Opdivo Drug Information
Generic name: NIVOLUMAB AND HYALURONIDASE-NVHY
Endoglycosidase [EPC] Programmed Death Receptor-1 Blocking Antibody [EPC]
Uses of Opdivo
Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma OPDIVO
QVANTIG™, as monotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with intermediate or poor risk advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy. Limitations of Use: OPDIVO QVANTIG is not indicated in combination with ipilimumab for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. OPDIVO QVANTIG, in combination with cabozantinib, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC.
OPDIVO QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC who have received prior anti-angiogenic therapy.
Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma OPDIVO
QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater with unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Limitations of Use: OPDIVO QVANTIG is not indicated in combination with ipilimumab for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
Neoadjuvant Treatment of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer OPDIVO QVANTIG, in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy, is indicated as neoadjuvant treatment of adult patients with resectable (tumors ≥4 cm or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer OPDIVO
QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for these aberrations prior to receiving OPDIVO QVANTIG.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck OPDIVO
QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) with disease progression on or after platinum-based therapy.
Urothelial Carcinoma OPDIVO
QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC) who are at high risk of recurrence after undergoing radical resection of UC. OPDIVO QVANTIG, in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic UC. OPDIVO QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC who: • have disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy. • have disease progression within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy.
Hepatocellular Carcinoma • OPDIVO
QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy. • OPDIVO QVANTIG, as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have been previously treated with sorafenib following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy.
Esophageal Cancer OPDIVO
QVANTIG as monotherapy, is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of completely resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer with residual pathologic disease in adult patients who have received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). OPDIVO QVANTIG, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) whose tumors express PD-L1 (≥1). OPDIVO QVANTIG as monotherapy, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic ESCC after prior fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy.
Dosage & Administration of Opdivo
Patient Selection Esophageal Cancer
Select patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic ESCC for treatment with OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy based on PD-L1 expression. • An FDA-approved companion diagnostic for the detection of PD-L1 expression in patients with advanced or metastatic ESCC is not available.
Recommended Dosage
The recommended dosages of OPDIVO QVANTIG as monotherapy are presented in Table 1. Administer OPDIVO QVANTIG as a subcutaneous injection over 3 to 5 minutes. Refer to the respective Prescribing Information for each therapeutic agent administered in combination with OPDIVO QVANTIG for the recommended dosage information, as appropriate.
Table 2: Recommended Dosages for OPDIVO QVANTIG in Combination with Other Therapeutic Agents s No dose reduction for OPDIVO QVANTIG is recommended. In general, withhold OPDIVO QVANTIG for severe (Grade 3) immune-mediated adverse reactions. Permanently discontinue OPDIVO QVANTIG for life-threatening (Grade 4) immune-mediated adverse reactions, recurrent severe (Grade 3) immune-mediated reactions that require systemic immunosuppressive treatment, or an inability to reduce corticosteroid dose to 10 mg or less of prednisone or equivalent per day within 12 weeks of initiating steroids.
Dosage modifications for OPDIVO QVANTIG or OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with other anti-cancer agents for adverse reactions that require management different from these general guidelines are summarized in Table 3 and Table 4. Table 3: Recommended s in Patients Treated with Combination Therapy
Preparation and Administration
To prevent medication errors, check the vial labels to ensure that the drug being prepared and administered is OPDIVO QVANTIG for subcutaneous use and NOT intravenous nivolumab. Do NOT administer OPDIVO QVANTIG intravenously. OPDIVO QVANTIG should be administered by a healthcare professional.
Each OPDIVO QVANTIG vial is for one-time use only. It is a ready-to-use solution for injection. It should not be diluted.
Visually inspect for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration. OPDIVO QVANTIG is a clear to opalescent, colorless to yellow solution. Discard if the solution is discolored or contains extraneous particulate matter other than a few translucent-to-white particles.
Do not shake. Preparation No incompatibilities were observed between OPDIVO QVANTIG and polypropylene and polycarbonate syringes, or between OPDIVO QVANTIG and polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, and fluorinated ethylene propylene subcutaneous administration sets. A syringe and a transfer needle are needed to withdraw OPDIVO QVANTIG solution from the vial.
OPDIVO QVANTIG may be injected subcutaneously using a 23G to 25G (3/8 to 5/8 inch) hypodermic injection needle or subcutaneous administration set (eg., winged/butterfly). Calculate the appropriate number of vials of OPDIVO QVANTIG (300 mg/5,000 units and/or 600 mg/10,000 units) needed based on the prescribed dose. Select the appropriate syringe label provided in the carton that matches the prescribed dose and apply to the prepared syringe.
Discard partially used or empty vials of OPDIVO QVANTIG. If the dose is not to be used immediately, attach a tip cap to the syringe prior to storage. To avoid clogging of the hypodermic injection needle, attach a 23G to 25G (3/8 to 5/8 inch) hypodermic injection needle to the syringe immediately prior to administration.
Storage in Syringe Once withdrawn into the syringe, OPDIVO QVANTIG should be used immediately. If not used immediately, store the syringe: • In the refrigerator at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F), protected from light for up to 72 hours; do not freeze, or • At room temperature 20°C to 25°C (68°F to 77°F) for up to 8 hours. Storage at room temperature for this duration does not require protection from light. • Discard if storage time exceeds these limits. • If stored in the refrigerator, allow the solution to come to room temperature before administration.
Administration • Administer the full contents of the syringe into the subcutaneous tissue of 1 of the 4 quadrants of the abdomen, or thigh over a period of 3 to 5 minutes. • Alternate injection sites across the 4 quadrants of the abdomen or thighs for successive injections. Do not inject into areas where the skin is tender, red, or bruised, or areas where there are scars or moles. If the administration of OPDIVO QVANTIG is interrupted, continue administering at the same site, or at an alternate site. • During treatment with OPDIVO QVANTIG, do not administer other subcutaneous medications at the same site used for OPDIVO QVANTIG.
| Dosing recommendations for monotherapy or monotherapy following intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy. | ||
| Indication | Recommended OPDIVO QVANTIG Dosage | Duration of Therapy |
| Advanced renal cell carcinoma† | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
| Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck | ||
| Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma | ||
| Hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated with sorafenib | ||
| Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | ||
| Unresectable or metastatic melanoma† | Adult patients and pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 40 kg or greater: 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
| Pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 30 kg or greater but less than 40 kg: 300 mg nivolumab and 5,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | ||
| Adjuvant treatment of melanoma | Adult patients and pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 40 kg or greater: 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity for up to 1 year |
| Pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 30 kg or greater but less than 40 kg: 300 mg nivolumab and 5,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | ||
| Unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer† | Adult patients and pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 40 kg or greater: 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years |
| Pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 30 kg or greater but less than 40 kg: 300 mg nivolumab and 5,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | ||
| Microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer that has progressed following prior treatment for metastatic disease† | Adult patients and pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 40 kg or greater: 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
| Pediatric patients age 12 years and older and weighing 30 kg or greater but less than 40 kg: 300 mg nivolumab and 5,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | ||
| First-line unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma† | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years |
| Adjuvant treatment of urothelial carcinoma | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity for up to 1 year |
| Adjuvant treatment of resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer | ||
| Indication | Recommended OPDIVO QVANTIG Dosage | Duration of Therapy |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced renal cell carcinoma | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks Administer OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with cabozantinib 40 mg orally once daily without food | OPDIVO QVANTIG: Until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years Cabozantinib: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
| Neoadjuvant treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer | 900 mg nivolumab and 15,000 units hyaluronidase with platinum-doublet chemotherapy on the same day every 3 weeks | In combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy for 3 cycles |
| Neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment of resectable non-small cell lung cancer | Neoadjuvant: 900 mg nivolumab and 15,000 units hyaluronidase with platinum-doublet chemotherapy on the same day every 3 weeks | Neoadjuvant: in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity, for up to 4 cycles |
| Adjuvant: 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | Adjuvant: following neoadjuvant therapy and surgery, administer as a single agent until disease progression, recurrence, or unacceptable toxicity, for up to 13 cycles (up to 1 year) | |
| First-line unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma | 900 mg nivolumab and 15,000 units hyaluronidase every 3 weeks Administer OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine on the same day every 3 weeks | In combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine for up to 6 cycles |
| 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks | After completing up to 6 cycles of combination therapy, administer as single agent until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years from first dose | |
| Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase every 2 weeks or 1,200 mg nivolumab and 20,000 units hyaluronidase every 4 weeks Administer OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy | Until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years |
| Chemotherapy: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity | ||
| Gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma | 600 mg nivolumab and 10,000 units hyaluronidase with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy every 2 weeks or 900 mg nivolumab and 15,000 units hyaluronidase with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy every 3 weeks | OPDIVO QVANTIG: Until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years Chemotherapy: Until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity |
| a Resume in patients with complete or partial resolution (Grade 0 to 1) after corticosteroid taper. Permanently discontinue if no complete or partial resolution within 12 weeks of last dose or inability to reduce prednisone to 10 mg per day (or equivalent) or less within 12 weeks of initiating steroids. b If AST and ALT are less than or equal to ULN at baseline, withhold or permanently discontinue OPDIVO QVANTIG based on recommendations for hepatitis with no liver involvement. c Depending on clinical severity, consider withholding for Grade 2 endocrinopathy until symptom improvement with hormone replacement. Resume once acute symptoms have resolved. ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, DRESS = Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms, SJS = Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, TEN = toxic epidermal necrolysis, ULN = upper limit of normal | ||
| Adverse Reaction | Severity | Dosage Modification |
| Immune-Mediated Adverse Reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1) ] | ||
| Pneumonitis | Grade 2 | Withhold a |
| Grade 3 or 4 | Permanently discontinue | |
| Colitis For colitis in patients treated with combination therapy with ipilimumab, see Table 4. | Grade 2 or 3 | Withhold a |
| Grade 4 | Permanently discontinue | |
| Hepatitis with no tumor involvement of the liver For liver enzyme elevations in patients treated with combination therapy with cabozantinib, see Table 4. | AST/ALT increases to >3 and ≤8 times ULN or Total bilirubin increases to >1.5 and ≤3 times ULN. | Withhold a |
| AST or ALT increases to >8 times ULN or Total bilirubin increases to >3 times ULN. | Permanently discontinue | |
| Hepatitis with tumor involvement of the liver b | Baseline AST/ALT is >1 and ≤3 times ULN and increases to >5 and ≤10 times ULN or Baseline AST/ALT is >3 and ≤5 times ULN and increases to >8 and ≤10 times ULN. | Withhold a |
| AST/ALT increases to >10 times ULN or Total bilirubin increases to >3 times ULN. | Permanently discontinue | |
| Endocrinopathies c | Grade 3 or 4 | Withhold until clinically stable or permanently discontinue depending on severity |
| Nephritis with Renal Dysfunction | Grade 2 or 3 increased blood creatinine | Withhold a |
| Grade 4 increased blood creatinine | Permanently discontinue | |
| Exfoliative Dermatologic Conditions | Suspected SJS, TEN, or DRESS | Withhold |
| Confirmed SJS, TEN, or DRESS | Permanently discontinue | |
| Myocarditis | Grades 2, 3, or 4 | Permanently discontinue |
| Neurological Toxicities | Grade 2 | Withhold a |
| Grade 3 or 4 | Permanently discontinue | |
| a Consider corticosteroid therapy for hepatic adverse reactions if OPDIVO QVANTIG is withheld or discontinued when administered in combination with cabozantinib. b After recovery, rechallenge with one or both of OPDIVO QVANTIG and cabozantinib may be considered. If rechallenging with cabozantinib with or without OPDIVO QVANTIG, refer to cabozantinib Prescribing Information. | |||
| Treatment | Adverse Reaction | Severity | Dosage Modification |
| OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with cabozantinib | Liver enzyme elevations | ALT or AST >3 times ULN but ≤10 times ULN with concurrent total bilirubin <2 times ULN | Withhold a both OPDIVO QVANTIG and cabozantinib until adverse reactions recover b to Grades 0-1 |
| ALT or AST >10 times ULN or >3 times ULN with concurrent total bilirubin ≥2 times ULN | Permanently discontinue a both OPDIVO QVANTIG and cabozantinib | ||
Side Effects of Opdivo
Clinical Trials Experience
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice. The data in WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS reflect exposure to OPDIVO QVANTIG as a single agent in 247 patients enrolled in CHECKMATE-67T, with additional data from intravenous nivolumab single-agent (1994 patients), and from intravenous nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib (320 patients) for select adverse reactions. Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma CHECKMATE-67T was a multicenter, randomized, open-label study in adult patients with advanced or metastatic RCC.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 28% of patients who received OPDIVO QVANTIG. Serious adverse reactions in >1% of patients included pleural effusion ( %). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3 patients (1.2%) who received OPDIVO QVANTIG and included myocarditis, myositis, and colitis complications.
Permanent discontinuation of OPDIVO QVANTIG due to an adverse reaction occurred in 10% of patients. The most common adverse reaction which resulted in permanent discontinuation was pneumonitis (2%). Dosage interruptions of OPDIVO QVANTIG due to an adverse reaction occurred in 34% of patients.
The most common adverse reactions (≥10%) were musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, pruritus, rash, hypothyroidism, diarrhea, cough, and abdominal pain. Tables 5 and 6 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-67T. Table 5: Adverse Reactions* in ≥5% of Adult Patients with RCC Receiving Clinically important adverse reactions in <5% of patients who received OPDIVO QVANTIG include: Cardiac: myocarditis Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal: pneumonitis, dyspnea Endocrine: adrenal insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis Gastrointestinal: colitis, pancreatitis Hepatobiliary: hepatitis Nervous system: peripheral neuropathy Skin and subcutaneous tissue: psoriasis, erythema Musculoskeletal and connective tissue: arthritis Blood and lymphatic system: eosinophilia Eye disorders: uveitis Immune system: hypersensitivity Table 6: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a ≥ for its approved indications has been established in adequate and well-controlled clinical studies of intravenous nivolumab.
Below is a description of adverse reactions in these adequate and well-controlled clinical studies. First-line Renal Cell Carcinoma CHECKMATE-214 The safety of intravenous nivolumab with ipilimumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-214, a randomized open-label trial in 1082 patients with previously untreated advanced RCC; patients received intravenous nivolumab 3 mg/kg over 60 minutes with ipilimumab 1 mg/kg intravenously every 3 weeks for 4 doses followed by intravenous nivolumab as a single agent at a dose of 3 mg/kg by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks (n=547) or sunitinib 50 mg orally daily for the first 4 weeks of a 6-week cycle (n=535). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 59% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab.
Study therapy was discontinued for adverse reactions in 31% of intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab patients. Fifty-four percent (54%) of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab had a dose interruption for an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab were diarrhea, pyrexia, pneumonia, pneumonitis, hypophysitis, acute kidney injury, dyspnea, adrenal insufficiency, and colitis; in patients treated with sunitinib, they were pneumonia, pleural effusion, and dyspnea.
The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥20% of patients) were fatigue, rash, diarrhea, musculoskeletal pain, pruritus, nausea, cough, pyrexia, arthralgia, and decreased appetite. The most common laboratory abnormalities which have worsened compared to baseline in ≥30% of intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab-treated patients include increased lipase, anemia, increased creatinine, increased ALT, increased AST, hyponatremia, increased amylase, and lymphopenia. Tables 7 and 8 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, that occurred in >15% of intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab‑treated patients in CHECKMATE- Table 8: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in > In addition, among patients with TSH ≤ ULN at baseline, a lower proportion of patients experienced a treatment-emergent elevation of TSH > ULN in the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab group compared to the sunitinib group (31% and 61%, respectively).
CHECKMATE-9ER The safety of intravenous nivolumab with cabozantinib was evaluated in CHECKMATE-9ER, a randomized, open-label study in patients with previously untreated advanced RCC. Cabozantinib could be interrupted or reduced to 20 mg daily or 20 mg every other day. The median duration of treatment was 14 months (range: 0.2 to 27 months) in intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib-treated patients.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 48% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib. The most frequent (≥2%) serious adverse reactions were diarrhea, pneumonia, pneumonitis, pulmonary embolism, urinary tract infection, and hyponatremia. Fatal intestinal perforations occurred in 3 (0.9%) patients.
Adverse reactions leading to discontinuation of either intravenous nivolumab or cabozantinib occurred in 20% of patients: 7% intravenous nivolumab only, 8% cabozantinib only, and 6% both drugs due to same adverse reaction at the same time. Adverse reaction leading to dose interruption or reduction of either intravenous nivolumab or cabozantinib occurred in 83% of patients: 3% intravenous nivolumab only, 46% cabozantinib only, and 21% both drugs due to same adverse reaction at the same time, and 6% both drugs sequentially. The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib were diarrhea, fatigue, hepatotoxicity, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, stomatitis, rash, hypertension, hypothyroidism, musculoskeletal pain, decreased appetite, nausea, dysgeusia, abdominal pain, cough, and upper respiratory tract infection.
Tables 9 and 10 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-9ER. Table 9:: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in > Previously Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma CHECKMATE-025 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-025, a randomized open-label trial in 803 patients with advanced RCC who had experienced disease progression during or after at least one anti-angiogenic treatment regimen received intravenous nivolumab 3 mg/kg over 60 minutes by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks (n=406) or everolimus 10 mg daily (n=397). Rate of death on treatment or within 30 days of the last dose was 4.7% on the intravenous nivolumab arm.
Forty-four percent (44%) of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab had a dose interruption for an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions in at least 2% of patients were: acute kidney injury, pleural effusion, pneumonia, diarrhea, and hypercalcemia. The most common adverse reactions (≥20%) were fatigue, cough, nausea, rash, dyspnea, diarrhea, constipation, decreased appetite, back pain, and arthralgia.
The most common laboratory abnormalities which have worsened compared to baseline in ≥30% of patients include increased creatinine, lymphopenia, anemia, increased AST, increased alkaline phosphatase, hyponatremia, increased triglycerides, and hyperkalemia. In addition, among patients with TSH < ULN at baseline, a greater proportion of patients experienced a treatment-emergent elevation of TSH > ULN in the intravenous nivolumab group compared to the everolimus group (26% and 14%, respectively). Tables 11 and 12 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-0 Other clinically important adverse reactions in CHECKMATE-025 were: General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions: peripheral edema/edema Gastrointestinal Disorders: abdominal pain/discomfort Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders: extremity pain, musculoskeletal pain Nervous System Disorders: headache/migraine, peripheral neuropathy Investigations: weight decreased Skin Disorders: palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia Table 12: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in > Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma CHECKMATE-037 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-037, a randomized, open-label trial in 370 patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
Patients had documented disease progression following treatment with ipilimumab and, if BRAF V600 mutation positive, a BRAF inhibitor. The trial excluded patients with autoimmune disease, prior ipilimumab-related Grade 4 adverse reactions (except for endocrinopathies) or Grade 3 ipilimumab-related adverse reactions that had not resolved or were inadequately controlled within 12 weeks of the initiating event, patients with a condition requiring chronic systemic treatment with corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications, a positive test for hepatitis B or C, and a history of HIV. The population characteristics in the intravenous nivolumab group and the chemotherapy group were similar: 66% male, median age 59.5 years, 98% White, baseline Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status with M1c stage disease, 73% with cutaneous melanoma, 11% with mucosal melanoma, 73% received two or more prior therapies for advanced or metastatic disease, and 18% had brain metastasis.
