Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) vs. Everolimus in Pre-Treated Advanced or Metastatic Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma (CheckMate 025)
A Randomized, Open-Label, Phase 3 Study of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) vs. Everolimus in Subjects With Advanced or Metastatic Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Who Have Received Prior Anti-Angiogenic Therapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to compare the clinical benefit, as measured by duration of overall survival, of Nivolumab vs. Everolimus in subjects with advanced or metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma who have received prior anti-angiogenic therapy
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced or Metastatic (Medically or Surgically Unresectable) Clear-cell Renal Cell Carcinoma | Renal Cell Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everolimus | Drug | Everolimus | ALIAS |
| Nivolumab | Biological | Nivolumab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 1: Nivolumab
- description
- Nivolumab 3 mg/kg solution intravenously every 2 weeks until documented disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent or the study ends
- interventionNames
- Biological: Nivolumab
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm 2: Everolimus
- description
- Everolimus 10 mg tablets by mouth daily until documented disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent or the study ends
- interventionNames
- Drug: Everolimus
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Survival (OS) at Primary Endpoint
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Men \& women ≥18 years of age * Histologic confirmation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with clear-cell component * Advanced/metastatic RCC * Measurable disease per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 criteria * Received 1 or 2 prior anti-angiogenic therapy regimens in advanced or metastatic setting * No more than 3 total prior systemic treatment regimens in the advanced or metastatic setting, and evidence of progression on or after last treatment regimen received and within 6 months of enrollment * Karnofsky Performance Score ≥70% Exclusion Criteria: * Any Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases or history of CNS metastases * Prior therapy with an Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor * Any active known or suspected autoimmune disease * Uncontrolled adrenal insufficiency * Active chronic liver disease * Prior malignancy active within past 3 years, except for locally curable cancers Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
References
Publications (8)
- DERIVEDKlijn SL, Fenwick E, Kroep S, Johannesen K, Malcolm B, Kurt M, Kiff C, Borrill J. What Did Time Tell Us? A Comparison and Retrospective Validation of Different Survival Extrapolation Methods for Immuno-Oncologic Therapy in Advanced or Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Pharmacoeconomics. 2021 Mar;39(3):345-356. doi: 10.1007/s40273-020-00989-1. Epub 2021 Jan 11. PMID 33428174
- DERIVEDAmbavane A, Yang S, Atkins MB, Rao S, Shah A, Regan MM, McDermott DF, Michaelson MD. Clinical and economic outcomes of treatment sequences for intermediate- to poor-risk advanced renal cell carcinoma. Immunotherapy. 2020 Jan;12(1):37-51. doi: 10.2217/imt-2019-0199. Epub 2020 Jan 29. PMID 31992108
- DERIVEDShah R, Botteman M, Solem CT, Luo L, Doan J, Cella D, Motzer RJ. A Quality-adjusted Time Without Symptoms or Toxicity (Q-TWiST) Analysis of Nivolumab Versus Everolimus in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (aRCC). Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2019 Oct;17(5):356-365.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.05.010. Epub 2019 May 31. PMID 31272883
- DERIVEDLong GV, Tykodi SS, Schneider JG, Garbe C, Gravis G, Rashford M, Agrawal S, Grigoryeva E, Bello A, Roy A, Rollin L, Zhao X. Assessment of nivolumab exposure and clinical safety of 480 mg every 4 weeks flat-dosing schedule in patients with cancer. Ann Oncol. 2018 Nov 1;29(11):2208-2213. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy408. PMID 30215677
- DERIVEDEscudier B, Motzer RJ, Sharma P, Wagstaff J, Plimack ER, Hammers HJ, Donskov F, Gurney H, Sosman JA, Zalewski PG, Harmenberg U, McDermott DF, Choueiri TK, Richardet M, Tomita Y, Ravaud A, Doan J, Zhao H, Hardy H, George S. Treatment Beyond Progression in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Nivolumab in CheckMate 025. Eur Urol. 2017 Sep;72(3):368-376. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.03.037. Epub 2017 Apr 12. PMID 28410865
- DERIVEDEscudier B, Sharma P, McDermott DF, George S, Hammers HJ, Srinivas S, Tykodi SS, Sosman JA, Procopio G, Plimack ER, Castellano D, Gurney H, Donskov F, Peltola K, Wagstaff J, Gauler TC, Ueda T, Zhao H, Waxman IM, Motzer RJ; CheckMate 025 investigators. CheckMate 025 Randomized Phase 3 Study: Outcomes by Key Baseline Factors and Prior Therapy for Nivolumab Versus Everolimus in Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma. Eur Urol. 2017 Dec;72(6):962-971. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.02.010. Epub 2017 Mar 3.