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NCT01658878CompletedPhase 1/2

An Immuno-therapy Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Other Agents in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer

A Phase 1/2, Dose-escalation, Open-label, Non-comparative Study of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subjects With or Without Chronic Viral Hepatitis; and a Randomized, Open-label Study of Nivolumab vs Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subjects Who Are Naive to Systemic Therapy

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Dec 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The first part of the study is the Dose Escalation Phase designed to establish the safety of nivolumab at different dose levels for each of the three cohorts (uninfected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subjects, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected HCC subjects, and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected subjects). The second part of the study is the Expansion Phase designed to generate additional clinical data at specified doses for each of the 3 cohorts. A third cohort has been added in this study to compare the efficacy of nivolumab and sorafenib in the treatment of Advanced HCC. A fourth cohort will generate data on the safety and efficacy of the combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab in the treatment of Advanced HCC. In the fifth cohort, additional clinical data will be generated for Child-Pugh B subjects. A Cabozantinib Combination Cohort has been added to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib and nivolumab with ipilimumab in combination with cabozantinib.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
657 (actual)
First submitted
3 Aug 2012
Start date
30 Oct 2012
Primary completion date
12 Nov 2024
Lead sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT number
NCT01658878
EudraCT number
2012-001514-42

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1/2
  • Participants enrolled: 657
  • From 30 Oct 2012 to the primary completion date, 12 Nov 2024
  • 60 sites in 13 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Any prior or current clinically significant ascites

Other illness

  • History of autoimmune disease
  • Any history of hepatic encephalopathy

Who the study is looking for

  • Subjects of 18 years or older (men and women) with histologically confirmed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, not eligible for surgical and/or locoregional therapies; or progressive disease after surgical and /or locoregional therapies
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1
  • Dose Escalation Phase: Child-Pugh score of 7 points or less. Cohort 5: Child-Pugh Class B (B7-B8). For all other cohorts Child-Pugh score of 6 points or less

Criteria the registry did not label

  • For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (60)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

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HalifaxCanadaUnknown status
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MontrealCanadaUnknown status
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TorontoCanadaUnknown status
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EssenGermanyUnknown status
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FrankfurtGermanyUnknown status
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HanoverGermanyUnknown status
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HeidelbergGermanyUnknown status
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BarcelonaSpainUnknown status
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MadridSpainUnknown status
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MadridSpainUnknown status
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PamplonaSpainUnknown status
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AngersFranceUnknown status
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CréteilFranceUnknown status
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MarseilleFranceUnknown status
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MarseilleFranceUnknown status
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ParisFranceUnknown status
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ReimsFranceUnknown status
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Vandœuvre-lès-NancyFranceUnknown status
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
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GlasgowUnited KingdomUnknown status
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
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ManchesterUnited KingdomUnknown status
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Metropolitan Borough of WirralUnited KingdomUnknown status
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaUnknown status
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BolognaItalyUnknown status
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FlorenceItalyUnknown status
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Meldola (FC)ItalyUnknown status
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MilanItalyUnknown status
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NaplesItalyUnknown status
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PadovaItalyUnknown status
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RozzanoItalyUnknown status
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Kashiwa-shiJapanUnknown status
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Kurume-shiJapanUnknown status
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KyotoJapanUnknown status
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Ōsaka-sayamaJapanUnknown status
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SagaJapanUnknown status
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YokohamaJapanUnknown status
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
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SeoulSouth KoreaUnknown status
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San JuanPuerto RicoUnknown status
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SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
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SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
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SingaporeSingaporeUnknown status
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
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TaipeiTaiwanUnknown status
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TaoyuanTaiwanUnknown status
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Ann ArborUnited StatesUnknown status
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AtlantaUnited StatesUnknown status
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
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HackensackUnited StatesUnknown status
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status
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Los AngelesUnited StatesUnknown status
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PatersonUnited StatesUnknown status
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PensacolaUnited StatesUnknown status
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PortlandUnited StatesUnknown status
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status

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