There were more patients in the intravenous nivolumab group with elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) at baseline (51% vs. 38%). Twenty-six percent of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab had a dose interruption for an adverse reaction. Grade 3 and 4 adverse reactions occurred in 42% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab.
The most common adverse reaction (reported in ≥20% of patients) was rash. Tables 13 and 14 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-037. Table 13: Adverse Reactions Occurring in ≥10% of Intravenous Nivolumab-Treated Patients and at a Higher Incidence than in the Chemotherapy Arm (Between Arm Difference of ≥5% All Grades or ≥2% Grades 3-4) - CHECKMATE-0 0 5 0 Clinically important adverse reactions in <10% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab were: Cardiac Disorders: ventricular arrhythmia Eye Disorders: iridocyclitis General Disorders and Administration Site Conditions: infusion-related reactions Investigations: increased amylase, increased lipase Nervous System Disorders: dizziness, peripheral and sensory neuropathy Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: exfoliative dermatitis, erythema multiforme, vitiligo, psoriasis Table 14: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥10% of Intravenous Nivolumab-Treated Patients and at a Higher Incidence than in the Chemotherapy Arm (Between Arm Difference of ≥5% All Grades or ≥2% Grades 3-4) - CHECKMATE-0 2 6 0 Previously Untreated Metastatic Melanoma CHECKMATE-066 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was also evaluated in CHECKMATE-066, a randomized, double-blind, active‑controlled trial in 411 previously untreated patients with BRAF V600 wild-type unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
The median duration of exposure was 6.5 months (range: 1 day to 16.6 months) in intravenous nivolumab-treated patients. There were more patients in the intravenous nivolumab group with ECOG performance status 0 (71% vs. 59%). Adverse reactions led to permanent discontinuation of intravenous nivolumab in 7% of patients and dose interruption in 26% of patients; no single type of adverse reaction accounted for the majority of intravenous nivolumab discontinuations.
The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥20% of patients and at a higher incidence than in the dacarbazine arm) were fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, rash, and pruritus. Tables 15 and 16 summarize selected adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-066. The trial excluded patients with autoimmune disease, a medical condition requiring systemic treatment with corticosteroids (more than 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medication within 14 days of the start of study therapy, a positive test result for hepatitis B or C, or a history of HIV.
The most frequent adverse reactions leading to discontinuation of both drugs in the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab arm and of intravenous nivolumab in the intravenous nivolumab arm, respectively, were colitis ( %) adverse reactions in the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab arm were fatigue, diarrhea, rash, nausea, pyrexia, pruritus, musculoskeletal pain, vomiting, decreased appetite, cough, headache, dyspnea, upper respiratory tract infection, arthralgia, and increased transaminases. Tables 17 and 18 summarize the incidence of adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-0 Arm and at a Higher Incidence than in the Ipilimumab Arm (Between Arm Difference of ≥5% All Grades or ≥2% Grades 3-4) - CHECKMATE-0 Clinically important adverse reactions in <10% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab with ipilimumab or intravenous nivolumab as a single agent were: Gastrointestinal Disorders: stomatitis, intestinal perforation Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders: vitiligo Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders: myopathy, Sjogren’s syndrome, spondyloarthropathy, myositis (including polymyositis) Nervous System Disorders: neuritis, peroneal nerve palsy Table 18: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ Arm (Between Arm Difference of ≥5% All Grades or ≥2% Grades 3-4) - CHECKMATE-0 4 Adjuvant Treatment of Melanoma CHECKMATE-76K The safety of intravenous nivolumab as a single agent was evaluated in CHECKMATE-76K, a randomized (2:1), double-blind trial in 788 patients with completely resected Stage IIB/C melanoma who received intravenous nivolumab 480 mg by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes every 4 weeks (n=524) or placebo by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes every 4 weeks (n=264) for up to 1 year. The median duration of exposure was 11 months in patients treated with intravenous nivolumab and 11 months in patients treated with placebo.
Serious adverse reactions occurred in 18% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab. A fatal adverse reaction occurred in 1 (0.2%) patient (heart failure and acute kidney injury). Permanent discontinuation of intravenous nivolumab due to an adverse reaction occurred in 17% of patients.
Dosage interruptions of intravenous nivolumab due to an adverse reaction occurred in 25% of patients. Adverse reactions which required dosage interruption in >1% of patients included COVID-19 infection, infusion related reaction, diarrhea, arthralgia, and increased ALT. The median duration of exposure was 11.5 months in intravenous nivolumab‑treated patients and was 2.7 months in ipilimumab-treated patients.
In this ongoing trial, 74% of patients received intravenous nivolumab for >6 months. Twenty-eight percent of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients had at least one omitted dose for an adverse reaction. Grade 3 or 4 adverse reactions occurred in 25% of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients.
The most frequent Grade 3 and 4 adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients were diarrhea and increased lipase and amylase. The most common adverse reactions (at least 20%) were fatigue, diarrhea, rash, musculoskeletal pain, pruritus, headache, nausea, upper respiratory infection, and abdominal pain. The most common immune-mediated adverse reactions were rash (16%), diarrhea/colitis (6%), and hepatitis (3%).
Tables 21 and 22 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Neoadjuvant Treatment of Resectable (Tumors ≥4 cm or Node Positive) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer CHECKMATE-816 The safety of intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy was evaluated in CHECKMATE-816, a randomized, open-label, multicenter trial in patients with resectable NSCLC. Serious adverse reactions in >2% included pneumonia and vomiting. No fatal adverse reactions occurred in patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy.
Study therapy with intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy was permanently discontinued for adverse reactions in 10% of patients and 30% had at least one treatment withheld for an adverse reaction. The most common Grade 3 or 4 laboratory abnormalities (≥2%) were neutropenia, hyperglycemia, leukopenia, lymphopenia, increased amylase, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyponatremia. Tables 23 and 24 summarize selected adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-816.
Table 23: Adverse Reactions in >10% of Patients with Early-Stage NSCLC Receiving Neoadjuvant: Select Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in >20% of Patients with Early-Stage NSCLC Receiving Neoadjuvant Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment of Resectable (Tumors ≥4 cm or Node Positive) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer CHECKMATE-77T The safety of intravenous nivolumab in combination with neoadjuvant platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by surgery and continued adjuvant treatment with intravenous nivolumab as a single agent after surgery was evaluated in CHECKMATE-77T, a randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial in patients with previously untreated resectable Stage IIA (>4 cm) to IIIB (T3N2 or T4N2) NSCLC (per the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 8th Edition). Patients with active autoimmune disease or a medical condition that required immunosuppression were ineligible. The median duration of exposure to intravenous nivolumab was 10.3 months (range: 1 day to 22.3 months).
Adverse reactions occurring in patients with resectable NSCLC receiving intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy, given as neoadjuvant treatment and followed as a single agent adjuvant treatment after surgery, were generally similar to those occurring in patients in other clinical trials across tumor types receiving intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy. Neoadjuvant Phase of CHECKMATE-77T A total of 228 patients received at least 1 dose of intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment and 230 patients received at least 1 dose of placebo in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 21% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment; the most frequent (≥2%) serious adverse reactions was pneumonia.
Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2.2% of patients, due to cerebrovascular accident, COVID-19 infection, hemoptysis, pneumonia, and pneumonitis (0.4% each). The adverse reactions that led to cancellation of surgery in intravenous nivolumab-treated patients were cerebrovascular accident, pneumonia, and colitis/diarrhea (2 patients each) and acute coronary syndrome, myocarditis, hemoptysis, pneumonitis, COVID-19, and myositis (1 patient each). Of the 178 intravenous nivolumab-treated patients who received surgery, 4.5% (n=8) experienced delay of surgery (surgery more than 6 weeks from last neoadjuvant treatment) due to adverse reactions.
Of the 178 placebo-treated patients who received surgery, 3.9% (n=7) experienced delay of surgery due to adverse reactions. Of the 178 intravenous nivolumab-treated patients who received surgery, 7% (n=13) did not receive adjuvant treatment due to adverse reactions. Of the 178 placebo-treated patients who received surgery, 2.8% (n=5) did not receive adjuvant treatment due to adverse reactions.
Adjuvant Phase of CHECKMATE-77T A total of 142 patients in the intravenous nivolumab arm and 152 patients in the placebo arm received at least 1 dose of adjuvant treatment. Of the patients who received single agent intravenous nivolumab as adjuvant treatment, 22% experienced serious adverse reactions; the most frequent serious adverse reaction was pneumonitis/ILD (2.8%). One fatal adverse reaction due to COVID-19 occurred.
Second-line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC CHECKMATE-017 and CHECKMATE-057 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-017, a randomized open-label, multicenter trial in patients with metastatic squamous NSCLC and progression on or after one prior platinum doublet-based chemotherapy regimen and in CHECKMATE-057, a randomized, open-label, multicenter trial in patients with metastatic non-squamous NSCLC and progression on or after one prior platinum doublet-based chemotherapy regimen. These trials excluded patients with active autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, or with symptomatic interstitial lung disease. Across both trials, the median age of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients was 61 years range: years of age, 61% were male, and 91% were White.
Ten percent of patients had brain metastases and ECOG performance status was In CHECKMATE-057, in the intravenous nivolumab arm, seven deaths were due to infection including one case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, four were due to pulmonary embolism, and one death was due to limbic encephalitis. Intravenous nivolumab was discontinued in 11% of patients and was delayed in 28% of patients for an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab were pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, dyspnea, pyrexia, pleural effusion, pneumonitis, and respiratory failure.
Across both trials, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) were fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cough, dyspnea, and decreased appetite. Tables 25 and 26 summarize selected adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-057. Table 26: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥10% of Intravenous Nivolumab-Treated Patients for all NCI CTCAE Grades and at a Higher Incidence than Docetaxel (Between Arm Difference of ≥5% All Grades or ≥2% Grades 3-4) - CHECKMATE-0 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck CHECKMATE-141 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-141, a randomized, active-controlled, open-label, multicenter trial in patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN with progression during or within 6 months of receiving prior platinum-based therapy.
The trial excluded patients with active autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, or recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the nasopharynx, squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary histology, salivary gland or non-squamous histologies (e.g., mucosal melanoma). Baseline ECOG performance status was of patients received only one prior line of systemic therapy, the remaining 55% of patients had two or more prior lines of therapy, and 90% had prior radiation therapy. Intravenous nivolumab was discontinued in 14% of patients and was delayed in 24% of patients for an adverse reaction.
Adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities occurring in patients with SCCHN were generally similar to those occurring in patients with melanoma and NSCLC. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab were pneumonia, dyspnea, respiratory failure, respiratory tract infection, and sepsis. The most common adverse reactions occurring in ≥10% of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients and at a higher incidence than investigator’s choice were cough and dyspnea.
The most common laboratory abnormalities occurring in ≥10% of intravenous nivolumab-treated patients and at a higher incidence than investigator’s choice were increased alkaline phosphatase, increased amylase, hypercalcemia, hyperkalemia, and increased TSH. Urothelial Carcinoma Adjuvant Treatment of Urothelial Carcinoma (UC) CHECKMATE-274 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-274, a randomized, double‑blind, multicenter trial of adjuvant intravenous nivolumab versus placebo in adult patients who had undergone radical resection of UC originating in the bladder or upper urinary tract (renal pelvis or ureter) and were at high risk of recurrence. The median duration of intravenous nivolumab treatment was 8.8 months (range: 0 to 12.5).
The most frequent serious adverse reaction reported in ≥2% of patients was urinary tract infection. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 1% of patients; these included events of pneumonitis (0.6%). Tables 27 and 28 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ First-line Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic UC CHECKMATE-901 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-901, a randomized, open-label trial in cisplatin-eligible patients with unresectable or metastatic UC.
Patients discontinuing cisplatin alone were permitted to switch to carboplatin. Among patients who received intravenous nivolumab with chemotherapy, the median duration of intravenous nivolumab exposure was 7.4 months (range: 0.03 to 47.9 months). Serious adverse reactions occurred in 48% of patients receiving intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy.
The most common adverse reactions (reported in ≥20% of patients) were nausea, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, constipation, decreased appetite, rash, vomiting, and peripheral neuropathy. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 3.6% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy; these included sepsis (1%). Intravenous nivolumab and/or chemotherapy were discontinued in 30% of patients and were delayed in 67% of patients for an adverse reaction.
Tables 29 and 30 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-901. Table: Selected Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic UC CHECKMATE-275 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-275, a single arm trial in which 270 patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC had disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or had disease progression within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy. Patients received intravenous nivolumab 3 mg/kg by intravenous infusion over 60 minutes every 2 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The median duration of treatment was 3.3 months (range: 0 to 13.4+). Forty-six percent (46%) of patients had a dose interruption for an adverse reaction. Fourteen patients (5.2%) died from causes other than disease progression.
This includes 4 patients (1.5%) who died from pneumonitis or cardiovascular failure which was attributed to treatment with intravenous nivolumab. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 54% of patients. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients were urinary tract infection, sepsis, diarrhea, small intestine obstruction, and general physical health deterioration.
Tables 31 and 32 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline Occurring in ≥ 0 MSI-H or dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer First-line Treatment of MSI-H or dMMR Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) CHECKMATE-8HW The safety of intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab, or as a single agent, was evaluated in CHECKMATE-8HW, a randomized, open-label, three arm trial in immunotherapy naïve patients with MSI-H or dMMR mCRC. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥1% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab with ipilimumab were adrenal insufficiency ( %). The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in >1% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab, as a single agent, were intestinal obstruction ( %).
Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 2 (0.6%) patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab; these included myocarditis, and pneumonitis (1 each). Fatal adverse reactions occurring in 3 (0.9%) patients who received intravenous nivolumab as a single agent; these included pneumonitis (n=2) and myasthenia gravis. Intravenous nivolumab and/or ipilimumab were permanently discontinued in 19% of patients receiving the combination.
Intravenous nivolumab was permanently discontinued in 13% of patients receiving single agent intravenous nivolumab. Adverse reactions leading to the delay of intravenous nivolumab and/or ipilimumab occurred in 48% of patients receiving the combination; single agent intravenous nivolumab was delayed in 37% of patients due to adverse reactions. The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab were fatigue, diarrhea, pruritus, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, and nausea.
The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab as a single agent, were fatigue, diarrhea, abdominal pain, pruritus, and musculoskeletal pain. Tables 33 and 34 summarize selected adverse reactions and selected laboratory abnormalities for intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab and the single agent intravenous nivolumab arms respectively, in CHECKMATE-8HW. Table 33: Adverse Reactions a in ≥10% in Patients with a Difference Between Arms of >5% for All Grades in CHECKMATE-8HW: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a in ≥10% of Patients and a Difference Between Arms of >5% for All Grades - CHECKMATE-8HW MSI-H or dMMR mCRC After Progression Following Treatment with a Fluoropyrimidine, Oxaliplatin, and Irinotecan CHECKMATE-142 The safety of intravenous nivolumab administered as a single agent or in combination with ipilimumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE‑142, a multicenter, non-randomized, multiple parallel-cohort, open-label trial.
In the intravenous nivolumab with ipilimumab cohort, serious adverse reactions occurred in 47% of patients. Treatment was discontinued in 13% of patients and delayed in 45% of patients for an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients were colitis/diarrhea, hepatic events, abdominal pain, acute kidney injury, pyrexia, and dehydration.
Tables 35 and 36 summarize adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-142. Based on the design of CHECKMATE-142, the data below cannot be used to identify statistically significant differences between the two cohorts summarized below for any adverse reaction. Table 36: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ Hepatocellular Carcinoma Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) CHECKMATE-9DW The safety of intravenous nivolumab 1 mg/kg in combination with ipilimumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-9DW, a randomized, open-label trial in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HCC.
Permanent discontinuations of intravenous nivolumab 1 mg/kg due to an adverse reaction occurred in 27% of patients. Tables 37 and 38 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-9DW. Table 38: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥20% of intravenous Nivolumab 1 mg/kg in combination with Previously Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma CHECKMATE-040 The safety of intravenous nivolumab 1 mg/kg in combination with ipilimumab 3 mg/kg was evaluated in a subgroup comprising 49 patients with HCC and Child-Pugh Class A cirrhosis enrolled in Cohort 4 of CHECKMATE-040, a multicenter, multiple-cohort, open-label trial who progressed on or were intolerant to sorafenib.
Forty-seven percent of patients were exposed to treatment for >6 months, and 35% of patients were exposed to treatment for >1 year. Treatment was discontinued in 29% of patients and delayed in 65% of patients for an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions (reported in ≥4% of patients) were pyrexia, diarrhea, anemia, increased AST, adrenal insufficiency, ascites, esophageal varices hemorrhage, hyponatremia, increased blood bilirubin, and pneumonitis.
HBV virologic breakthrough was defined as at least a 1 log increase in HBV DNA for those patients with detectable HBV DNA at baseline. HCV virologic breakthrough was defined as a 1 log increase in HCV RNA from baseline. Esophageal Cancer Adjuvant Treatment of Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer CHECKMATE-577 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE-577, a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, multicenter trial in 792 treated patients with completely resected (negative margins) esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer who had residual pathologic disease following chemoradiotherapy (CRT).
The trial excluded patients who did not receive concurrent CRT prior to surgery, had stage IV resectable disease, autoimmune disease, or any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications. Patients were treated until disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or for up to 1‑year total duration. A serious adverse reaction reported in ≥2% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab was pneumonitis.
A fatal adverse reaction of myocardial infarction occurred in one patient who received intravenous nivolumab. Tables 41 and 42 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ First-line Treatment of Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic ESCC CHECKMATE‑648 The safety of intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy or in combination with ipilimumab was evaluated in CHECKMATE‑648, a randomized, active-controlled, multicenter, open-label trial in patients with previously untreated unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic ESCC. Among patients who received intravenous nivolumab with chemotherapy, the median duration of exposure was 5.7 months (range: 0.1 to 30.6 months).
