Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed and Cisplatin or Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
A Phase III, Randomized, Open Label Trial of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed With Cisplatin or Carboplatin as First Line Therapy in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma
NCT02899299CI-TRIAL-00077320CheckMate743completedPhase 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 test the effectiveness and tolerability of the combination of Nivolumab and Ipilimumab compared to Pemetrexed and Cisplatin or Carboplatin in patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesothelioma | Malignant Mesothelioma | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carboplatin | Drug | Carboplatin | ALIAS |
| Cisplatin | Drug | Cisplatin | ALIAS |
| Ipilimumab | Biological | Ipilimumab | ALIAS |
| Nivolumab | Biological | Nivolumab | ALIAS |
| Pemetrexed | Drug | Pemetrexed | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nivolumab and Ipilimumab
- description
- Specified dose on specified days
- interventionNames
- Biological: Nivolumab
- Biological: Ipilimumab
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Pemetrexed and Cisplatin (or Carboplatin)
- description
- Specified dose on specified days
- interventionNames
- Drug: Pemetrexed
- Drug: Cisplatin
- Drug: Carboplatin
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Overall Survival (OS)
- timeFrame
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 at least 18 years of age * Histologically confirmed pleural malignant mesothelioma not eligible for curative surgery * ECOG Performance status of 0 or 1 * Available tumor sample for testing * Acceptable blood work Exclusion Criteria: * Primitive peritoneal, pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesotheliomas * Prior chemotherapy for pleural mesothelioma * Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2 oranti-CTLA-4 antibody * History of other malignancy unless the subject has been disease-free for at least 3 years * Active, untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastasis Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
References
Publications (5)
- DERIVEDScherpereel A, Baas P, Nowak AK, Tsao AS, Fujimoto N, Peters S, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Bautista Aragon Y, Talbot T, Grossi F, Kowalski D, Kaplan MA, Cardona AF, Soomro R, Hu N, Lee A, Ip V, Hung YH, Zalcman G. Five-Year Clinical Outcomes With Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Versus Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma in CheckMate 743. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Mar 20;44(9):742-749. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-01328. Epub 2026 Feb 24. PMID 41734361
- DERIVEDScherpereel A, Antonia S, Bautista Y, Grossi F, Kowalski D, Zalcman G, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Peters S, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Sun X, Lawrance R, Zhang X, Daumont MJ, Bennett B, McKenna M, Baas P. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemotherapy for the treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: patient-reported outcomes in CheckMate 743. Lung Cancer. 2022 May;167:8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2022.03.012. Epub 2022 Mar 21. PMID 35367910
- DERIVEDPeters S, Scherpereel A, Cornelissen R, Oulkhouir Y, Greillier L, Kaplan MA, Talbot T, Monnet I, Hiret S, Baas P, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Zhang X, Hu N, Balli D, Spires T, Zalcman G. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: 3-year outcomes from CheckMate 743. Ann Oncol. 2022 May;33(5):488-499. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.01.074. Epub 2022 Feb 3. PMID 35124183
- DERIVEDBaas P, Scherpereel A, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Peters S, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Jahan T, Antonia S, Oulkhouir Y, Bautista Y, Cornelissen R, Greillier L, Grossi F, Kowalski D, Rodriguez-Cid J, Aanur P, Oukessou A, Baudelet C, Zalcman G. First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab in unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (CheckMate 743): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2021 Jan 30;397(10272):375-386. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32714-8. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID 33485464
- DERIVEDWright K. FDA Approves Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab for Previously Untreated Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Oncology (Williston Park). 2020 Nov 12;34(11):502-503. doi: 10.46883/ONC.2020.3411.0502.