pathology | Benefit (demonstrated or suggested) and harm | | | |
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gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (advanced) | All results are NS for efficacy | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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ATTRACTION-2, 2017 | vs placebo | OS 0.63 [0.51; 0.78] median 5.26 vs. 4.14 | | |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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ATTRACTION-2, 2017 | nivolumab at 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks (n=330) vs. placebo (n=163) | patients with advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal
junction cancer who had been previously been treated with two or more chemotherapy regimens | double blind Parallel groups Sample size: 330/163 Primary endpoint: OS FU duration: |
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Head and neck cancer | superior to standard treatment in terms of OS in Checkmate-141, 2016 (2L patients) | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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Checkmate-141, 2016 | vs standard treatment | OS 0.70 [0.51; 0.96] median 7.5 mo vs. 5.1 mo Demonstrated | | PFS 0.89 [0.70; 1.13] median 2.0 mo vs. 2.3 mo |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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Checkmate-141, 2016 | nivolumab (at a dose of 3 mg per kilogram of body weight) every 2 weeks (n=361) vs. standard, single-agent systemic therapy (methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab). (n=0) | patients with recurrent squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck whose disease had progressed within 6 months after platinum-based chemotherapy | open-label Parallel groups Sample size: 361/0 Primary endpoint: overall survival FU duration: |
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lung cancer (metastatic) | All results are NS for efficacy | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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CheckMate 057, 2015 | vs docetaxel | overall survival 0.73 [0.59; 0.90] median 12.2 mo vs. 9.4 mo grade 3–5 drug-related AEs 0.19 [0.14; 0.28] | | PFS 0.92 [0.77; 1.10] median 2.3 mo vs. 4.2 mo | CheckMate 026, 2016 | vs docetaxel | | | overall survival 1.02 [0.80; 1.30] median 14.4 mo vs. 13.2 mo PFS 1.15 [0.91; 1.45] median 4.2 mo vs. 5.9 mo | CheckMate 017, 2015 | vs docetaxel | overall survival 0.59 [0.44; 0.79] median 9.2 mo vs. 6.0 mo PFS 0.62 [0.47; 0.81] median 3.5 mo vs. 2.8 mo ORR 2.28 [1.21; 4.32] grade 3–5 drug-related AEs 0.12 [0.07; 0.24] | | Endocrine disorders ∞ [NaN; ∞] Hypothyroidism ∞ [NaN; ∞] Pneumonitis or interstitial lung disease 6.89 [0.86; 55.24] Severe skin reactions 1.07 [0.49; 2.35] Colitis ∞ [NaN; ∞] | CheckMate 227 (High Tumor Mutational Burden), 2018 | vs docetaxel | PFS 0.58 [0.41; 0.82] median 7.2 mo vs. 5.5 mo | | | CheckMate 227 (nivolumab + CT), 2018 | vs docetaxel | PFS 0.74 [0.58; 0.94] median 5.6 vs. 4.7 | | |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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CheckMate 057, 2015 | Nivolumab 3 mg/kg solution intravenously every 2 weeks until documented disease progression (n=292) vs. Docetaxel 75 mg/m² concentrate for solution for intravenous infusion every 3 weeks until documented disease progression (n=290) | patients with advanced nonsquamous nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had progressed on platinum-doublet chemotherapy | open Parallel groups Sample size: 292/290 Primary endpoint: OS FU duration: | CheckMate 026, 2016 | Nivolumab solution for Injection 3 mg/kg Intravenous every 2 weeks until disease progression (n=271) vs. platinum-based chemotherapy (administered once every 3 weeks for up to six cycles). (n=270) Patients who progressed on chemotherapy could crossover to nivolumab as second line treatment.
| patients with previously untreated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors expressed PD-L1 at >5% (>1%???). Patients with EGFR activating mutations and ALK translocations, which are sensitive to targeted therapy, were excluded.