Among patients who received intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab, the median duration of exposure was 2.8 months (range: 0 to 24 months). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 5 (1.6%) patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy; these included pneumonitis, pneumatosis intestinalis, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury and in 5 (1.6%) patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab; these included pneumonitis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary embolism, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Intravenous nivolumab and/or chemotherapy were discontinued in 39% of patients and were delayed in 71% of patients for an adverse reaction.
Intravenous nivolumab and/or ipilimumab were discontinued in 23% of patients and were delayed in 46% of patients for an adverse reaction. The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy were nausea, decreased appetite, fatigue, constipation, stomatitis, diarrhea, and vomiting. The most common adverse reactions reported in ≥20% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab were rash, fatigue, pyrexia, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation.
Tables 43 and 44 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in CHECKMATE-: Laboratory Values Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ 2 8 0 Previously-Treated Unresectable Advanced, Recurrent or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) ATTRACTION-3 The safety of intravenous nivolumab was evaluated in ATTRACTION-3, a randomized, active-controlled, open‑label, multicenter trial in 209 patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic ESCC refractory or intolerant to at least one fluoropyrimidine- and platinum‑based chemotherapy. The trial excluded patients who were refractory or intolerant to taxane therapy, had brain metastases that were symptomatic or required treatment, had autoimmune disease, used systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants, had apparent tumor invasion of organs adjacent to the esophageal tumor or had stents in the esophagus or respiratory tract. Patients were treated until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients who received intravenous nivolumab were pneumonia, esophageal fistula, interstitial lung disease and pyrexia. The following fatal adverse reactions occurred in patients who received intravenous nivolumab: interstitial lung disease or pneumonitis ( %). Intravenous nivolumab was discontinued in 13% of patients and was delayed in 27% of patients for an adverse reaction.
Tables 45 and 46 summarize the adverse reactions and laboratory abnormalities, respectively, in ATTRACTION-3. Table: Laboratory Abnormalities Worsening from Baseline a Occurring in ≥ Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma CHECKMATE-649 The safety of intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy was evaluated in CHECKMATE-649, a randomized, multicenter, open-label trial in patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The trial excluded patients who were known human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive or had untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases.
Patients were randomized to receive intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy or chemotherapy. The median duration of exposure was 6.8 months (range: 0 to 33.5 months) in intravenous nivolumab and chemotherapy-treated patients. Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 16 (2.0%) patients who were treated with intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy; these included pneumonitis (4 patients), febrile neutropenia (2 patients), stroke (2 patients), gastrointestinal toxicity, intestinal mucositis, septic shock, pneumonia, infection, gastrointestinal bleeding, mesenteric vessel thrombosis, and disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Intravenous nivolumab and/or chemotherapy were discontinued in 44% of patients and at least one dose was withheld in 76% of patients due to an adverse reaction. The most frequent serious adverse reactions reported in ≥2% of patients treated with intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy were vomiting ( %).
Postmarketing Experience
The following adverse reactions have been identified during post-approval use of intravenous nivolumab. Because these reactions are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure. Eye: Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome Complications of Intravenous Nivolumab Treatment After Allogeneic HSCT: Treatment refractory, severe acute and chronic GVHD Blood and lymphatic system disorders: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) (including fatal cases), autoimmune hemolytic anemia (including fatal cases) Metabolism and nutrition disorders: tumor lysis syndrome
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v5. a Includes multiple related terms | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | OPDIVO QVANTIG (n=247) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=245) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 20 | 2.4 | 25 | 3.3 |
| Injection site reaction a | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Edema | 5 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.8 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain a | 31 | 1.6 | 39 | 3.3 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Pruritus | 16 | 0.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Rash a | 15 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.2 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea a | 11 | 0.4 | 14 | 0.4 |
| Abdominal pain a | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Nausea | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Constipation | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Vomiting | 6 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic, and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism a | 12 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Hyperglycemia | 9 | 2.4 | 13 | 2.0 |
| Decreased appetite | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: OPDIVO QVANTIG group (range: 232 to 235 patients) and intravenous nivolumab group (range: 240 to 244 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | OPDIVO QVANTIG | Intravenous Nivolumab | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Hemoglobin decreased | 46 | 7 | 48 | 9 |
| Lymphocytes decreased | 36 | 6 | 45 | 9 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Creatinine increased | 38 | 1.3 | 43 | 0.4 |
| Sodium decreased | 34 | 2.6 | 40 | 2.5 |
| Potassium increased | 34 | 3.0 | 45 | 2.9 |
| Alkaline phosphatase increased | 32 | 2.1 | 33 | 2.0 |
| Calcium increased | 29 | 2.1 | 31 | 4.1 |
| Albumin decreased | 25 | 1.7 | 35 | 0.4 |
| ALT increased | 21 | 1.3 | 26 | 4.1 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes asthenia. b Includes peripheral edema, peripheral swelling. c Includes dermatitis described as acneiform, bullous, and exfoliative, drug eruption, rash described as exfoliative, erythematous, follicular, generalized, macular, maculopapular, papular, pruritic, and pustular, fixed-drug eruption. d Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, spinal pain. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=547) | Sunitinib (n=535) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Adverse Reaction | 99 | 65 | 99 | 76 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 58 | 8 | 69 | 13 |
| Pyrexia | 25 | 0.7 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Edema b | 16 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash c | 39 | 3.7 | 25 | 1.1 |
| Pruritus/generalized pruritus | 33 | 0.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea | 38 | 4.6 | 58 | 6 |
| Nausea | 30 | 2 | 43 | 1.5 |
| Vomiting | 20 | 0.9 | 28 | 2.1 |
| Abdominal pain | 19 | 1.6 | 24 | 1.9 |
| Constipation | 17 | 0.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain d | 37 | 4 | 40 | 2.6 |
| Arthralgia | 23 | 1.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough/productive cough | 28 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.4 |
| Dyspnea/exertional dyspnea | 20 | 2.4 | 21 | 2.1 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 21 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.9 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Headache | 19 | 0.9 | 23 | 0.9 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism | 18 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.2 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab group (range: 490 to 538 patients) and sunitinib group (range: 485 to 523 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab | Sunitinib | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased lipase | 48 | 20 | 51 | 20 |
| Increased creatinine | 42 | 2.1 | 46 | 1.7 |
| Increased ALT | 41 | 7 | 44 | 2.7 |
| Increased AST | 40 | 4.8 | 60 | 2.1 |
| Increased amylase | 39 | 12 | 33 | 7 |
| Hyponatremia | 39 | 10 | 36 | 7 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 29 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Hyperkalemia | 29 | 2.4 | 28 | 2.9 |
| Hypocalcemia | 21 | 0.4 | 35 | 0.6 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 16 | 0.4 | 26 | 1.6 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 43 | 3 | 64 | 9 |
| Lymphopenia | 36 | 5 | 63 | 14 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain lower, abdominal pain upper. b Includes gastroesophageal reflux disease. c Includes asthenia. d Includes hepatotoxicity, ALT increased, AST increased, blood alkaline phosphatase increased, gamma-glutamyl transferase increased, autoimmune hepatitis, blood bilirubin increased, drug induced liver injury, hepatic enzyme increased, hepatitis, hyperbilirubinemia, liver function test increased, liver function test abnormal, transaminases increased, hepatic failure. e Includes mucosal inflammation, aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration. f Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis bullous, exfoliative rash, rash erythematous, rash follicular, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic. g Includes blood pressure increased, blood pressure systolic increased. h Includes primary hypothyroidism. i Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, spinal pain. j Includes productive cough. k Includes nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Cabozantinib (n=320) | Sunitinib (n=320) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea | 64 | 7 | 47 | 4.4 |
| Nausea | 27 | 0.6 | 31 | 0.3 |
| Abdominal pain a | 22 | 1.9 | 15 | 0.3 |
| Vomiting | 17 | 1.9 | 21 | 0.3 |
| Dyspepsia b | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0.3 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue c | 51 | 8 | 50 | 8 |
| Hepatobiliary | ||||
| Hepatotoxicity d | 44 | 11 | 26 | 5 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 40 | 8 | 41 | 8 |
| Stomatitis e | 37 | 3.4 | 46 | 4.4 |
| Rash f | 36 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 19 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Vascular | ||||
| Hypertension g | 36 | 13 | 39 | 14 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism h | 34 | 0.3 | 30 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain i | 33 | 3.8 | 29 | 3.1 |
| Arthralgia | 18 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 28 | 1.9 | 20 | 1.3 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Dysgeusia | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Headache | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough j | 20 | 0.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Dysphonia | 17 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Infections and Infestations | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection k | 20 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.3 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib group (range: 170 to 317 patients) and sunitinib group (range: 173 to 311 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Cabozantinib | Sunitinib | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased ALT | 79 | 9.8 | 39 | 3.5 |
| Increased AST | 77 | 7.9 | 57 | 2.6 |
| Hypophosphatemia | 69 | 28 | 48 | 10 |
| Hypocalcemia | 54 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.6 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 47 | 1.3 | 25 | 0.3 |
| Hyperglycemia | 44 | 3.5 | 44 | 1.7 |
| Hyponatremia | 43 | 11 | 36 | 12 |
| Increased lipase | 41 | 14 | 38 | 13 |
| Increased amylase | 41 | 10 | 28 | 6 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 41 | 2.8 | 37 | 1.6 |
| Increased creatinine | 39 | 1.3 | 42 | 0.6 |
| Hyperkalemia | 35 | 4.7 | 27 | 1 |
| Hypoglycemia | 26 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.4 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 42 | 6.6 | 45 | 10 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 41 | 0.3 | 70 | 9.7 |
| Anemia | 37 | 2.5 | 61 | 4.8 |
| Leukopenia | 37 | 0.3 | 66 | 5.1 |
| Neutropenia | 35 | 3.2 | 67 | 12 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| a Includes asthenia, decreased activity, fatigue, and malaise. | ||||
| b Includes nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, and viral upper respiratory infection (URI). | ||||
| c Includes colitis, enterocolitis, and gastroenteritis. | ||||
| d Includes dermatitis, acneiform dermatitis, erythematous rash, generalized rash, macular rash, maculopapular rash, papular rash, pruritic rash, erythema multiforme, and erythema. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=406) | Everolimus (n=397) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Adverse Reaction | 98 | 56 | 96 | 62 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 56 | 6 | 57 | 7 |
| Pyrexia | 17 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough/productive cough | 34 | 0 | 38 | 0.5 |
| Dyspnea/exertional dyspnea | 27 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Upper respiratory infection b | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Nausea | 28 | 0.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Diarrhea c | 25 | 2.2 | 32 | 1.8 |
| Constipation | 23 | 0.5 | 18 | 0.5 |
| Vomiting | 16 | 0.5 | 16 | 0.5 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash d | 28 | 1.5 | 36 | 1 |
| Pruritus/generalized pruritus | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 23 | 1.2 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Arthralgia | 20 | 1 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Back pain | 21 | 3.4 | 16 | 2.8 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 259 to 401 patients) and everolimus group (range: 257 to 376 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab | Everolimus | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 42 | 6 | 53 | 11 |
| Anemia | 39 | 8 | 69 | 16 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased creatinine | 42 | 2 | 45 | 1.6 |
| Increased AST | 33 | 2.8 | 39 | 1.6 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 32 | 2.3 | 32 | 0.8 |
| Hyponatremia | 32 | 7 | 26 | 6 |
| Hyperkalemia | 30 | 4 | 20 | 2.1 |
| Hypocalcemia | 23 | 0.9 | 26 | 1.3 |
| Increased ALT | 22 | 3.2 | 31 | 0.8 |
| Hypercalcemia | 19 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Lipids | ||||
| Increased triglycerides | 32 | 1.5 | 67 | 11 |
| Increased cholesterol | 21 | 0.3 | 55 | 1.4 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes maculopapular rash, erythematous rash, pruritic rash, follicular rash, macular rash, papular rash, pustular rash, vesicular rash, and acneiform dermatitis. b Includes rhinitis, pharyngitis, and nasopharyngitis. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=268) | Chemotherapy (n=102) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash a | 21 | 0.4 | 7 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 19 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection b | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| General | ||||
| Peripheral edema | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 252 to 256 patients) and chemotherapy group (range: 94 to 96 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab | Chemotherapy | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Increased AST | 28 | 2.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Hyponatremia | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1.1 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 22 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Increased ALT | 16 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Hyperkalemia | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes periorbital edema, face edema, generalized edema, gravitational edema, localized edema, peripheral edema, pulmonary edema, and lymphedema. b Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, pain in jaw, and spinal pain. c Includes maculopapular rash, erythematous rash, pruritic rash, follicular rash, macular rash, papular rash, pustular rash, vesicular rash, dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, acneiform dermatitis, drug eruption, and skin reaction. d Includes rhinitis, viral rhinitis, pharyngitis, and nasopharyngitis. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=206) | Dacarbazine (n=205) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue | 49 | 1.9 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Edema a | 12 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain b | 32 | 2.9 | 25 | 2.4 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash c | 28 | 1.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 23 | 0.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Vitiligo | 11 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Erythema | 10 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection d | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 194 to 197 patients) and dacarbazine group (range: 186 to 193 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab | Dacarbazine | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Increased ALT | 25 | 3 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Increased AST | 24 | 3.6 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 21 | 2.6 | 14 | 1.6 |
| Increased bilirubin | 13 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes asthenia and fatigue. b Includes pustular rash, dermatitis, acneiform dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, bullous dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, psoriasiform dermatitis, drug eruption, exfoliative rash, erythematous rash, generalized rash, macular rash, maculopapular rash, morbilliform rash, papular rash, papulosquamous rash, and pruritic rash. c Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain. d Includes upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, and rhinitis. e Includes hypertension and blood pressure increased. | ||||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=313) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=313) | Ipilimumab (n=311) | |||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||||
| Fatigue a | 62 | 7 | 59 | 1.6 | 51 | 4.2 |
| Pyrexia | 40 | 1.6 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||||
| Diarrhea | 54 | 11 | 36 | 5 | 47 | 7 |
| Nausea | 44 | 3.8 | 30 | 0.6 | 31 | 1.9 |
| Vomiting | 31 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1.6 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||||
| Rash b | 53 | 6 | 40 | 1.9 | 42 | 3.5 |
| Vitiligo | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||||
| Musculoskeletal pain c | 32 | 2.6 | 42 | 3.8 | 36 | 1.9 |
| Arthralgia | 21 | 0.3 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 0.3 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||||
| Decreased appetite | 29 | 1.9 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 1.3 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||||
| Cough/productive cough | 27 | 0.3 | 28 | 0.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Dyspnea/exertional dyspnea | 24 | 2.9 | 18 | 1.3 | 17 | 0.6 |
| Infections | ||||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection d | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||||||
| Hypothyroidism | 19 | 0.6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 11 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Investigations | ||||||
| Decreased weight | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Vascular | ||||||
| Hypertension e | 7 | 2.2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2.3 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab (range: 75 to 297); intravenous nivolumab (range: 81 to 306); ipilimumab (range: 61 to 301). | ||||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab | Intravenous Nivolumab | Ipilimumab | |||
| All Grades (%) | Grade 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grade 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||||
| Increased ALT | 55 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 29 | 2.7 |
| Hyperglycemia | 53 | 5.3 | 46 | 7 | 26 | 0 |
| Increased AST | 52 | 13 | 29 | 3.7 | 29 | 1.7 |
| Hyponatremia | 45 | 10 | 22 | 3.3 | 26 | 7 |
| Increased lipase | 43 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 7 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 41 | 6 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Hypocalcemia | 31 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.7 | 20 | 0.7 |
| Increased amylase | 27 | 10 | 19 | 2.7 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Increased creatinine | 26 | 2.7 | 19 | 0.7 | 17 | 1.3 |
| Hematology | ||||||
| Anemia | 52 | 2.7 | 41 | 2.6 | 41 | 6 |
| Lymphopenia | 39 | 5 | 41 | 4.9 | 29 | 4 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v5. a Includes asthenia. b Includes arthralgia, arthritis, back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, musculoskeletal stiffness, myalgia, neck pain, non-cardiac chest pain, spinal pain, pain in extremity. c Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dyshidrotic eczema, eczema, eczema asteatotic, eyelid rash, genital rash, pemphigoid, penile rash, rash erythematous, rash follicular, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic, rash pustular, rash vesicular, skin exfoliation, toxic skin eruption. d Includes autoimmune colitis, colitis, diarrhea, enteritis, enterocolitis e Includes autoimmune hypothyroidism, blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased. f Includes cluster headache, migraine. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=524) | Placebo (n=264) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 36 | 0.4 | 34 | 0.4 |
| Musculoskeletal and connective tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain b | 30 | 0.4 | 26 | 0.4 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash c | 28 | 1.1 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Pruritus | 20 | 0.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea d | 23 | 1.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Nausea | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism e | 14 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Nervous system | ||||
| Headache f | 12 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.8 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 262 to 513 patients) and placebo group (range: 138 to 261 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=524) | Placebo (n=264) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lymphopenia | 17 | 1.1 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Neutropenia | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| AST increased | 25 | 2.2 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Lipase increased | 22 | 2.9 | 21 | 2.3 |
