Clinical trial · Interventional
An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Temozolomide Plus Radiation Therapy With Nivolumab or Placebo, for Newly Diagnosed Patients With Glioblastoma (GBM, a Malignant Brain Cancer)
A Randomized Phase 3 Single Blind Study of Temozolomide Plus Radiation Therapy Combined With Nivolumab or Placebo in Newly Diagnosed Adult Subjects With MGMT-Methylated (Tumor O6-methylguanine DNA Methyltransferase) Glioblastoma
NCT02667587CI-TRIAL-00091164CheckMate548completedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 this study is to evaluate patients with glioblastoma that is MGMT-methylated (the MGMT gene is altered by a chemical change). Patients will receive temozolomide plus radiation therapy. They will be compared to patients receiving nivolumab in addition to temozolomide plus radiation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Neoplasms | Brain Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nivolumab | Drug | Nivolumab | ALIAS |
| Nivolumab Placebo | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Radiotherapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Temozolomide | Drug | Temozolomide | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nivolumab + Temozolomide + Radiotherapy
- description
- Nivolumab: specified dose on specified days; IV (intravenous) infusion Temozolomide: 75 mg (milligram)/meter squared daily during Radiotherapy, 4 week treatment break, 150 mg/meter squared Day 1-5 for Cycle 1 and increased to 200 mg/meter squared Day 1-5 for Cycle2-Cycle 6 as tolerated; orally (additional cycles may be permitted with approval of sponsor) Radiotherapy: 2 gray units (joule of radiation energy per kilogram) 5 times per week for 6 weeks
- interventionNames
- Drug: Nivolumab
- Drug: Temozolomide
- Radiation: Radiotherapy
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Nivolumab placebo + Temozolomide + Radiotherapy
- description
- Nivolumab Placebo: specified dose on specified days; IV infusion Temozolomide: 75 mg/meter squared daily during Radiotherapy, 4 week treatment break, 150 mg/meter squared Day 1-5 for Cycle 1 and increased to 200 mg/meter squared Day 1-5 for Cycle2-Cycle 6 as tolerated; orally (additional cycles may be permitted with approval of sponsor) Radiotherapy: 2 gray units 5x/week x 6 weeks
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Males and Females, age ≥ 18 years old * Newly diagnosed brain cancer or tumor called glioblastoma or GBM * Karnofsky performance status of ≥ 70 (able to take care of self) * Substantial recovery from surgery resection * Tumor test result shows MGMT methylated or indeterminate tumor subtype Exclusion Criteria: * Biopsy-only of GBM with less than 20% of tumor removed * Prior treatment for GBM (other than surgical resection) * Any known tumor outside of the brain * Recurrent or secondary GBM * Active known or suspected autoimmune disease Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDLim M, Weller M, Idbaih A, Steinbach J, Finocchiaro G, Raval RR, Ansstas G, Baehring J, Taylor JW, Honnorat J, Petrecca K, De Vos F, Wick A, Sumrall A, Sahebjam S, Mellinghoff IK, Kinoshita M, Roberts M, Slepetis R, Warad D, Leung D, Lee M, Reardon DA, Omuro A. Phase III trial of chemoradiotherapy with temozolomide plus nivolumab or placebo for newly diagnosed glioblastoma with methylated MGMT promoter. Neuro Oncol. 2022 Nov 2;24(11):1935-1949. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac116. PMID 35511454
- DERIVEDWoroniecka K, Fecci PE. Immuno-synergy? Neoantigen vaccines and checkpoint blockade in glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol. 2020 Sep 29;22(9):1233-1234. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa170. No abstract available. PMID 32691060