessment conducted on or prior to the initiation of the subsequent therapy.
CR= Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR= At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Analysis based on Kaplan Meier estimates.
Measured: From first documented response (CR or PR) up to first documented progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3 years)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Aug 2020
- Study start17 Dec 2020
- Primary completion4 Jan 2024
- Study completion4 Jan 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.
- Other trials for Kidney NeoplasmsStudies 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 4
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 101 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
- NCT04513522
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CA209-7C9
- Acronym
- CheckMate 7C9
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2020
- Last updated
- 11 Jul 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Jul 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Phase 4 Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma and Intermediate-or Poor-risk Factors Conducted in India
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04513522
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CheckMate 7C9 / CA209-7C9
- Conditions
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 101 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Bristol-Myers SquibbIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 17 Dec 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 4 Jan 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 4 Jan 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 11 Jul 2025
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 assess the safety and efficacy of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab in intermediate and poor-risk participants with previously untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) or metastatic RCC (mRCC) in India.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Nivolumab + ipilimumab | Experimental | Biological: Nivolumab, Biological: Ipilimumab |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Histological confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear cell component including participants who may have sarcomatoid features
- Qualifies as intermediate or poor risk by meeting at least one of the prognostic factors as per the International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) criteria
- Indian participants with Indian ethnicity living in India
- No prior systemic therapy for RCC
- Measurable disease lesion by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Participants with active, untreated, symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases
- Major surgery less than 28 days prior to the first dose of study treatment
- Participants with an autoimmune disease, or any other condition, requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications
- Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NivolumabAlso: BMS-936558, OpdivoSpecified dose on specified days | Biological | Nivolumab + ipilimumab |
| IpilimumabAlso: BMS-734016, YervoySpecified dose on specified days | Biological | Nivolumab + ipilimumab |
Primary outcome
Total Number of Participants Experiencing High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Events (IMAE)
Time frame: From first dose until 100 days after the last dose or for a maximum of 52 weeks from the date of the first on-study dose of nivolumab, whichever occurs earlier.
IMAEs are a type of adverse event that occurs when the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues, including diarrhea/colitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, nephritis and renal dysfunction, rash, and endocrine (adrenal insufficiency, hypophysitis, hypothyroidism/thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes mellitus). IMAE analyses includes events, regardless of causality, which occurred during the study and follow-up. Only participants who received immune-modulating medication for treatment of the event are reported, with the exception of endocrine events, which will be included regardless of treatment since these events are often managed without immunosuppression. High grade (Grade 3 to 4 and Grade 5) IMAEs are reported. IMAEs are graded on a scale from 1 to 5, in which Grade 3 is severe or medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; Grade 4 events may require hospitalization; Grade 5 events are fatal.
6 secondary outcomes
Time to Onset of High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Event (IMAE)
Time frame: From first dose until onset of IMAE (up to approximately 15 months)
Time to Resolution of High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Event (IMAE)
Time frame: From first dose until resolution of IMAE (up to approximately 15 months)
The Number of Participants Who Received Immune-Modulating Medication
Time frame: From first dose up to 100 days after last dose (up to approximately 15 months)
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
Time frame: From first dose up to 100 days after last dose (up to approximately 15 months)
Time to Response (TTR)
Time frame: From first dose to the date of CR or PR (up to approximately 15 months)
Duration of Response (DoR)
Time frame: From first documented response (CR or PR) up to first documented progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 3 years)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Jul 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- BMS Clinical Trial InformationLink provided by the sponsor.
- BMS Clinical Trial Patient RecruitingLink provided by the sponsor.
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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.
Bristol-Myers Squibb study director
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 4 study testing Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in people with Kidney Neoplasms, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb at 11 sites in India.
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 5 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 11 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 11 sites in India. 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 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.
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 11 Jul 2025). 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?
Total Number of Participants Experiencing High Grade Immune-Mediated Adverse Events (IMAE) (time frame: From first dose until 100 days after the last dose or for a maximum of 52 weeks from the date of the first on-study dose of nivolumab, whichever occurs earlier.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 11 Jul 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.