| ALT increased | 20 | 2.1 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Amylase increased | 17 | 0.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Creatinine increased | 15 | 0.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Sodium decreased | 13 | 0.6 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Potassium increased | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes asthenia. b Includes abdominal discomfort, lower abdominal pain, upper abdominal pain, and abdominal tenderness. c Includes dermatitis described as acneiform, allergic, bullous, or exfoliative and rash described as generalized, erythematous, macular, papular, maculopapular, pruritic, pustular, vesicular, or butterfly, and drug eruption. d Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, spinal pain, and pain in extremity. e Includes postural dizziness and vertigo. f Includes upper respiratory tract infection including viral respiratory tract infection, lower respiratory tract infection, rhinitis, pharyngitis, and nasopharyngitis. g Includes secondary hypothyroidism and autoimmune hypothyroidism. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=452) | Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg (n=453) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 57 | 0.9 | 55 | 2.4 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea | 37 | 2.4 | 55 | 11 |
| Nausea | 23 | 0.2 | 28 | 0 |
| Abdominal pain b | 21 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.9 |
| Constipation | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash c | 35 | 1.1 | 47 | 5.3 |
| Pruritus | 28 | 0 | 37 | 1.1 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain d | 32 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.4 |
| Arthralgia | 19 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.4 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Headache | 23 | 0.4 | 31 | 2.0 |
| Dizziness e | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection f | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough/productive cough | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dyspnea/exertional dyspnea | 10 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.2 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism g | 12 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.4 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 400 to 447 patients) and ipilimumab 10 mg/kg group (range: 392 to 443 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab | Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 27 | 0.4 | 12 | 0.9 |
| Anemia | 26 | 0 | 34 | 0.5 |
| Leukopenia | 14 | 0 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Neutropenia | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased Lipase | 25 | 7 | 23 | 9 |
| Increased ALT | 25 | 1.8 | 40 | 12 |
| Increased AST | 24 | 1.3 | 33 | 9 |
| Increased Amylase | 17 | 3.3 | 13 | 3.1 |
| Hyponatremia | 16 | 1.1 | 22 | 3.2 |
| Hyperkalemia | 12 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Increased Creatinine | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Hypocalcemia | 10 | 0.7 | 16 | 0.5 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes fatigue and asthenia. b Includes rash, dermatitis, acneiform dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, bullous dermatitis, drug eruption, maculopapular rash, and pruritic rash. c Includes peripheral neuropathy, dysesthesia, hypoesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensory neuropathy. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=176) | Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=176) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Nausea | 38 | 0.6 | 45 | 1.1 |
| Constipation | 34 | 0 | 32 | 1.1 |
| Vomiting | 11 | 1.1 | 13 | 0.6 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 26 | 2.3 | 23 | 1.1 |
| Malaise | 15 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.6 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 20 | 1.1 | 23 | 2.3 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash b | 20 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Alopecia | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Peripheral neuropathy c | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy group (range: 73 to 171 patients) and platinum-doublet chemotherapy group (range: 68 to 171 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy a | Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy a | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 63 | 3.5 | 70 | 6 |
| Neutropenia | 58 | 22 | 58 | 27 |
| Leukopenia | 53 | 5 | 51 | 11 |
| Lymphopenia | 38 | 4.7 | 31 | 1.8 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 24 | 2.9 | 22 | 3 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Hyperglycemia | 37 | 6 | 35 | 2.9 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 25 | 1.2 | 29 | 1.2 |
| Hyponatremia | 25 | 2.4 | 28 | 1.8 |
| Increased amylase | 23 | 3.6 | 13 | 1.8 |
| Increased ALT | 23 | 0 | 20 | 1.2 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=418) | Docetaxel (n=397) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough | 31 | 0.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 28 | 1.4 | 23 | 1.5 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Pruritus | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 405 to 417 patients) and docetaxel group (range: 372 to 390 patients), except for TSH: intravenous nivolumab group n=314 and docetaxel group n=297. b Not graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab | Docetaxel | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Hyponatremia | 35 | 7 | 34 | 4.9 |
| Increased AST | 27 | 1.9 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 26 | 0.7 | 18 | 0.8 |
| Increased ALT | 22 | 1.7 | 17 | 0.5 |
| Increased creatinine | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 |
| Increased TSH b | 14 | N/A | 6 | N/A |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes acne, blister, dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis contact, eczema, eczema asteatotic, eczema nummular, erythema, erythema multiforme, lichen sclerosus, lichenoid keratosis, pemphigoid, photosensitivity reaction, pigmentation disorder, psoriasis, rash, rash erythematous, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic, rosacea, skin exfoliation, skin lesion, skin reaction, toxic skin eruption, and urticaria. b Includes colitis, colitis microscopic, diarrhea, duodenitis, enteritis, immune-mediated enterocolitis. c Includes abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, abdominal tenderness, lower and upper abdominal pain. d Includes musculoskeletal pain, back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity and spinal pain. e Includes cystitis, escherichia urinary tract infection, pyelonephritis, pyelonephritis acute, pyelonephritis chronic, urethritis, urinary tract infection, urinary tract infection bacterial, urinary tract infection staphylococcal, and urosepsis. f Includes upper respiratory tract infection, nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis and rhinitis. g Includes acute kidney injury, autoimmune nephritis, blood creatinine increased, glomerular filtration rate decreased, immune-mediated nephritis, nephritis, renal failure, and renal impairment. h Includes cough, productive cough, and upper-airway cough syndrome. i Includes dyspnea and exertional dyspnea. j Includes dizziness, postural dizziness and vertigo. k Includes aspartate aminotransferase increased, alanine aminotransferase increased, blood bilirubin increased, cholangitis, drug-induced liver injury, hepatic failure, hepatic function abnormal, hepatitis, hepatocellular injury, hyperbilirubinemia, gamma-glutamyl transferase increased, liver injury, and transaminases increased. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=351) | Placebo (n=348) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash a | 36 | 1.7 | 19 | 0.3 |
| Pruritus | 30 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue/Asthenia | 36 | 1.1 | 32 | 0.3 |
| Pyrexia | 10 | 0.3 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea b | 30 | 2.8 | 27 | 1.7 |
| Nausea | 16 | 0.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Abdominal pain c | 15 | 0.9 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Constipation | 13 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain d | 28 | 0.6 | 24 | 0.9 |
| Arthralgia | 11 | 0.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Urinary tract infection e | 22 | 6 | 23 | 9 |
| Upper respiratory tract infection f | 16 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.6 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hyperthyroidism | 11 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Hypothyroidism | 11 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Renal and Urinary Disorders | ||||
| Renal dysfunction g | 17 | 1.7 | 16 | 0.9 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough h | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dyspnea i | 11 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 13 | 0.9 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Nervous System Disorders | ||||
| Dizziness j | 11 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Hepatobiliary | ||||
| Hepatitis k | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0.6 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 322 to 348 patients) and placebo group (range: 312 to 341 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=351) | Placebo (n=348) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased creatinine | 36 | 1.7 | 36 | 2.6 |
| Increased amylase | 34 | 8 | 23 | 3.2 |
| Increased lipase | 33 | 12 | 31 | 10 |
| Hyperkalemia | 32 | 5 | 30 | 6 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 24 | 2.3 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Increased AST | 24 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.9 |
| Increased ALT | 23 | 2.9 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Hyponatremia | 22 | 4.1 | 17 | 1.8 |
| Hypocalcemia | 17 | 1.2 | 11 | 0.9 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hypercalcemia | 12 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 33 | 2.9 | 27 | 1.5 |
| Anemia | 30 | 1.4 | 28 | 0.9 |
| Neutropenia | 11 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes colitis, immune-mediated enterocolitis. b Includes upper abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, abdominal discomfort, epigastric discomfort, gastrointestinal pain, and hepatic pain. c Includes asthenia. d Includes peripheral edema, swelling, peripheral swelling, localized edema, swelling, face edema, testicular edema, gravitational edema, and edema genital. e Includes hyperthermia, body temperature increased and hyperpyrexia. f Includes back pain, arthralgia, bone pain, arthritis, musculoskeletal chest pain, non-cardiac chest pain, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain. g Includes maculopapular rash, erythematous rash, macular rash, papular rash, pustular rash, acneiform dermatitis, dermatitis, allergic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, exfoliative rash, eczema asteatotic, erythema multiforme, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, eczema, dermatitis exfoliative generalized, and skin exfoliation. h Includes paresthesia, peripheral sensory neuropathy, hypoesthesia, dysesthesia, neuralgia, hyperesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, polyneuropathy. i Includes occipital neuralgia. j Includes urosepsis, cystitis, pyelonephritis, pyelonephritis acute, urinary tract infection enterococcal, escherichia urinary tract infection. k Includes blood stimulating hormone increased. l Includes acute kidney injury, renal failure, renal impairment, glomerular filtration rate decreased, anuria, azotemia. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=304) | Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=288) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal disorders | ||||
| Nausea | 52 | 0.3 | 53 | 1 |
| Constipation | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0.7 |
| Vomiting | 23 | 1.3 | 19 | 2.1 |
| Diarrhea a | 19 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Abdominal pain b | 14 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue c | 48 | 3.9 | 43 | 4.2 |
| Edema d | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Pyrexia e | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain f | 33 | 3 | 21 | 0.3 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 30 | 1.6 | 19 | 1 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash g | 25 | 2.3 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Pruritus | 17 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Nervous System Disorders | ||||
| Peripheral neuropathy h | 20 | 0.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Headache i | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Urinary tract infection j | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Endocrine disorders | ||||
| Hypothyroidism k | 17 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Renal and Urinary Disorders | ||||
| Renal dysfunction l | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Hematuria | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Weight decreased | 11 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 289-301 patients) and chemotherapy group (range: 265-281 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=304) | Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=288) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 88 | 21 | 80 | 21 |
| Neutropenia | 82 | 35 | 76 | 28 |
| Lymphopenia | 71 | 17 | 56 | 13 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 60 | 13 | 51 | 8 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased creatinine | 53 | 2.4 | 42 | 1.1 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 48 | 3.8 | 39 | 1.5 |
| Hyponatremia | 43 | 13 | 39 | 8 |
| Hyperglycemia | 41 | 3.9 | 37 | 3.2 |
| Hypocalcemia | 36 | 2.1 | 24 | 1.1 |
| Hyperkalemia | 33 | 3.0 | 32 | 1.1 |
| Increased amylase | 32 | 4.2 | 23 | 3.6 |
| Increased AST | 31 | 2.4 | 17 | 0.7 |
| Increased ALT | 29 | 2.4 | 19 | 0.7 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. a Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity and spinal pain. b Includes abdominal discomfort, lower and upper abdominal pain. c Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis bullous, and rash described as generalized, macular, maculopapular, or pruritic. d Includes autoimmune thyroiditis, blood TSH decrease, blood TSH increase, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, thyroxine decreased, thyroxine free increased, thyroxine increased, tri-iodothyronine free increased, tri-iodothyronine increased. | ||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=270) | |
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Adverse Reaction | 99 | 51 |
| General | ||
| Asthenia/fatigue/malaise | 46 | 7 |
| Pyrexia/tumor associated fever | 17 | 0.4 |
| Edema/peripheral edema/peripheral swelling | 13 | 0.4 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||
| Musculoskeletal pain a | 30 | 2.6 |
| Arthralgia | 10 | 0.7 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||
| Decreased appetite | 22 | 2.2 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||
| Nausea | 22 | 0.7 |
| Diarrhea | 17 | 2.6 |
| Constipation | 16 | 0.4 |
| Abdominal pain b | 13 | 1.5 |
| Vomiting | 12 | 1.9 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||
| Cough/productive cough | 18 | 0 |
| Dyspnea/exertional dyspnea | 14 | 3.3 |
| Infections | ||
| Urinary tract infection/escherichia/fungal urinary tract infection | 17 | 7 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||
| Rash c | 16 | 1.5 |
| Pruritus | 12 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||
| Thyroid disorders d | 15 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: range: 84 to 256 patients. | ||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab a | |
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||
| Hyperglycemia | 42 | 2.4 |
| Hyponatremia | 41 | 11 |
| Increased creatinine | 39 | 2 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 33 | 5.5 |
| Hypocalcemia | 26 | 0.8 |
| Increased AST | 24 | 3.5 |
| Increased lipase | 20 | 7 |
| Hyperkalemia | 19 | 1.2 |
| Increased ALT | 18 | 1.2 |
| Increased amylase | 18 | 4.4 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 16 | 0 |
| Hematology | ||
| Lymphopenia | 42 | 9 |
| Anemia | 40 | 7 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 15 | 2.4 |
| Leukopenia | 11 | 0 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v5. a Includes colitis, diarrhea, enterocolitis, immune mediated enterocolitis | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=352) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=351) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea a | 35 | 4.5 | 30 | 3.4 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Pruritus | 30 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Arthralgia | 20 | 0.6 | 15 | 0.6 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism | 18 | 0.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: OPDIVO and ipilimumab group (range: 108 to 343 patients) or nivolumab group (range: 102 to 348 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality a | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=352) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=351) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3 or 4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Lipase increased | 44 | 10 | 32 | 11 |
| Amylase increased | 41 | 4.6 | 33 | 5 |
| ALT increased | 39 | 3.5 | 32 | 1.4 |
| AST increased | 38 | 3.2 | 29 | 1.4 |
| Sodium decreased | 36 | 3.2 | 30 | 2.3 |
| Creatinine increased | 32 | 2 | 25 | 1.4 |
| Potassium increased | 29 | 1.2 | 35 | 0.9 |
| Glucose decreased | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphocytes decreased | 30 | 5 | 37 | 4 |
| Neutrophils decreased | 21 | 1.7 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| a Includes asthenia. | ||||
| b Includes peripheral edema and peripheral swelling. | ||||
| c Includes upper abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, and abdominal discomfort. | ||||
| d Includes back pain, pain in extremity, myalgia, neck pain, and bone pain. | ||||
| e Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, and rash described as maculo-papular, erythematous, and generalized. | ||||
| f Includes nasopharyngitis and rhinitis. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=74) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=119) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 54 | 5 | 49 | 6 |
| Pyrexia | 24 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Edema b | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea | 43 | 2.7 | 45 | 3.4 |
| Abdominal pain c | 34 | 2.7 | 30 | 5 |
| Nausea | 34 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.8 |
| Vomiting | 28 | 4.1 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Constipation | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain d | 28 | 1.4 | 36 | 3.4 |
| Arthralgia | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0.8 |
| Dyspnea | 8 | 1 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash e | 23 | 1.4 | 25 | 4.2 |
| Pruritus | 19 | 0 | 28 | 1.7 |
| Dry Skin | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Infections | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection f | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hyperglycemia | 19 | 2.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Hypothyroidism | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Headache | 16 | 0 | 17 | 1.7 |
| Dizziness | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 14 | 1.4 | 20 | 1.7 |
| Psychiatric | ||||
| Insomnia | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Weight decreased | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available. Number of evaluable patients ranges from 62 to 71 for the intravenous nivolumab cohort and from 87 to 114 for the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab cohort. | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=74) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=119) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 50 | 7 | 42 | 9 |
| Lymphopenia | 36 | 7 | 25 | 6 |
| Neutropenia | 20 | 4.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 16 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.9 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 37 | 2.8 | 28 | 5 |
| Increased lipase | 33 | 19 | 39 | 12 |
| Increased ALT | 32 | 2.8 | 33 | 12 |
| Increased AST | 31 | 1.4 | 40 | 12 |
| Hyponatremia | 27 | 4.3 | 26 | 5 |
| Hypocalcemia | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Increased amylase | 16 | 4.8 | 36 | 3.4 |
| Increased bilirubin | 14 | 4.2 | 21 | 5 |
| Hypokalemia | 14 | 0 | 15 | 1.8 |
| Increased creatinine | 12 | 0 | 25 | 3.6 |
| Hyperkalemia | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0.9 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v5 a Represents a composite of multiple related terms. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab 1 mg/kg and Ipilimumab (n=332) | Lenvatinib or Sorafenib (n=325) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash a | 36 | 3.6 | 15 | 1.2 |
| Pruritus | 34 | 1.5 | 7 | 0.3 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue a | 33 | 2.4 | 39 | 4 |
| Pyrexia a | 15 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Edema a | 13 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.5 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea a | 25 | 6 | 39 | 3.4 |
| Abdominal pain a | 14 | 1.2 | 27 | 2.5 |
| Nausea | 10 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.9 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain a | 17 | 0.6 | 23 | 0.3 |
| Arthralgia | 12 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.6 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 16 | 1.2 | 28 | 1.8 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism a | 14 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Hyperthyroidism | 11 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough a | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab 1 mg/kg and ipilimumab group (range: 168 to 331 patients) and lenvatinib or sorafenib group (range: 145 to 315 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab 1 mg/kg and Ipilimumab (n=332) | Lenvatinib or Sorafenib (n=325) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased AST | 62 | 29 | 51 | 14 |
| Increased ALT | 61 | 17 | 46 | 9 |
| Increased lipase | 58 | 16 | 39 | 5 |
| Decreased albumin | 48 | 0.9 | 57 | 0.6 |
| Hyponatremia | 45 | 6 | 42 | 3.8 |
| Hyperglycemia | 44 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 |
| Increased bilirubin | 44 | 10 | 44 | 8 |
| Increased amylase | 41 | 6 | 26 | 1 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 36 | 1.2 | 38 | 5 |
| Hypocalcemia | 29 | 0.9 | 46 | 0 |
| Increased creatinine | 26 | 2.4 | 23 | 0.6 |
| Hypokalemia | 21 | 2.1 | 20 | 2.6 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Anemia | 44 | 5 | 40 | 3.8 |
| Lymphopenia | 40 | 6.1 | 40 | 8 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 27 | 4 | 44 | 4.8 |
| Neutropenia | 24 | 4 | 32 | 3.5 |
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=49) | |
|---|---|---|
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||
| Rash | 53 | 8 |
| Pruritus | 53 | 4 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||
| Musculoskeletal pain | 41 | 2 |
| Arthralgia | 10 | 0 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||
| Diarrhea | 39 | 4 |
| Abdominal pain | 22 | 6 |
| Nausea | 20 | 0 |
| Ascites | 14 | 6 |
| Constipation | 14 | 0 |
| Dry mouth | 12 | 0 |
| Dyspepsia | 12 | 2 |
| Vomiting | 12 | 2 |
| Stomatitis | 10 | 0 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||
| Cough | 37 | 0 |
| Dyspnea | 14 | 0 |
| Pneumonitis | 10 | 2 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||
| Decreased appetite | 35 | 2 |
| General | ||
| Fatigue | 27 | 2 |
| Pyrexia | 27 | 0 |
| Malaise | 18 | 2 |
| Edema | 16 | 2 |
| Influenza-like illness | 14 | 0 |
| Chills | 10 | 0 |
| Nervous System | ||
| Headache | 22 | 0 |
| Dizziness | 20 | 0 |
| Endocrine | ||
| Hypothyroidism | 20 | 0 |
| Adrenal insufficiency | 18 | 4 |
| Investigations | ||
| Weight decreased | 20 | 0 |
| Psychiatric | ||
| Insomnia | 18 | 0 |
| Blood and Lymphatic System | ||
| Anemia | 10 | 4 |
| Infections | ||
| Influenza | 10 | 2 |
| Vascular | ||
| Hypotension | 10 | 0 |