| open design Parallel groups Sample size: 271/270 Primary endpoint: PFS FU duration: cross over were permitted, a total of 128 of 212 patients
(60%) in the chemotherapy group received nivolumab as subsequent therapy | CheckMate 017, 2015 | Nivolumab 3 mg/kg solution intravenously every 2 weeks until documented disease progression (n=135) vs. Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 solution intravenously every 3 weeks until documented disease progression (n=137) | patients with advanced SQ NSCLC who fail platinum-based doublet chemotherapy | open Sample size: 135/137 Primary endpoint: OS FU duration: | CheckMate 227 (High Tumor Mutational Burden), 2018 | nivolumab plus ipilimumab (n=139) vs. chemotherapy (n=160) 4 arms: Nivolumab, or Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab, or Nivolumab Plus Platinum-doublet Chemotherapy, Compared to Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy | patients with stage IV or recurrent NSCLC that was not previously treated
with chemotherapy and high tumor mutational burden (>=10 mutations
per megabase), irrespective of PD-L1 expression level Tumor mutational burden was determined by the FoundationOne CDx assay | No masking Parallel groups Sample size: 139/160 Primary endpoint: PFS, OS FU duration: | CheckMate 227 (nivolumab + CT), 2018 | Nivolumab + chemotherapy (n=177) vs. chemotherapy (n=186) 4 arms: Nivolumab, or Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab, or Nivolumab Plus Platinum-doublet Chemotherapy, Compared to Platinum Doublet Chemotherapy
| Subjects With Chemotherapy-Naïve Stage IV or Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer <1% tumor PD-L1 expression
| No masking Sample size: 177/186 Primary endpoint: Overall survival (OS) FU duration:
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melanoma | superior to ipilimumab in terms of PFS in CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs ipi), 2015 (1L patients) superior to ipilimumab in terms of OS in CheckMate 066 (Robert), 2015 (1L patients) superior to ipilimumab in terms of recurrence free survival in CheckMate 238, 2017 (adjuvant patients) superior to ipilimumab in terms of PFS in CheckMate 067 (nivo vs ipi), 2015 (1L patients) inferior to ipilimumab in terms of Adverse events leading to discontinuation of drug in CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs ipi), 2015 (1L patients) inferior to ipilimumab in terms of Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events in CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs ipi), 2015 (1L patients) inferior to ipilimumab in terms of Vitiligo any grade in CheckMate 066 (Robert), 2015 (1L patients) | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs ipi), 2015 | vs ipilimumab | PFS 0.42 [0.31; 0.57] median 11.5 mo vs. 2.9 mo Demonstrated | Adverse events leading to discontinuation of drug 2.46 [1.82; 3.34] Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events 2.01 [1.63; 2.47] | | CheckMate 066 (Robert), 2015 | vs ipilimumab | OS 0.42 [0.25; 0.71] median not reached vs. 10.8 mo Demonstrated PFS 0.43 [0.34; 0.55] median 5.1 mo vs. 2.2 mo | Vitiligo any grade 21.89 [2.98; 160.92] | Adverse events leading to discontinuation of drug 0.58 [0.31; 1.09] Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events 0.66 [0.41; 1.07] Vitiligo grade 3-4 NaN [NaN; NaN] | CheckMate 037 (Weber), 2015 | vs ipilimumab | overall response rate 3.72 [1.41; 9.85] Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events 0.29 [0.18; 0.46] | | | CheckMate 238, 2017 | vs ipilimumab | recurrence free survival 0.65 [0.51; 0.83] Demonstrated PFS 0.65 [0.51; 0.83] Adverse events leading to discontinuation of drug 0.23 [0.17; 0.31] Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events 0.31 [0.24; 0.40] | | | Postow, 2015 | vs ipilimumab | | | | CheckMate 067 (nivo vs ipi), 2015 | vs ipilimumab | PFS 0.57 [0.43; 0.76] median 6.9 mo vs. 2.9 mo Demonstrated Adverse events leading to discontinuation of drug 0.52 [0.32; 0.83] Grade 3 or 4 drug-related adverse events 0.60 [0.44; 0.81] | | | CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs nivo), 2015 | vs ipilimumab | | | | CheckMate 238 subgroup IIIB-C | vs ipilimumab | PFS 0.65 [0.51; 0.82] recurrence free survival 0.65 [0.51; 0.82] distant metastasis free survival 0.73 [0.56; 0.96] | | |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs ipi), 2015 | 1mg of nivolumab per kilogram every 3 weeks plus 3 mg
of ipilimumab per kilogram every 3 weeks for
4 doses, followed by 3 mg of nivolumab per kilogram every 2 weeks for cycle 3 and beyond (n=314) vs. 3 mg of ipilimumab per kilogram every 3 weeks
for 4 doses (n=315) 3 arms: nivolumab alone, nivolumab combined with ipilimumab, ipilumab alone | Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma | double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: 314/315 Primary endpoint: PFS, OS FU duration: | CheckMate 066 (Robert), 2015 | nivolumab at a dose of 3 mg per kilogram of body weight every 2 weeks (n=210) vs. dacarbazine at a dose of 1000 mg per square meter of body-surface area every 3 weeks (n=208) | previously untreated patients who had unresectable metastatic melanoma without a BRAF mutation (stage III or IV) | double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: 210/208 Primary endpoint: OS FU duration: | CheckMate 037 (Weber), 2015 | ntravenous infusion of nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2
