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Taking people in ChinaPhase 3

Compares two immunotherapy combinations with chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer

Compares nivolumab with relatlimab plus chemotherapy against pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in adults.

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Registry title: A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab Plus Chemotherapy vs Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Stage IV/Recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 Expression ≥ 1%

Key facts

Where
Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huai'an, Huizhou, Jinan, Linhai, Liuzhou, Nanchang, Nanning, Neijiang, Shanghai, Shenyang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Wanzhou, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xinxiang, and Zhengzhou, ChinaSee the 31 sites
Phase
Phase 3

Could this be for you?

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Which best describes your lung cancer?
  • Has the cancer spread to other parts of the body, or is it too advanced to be removed by surgery?
  • What was the PD-L1 result of your tumour test?
  • Has your cancer spread to the lining around the brain or spinal cord?

Source: NCT06561386, who can take part

Where in China

  • Beijing Cancer HospitalBeijing, ChinaTaking people
  • Hunan Cancer HospitalChangsha, ChinaTaking people
  • Sichuan Cancer HospitalChengdu, ChinaTaking people
  • Chongqing University Cancer HospitalChongqing, ChinaTaking people
  • Fujian Cancer HospitalFuzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • Guangdong Provincial People's HospitalGuangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical UniversityGuangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of MedicineHangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • Zhejiang Cancer HospitalHangzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • Harbin Medical University Cancer HospitalHarbin, ChinaTaking people
  • HefeiHefei, ChinaNot yet recruiting
  • First Huai'an Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical UniversityHuai'an, ChinaTaking people
  • Huizhou Central People's HospitalHuizhou, ChinaTaking people
  • Shandong Cancer HospitalJinan, ChinaTaking people
  • Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang ProvinceLinhai, ChinaTaking people
  • Liuzhou People's HospitalLiuzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • The First affiliated hospital of Nanchang University (Xianghu campus)Nanchang, ChinaTaking people
  • Guangxi Medical University Affiliated Tumor HospitalNanning, ChinaTaking people
  • The Second People's Hospital of NeijiangNeijiang, ChinaTaking people
  • Shanghai Chest HospitalShanghai, ChinaTaking people
  • Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan UniversityShanghai, ChinaTaking people
  • Liaoning Cancer HospitalShenyang, ChinaTaking people
  • Shanxi Cancer hospitalTaiyuan, ChinaTaking people
  • Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & HospitalTianjin, ChinaTaking people
  • Chongqing Three Gorges Central HospitalWanzhou, ChinaTaking people
  • WuhanWuhan, ChinaNo longer taking part
  • Xi'an International Medical Center HospitalXi'an, ChinaTaking people
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan Medical UniversityXinxiang, ChinaTaking people
  • ZhengzhouZhengzhou, ChinaNo longer taking part

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?
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Trial details

Who runs it
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Trial code
NCT06561386EU 2024-513682-40-01
Record updated
9 November 2026
Original description
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab in combination with chemotherapy to Pembrolizumab with Chemotherapy in participants with stage IV or recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with PD-L1 expression ≥ 1%Read full original descriptionShow less

A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label Study of Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination With Chemotherapy Versus Pembrolizumab With Chemotherapy as First-line Treatment for Participants With Non-squamous (NSQ), Stage IV or Recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and With Tumor Cell PD-L1 Expression ≥ 1%

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab in combination with chemotherapy to Pembrolizumab with Chemotherapy in participants with stage IV or recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer with PD-L1 expression ≥ 1%

Inclusion: Participants must have histologically confirmed Stage IV or recurrent Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) of non-squamous (NSQ) histology with no prior systemic anti-cancer therapy given as primary therapy for advanced or metastatic disease; Participants must have measurable PD-L1 ≥ 1% Tumor Cell (TC) score by the investigational PD-L1 immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) CDx Assay conducted by central laboratory during the screening period prior to randomization; Participants must have measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per RECIST v1.1 criteria; Participants must have an Easter Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1 at screening; Participants must have a life expectancy of at least 3 months at the time of randomization.

Exclusion: Participants with known BRAFV600E mutations, that are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy; participants with known activating rearranged during transfection (RET) mutations or neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) fusion gene alterations are excluded. Participants with unknown or indeterminate BRAF mutation, activating RET mutations or NTRK fusion gene alterations are eligible; Participants must not have concurrent malignancy requiring treatment; Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways. Note: Anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1 or anti-CTLA-4 therapy given in an adjuvant, neoadjuvant or perioperative setting with at least 6 months between the last dose and date of recurrence are allowed; Participants must not have an active autoimmune disease; Participants must not have history of interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis that required oral or intravenous (IV) glucocorticoids to assist with management; Participants must not have a history of myocarditis; Participants with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), or ROS-1 mutations that are sensitive to available targeted inhibitor therapy. Participants with unknown EGFR, ALK, or ROS-1 status are excluded; Participants must not be pregnant and/or breastfeeding; Participants must not have untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases; Participants must not have leptomeningeal metastases (carcinomatous meningitis); Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06561386 · EU CTIS 2024-513682-40-01

Under construction, not live – A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Nivolumab and Relatlimab Plus Chemotherapy vs Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy for Stage IV/Recurrent Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With PD-L1 Expression ≥ 1% (NCT06561386) – Frontlight Research