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=47) | |
|---|---|---|
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||
| Lymphopenia | 53 | 13 |
| Anemia | 43 | 4.3 |
| Neutropenia | 43 | 9 |
| Leukopenia | 40 | 2.1 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 34 | 4.3 |
| Chemistry | ||
| Increased AST | 66 | 40 |
| Increased ALT | 66 | 21 |
| Increased bilirubin | 55 | 11 |
| Increased lipase | 51 | 26 |
| Hyponatremia | 49 | 32 |
| Hypocalcemia | 47 | 0 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 40 | 4.3 |
| Increased amylase | 38 | 15 |
| Hypokalemia | 26 | 2.1 |
| Hyperkalemia | 23 | 4.3 |
| Increased creatinine | 21 | 0 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 11 | 0 |
| a Includes upper abdominal pain, lower abdominal pain, and abdominal discomfort. | ||||
| b Includes gastroesophageal reflux. | ||||
| c Includes asthenia. | ||||
| d Includes productive cough. | ||||
| e Includes dyspnea exertional. | ||||
| f Includes rash pustular, dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis bullous, exfoliative rash, rash erythematous, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic. | ||||
| g Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, myalgia intercostal, neck pain, pain in extremity, spinal pain. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=532) | Placebo (n=260) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Adverse Reaction | 96 | 34 | 93 | 32 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea | 29 | 0.9 | 29 | 0.8 |
| Nausea | 23 | 0.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Abdominal Pain a | 17 | 0.8 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Vomiting | 15 | 0.6 | 16 | 1.2 |
| Dysphagia | 13 | 0.8 | 17 | 3.5 |
| Dyspepsia b | 12 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.4 |
| Constipation | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue c | 34 | 1.3 | 29 | 1.5 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough d | 20 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.4 |
| Dyspnea e | 12 | 0.8 | 12 | 0.4 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash f | 21 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.4 |
| Pruritus | 13 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Weight decreased | 13 | 0.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain g | 21 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Arthralgia | 10 | 0.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 15 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.8 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism | 11 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (range: 163 to 526 patients) and Placebo group (range: 86 to 256 patients). | ||||
| b Includes alanine aminotransferase increased, aspartate aminotransferase increased. | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=532) | Placebo (n=260) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased AST | 27 | 2.1 | 22 | 0.8 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 25 | 0.8 | 18 | 0.8 |
| Increased albumin | 21 | 0.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Increased ALT | 20 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.2 |
| Increased amylase | 20 | 3.9 | 13 | 1.3 |
| Hyponatremia | 19 | 1.7 | 12 | 1.2 |
| Hyperkalemia | 17 | 0.8 | 15 | 1.6 |
| Hypokalemia | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Transaminases increased b | 11 | 1.5 | 6 | 1.2 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 44 | 17 | 35 | 12 |
| Anemia | 27 | 0.8 | 21 | 0.4 |
| Neutropenia | 24 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.4 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||||
| a Includes aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration, and mucosal inflammation. | ||||||
| b Includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain lower, and abdominal pain upper. | ||||||
| c Includes asthenia and malaise. | ||||||
| d Includes tumor associated fever. | ||||||
| e Includes swelling, generalized edema, edema peripheral, and peripheral swelling. | ||||||
| f Includes hyperesthesia, hypoesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, and peripheral sensory neuropathy. | ||||||
| g Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis bullous, drug eruption, exfoliative rash, rash erythematous, rash follicular, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, and rash pruritic. | ||||||
| h Includes productive cough. | ||||||
| i Includes organizing pneumonia, pneumonia bacterial, and pneumonia pseudomonal. | ||||||
| j Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain. | ||||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab with Cisplatin and 5‑FU (n=310) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=322) | Cisplatin and 5-FU (n=304) | |||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3‑4 (%) | |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||||
| Nausea | 65 | 4.2 | 22 | 0.6 | 56 | 2.6 |
| Constipation | 44 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Stomatitis a | 44 | 9 | 11 | 0.6 | 35 | 3 |
| Diarrhea | 29 | 2.9 | 22 | 1.9 | 20 | 2 |
| Vomiting | 23 | 2.3 | 15 | 1.6 | 19 | 3 |
| Dysphagia | 14 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Abdominal pain b | 13 | 1.9 | 10 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.7 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||||
| Decreased appetite | 51 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 50 | 6 |
| General | ||||||
| Fatigue c | 47 | 3.5 | 28 | 2.5 | 41 | 4.9 |
| Pyrexia d | 19 | 0.3 | 23 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.3 |
| Edema e | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Nervous System | ||||||
| Peripheral neuropathy f | 18 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Psychiatric | ||||||
| Insomnia | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||||
| Rash g | 16 | 0.6 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Pruritus | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Alopecia | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||||
| Cough h | 16 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.3 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Infections and Infestations | ||||||
| Pneumonia i | 13 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2.6 |
| Endocrine | ||||||
| Hypothyroidism | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Investigations | ||||||
| Weight decreased | 12 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.9 | 11 | 1 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||||
| Musculoskeletal pain j | 11 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.6 | 8 | 0.3 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab with cisplatin and 5-FU group (range: 60 to 305 patients), intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab group (range: 59 to 307 patients) or cisplatin and 5-FU group (range: 56 to 283 patients). | ||||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab with Cisplatin and 5‑FU (n=310) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=322) | Cisplatin and 5-FU (n=304) | |||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||||
| Anemia | 81 | 21 | 52 | 7 | 66 | 14 |
| Lymphopenia | 67 | 23 | 50 | 13 | 44 | 8 |
| Neutropenia | 61 | 18 | 13 | 1.3 | 48 | 13 |
| Leukopenia | 53 | 11 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Thrombocytopenia | 43 | 3.3 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 2.8 |
| Chemistry | ||||||
| Hyponatremia | 52 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 40 | 8 |
| Hypocalcemia | 43 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0.7 |
| Increased creatinine | 41 | 2.3 | 15 | 0.7 | 31 | 0.7 |
| Hypomagnesemia | 35 | 1.7 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 1.8 |
| Hyperglycemia | 34 | 0 | 43 | 4.3 | 36 | 0.8 |
| Hyperkalemia | 33 | 2.3 | 23 | 1.6 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Hypokalemia | 29 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 6 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 26 | 1.3 | 31 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Increased AST | 23 | 3.3 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Increased ALT | 23 | 2.3 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 0.7 |
| Hypoglycemia | 18 | 0.4 | 15 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hypercalcemia | 11 | 2.6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| a Includes urticaria, drug eruption, eczema, eczema asteatotic, eczema nummular, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, erythema, erythema multiforme, blister, skin exfoliation, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, dermatitis, dermatitis described as acneiform, bullous, or contact, and rash described as maculo-papular, generalized, or pustular. | ||||
| b Includes hypophagia, and food aversion. | ||||
| c Includes colitis. | ||||
| d Includes spondylolisthesis, periarthritis, musculoskeletal chest pain, neck pain, arthralgia, back pain, myalgia, pain in extremity, arthritis, bone pain, and periarthritis calcarea. | ||||
| e Includes influenza, influenza like illness, pharyngitis, nasopharyngitis, tracheitis, and bronchitis and upper respiratory infection with bronchitis. | ||||
| f Includes pneumonia aspiration, pneumonia bacterial, and lung infection. Two patients (1.0%) died of pneumonia in the intravenous nivolumab treatment arm. Two patients (1.0%) died of pneumonia in the chemotherapy treatment arm; these deaths occurred with paclitaxel only. | ||||
| g Includes productive cough. | ||||
| h Includes tumor-associated fever. | ||||
| i Includes asthenia. | ||||
| j Includes hemoglobin decreased, and iron deficiency anemia. | ||||
| k Includes blood thyroid stimulating hormone increased. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=209) | Docetaxel or Paclitaxel (n=208) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash a | 22 | 1.9 | 28 | 1 |
| Pruritus | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite b | 21 | 1.9 | 35 | 5 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Diarrhea c | 18 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Constipation | 17 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Nausea | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0.5 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain d | 17 | 0 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Infections | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection e | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Pneumonia f | 13 | 5 | 19 | 9 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough g | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0.5 |
| General | ||||
| Pyrexia h | 16 | 0.5 | 19 | 0.5 |
| Fatigue i | 12 | 1.4 | 27 | 4.8 |
| Blood and Lymphatic System | ||||
| Anemia j | 13 | 8 | 30 | 13 |
| Endocrine | ||||
| Hypothyroidism k | 11 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab group (209 patients) and Docetaxel or Paclitaxel group (range: 207 to 208 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=209) | Docetaxel or Paclitaxel (n=208) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased creatinine | 78 | 0.5 | 68 | 0.5 |
| Hyperglycemia | 52 | 5 | 62 | 5 |
| Hyponatremia | 42 | 11 | 50 | 12 |
| Increased AST | 40 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| Increased alkaline phosphatase | 33 | 4.8 | 24 | 1.0 |
| Increased ALT | 31 | 5 | 22 | 1.9 |
| Hypercalcemia | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2.9 |
| Hyperkalemia | 22 | 0.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Hypoglycemia | 14 | 1.4 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Hypokalemia | 11 | 2.9 | 13 | 3.4 |
| Hematology | ||||
| Lymphopenia | 46 | 19 | 72 | 43 |
| Anemia | 42 | 9 | 71 | 17 |
| Leukopenia | 11 | 0.5 | 79 | 45 |
| Toxicity was graded per NCI CTCAE v4. | ||||
| a Includes dysesthesia, hypoesthesia, peripheral motor neuropathy, peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy, and peripheral sensory neuropathy. | ||||
| b Includes abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain lower, and abdominal pain upper. | ||||
| c Includes aphthous ulcer, mouth ulceration, and mucosal inflammation. | ||||
| d Includes asthenia. | ||||
| e Includes tumor associated fever. | ||||
| f Includes swelling, generalized edema, edema peripheral, and peripheral swelling. | ||||
| g Includes blood albumin decreased. | ||||
| h Includes back pain, bone pain, musculoskeletal chest pain, musculoskeletal discomfort, myalgia, neck pain, pain in extremity, and spinal pain. | ||||
| i Includes dermatitis, dermatitis acneiform, dermatitis allergic, dermatitis bullous, drug eruption, exfoliative rash, nodular rash, rash erythematous, rash macular, rash maculo-papular, rash papular, rash pruritic, and rash vesicular. | ||||
| j Includes productive cough. | ||||
| k Includes nasopharyngitis, pharyngitis, and rhinitis. | ||||
| Adverse Reaction | Intravenous Nivolumab and mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=782) | mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=767) | ||
| All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | All Grades (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Adverse Reaction | 99 | 69 | 98 | 59 |
| Nervous System | ||||
| Peripheral neuropathy a | 53 | 7 | 46 | 4.8 |
| Headache | 11 | 0.8 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Gastrointestinal | ||||
| Nausea | 48 | 3.2 | 44 | 3.7 |
| Diarrhea | 39 | 5 | 34 | 3.7 |
| Vomiting | 31 | 4.2 | 29 | 4.2 |
| Abdominal pain b | 27 | 2.8 | 24 | 2.6 |
| Constipation | 25 | 0.6 | 21 | 0.4 |
| Stomatitis c | 17 | 1.8 | 13 | 0.8 |
| General | ||||
| Fatigue d | 44 | 7 | 40 | 5 |
| Pyrexia e | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0.4 |
| Edema f | 12 | 0.5 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Metabolism and Nutrition | ||||
| Decreased appetite | 29 | 3.6 | 26 | 2.5 |
| Hypoalbuminemia g | 14 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.3 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Weight decreased | 17 | 1.3 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Increased lipase | 14 | 7 | 8 | 3.7 |
| Increased amylase | 12 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.4 |
| Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain h | 20 | 1.3 | 14 | 2 |
| Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue | ||||
| Rash i | 18 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome | 13 | 1.5 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Respiratory, Thoracic and Mediastinal | ||||
| Cough j | 13 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Infections and Infestations | ||||
| Upper respiratory tract infection k | 10 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| a Each test incidence is based on the number of patients who had both baseline and at least one on-study laboratory measurement available: intravenous nivolumab and mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX group (407 to 767 patients) or mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX group (range: 405 to 735 patients). | ||||
| Laboratory Abnormality | Intravenous Nivolumab and mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=782) | mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=767) | ||
| Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | Grades 1-4 (%) | Grades 3-4 (%) | |
| Hematology | ||||
| Neutropenia | 73 | 29 | 62 | 23 |
| Leukopenia | 69 | 12 | 59 | 9 |
| Thrombocytopenia | 68 | 7 | 63 | 4.4 |
| Anemia | 59 | 14 | 60 | 10 |
| Lymphopenia | 59 | 12 | 49 | 9 |
| Chemistry | ||||
| Increased AST | 52 | 4.6 | 47 | 1.9 |
| Hypocalcemia | 42 | 1.6 | 37 | 1 |
| Hyperglycemia | 41 | 3.9 | 38 | 2.7 |
| Increased ALT | 37 | 3.4 | 30 | 1.9 |
| Hyponatremia | 34 | 6 | 24 | 5 |
| Hypokalemia | 27 | 7 | 24 | 4.8 |
| Hyperbilirubinemia | 24 | 2.8 | 21 | 2 |
| Increased creatinine | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Hyperkalemia | 14 | 1.4 | 11 | 0.7 |
| Hypoglycemia | 12 | 0.7 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Hypernatremia | 11 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0 |
Warnings & Cautions for Opdivo
Severe and Fatal Immune-Mediated Adverse Reactions OPDIVO QVANTIG is a combination of a monoclonal antibody that belongs to a class of drugs that bind to either the programmed death-receptor 1 (PD-1) or the PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1), blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, thereby removing inhibition of the immune response, potentially breaking peripheral tolerance, and inducing immune-mediated adverse reactions, and an endoglycosidase used to increase the dispersion and absorption of co-administered drugs when administered subcutaneously. Important immune-mediated adverse reactions listed under Warnings and Precautions may not include all possible severe and fatal immune-mediated reactions. Immune-mediated adverse reactions, which may be severe or fatal, can occur in any organ system or tissue.
Immune-mediated adverse reactions can occur at any time after starting treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibody. While immune-mediated adverse reactions usually manifest during treatment with PD‑1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies, immune-mediated adverse reactions can also manifest after discontinuation of PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies. Early identification and management of immune-mediated adverse reactions are essential to ensure safe use of PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies.
Monitor patients closely for symptoms and signs that may be clinical manifestations of underlying immune-mediated adverse reactions. Evaluate liver enzymes, creatinine, and thyroid function at baseline and periodically during treatment. In cases of suspected immune-mediated adverse reactions, initiate appropriate workup to exclude alternative etiologies, including infection.
Institute medical management promptly, including specialty consultation as appropriate. Withhold or permanently discontinue OPDIVO QVANTIG depending on severity. In general, if OPDIVO QVANTIG requires interruption or discontinuation, administer systemic corticosteroid therapy (1 to 2 mg/kg/day prednisone or equivalent) until improvement to Grade 1 or less.
Upon improvement to Grade 1 or less, initiate corticosteroid taper and continue to taper over at least 1 month. Consider administration of other systemic immunosuppressants in patients whose immune-mediated adverse reactions are not controlled with corticosteroid therapy. Toxicity management guidelines for adverse reactions that do not necessarily require systemic steroids (e.g., endocrinopathies and dermatologic reactions) are discussed below.
Immune-Mediated Pneumonitis OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause immune-mediated pneumonitis, which is defined as requiring use of steroids and no clear alternate etiology. In patients treated with other PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies, the incidence of pneumonitis is higher in patients who have received prior thoracic radiation. Pneumonitis led to permanent discontinuation of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 1.6% and withholding of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 1.6% of patients.
Systemic corticosteroids were required in 100% (7/7) of patients with pneumonitis. Pneumonitis resolved in 27% of the 7 patients. Immune-Mediated Colitis OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause immune-mediated colitis, defined as requiring use of corticosteroids and no clear alternate etiology.
A common symptom included in the definition of colitis was diarrhea. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection/reactivation has been reported in patients with corticosteroid-refractory immune-mediated colitis. In cases of corticosteroid-refractory colitis, consider repeating infectious workup to exclude alternative etiologies.
Colitis led to withholding of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 2.0% of patients. Colitis resolved in 71% of the 7 patients. Systemic corticosteroids were required in 100% (6/6) of patients with hepatitis.
Hepatitis resolved in 67% of the 6 patients. Intravenous Nivolumab with Cabozantinib Nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib can cause hepatic toxicity with higher frequencies of Grade 3 and 4 ALT and AST elevations compared to nivolumab alone. Monitor liver enzymes before initiation of and periodically throughout treatment.
Consider more frequent monitoring of liver enzymes as compared to when the drugs are administered as single agents. For elevated liver enzymes, interrupt nivolumab and cabozantinib and consider administering corticosteroids. Among the 44 patients with Grade ≥2 increased ALT or AST who were rechallenged with either intravenous nivolumab (n=11) or cabozantinib (n=9) administered as a single agent or with both (n=24), recurrence of Grade ≥2 increased ALT or AST was observed in 2 patients receiving intravenous nivolumab, 2 patients receiving cabozantinib, and 7 patients receiving both intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib.
Immune-Mediated Endocrinopathies Adrenal Insufficiency OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause primary or secondary adrenal insufficiency. For Grade 2 or higher adrenal insufficiency, initiate symptomatic treatment, including hormone replacement as clinically indicated. Withhold OPDIVO QVANTIG depending on severity.
Adrenal insufficiency led to permanent discontinuation of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 0.4% of patients and withholding of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 0.4% of patients. Systemic corticosteroids were required in 100% (5/5) of patients with adrenal insufficiency. Adrenal insufficiency resolved in 20% of the 5 patients.
Adrenal insufficiency led to permanent discontinuation of intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib in 0.9% and withholding of intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib in 2.8% of patients with RCC. Approximately 80% (12/15) of patients with adrenal insufficiency received hormone replacement therapy, including systemic corticosteroids. Adrenal insufficiency resolved in 27% (n=4) of the 15 patients.
Of the 9 patients in whom intravenous nivolumab with cabozantinib was withheld for adrenal insufficiency, 6 reinstated treatment after symptom improvement; of these, all (n=6) received hormone replacement therapy and 2 had recurrence of adrenal insufficiency. Hypophysitis OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause immune-mediated hypophysitis. Hypophysitis can present with acute symptoms associated with mass effect such as headache, photophobia, or visual field defects.
Hypophysitis can cause hypopituitarism. Initiate hormone replacement as clinically indicated. Hypophysitis led to permanent discontinuation of intravenous nivolumab in <0.1% and withholding of intravenous nivolumab in 0.2% of patients.
Approximately 67% (8/12) of patients with hypophysitis received hormone replacement therapy, including systemic corticosteroids. Hypophysitis resolved in 42% of the 12 patients. Of the 3 patients in whom intravenous nivolumab was withheld for hypophysitis, 2 reinitiated intravenous nivolumab after symptom improvement; of these, none had recurrence of hypophysitis.
Thyroid Disorders OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause immune-mediated thyroid disorders. Thyroiditis can present with or without endocrinopathy. Hypothyroidism can follow hyperthyroidism.
Initiate hormone replacement or medical management as clinically indicated. Systemic corticosteroids were not required in the patient with thyroiditis. Thyroiditis did not resolve in this patient.
Systemic corticosteroids were not required in patients with hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism resolved in 50% of the 2 patients. Hypothyroidism led to withholding of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 0.8% of patients.