weeks until progression or unacceptable toxic eff ects (n=272) vs. investigator’s choice of chemotherapy (dacarbazine 1000 mg/m² every 3 weeks or paclitaxel 175 mg/m² combined with carboplatin area under the
curve 6 every 3 weeks) (n=133) | patients with advanced
melanoma who progressed after ipilimumab, or
ipilimumab and a BRAF inhibitor if they were BRAFV mutation-positive (second-line or later-line treatment) | open-label Parallel groups Sample size: 272/133 Primary endpoint: ORR, OS FU duration: phase 3 | CheckMate 238, 2017 | nivolumab at a dose of 3 mg per kilogram of body weight every 2 weeks (n=453) vs. ipilimumab at a dose of 10 mg per kilogram every 3 weeks for four doses and then every 12 weeks (n=453) | patients with Complete Resection of Stage IIIb/c or Stage IV Melanoma | double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: 453/453 Primary endpoint: Recurrence free survival FU duration: 18 months (median) | Postow, 2015 | nivolumab (1 mg per kilogram)and ipilimumab (3 mg per kilogram of body weight) combined once every 3 weeks for four doses followed
by nivolumab (3 mg per kilogram) every 2 weeks until the occurrence
of disease progression or unacceptable toxic effects (n=-9) vs. (n=-9) | patients with metastatic melanoma who
had not previously received treatment, | double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: investigator-assessed, confirmed objective response FU duration: phase 2. The primary end point was the rate of investigator-assessed, confirmed objective response among patients with BRAF V600 wild-type tumors | CheckMate 067 (nivo vs ipi), 2015 | 3 mg
of nivolumab per kilogram of body weight every
2 weeks
(n=316) vs. 3 mg of ipilimumab per kilogram every 3 weeks
for 4 doses (n=315) 3 arms: nivolumab alone, nivolumab combined with ipilimumab, ipilumab alone
| Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma
| double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: 316/315 Primary endpoint: PFS, OS FU duration:
| CheckMate 067 (nivo + ipi vs nivo), 2015 | Nivolumab + ipilumab
(n=314) vs. nivolumab alone
(n=316) 3 arms: nivolumab alone, nivolumab combined with ipilimumab, ipilumab alone
| Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma
| double-blind Parallel groups Sample size: 314/316 Primary endpoint: PFS, OS FU duration: this comparison (nivo+ipi versus nivo) was not planned and could not be considered as interential | CheckMate 238 subgroup IIIB-C | (n=-9) vs. (n=-9) | | Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: FU duration: |
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renal-cell carcinoma (advanced) | superior to everolimus in terms of OS in CheckMate-214, 2017 (1L patients) | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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Chekmate 025 (Motzer), 2015 | vs everolimus | OS 0.73 [0.57; 0.93] median 25.0 mo vs. 19.6 mo | | PFS 0.88 [0.75; 1.03] median 4.6 mo vs. 4.4 mo | CheckMate-214, 2017 | vs everolimus | OS 0.68 [0.49; 0.95] median not reached vs. 32.9 mo Demonstrated | | PFS 0.82 [0.64; 1.05] median 11.56 mo vs. 8.38 mo |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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Chekmate 025 (Motzer), 2015 | 3 mg of nivolumab per kilogram of body weight intravenously every 2 weeks (n=-9) vs. 10-mg everolimus tablet orally once daily (n=-9) | patients with advanced clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma for which they had received previous treatment with one or two regimens of antiangiogenic therapy | open-label Parallel groups Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: OS FU duration: | CheckMate-214, 2017 | nivolumab 3 mg/kg plus ipilimumab 1 mg/kg every 3 weeks for 4 doses followed by Opdivo 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks (n=-9) vs. sunitinib 50 mg once daily for 4 weeks, followed by 2 weeks off before continuation of treatment (n=-9) | intermediate and poor-risk patients previously untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma | open-label Parallel groups Sample size: -9/-9 Primary endpoint: ORR, PFS, OS FU duration: phase 3 |
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urothelial carcinoma (advanced) | All results are NS for efficacy | meta-analysis | | Trial | control | p<0.05 | harm | NS |
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Checkmate 275 | vs nil | | | |
Trial | Treatments | Patients | Method |
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Checkmate 275 | nivolumab 3 mg/kg intravenously every 2 weeks until disease progression and clinical deterioration, unacceptable toxicity, or other protocol-defined reasons (n=270) vs. (n=-9) | patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum therapy | Single-arm study Sample size: 270/-9 Primary endpoint: ORR FU duration: |
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