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Phase 3 Completed N=505 Randomized Treatment

A Neoadjuvant Study of Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab or Nivolumab Plus Chemotherapy Versus Chemotherapy Alone in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02998528 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
505
Serious AEs
28.5%
Results posted
Sep 2022
Primary outcomePrimary: Event-Free Survival (EFS) — 20.80; 31.57 Months — p=0.0052
◆ Published Evidence
Highly cited
162citations · ~81 / year
Association between pathologic response and survival after neoadjuvant therapy in lung cancer.
Nature medicine · 2024 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The purpose of this neoadjuvant study is to compare nivolumab plus chemotherapy and chemotherapy alone in terms of safety and effectiveness, and to describe nivolumab plus ipilimumab's safety and effectiveness in treating resectable NSCLC. This study has multiple primary endpoints.

Linked Publications (5)

  • Association between pathologic response and survival after neoadjuvant therapy in lung cancer.
    Nature medicine · 2024 · 162 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Overall Survival with Neoadjuvant Nivolumab plus Chemotherapy in Lung Cancer.
    The New England journal of medicine · 2025 · 140 citations · Likely link
  • US Food and Drug Administration Approval Summary: Nivolumab Plus Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy for the Neoadjuvant Treatment of Patients With Resectable Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023 · 39 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Chemotherapy in Resectable Lung Cancer.
    Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025 · 34 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Plain language summary of the CheckMate 816 study results: nivolumab plus chemotherapy given before surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Future oncology (London, England) · 2023 · 3 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Event-Free Survival (EFS)
21.06; 59.60
PRIMARY
Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) Rate
4; 43 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Major Pathologic Response (MPR) Rate
16; 66
SECONDARY
Overall Survival (OS)
73.72; NA
SECONDARY
Time to Death or Distant Metastases (TTDM)
36.76; 64.66

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Early stage IB-IIIA, operable non-small cell lung cancer, confirmed in tissue
  • Lung function capacity capable of tolerating the proposed lung surgery
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-1
  • Available tissue of primary lung tumor

Exclusion Criteria

  • Presence of locally advanced, inoperable or metastatic disease
  • Participants with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
  • Prior treatment with any drug that targets T cell co-stimulations pathways (such as checkpoint inhibitors)

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

View full record on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02998528) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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