Systemic corticosteroids were not required in patients with hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism resolved in 4.3% of the 23 patients. Of the 1 patient in whom OPDIVO QVANTIG was withheld for hypothyroidism, OPDIVO QVANTIG was not reinitiated after symptom improvement.
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, which can present with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Monitor patients for hyperglycemia or other signs and symptoms of diabetes. Initiate treatment with insulin as clinically indicated. Grade 3 diabetes occurred in 0.4% (1/247) of patients receiving OPDIVO QVANTIG.
No patients with diabetes required systemic corticosteroids. Diabetes did not resolve in this patient. Grade 2 immune-mediated nephritis and renal dysfunction occurred in 1.2% (3/247) of patients receiving OPDIVO QVANTIG.
Immune-mediated nephritis and renal dysfunction led to withholding of OPDIVO QVANTIG in 1.2% of patients. Systemic corticosteroids were required in 100% (3/3) of patients with nephritis and renal dysfunction. Nephritis and renal dysfunction resolved in 100% of the 3 patients.
Of the 3 patients in whom OPDIVO QVANTIG was withheld for nephritis or renal dysfunction, 1 reinitiated OPDIVO QVANTIG after symptom improvement without recurrence of nephritis or renal dysfunction. Immune-Mediated Dermatologic Adverse Reactions OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause immune-mediated rash or dermatitis, defined as requiring the use of steroids and no clear alternate etiology. Exfoliative dermatitis, including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and DRESS (Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms), has occurred with PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies.
Topical emollients and/or topical corticosteroids may be adequate to treat mild to moderate non-exfoliative rashes. Systemic corticosteroids were required in 47% (8/17) of patients with immune-mediated rash. Rash resolved in 77% of the 17 patients.
Of the 3 patients in whom OPDIVO QVANTIG was withheld for immune-mediated rash, all reinitiated OPDIVO QVANTIG after symptom improvement; of these, all (100%) had recurrence of immune-mediated rash. Other Immune-Mediated Adverse Reactions The following clinically significant immune-mediated adverse reactions occurred at an incidence of <1% (unless otherwise noted) in patients who received OPDIVO QVANTIG or intravenous nivolumab as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy or immunotherapy, or were reported with the use of other PD-1/PD-L1 blocking antibodies. Severe or fatal cases have been reported for some of these adverse reactions.
Cardiac/Vascular: Myocarditis, pericarditis, vasculitis Nervous System: Meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis and demyelination, myasthenic syndrome/myasthenia gravis (including exacerbation), Guillain-Barre syndrome, nerve paresis, autoimmune neuropathy Ocular: Uveitis, iritis, and other ocular inflammatory toxicities can occur. Some cases can be associated with retinal detachment. Various grades of visual impairment, including blindness, can occur.
If uveitis occurs in combination with other immune-mediated adverse reactions, consider a Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-like syndrome, as this may require treatment with systemic steroids to reduce the risk of permanent vision loss Gastrointestinal: Pancreatitis to include increases in serum amylase and lipase levels, gastritis, duodenitis Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue: Myositis/polymyositis, rhabdomyolysis, and associated sequelae including renal failure, arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic Endocrine: Hypoparathyroidism Hematologic/Immune: Hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia, hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis (Kikuchi lymphadenitis), sarcoidosis, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, solid organ transplant rejection, other transplant (including corneal graft) rejection. Other: Myocarditis-Myositis-Myasthenia Gravis (or Myasthenia-Like) Overlap Syndrome, reporting as the co-occurrence of either two or all three adverse reactions.
Complications of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Fatal and other serious complications can occur in patients who receive allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) before or after being treated with a PD-1 receptor blocking antibody. Transplant-related complications include hyperacute graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), acute GVHD, chronic GVHD, hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) after reduced intensity conditioning, and steroid-requiring febrile syndrome (without an identified infectious cause). These complications may occur despite intervening therapy between PD-1 blockade and allogeneic HSCT.
Follow patients closely for evidence of transplant-related complications and intervene promptly. Consider the benefit versus risks of treatment with a PD-1 receptor blocking antibody prior to or after an allogeneic HSCT.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity Based on its mechanism of action and data from animal studies, OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. In animal reproduction studies, administration of nivolumab to cynomolgus monkeys from the onset of organogenesis through delivery resulted in increased abortion and premature infant death. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.
Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with OPDIVO QVANTIG and for 5 months after the last dose.
Increased Mortality in Patients with Multiple Myeloma when Nivolumab Is Added to a Thalidomide Analogue and Dexamethasone In randomized clinical trials in patients with multiple myeloma, the addition of a PD-1 blocking antibody, including intravenous nivolumab, to a thalidomide analogue plus dexamethasone, a use for which no PD-1 or PD-L1 blocking antibody is indicated, resulted in increased mortality. Treatment of patients with multiple myeloma with a PD-1 or PD-L1 blocking antibody in combination with a thalidomide analogue plus dexamethasone is not recommended outside of controlled clinical trials.
Pregnancy Safety for Opdivo
Pregnancy Risk Summary Based on data from animal studies and its mechanism of action, OPDIVO QVANTIG can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. In animal reproduction studies, administration of nivolumab to cynomolgus monkeys from the onset of organogenesis through delivery resulted in increased abortion and premature infant death (see Data). Human IgG4 is known to cross the placental barrier and nivolumab is an immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4); therefore, nivolumab has the potential to be transmitted from the mother to the developing fetus.
The effects of OPDIVO QVANTIG are likely to be greater during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. There are no available data on OPDIVO QVANTIG use in pregnant women to evaluate a drug-associated risk. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus.
Data Animal Data OPDIVO QVANTIG for subcutaneous injection contains nivolumab and hyaluronidase. Nivolumab A central function of the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway is to preserve pregnancy by maintaining maternal immune tolerance to the fetus. Blockade of PD-L1 signaling has been shown in murine models of pregnancy to disrupt tolerance to the fetus and to increase fetal loss.
Nivolumab administration resulted in a non-dose-related increase in spontaneous abortion and increased neonatal death. Based on its mechanism of action, fetal exposure to nivolumab may increase the risk of developing immune-mediated disorders or altering the normal immune response, and immune-mediated disorders have been reported in PD-1 knockout mice. In surviving infants (18 of 32 compared to 11 of 16 vehicle-exposed infants) of cynomolgus monkeys treated with nivolumab, there were no apparent malformations and no effects on neurobehavioral, immunological, or clinical pathology parameters throughout the 6-month postnatal period.
The study found no evidence of teratogenicity.
Pediatric Use of Opdivo
- Pediatric Use The safety and effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG have been established in pediatric patients aged 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater for the following indications:
- Unresectable or metastatic melanoma
- Unresectable or metastatic melanoma following combination treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab
- Completely resected Stage IIB, Stage IIC, Stage III, or Stage IV melanoma as adjuvant treatment
- Unresectable or metastatic MSI-H or dMMR CRC following combination treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab
- MSI-H or dMMR mCRC that has progressed following treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, irinotecan Use of OPDIVO QVANTIG in pediatric patients for these indications is supported by evidence from adequate and well-controlled studies for intravenous nivolumab in adults and additional pharmacokinetic and safety data for intravenous nivolumab in pediatric patients 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater. Nivolumab exposure in pediatric patients 12 years and older who receive OPDIVO QVANTIG is predicted to be within range of those observed/predicted in adult patients at the recommended dosage. The safety and effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG have not been established for pediatric patients younger than 12 years old with melanoma or MSI-H or dMMR mCRC. The safety and effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG have not been established in pediatric patients for other approved adult indications.
Clinical Studies of Opdivo
Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Previously Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma - OPDIVO QVANTIG The efficacy of OPDIVO QVANTIG was evaluated in CHECKMATE-67T (NCT04810078), a multicenter, randomized, open-label study in patients with advanced or metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Patients 18 years of age or older with histologically confirmed advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component, including those with sarcomatoid features, and who received no more than 2 prior systemic treatment regimens were randomized to receive OPDIVO QVANTIG (containing 1,200 mg of nivolumab and 20,000 units of hyaluronidase) every 4 weeks subcutaneously, or nivolumab 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks intravenously. Patients with untreated, symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases; leptomeningeal metastases; concurrent malignancies requiring treatment or history of prior malignancy within the previous 2 years; active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease; or who received prior treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor were excluded from the study.
Patients with asymptomatic, stable CNS metastases that did not require immediate treatment were eligible if there was no evidence of progression within 28 days prior to the first dose of study drug administration. Stratification factors for randomization were weight (<80 kg vs ≥80 kg) and International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium (IMDC) risk classification (favorable vs intermediate, vs poor risk). The primary objective was to assess the nivolumab exposure of subcutaneous administration of OPDIVO QVANTIG as compared to the intravenous administration of nivolumab.
The secondary objective of the study was to evaluate overall response rate (ORR) by blinded independent central review (BICR). A total of 495 patients were randomized to receive either OPDIVO QVANTIG (n=248) or intravenous nivolumab (n=247). Fifty-seven percent of patients weighed <80 kg and 43% weighed ≥80 kg.
Baseline Karnofsky performance status was Patient distribution by IMDC risk categories was 21% favorable, 62% intermediate, and 17% poor. When comparing subcutaneous administration of OPDIVO QVANTIG to the intravenous administration of nivolumab, CHECKMATE-67T met the predefined acceptance margin for pharmacokinetic endpoints, with the lower boundary of 90% confidence interval of geometric mean ratios of not less than 0.8 for both serum nivolumab C avg over 28 days and C min at steady state. Efficacy results are shown in Table 49.
Table 49: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-67T a Confidence interval based on the Clopper and Pearson method. OPDIVO QVANTIG N=248 Intravenous Nivolumab N=247 ORR per BICR, n (%) 60 45 95% CI a RCC Trials - Intravenous Nivolumab The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the following: • as monotherapy, for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy (CHECKMATE-214 study). • in combination with cabozantinib, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC (CHECKMATE-9ER study). • as monotherapy, for the treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC who have received prior anti-angiogenic therapy (CHECKMATE-025 study). Use of OPDIVO QVANTIG for these RCC indications is supported by evidence from adequate and well-controlled studies conducted with intravenous nivolumab, and additional pharmacokinetic and safety data that demonstrated comparable pharmacokinetics and safety profiles between OPDIVO QVANTIG and intravenous nivolumab in the CHECKMATE-67T trial.
Below is a description of the efficacy results of these adequate and well-controlled studies of intravenous nivolumab in these RCC populations. First-line Renal Cell Carcinoma CHECKMATE-214 CHECKMATE-214 (NCT02231749) was a randomized (1:1), open-label trial in patients with previously untreated advanced RCC. Patients were included regardless of their PD-L1 status.
CHECKMATE-214 excluded patients with any history of or concurrent brain metastases, active autoimmune disease, or medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression. Patients were stratified by International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium (IMDC) prognostic score and region. Efficacy was evaluated in intermediate/poor risk patients with at least 1 or more of 6 prognostic risk factors as per the IMDC criteria (less than one year from time of initial renal cell carcinoma diagnosis to randomization, Karnofsky performance status <80%, hemoglobin less than the lower limit of normal, corrected calcium of >10 mg/dL, platelet count greater than the upper limit of normal, and absolute neutrophil count greater than the upper limit of normal).
Treatment continued until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The trial population characteristics were: median age was 61 years range: years of age and 8% ≥75 years of age. The major efficacy outcome measures were OS, PFS (independent radiographic review committee -assessed) and confirmed ORR (IRRC-assessed) in intermediate/poor risk patients.
In this population, the trial demonstrated statistically significant improvement in OS and ORR for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab as compared with sunitinib (Table 50 and Figure 1). OS benefit was observed regardless of PD-L1 expression level. The trial did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in PFS.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 50 and Figure 1. Table 50: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-214 (Intermediate/Poor Risk Population) - CHECKMATE-214 CHECKMATE-214 also randomized 249 favorable risk patients as per IMDC criteria to intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab (n=125) or to sunitinib (n=124). These patients were not evaluated as part of the efficacy analysis population.
OS in favorable risk patients receiving intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab compared to sunitinib has a hazard ratio of The efficacy of intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab in previously untreated renal cell carcinoma with favorable-risk disease has not been established. CHECKMATE-9ER CHECKMATE-9ER (NCT03141177) was a randomized, open-label study of intravenous nivolumab combined with cabozantinib versus sunitinib in patients with previously untreated advanced RCC. CHECKMATE-9ER excluded patients with autoimmune disease or other medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression.
Patients were stratified by IMDC prognostic score (favorable vs. intermediate vs. poor), PD-L1 tumor expression (≥1% vs. <1% or indeterminate), and region (US/Canada/Western Europe/Northern Europe vs. Rest of World). Treatment beyond RECIST‑defined disease progression was permitted if the patient was clinically stable and considered to be deriving clinical benefit by the investigator.
Patient distribution by IMDC risk categories was 22% favorable, 58% intermediate, and 20% poor. The major efficacy outcome measure was PFS (BICR assessed). Additional efficacy outcome measures were OS and ORR (BICR assessed).
The trial demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in PFS, OS, and ORR for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab and cabozantinib compared with sunitinib. Consistent results for PFS were observed across pre-specified subgroups of IMDC risk categories and PD-L1 tumor expression status. An updated OS analysis was conducted when 271 deaths were observed based on the pre-specified number of deaths for the pre-planned final analysis of OS.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 51 and Figures 2 and 3. Table 51: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-9ER - CHECKMATE-9ER In an exploratory analysis, the updated analysis of OS in patients with IMDC favorable, intermediate, intermediate/poor, and poor risk demonstrated a HR (95% CI) of 1.03, 0.74, 0.65, and 0.49, respectively. oq-os-checkmate-214 oq-pfs-checkmate-9er oq-updated-os-checkmate-9er Previously Treated Renal Cell Carcinoma CHECKMATE-025 CHECKMATE-025 (NCT01668784) was a randomized (1:1), open-label trial in patients with advanced RCC who had experienced disease progression during or after one or two prior anti-angiogenic therapy regimens. Patients were stratified by region, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) Risk Group and the number of prior anti-angiogenic therapies.
Patients were randomized to nivolumab 3 mg/kg by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks (n=410) or everolimus 10 mg orally daily (n=411). The first tumor assessments were conducted 8 weeks after randomization and continued every 8 weeks thereafter for the first year and then every 12 weeks until progression or treatment discontinuation, whichever occurred later. The major efficacy outcome measure was overall survival (OS).
The trial population characteristics were: median age was 62 years range: years of age and 9% ≥75 years of age. The majority of patients (77%) were treated with one prior anti-angiogenic therapy. Patient distribution by MSKCC risk groups was 34% favorable, 47% intermediate, and 19% poor.
The trial demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab as compared with everolimus at the prespecified interim analysis when 398 events were observed (70% of the planned number of events for final analysis). Efficacy results are shown in Table 52 and Figure 4. Table 52: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-025 Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma Previously Treated Metastatic Melanoma The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of previously treated unresectable or metastatic melanoma in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater.
Use of OPDIVO QVANTIG for this indication is supported by evidence from an adequate and well-controlled study conducted with intravenous nivolumab, and additional pharmacokinetic and safety data that demonstrated comparable pharmacokinetics and safety profiles between OPDIVO QVANTIG and intravenous nivolumab. Below is a description of the efficacy results of this adequate and well-controlled study of intravenous nivolumab in this melanoma population. Patients were required to have progression of disease on or following ipilimumab treatment and, if BRAF V600 mutation positive, a BRAF inhibitor.
The trial excluded patients with autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, ocular melanoma, active brain metastasis, or a history of Grade 4 ipilimumab-related adverse reactions (except for endocrinopathies) or Grade 3 ipilimumab‑related adverse reactions that had not resolved or were inadequately controlled within 12 weeks of the initiating event. Tumor assessments were conducted 9 weeks after randomization then every 6 weeks for the first year, and every 12 weeks thereafter. Efficacy was evaluated in a single-arm, non-comparative, planned interim analysis of the first 120 patients who received intravenous nivolumab in CHECKMATE-037 and in whom the minimum duration of follow-up was 6 months.
The major efficacy outcome measures in this population were confirmed overall response rate (ORR) as measured by blinded independent central review using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST 1.1) and duration of response. There were responses in patients with and without BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma. Figure 5 summarizes the OS results.
Figure 5: Overall Survival - CHECKMATE-037* The primary OS analysis was not adjusted to account for subsequent therapies, with 54 (40.6%) patients in the chemotherapy arm subsequently receiving an anti-PD1 treatment. OS may be confounded by dropout, imbalance of subsequent therapies, and differences in baseline factors. CHECKMATE-066 CHECKMATE-066 (NCT01721772) was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized (1:1) trial in 418 patients with BRAF V600 wild-type unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
Randomization was stratified by PD-L1 status (≥5% of tumor cell membrane staining by immunohistochemistry vs. <5% or indeterminate result) and M stage (M0/M1a/M1b versus M1c). Key eligibility criteria included histologically confirmed, unresectable or metastatic, cutaneous, mucosal, or acral melanoma; no prior therapy for metastatic disease; completion of prior adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy at least 6 weeks prior to randomization; ECOG performance status 0 or 1; absence of autoimmune disease; and absence of active brain or leptomeningeal metastases. The trial excluded patients with ocular melanoma.
Additional outcome measures included investigator-assessed progression-free survival (PFS) and ORR per RECIST v1.1. More patients in the intravenous nivolumab arm had an ECOG performance status of 0 (71% vs. 58%). CHECKMATE-066 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS for the intravenous nivolumab arm compared with the dacarbazine arm in an interim analysis based on 47% of the total planned events for OS.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 53 and Figure 6. Table 53: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-066 - CHECKMATE-066 CHECKMATE-067 CHECKMATE-067 (NCT01844505) was a multicenter, randomized (1:1:1), double-blind trial in 945 patients with previously untreated, unresectable or metastatic melanoma to one of the following arms: intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab, intravenous nivolumab, or ipilimumab. Patients were required to have completed adjuvant or neoadjuvant treatment at least 6 weeks prior to randomization and have no prior treatment with anti-CTLA-4 antibody and no evidence of active brain metastasis, ocular melanoma, autoimmune disease, or medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression.
Randomization was stratified by PD-L1 expression (≥5% vs. <5% tumor cell membrane expression) as determined by a clinical trial assay, BRAF V600 mutation status, and M stage per the AJCC staging system (M0, M1a, M1b vs. M1c). The major efficacy outcome measures were investigator-assessed PFS per RECIST v1.1 and OS.
CHECKMATE-067 demonstrated statistically significant improvements in OS and PFS for patients randomized to either intravenous nivolumab-containing arm as compared with the ipilimumab arm. The trial was not designed to assess whether adding ipilimumab to intravenous nivolumab improves PFS or OS compared to intravenous nivolumab as a single agent. Efficacy results are shown in Table 54 and Figure 7.
