Recruiting
Phase 3

Nivolumab & Relatlimab vs. Pembrolizumab

Sponsor:

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Code:

NCT06561386

Conditions

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Nivolumab

Relatlimab

Pembrolizumab

Carboplatin

Pemetrexed

Study Details

Brief summary:

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%

Conditions

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Study ID

NCT06561386

Start date

Oct 7, 2024

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 4, 2032

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 30, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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 Criteria

  • Participants must not be pregnant and/or breastfeeding.
  • 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 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 untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
  • Participants must not have leptomeningeal metastases (carcinomatous meningitis).
  • Participants must not have concurrent malignancy requiring treatment.
  • 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 must not have had prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or other antibody or drug targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways.
  • Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria apply.

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Arm A

active comparator: Arm B

Interventions

Nivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

Relatlimab

Specified dose on specified days

Pembrolizumab

Specified dose on specified days

Carboplatin

Specified dose on specified days

Pemetrexed

Specified dose on specified days

Cisplatin

Specified dose on specified days

Primary outcome measure

  • Overall survival (OS) in randomized participants with PD-L1 1% to 49% [ Time Frame: Up to 5 years ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

BMS Clinical Trials Contact Center www.BMSClinicalTrials.com

855-907-3286Clinical.Trials@bms.com

Locations

Southern Arizona VA Health Care System

Recruiting

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723

Contacts

Thomas Hanzlik, Site 0368

580-792-1450

University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center

Recruiting

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817

Contacts

Tianhong Li, Site 0304

718-555-1212

San Francisco Oncology Associates

Recruiting

San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

Contacts

Kevin Kim, Site 0159

415-885-8600

UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica

Recruiting

Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404

Contacts

Edward Garon, Site 0111

310-926-5333

University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Sylvester Cancer Center

Recruiting

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136

Contacts

Estelamari Rodriguez, Site 0206

305-689-4059

Memorial Hospital West

Recruiting

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States, 33028

Contacts

Gelenis Domingo, Site 0162

000-000-0000

Florida Cancer Specialists - North

Recruiting

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33705

Contacts

Mamta Choksi, Site 0358

727-842-8411

Florida Cancer Specialists - East

Recruiting

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33401

Contacts

Todd Gersten, Site 0360

561-366-4100

Affiliated Oncologists, LLC

Recruiting

Chicago Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60415

Contacts

Rami Haddad, Site 0376

111111

Cancer Center of Kansas

Recruiting

Wichita, Kansas, United States, 67214

Contacts

Shaker Dakhil, Site 0251

316-262-4467

Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Edgewood

Recruiting

Edgewood, Kentucky, United States, 41017

Contacts

Colleen Darnell, Site 0128

859-301-4000

Baptist Health Lexington

Recruiting

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40503

Contacts

Firas Badin, Site 0130

859-260-6100

Hattiesburg Clinic Hematology/Oncology

Recruiting

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, 39401-7233

Contacts

John Hrom, Site 0226

601-261-1700

Renown Regional Medical Center

Recruiting

Reno, Nevada, United States, 89502

Contacts

Katharine Thomas, Site 0207

775-985-4000

Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10016

Contacts

Daniel Becker, Site 0392

212-523-4000

University of Rochester Medical Center

Recruiting

Rochester, New York, United States, 14642

Contacts

Arpan Patel, Site 0325

315-525-2102

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Recruiting

Syracuse, New York, United States, 13210

Contacts

Bhaskara Reddy Madhira, Site 0324

314-691-8862

East Carolina University

Recruiting

Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27858

Contacts

Sameer Batoo, Site 0351

252-744-4929

University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219

Lancaster General Hospital - Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, 17601

Contacts

Samuel Kerr, Site 0272

717-215-9561

Texas Oncology - West Texas

Recruiting

Abilene, Texas, United States, 79606

Contacts

Pankaj Khandelwal, Site 0359

000-000-0000

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Mehmet Altan, Site 0378

203-809-3721

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler dba UT Health East Texas HOPE Cancer Center

Recruiting

Tyler, Texas, United States, 75701

Contacts

Robert Droder, Site 0303

903-595-7093

More Information

Sponsor

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Last update posted

Aug 17, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Non-squamous
  • PDL-1 ≥ 1%

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Bristol-Myers Squibb on 2026-08-17.