Based on a minimum follow-up of 28 months, the proportion of responses lasting ≥24 months was 55% in the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab arm, 56% in the intravenous nivolumab arm, and 39% in the ipilimumab arm. oq-os-checkmate-066 oq-os-checkmate-067 oq-os-checkmate-037
Adjuvant Treatment of Melanoma
The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the adjuvant treatment of Stage IIB, Stage IIC, Stage III, or Stage IV melanoma in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater. CHECKMATE-76K CHECKMATE-76K (NCT04099251) was a randomized, double-blind trial in 790 patients with completely resected Stage IIB/C melanoma. Enrollment required complete resection of the primary melanoma with negative margins and a negative sentinel lymph node within 12 weeks prior to randomization, and ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
The trial excluded patients with ocular/uveal or mucosal melanoma, autoimmune disease, any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (≥10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications, as well as patients with prior therapy for melanoma except surgery. Randomization was stratified by AJCC 8 th staging system edition T3b vs. T4a vs.
T4b. The major efficacy outcome measure was recurrence-free survival (RFS) defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first recurrence (local, regional, or distant metastasis), new primary melanoma, or death, from any cause, whichever occurred first and as assessed by the investigator. Sixty one percent had stage IIB and 39% had stage IIC melanoma.
CHECKMATE-76K demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in RFS for patients randomized to the intravenous nivolumab arm compared with the placebo arm. Efficacy results are shown in Table 55 and Figure 8. Table 55: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-76K - CHECKMATE-76K CHECKMATE-238 CHECKMATE-238 (NCT02388906) was a randomized, double-blind trial in 906 patients with completely resected Stage IIIB/C or Stage IV melanoma.
Enrollment required complete resection of melanoma with margins negative for disease within 12 weeks prior to randomization. Randomization was stratified by PD-L1 status (positive vs. negative/indeterminate) and AJCC stage Stage IIIB/C vs. Stage IV M1a-M1b vs.
Stage IV M1c. Patients underwent imaging for tumor recurrence every 12 weeks for the first 2 years then every 6 months thereafter. Efficacy results are shown in Table 56 and Figure 9.
Table 56: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-238 - CHECKMATE-238 oq-rfs-checkmate-76k oq-rfs-checkmate-238
Neoadjuvant Treatment of Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the neoadjuvant treatment of resectable (tumors ≥4 cm or node positive) NSCLC in combination with platinum doublet chemotherapy. CHECKMATE-816 CHECKMATE-816 (NCT02998528) was a randomized, open label trial in patients with resectable NSCLC. The trial included patients with resectable, histologically confirmed Stage IB (≥4 cm), II, or IIIA NSCLC (per the 7th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) staging criteria), ECOG performance status 0 or 1, and measurable disease (per RECIST version 1.1).
Patients with unresectable or metastatic NSCLC, known EGFR mutations or ALK translocations, Grade 2 or greater peripheral neuropathy, active autoimmune disease, or medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression were excluded from the study. Stratification factors for randomization were tumor PD-L1 expression level (≥1% versus <1% or non-quantifiable), disease stage (IB/II versus IIIA), and sex (male versus female). The major efficacy outcome measures were event-free survival (EFS) based on blinded independent central review (BICR) assessment and pathologic complete response (pCR) as evaluated by blinded independent pathology review (BIPR).
Additional efficacy outcome measures included OS. A total of 358 patients were randomized to receive either intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum‑doublet chemotherapy (n=179) or platinum-doublet chemotherapy (n=179). Eighty-three percent of patients in the intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy arm had definitive surgery compared to 75% of patients in the platinum-doublet chemotherapy arm.
The study demonstrated statistically significant improvements in EFS and pCR. Efficacy results are presented in Table 57 and Figure 10. Table 57: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-816 Figure 10: Event-Free Survival - CHECKMATE-816 At the time of the EFS analysis, 26% of the patients had died.
A prespecified interim analysis for OS resulted in a HR of which did not cross the boundary for statistical significance. oq-efs-checkmate-816
CHECKMATE-77T The efficacy of intravenous nivolumab, in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy, followed by surgery, and continued adjuvant treatment with intravenous nivolumab as a single agent, was investigated in CHECKMATE-77T (NCT04025879), a randomized, double-blind trial in 461 patients with resectable NSCLC. The trial included patients with resectable, suspected or histologically confirmed Stage IIA (>4 cm) to IIIB (T3-T4 N2) NSCLC (per the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual), and ECOG performance status 0 or 1. Randomization was stratified by tumor PD-L1 expression level (≥1% versus <1% versus indeterminate/not evaluable), disease stage (Stage II versus Stage III), and tumor histology (squamous versus nonsquamous).
Within 90 days after the surgery, placebo was administered intravenously over 30 minutes every 4 weeks. All study medications were administered via intravenous infusion. The trial was not designed to isolate the effect of intravenous nivolumab in each phase (neoadjuvant or adjuvant) of treatment.
The major efficacy outcome measure was event-free survival (EFS) based on BICR assessment. Additional efficacy outcome measures included overall survival (OS), pathologic complete response (pCR), and major pathologic response (MPR). Seventy-eight percent of patients in the neoadjuvant intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by adjuvant intravenous nivolumab arm had definitive surgery compared to 77% of patients in the neoadjuvant placebo and platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by placebo arm.
The study demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in EFS for patients treated with neoadjuvant intravenous nivolumab in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by single agent intravenous nivolumab compared with patients randomized to placebo in combination with platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by placebo. Efficacy results are presented in Table 58 and Figure 11. Table 58: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-77T Figure 11: Event-Free Survival - CHECKMATE-77T In a pre-specified descriptive analysis, the pCR rate was in the intravenous nivolumab arm and in the placebo arm.
At the time of the EFS analysis, OS data were immature. oq-efs-checkmate-77t
Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Second-line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of NSCLC previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy. Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for these aberrations prior to receiving OPDIVO QVANTIG. CHECKMATE-017 CHECKMATE-017 (NCT01642004) was a randomized (1:1), open-label trial in 272 patients with metastatic squamous NSCLC who had experienced disease progression during or after one prior platinum doublet-based chemotherapy regimen.
Randomization was stratified by prior paclitaxel vs. other prior treatment and region (US/Canada vs. Europe vs. Rest of World).
This trial included patients regardless of their PD-L1 status. The trial excluded patients with autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, symptomatic interstitial lung disease, or untreated brain metastasis. Patients with treated brain metastases were eligible if neurologically returned to baseline at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment, and either off corticosteroids, or on a stable or decreasing dose of <10 mg daily prednisone equivalents.
The major efficacy outcome measure was OS. Additional efficacy outcome measures were investigator-assessed ORR and PFS. The trial population characteristics were: median age was 63 years range: years of age and 11% ≥75 years of age.
Baseline ECOG performance status was were former/current smokers. Baseline disease characteristics of the population as reported by investigators were Stage IIIb (19%), Stage IV (80%), and brain metastases (6%). All patients received prior therapy with a platinum-doublet regimen and 99% of patients had tumors of squamous-cell histology.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 59 and Figure 12. Table 59: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-017 - CHECKMATE-017 Archival tumor specimens were retrospectively evaluated for PD-L1 expression. Across the trial population, 17% of 272 patients had non-quantifiable results.
In pre-specified exploratory subgroup analyses, the hazard ratios for survival were in the PD-L1 negative subgroup and in the PD-L1 positive subgroup. Appropriate prior targeted therapy in patients with known sensitizing EGFR mutation or ALK translocation was allowed. Randomization was stratified by prior maintenance therapy (yes vs. no) and number of prior therapies (1 vs. 2).
In addition, prespecified analyses were conducted in subgroups defined by PD-L1 expression. Baseline ECOG performance status was 0 had previously treated brain metastases. Prior therapy included platinum-doublet regimen (100%) and 40% received maintenance therapy as part of the first-line regimen.
Histologic subtypes included adenocarcinoma (93%), large cell (2.4%), and bronchoalveolar (0.9%). CHECKMATE-057 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab as compared with docetaxel at the prespecified interim analysis when 413 events were observed (93% of the planned number of events for final analysis). Efficacy results are shown in Table 60 and Figure 13.
Table 60: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-057 - CHECKMATE-057 Archival tumor specimens were evaluated for PD-L1 expression following completion of the trial. Across the trial population, 22% of 582 patients had non-quantifiable results. Figures 14 and 15 summarize the results of prespecified analyses of OS and PFS in subgroups determined by percentage of tumor cells expressing PD-L1.
Figure 14: Forest Plot: OS Based on PD-L1 Expression - CHECKMATE-057 Figure 15: Forest Plot: PFS Based on PD-L1 Expression - CHECKMATE-057 oq-os-checkmate-017 oq-os-checkmate-057 oq-forest-plot-os-checkmate-057 oq-forest-plot-pfs-checkmate-057
Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck with disease progression on or after platinum-based therapy. CHECKMATE-141 CHECKMATE-141 (NCT02105636) was a randomized (2:1), active-controlled, open-label trial enrolling patients with metastatic or recurrent SCCHN who had experienced disease progression during or within 6 months of receiving platinum-based therapy administered in either the adjuvant, neo-adjuvant, primary (unresectable locally advanced) or metastatic setting. The trial excluded patients with autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring immunosuppression, recurrent or metastatic carcinoma of the nasopharynx, squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary histology, salivary gland or non-squamous histologies (e.g., mucosal melanoma), or untreated brain metastasis.
Randomization was stratified by prior cetuximab treatment (yes/no). The trial demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab as compared with investigator’s choice at a pre-specified interim analysis (78% of the planned number of events for final analysis). Efficacy results are shown in Table 61 and Figure 16.
Table 61: - CHECKMATE-141 Archival tumor specimens were retrospectively evaluated for PD-L1 expression using the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay. Across the trial population, 28% (101/361) of patients had non-quantifiable results. In pre-specified exploratory subgroup analyses, the hazard ratio for survival was with median survivals of 5.7 and 5.8 months for the nivolumab and chemotherapy arms, respectively, in the PD-L1 negative subgroup.
The HR for survival was with median survivals of 8.7 and 4.6 months for the nivolumab and chemotherapy arms, respectively, in the PD-L1 positive SCCHN subgroup. oq-os-checkmate-141
Urothelial Carcinoma Adjuvant Treatment of Urothelial Carcinoma (UC) at High Risk of Recurrence The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the adjuvant treatment of UC at high risk of recurrence. CHECKMATE-274 CHECKMATE-274 (NCT02632409) was a randomized, double-blind, placebo‑controlled study of adjuvant intravenous nivolumab in patients who were within 120 days of radical resection (R0) of UC of the bladder or upper urinary tract (renal pelvis or ureter) at high risk of recurrence. High risk of recurrence was defined as either 1 ypT2-ypT4a or ypN + for patients who received neoadjuvant cisplatin or 2 pT3-pT4a or pN + for patients who did not receive neoadjuvant cisplatin and who also either were ineligible for or refused adjuvant cisplatin.
Patients were stratified by pathologic nodal status (N+ vs. N0/x with <10 nodes removed vs. N0 with ≥10 nodes removed), tumor cells expressing PD-L1 (≥1% vs. <1%/indeterminate as determined by the central lab using the PD‑L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay), and use of neoadjuvant cisplatin (yes vs. no).
ECOG performance status was Tumor PD-L1 expression was ≥1% in 40% of patients, and 21% of patients had upper tract UC. The major efficacy outcome measures were investigator-assessed DFS in all randomized patients and in patients with tumors expressing PD-L1 ≥1%. DFS was defined as time to first recurrence (local urothelial tract, local non-urothelial tract, or distant metastasis), or death.
At the pre-specified interim analysis, CHECKMATE-274 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in DFS for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab vs. placebo in the all randomized patient population, as well as in the subpopulation of patients with PD-L1 ≥1%, as shown in Table 62 and Figure 17. In exploratory subgroup analyses in patients with upper tract UC (n=149), no improvement in DFS was observed in the nivolumab arm compared to the placebo arm. The unstratified DFS hazard ratio estimate was In an exploratory subgroup analysis in patients with PD-L1 expression of <1% (n=414), the unstratified DFS hazard ratio estimate was OS data is immature with 33% of deaths in the overall randomized population.
In the UTUC subpopulation, 37 deaths occurred (20 in the nivolumab arm, 17 in the placebo arm). Table 62: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-274 Patients - CHECKMATE-274 oq-dfs-checkmate-274 First-line Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic UC The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the first-line treatment of unresectable or metastatic UC in combination with cisplatin and gemcitabine. CHECKMATE-901 CHECKMATE-901 (NCT 03036098) was a randomized, open-label study in patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic UC.
Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy were permitted as long as the disease recurrence took place ≥12 months from completion of therapy. Patients who were ineligible for cisplatin and those with active CNS metastases were excluded. Stratification factors for randomization were PD-L1 status (≥1% vs. <1% or indeterminate) and liver metastasis.
The major efficacy outcome measures were OS and PFS as assessed by BICR using RECIST v1.1. Additional efficacy outcome measures included ORR as assessed by BICR. Baseline ECOG performance status was Forty-nine (16%) in the intravenous nivolumab in combination with cisplatin-based chemotherapy arm and 43 (14%) in the cisplatin-based chemotherapy arm switched from cisplatin to carboplatin after at least one cycle of cisplatin.
Efficacy results are presented in Table 63 and Figures 18 and 19. Table 63: Efficacy Results – CHECKMATE-901 - CHECKMATE-901 oq-os-checkmate-901 oq-pfs-checkmate-901 Previously Treated Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC and disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy. CHECKMATE-275 CHECKMATE-275 (NCT02387996) was a single-arm trial in 270 patients with locally advanced or metastatic UC who had disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or who had disease progression within 12 months of treatment with a platinum-containing neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy regimen.
Patients were excluded for active brain or leptomeningeal metastases, active autoimmune disease, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, and ECOG performance status >1. Patients received nivolumab 3 mg/kg by intravenous infusion every 2 weeks until unacceptable toxicity or either radiographic or clinical progression. Tumor response assessments were conducted every 8 weeks for the first 48 weeks and every 12 weeks thereafter.
Major efficacy outcome measures included confirmed ORR as assessed by IRRC using RECIST v1.1 and DOR. Twenty-seven percent had non-bladder urothelial carcinoma and 84% had visceral metastases. Thirty-four percent of patients had disease progression following prior platinum-containing neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy.
Twenty-nine percent of patients had received ≥2 prior systemic regimens in the metastatic setting. Thirty-six percent of patients received prior cisplatin only, 23% received prior carboplatin only, and 7% were treated with both cisplatin and carboplatin in the metastatic setting. Forty-six percent of patients had an ECOG performance status of 1.
Eighteen percent of patients had a hemoglobin <10 g/dL, and twenty-eight percent of patients had liver metastases at baseline. Tumor specimens were evaluated prospectively using the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay at a central laboratory and the results were used to define subgroups for pre-specified analyses. The remaining 54% of patients were classified as having PD-L1 expression of <1% (defined as <1% of tumor cells expressing PD-L1).
Confirmed ORR in all patients and the two PD-L1 subgroups are shown in Table 64. Median time to response was 1.9 months (range: 1.6-7.2). In 77 patients who received prior systemic therapy only in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting, the ORR was Table 64: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-275
Microsatellite Instability-High or Mismatch Repair Deficient Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treatment of MSI-H or dMMR mCRC The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient colorectal cancer (CRC) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older who weigh 30 kg or greater following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy. CHECKMATE-8HW CHECKMATE-8HW (NCT03143153) was a randomized, 3-arm, open-label trial in immunotherapy-naive patients across all lines of therapy with unresectable or metastatic CRC with known tumor MSI-H or dMMR (MSI-H/dMMR) status as determined in accordance with local standard of practice using PCR, NGS or IHC, assays. Central assessment of MSI-H status using PCR (Idylla MSI) test and dMMR status using IHC (Omnis MMR) test was conducted retrospectively on patient tumor specimens used for local MSI-H/dMMR status determination.
Patients with confirmed MSI-H/dMMR status by either central test comprised the primary study population. The trial excluded patients with brain metastasis that were symptomatic, had active autoimmune disease, used systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants, or had been treated with checkpoint inhibitors. Randomization was stratified by tumor location (right vs left) and by prior lines of therapy (0, 1, 2L+).
Patients randomized to the chemotherapy arm could receive intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab upon progression assessed by BICR. Study treatment was administered until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or for up to 2 years for patients who received intravenous nivolumab plus ipilimumab or intravenous nivolumab monotherapy. Patients who discontinued combination therapy because of an adverse reaction attributed to ipilimumab were permitted to continue intravenous nivolumab as a single agent.
Intravenous nivolumab with or without ipilimumab could be administered beyond RECIST 1.1-assessed progressive disease if there was a clinical benefit as determined by investigator and therapy was tolerated. The evaluation of efficacy relied on the comparison of patients with centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR mCRC randomized to intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab versus chemotherapy in the first line (1L) setting and the comparison of patients with centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR mCRC randomized to intravenous nivolumab plus ipilimumab vs intravenous nivolumab in all lines setting. Baseline ECOG performance status was number of prior lines of therapy was and tumor location was right-sided or left-sided for 69% and 31% of patients, respectively.
The baseline characteristics in patients with centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR is consistent with that of all randomized patients. First-Line intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab Among 303 patients in the first-line setting who were randomly assigned to intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab and to chemotherapy, 171 and 84 patients had centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR status in intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab arm and chemotherapy arm, respectively. The BICR-assessed PFS efficacy results for patients with centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR randomized to the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab arm compared with chemotherapy in the 1L setting are presented in Table 65 and Figure 20.
The comparative results of ORR and OS between arms were not available at the time of the PFS analysis due to statistical testing strategy. Table 65: Efficacy Results, First-Line - CHECKMATE-8HW (First-Line Intravenous Nivolumab + Ipilimumab vs Chemotherapy) - CHECKMATE-8HW oq-pfs-1l-checkmate-8hw All lines intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab Among 707 patients across all treatment lines who were randomly assigned to intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab and to intravenous nivolumab single agent, 296 and 286 patients had centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR status in the intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab arm and in the intravenous nivolumab arm, respectively. The BICR-assessed PFS and ORR efficacy results for patients with centrally confirmed MSI-H/dMMR randomized to the intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab compared with intravenous nivolumab single agent across all treatment lines setting are presented in Table 66 and Figure 21.
CHECKMATE-142 CHECKMATE-142 (NCT02060188) was a multicenter, non-randomized, multiple parallel-cohort, open-label trial conducted in patients with locally determined dMMR or MSI-H metastatic CRC (mCRC) who had disease progression during or after prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine‑, oxaliplatin‑, or irinotecan-based chemotherapy. Key eligibility criteria were at least one prior line of treatment for metastatic disease, ECOG performance status 0 or 1, and absence of the following: active brain metastases, active autoimmune disease, or medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression. Patients enrolled in the single agent intravenous nivolumab MSI-H mCRC cohort received nivolumab 3 mg/kg by intravenous infusion (IV) every 2 weeks.
Treatment in both cohorts continued until unacceptable toxicity or radiographic progression. A total of 74 patients were enrolled in the single-agent MSI-H mCRC intravenous nivolumab cohort. Baseline ECOG performance status was were reported to have Lynch Syndrome.
Across the 74 patients, 72% received prior treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan; received prior lines of therapy for metastatic disease, respectively, and 42% of patients had received an anti-EGFR antibody. A total of 119 patients were enrolled in the intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab MSI-H mCRC cohort. Across the 119 patients, 69% had received prior treatment with a fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan; received prior lines of therapy for metastatic disease, respectively, and 29% had received an anti-EGFR antibody.
Efficacy results for each of these single-arm cohorts are shown in Table 67. Table 67: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-142
Hepatocellular Carcinoma First-Line Treatment of Unresectable or Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab combination therapy. CHECKMATE-9DW (NCT04039607) was a randomized (1:1), open-label trial in adults (18 years of age or older) with unresectable or metastatic HCC. Patients had histologically confirmed HCC, Child Pugh Class A, ECOG performance status 0 or 1, and no prior systemic therapy for advanced disease.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy was not mandated prior to enrollment. The trial excluded patients with active autoimmune disease, brain or leptomeningeal metastases, a history of hepatic encephalopathy (within 12 months of randomization), a platelet count <60,000, clinically significant ascites, medical conditions requiring systemic immunosuppression, infection with HIV, or active co-infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV). HCV vs. non-viral, macrovascular invasion and/or extrahepatic spread (present or absent), and alpha-fetoprotein levels (≥400 or <400 ng/mL).
The primary efficacy outcome measure was OS in all randomized patients. Additional efficacy measures included BICR-assessed ORR and DOR based on RECIST 1.1 criteria. A total of 668 patients were randomized to receive intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab (n=335) or investigator’s choice (n=333) of lenvatinib or sorafenib.
In the investigator arm, 85% and 15% of treated patients received lenvatinib or sorafenib, respectively. Baseline ECOG performance status was Thirty-four percent (34%) of patients had HBV infection, 28% had HCV infection, and 36% had no evidence of HBV or HCV infection. Nineteen percent (19%) of patients had alcoholic liver disease and 11% had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
The majority of patients had BCLC stage C (73%) disease at baseline, 19% had stage B, and 6% had stage A. Patients with Child-Pugh scores of respectively; 1 patient with Child Pugh 8 was enrolled. CHECKMATE-9DW demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS and ORR.
The minimum follow-up was 26.8 months. Efficacy results are shown in Table 68 and Figure 22. Table 68: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-9DW - CHECKMATE-9DW oq-os-checkmate-9dw Previously Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have been previously treated with sorafenib following treatment with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab.
CHECKMATE-040 CHECKMATE-040 (NCT01658878) was a multicenter, multiple cohort, open-label trial that evaluated the efficacy of intravenous nivolumab as a single agent and in combination with ipilimumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who progressed on or were intolerant to sorafenib. Additional eligibility criteria included histologic confirmation of HCC and Child‑Pugh Class A cirrhosis. The trial excluded patients with active autoimmune disease, brain metastasis, a history of hepatic encephalopathy, clinically significant ascites, infection with HIV, or active co‑infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) or HBV and hepatitis D virus (HDV); however, patients with only active HBV or HCV were eligible.
The major efficacy outcome measure was confirmed overall response rate as assessed by BICR using RECIST v1.1 and modified RECIST (mRECIST) for HCC. Duration of response was also assessed. Baseline ECOG performance status was Fifty-seven (57%) percent of patients had active HBV infection, 8% had active HCV infection, and 35% had no evidence of active HBV or HCV.
The etiology for HCC was alcoholic liver disease in 16% and non‑alcoholic fatty liver disease in 6% of patients. Prior cancer treatment history included surgery (74%), radiotherapy (29%), or local treatment (59%). All patients had received prior sorafenib, of whom 10% were unable to tolerate sorafenib; 29% of patients had received 2 or more prior systemic therapies.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 69. The results for intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab in Cohort 4 are based on a minimum follow-up of 28 months. Table 69: Efficacy Results - Cohort 4 of CHECKMATE-040
Esophageal Cancer Adjuvant Treatment of Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the adjuvant treatment of resected esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer with residual pathologic disease who have received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). CHECKMATE-577 CHECKMATE-577 (NCT02743494) was a randomized, multicenter, double-blind trial in 794 patients with completely resected (negative margins) esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer who had residual pathologic disease following concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Treatment was until disease recurrence, unacceptable toxicity, or for up to 1 year in total duration.
Enrollment required complete resection within 4 to 16 weeks prior to randomization. The trial excluded patients who did not receive CRT prior to surgery, had stage IV resectable disease, autoimmune disease, or any condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10 mg daily prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications. Randomization was stratified by tumor PD-L1 status (≥1% vs. <1% or indeterminate or non-evaluable), pathologic lymph node status (positive ≥ypN1 vs. negative ypN0), and histology (squamous vs. adenocarcinoma).
The major efficacy outcome measure was disease-free survival (DFS) defined as the time between the date of randomization and the date of first recurrence (local, regional, or distant from the primary resected site) or death, from any cause, whichever occurred first as assessed by the investigator prior to subsequent anti-cancer therapy. The baseline Tumor PD-L1 status ≥1% was positive for 16% of patients and negative for 72% of patients. DFS benefit was observed regardless of tumor PD-L1 expression and histology.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 70 and Figure 23. Table 70: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-577 - CHECKMATE-577 oq-dfs-checkmate-577 First-line Treatment of Unresectable Advanced or Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (ESCC) Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (≥1) The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy has been established for the first-line treatment of unresectable advanced or metastatic ESCC. CHECKMATE-648 CHECKMATE-648 (NCT03143153) was a randomized, active-controlled, open-label trial in patients with previously untreated unresectable advanced, recurrent or metastatic ESCC (squamous or adenosquamous histology).
The trial enrolled patients whose tumor was evaluable for tumor cell (TC) PD-L1 expression, which was evaluated using the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay at a central laboratory. A retrospective scoring of a patient’s tumor PD-L1 status using Combined Positive Score (CPS), was also conducted using the PD-L1-stained tumor specimens used for randomization. Patients were not amenable to chemoradiation or surgery with curative intent.
Prior treatment with curative intent was allowed if completed more than six months prior to trial enrollment. The trial excluded patients with brain metastasis that were symptomatic, had active autoimmune disease, used systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants, or patients at high risk of bleeding or fistula due to apparent invasion of tumor to organs adjacent to the esophageal tumor. In patients who received intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy and in whom either fluorouracil and/or cisplatin were discontinued, other components of the treatment regimen were allowed to be continued.
Randomization was stratified by TC PD-L1 expression (≥1% vs. <1% or indeterminate), region East Asia vs. Rest of Asia vs. The major efficacy outcome measures were OS and BICR-assessed PFS in patients with TC PD-L1 expression ≥1%.
Additional efficacy measures included OS in all randomized patients, BICR-assessed PFS in all randomized patients, and ORR assessed by BICR in TC PD-L1 expression ≥1% and in all randomized patients. The tumor assessments per RECIST v1.1 were conducted every 6 weeks up to and including week 48, then every 12 weeks thereafter. Patients had histological confirmation of squamous cell carcinoma (99%) or adenosquamous cell carcinoma (1.7%) in the esophagus.
Baseline ECOG performance status was A statistically significant improvement in OS was demonstrated in patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy and patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab compared with chemotherapy. An exploratory analysis of OS in patients with PD-L1 CPS <1 showed a HR of for the comparison of intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy, and the exploratory analysis OS in patients with PD-L1 CPS <1 showed a HR of for the comparison of intravenous nivolumab in combination with ipilimumab; these results indicate that the improvement in the ITT population was primarily attributed to the results observed in the subgroup of patients with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. Efficacy results are shown in Table 71 and Figures 24 and 25.
Table 71: Efficacy Results - CHECKMATE-648 A-OS in CPS CHECKMATE 648 B-OS in TC PD L1 CHECKMATE 648.jpg A-PFS in CPS CHECKMATE 648.jpg B-PFS in TC PD L1 CHECKMATE 648.jpg Previously Treated Unresectable Advanced, Recurrent or Metastatic ESCC The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG has been established for the treatment of unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic ESCC after prior fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy. ATTRACTION-3 ATTRACTION-3 (NCT02569242) was a multicenter, randomized (1:1), active-controlled, open‑label trial in patients with unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic ESCC, who were refractory or intolerant to at least one fluoropyrimidine- and platinum‑based regimen. The trial enrolled patients regardless of PD-L1 status, but tumor specimens were evaluated prospectively using the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx assay at a central laboratory.
The trial excluded patients who were refractory or intolerant to taxane therapy, had brain metastases that were symptomatic or required treatment, had autoimmune disease, used systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants, or had apparent tumor invasion of organs adjacent to the esophageal tumor or had stents in the esophagus or respiratory tract. Randomization was stratified by region Japan vs. Patients were treated until disease progression, assessed by the investigator per RECIST v1.1, or unacceptable toxicity.
Sixty-seven percent of patients had received one prior systemic therapy regimen and 26% had received two prior systemic therapy regimens prior to enrolling in ATTRACTION‑3. Baseline ECOG performance status was ATTRACTION-3 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS for patients randomized to intravenous nivolumab as compared with investigator’s choice of taxane chemotherapy. OS results by PD-L1 CPS level (<1 and ≥1) were not studied.
The minimum follow-up was 17.6 months. Efficacy results are shown in Table 72 and Figure 26. Table 72: Efficacy Results - ATTRACTION-3 of tumor cells expressing PD-L1.
The remaining 52% had PD-L1 negative ESCC defined as <1% of tumor cells expressing PD-L1. In a pre-specified exploratory analysis by PD-L1 status, the hazard ratio (HR) for OS was with median survivals of 10.9 and 8.1 months for the intravenous nivolumab and investigator’s choice arms, respectively, in the PD-L1 positive subgroup. In the PD-L1 negative subgroup, the HR for OS was with median survivals of 10.9 and 9.3 months for the intravenous nivolumab and investigator’s choice arms, respectively. oq-os-attraction-3
Gastric Cancer, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Whose Tumors Express PD-L1 (≥1) The effectiveness of OPDIVO QVANTIG in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy has been established for the treatment of gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. CHECKMATE-649 CHECKMATE-649 (NCT02872116) was a randomized, multicenter, open-label trial in patients (n=1581) with previously untreated advanced or metastatic gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction cancer, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. The trial excluded patients who were known human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive, or had untreated CNS metastases.
Patients were randomized to receive intravenous nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy (n=789) or chemotherapy (n=792). Patients were treated until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or up to 2 years. Randomization was stratified by tumor cell PD-L1 status (≥1% vs. <1% or indeterminate), region Asia vs.
US vs. Rest of World, ECOG performance status (0 vs. 1), and chemotherapy regimen (mFOLFOX6 vs. CapeOX).
The major efficacy outcome measures, assessed in patients with PD-L1 CPS ≥5, were PFS assessed by BICR and OS. Baseline ECOG performance status was Seventy percent of patients had adenocarcinoma tumors in the stomach, 17% in the gastroesophageal junction, and 13% in the esophagus. CHECKMATE-649 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS and PFS for patients with PD-L1 CPS ≥5.
Statistically significant improvement in OS was also demonstrated for all randomized patients and patients with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. Exploratory analysis of OS in the CPS <1 population showed a hazard ratio of indicating that the improvement in the ITT population was primarily attributed to the results observed in the subgroup of patients with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. The minimum follow-up was 12.1 months.
Efficacy results are shown in Table 73 and Figures 27 and 28.
| a Confidence interval based on the Clopper and Pearson method. | ||
| OPDIVO QVANTIG N=248 | Intravenous Nivolumab N=247 | |
| ORR per BICR, n (%) | 60 (24) | 45 (18) |
| 95% CI a | (19, 30) | (14, 24) |
| a Not Reached | ||
| b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| c Based on a stratified log-rank test. | ||
| d p-value is compared to alpha 0.002 in order to achieve statistical significance. | ||
| e Based on the stratified DerSimonian-Laird test. | ||
| f p-value is compared to alpha 0.001 in order to achieve statistical significance. | ||
| g Not Significant at alpha level of 0.009. | ||
| Intermediate/Poor-Risk | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=425) | Sunitinib (n=422) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 140 (32.9) | 188 (44.5) |
| Median survival (months) | NR a | 25.9 |
| Hazard ratio (99.8% CI) b | 0.63 (0.44, 0.89) | |
| p-value c,d | <0.0001 | |
| Confirmed Overall Response Rate (95% CI) | 41.6% (36.9, 46.5) | 26.5% (22.4, 31.0) |
| p-value e,f | <0.0001 | |
| Complete response (CR) | 40 (9.4) | 5 (1.2) |
| Partial response (PR) | 137 (32.2) | 107 (25.4) |
| Median duration of response (months) (95% CI) | NR a (21.8, NR a ) | 18.2 (14.8, NR a ) |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 228 (53.6) | 228 (54.0) |
| Median (months) | 11.6 | 8.4 |
| Hazard ratio (99.1% CI) a | 0.82 (0.64, 1.05) | |
| p-value c | NS g | |
| a Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. | ||
| b Stratified Cox proportional hazards model. | ||
| c Based on stratified log-rank test | ||
| d 2-sided p-values from stratified log-rank test. | ||
| e Not Reached | ||
| f p-value is compared with the allocated alpha of 0.0111 for this interim analysis | ||
| g CI based on the Clopper-Pearson method. | ||
| h 2-sided p-value from Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Cabozantinib (n=323) | Sunitinib (n=328) | |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 144 (45) | 191 (58) |
| Median PFS (months) a (95% CI) | 16.6 (12.5, 24.9) | 8.3 (7.0, 9.7) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.51 (0.41, 0.64) | |
| p-value c,d | <0.0001 | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 67 (21) | 99 (30) |
| Median OS (months) a (95% CI) | NR e | NR (22.6, NR e ) |
| Hazard ratio (98.89% CI) b | 0.60 (0.40, 0.89) | |
| p-value c,d,f | 0.0010 | |
| Updated Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 121 (37) | 150 (46) |
| Median OS (months) a (95% CI) | 37.7 (35.5, NR) | 34.3 (29.0, NR) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.70 (0.55, 0.90) | |
| Confirmed Objective Response Rate (95% CI) g | 55.7% (50.1, 61.2) | 27.1% (22.4, 32.3) |
| p-value h | <0.0001 | |
| Complete Response | 26 (8%) | 15 (4.6%) |
| Partial Response | 154 (48%) | 74 (23%) |
| Median duration of response in months (95% CI) a | 20.2 (17.3, NR e ) | 11.5 (8.3, 18.4) |
| a Not Reached | ||
| b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| c Based on a stratified log-rank test. | ||
| d p-value is compared with 0.0148 of the allocated alpha for this interim analysis. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=410) | Everolimus (n=411) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 183 (45) | 215 (52) |
| Median survival (months) (95% CI) | 25.0 (21.7, NR a ) | 19.6 (17.6, 23.1) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.73 (0.60, 0.89) | |
| p-value c,d | 0.0018 | |
| Confirmed Overall Response Rate (95% CI) | 21.5% (17.6, 25.8) | 3.9% (2.2, 6.2) |
| Median duration of response (months) (95% CI) | 23.0 (12.0, NR a ) | 13.7 (8.3, 21.9) |
| Median time to onset of confirmed response (months) (min, max) | 3.0 (1.4, 13.0) | 3.7 (1.5, 11.2) |
| a Not Reached. | ||
| b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| c Based on stratified log-rank test. | ||
| d p-value is compared with the allocated alpha of 0.0021 for this interim analysis. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=210) | Dacarbazine (n=208) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 50 (24) | 96 (46) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | NR a | 10.8 (9.3, 12.1) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.42 (0.30, 0.60) | |
| p-value c,d | <0.0001 | |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 108 (51) | 163 (78) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 5.1 (3.5, 10.8) | 2.2 (2.1, 2.4) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.43 (0.34, 0.56) | |
| p-value c,d | <0.0001 | |
| Overall Response Rate | 34% | 9% |
| (95% CI) | (28, 41) | (5, 13) |
| Complete response rate | 4% | 1% |
| Partial response rate | 30% | 8% |
| a OS results are based on final OS analysis with 28 months of minimum follow-up; PFS (co-primary endpoint) and ORR (secondary endpoint) results were based on primary analysis with 9 months of minimum follow-up. | |||
| b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | |||
| c Based on stratified log-rank test. | |||
| d If the maximum of the two OS p-values is less than 0.04 (a significance level assigned by the Hochberg procedure), then both p-values are considered significant. | |||
| e p-value is compared with.005 of the allocated alpha for final PFS treatment comparisons. | |||
| f Based on the stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. | |||
| + Censored observation | |||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=314) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=316) | Ipilimumab (n=315) | |
| Overall Survival a | |||
| Deaths (%) | 128 (41) | 142 (45) | 197 (63) |
| Hazard ratio b (vs. ipilimumab) (95% CI) | 0.55 (0.44, 0.69) | 0.63 (0.50, 0.78) | |
| p-value c, d | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| Progression-free Survival a | |||
| Disease progression or death | 151 (48%) | 174 (55%) | 234 (74%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 11.5 (8.9, 16.7) | 6.9 (4.3, 9.5) | 2.9 (2.8, 3.4) |
| Hazard ratio b (vs. ipilimumab) (95% CI) | 0.42 (0.34, 0.51) | 0.57 (0.47, 0.69) | |
| p-value c, e | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| Confirmed Overall Response Rate a | 50% | 40% | 14% |
| (95% CI) | (44, 55) | (34, 46) | (10, 18) |
| p-value f | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| Complete response | 8.9% | 8.5% | 1.9% |
| Partial response | 41% | 31% | 12% |
| Duration of Response | |||
| Proportion ≥6 months in duration | 76% | 74% | 63% |
| Range (months) | 1.2+ to 15.8+ | 1.3+ to 14.6+ | 1.0+ to 13.8+ |
| a Not reached. | ||
| b Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. | ||
| c Hazard Ratio is intravenous nivolumab over placebo based on a stratified Cox proportional hazard model. | ||
| d Based on a 2-sided stratified log-rank test. Boundary for statistical significance: p-value <0.033. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab n=526 | Placebo n=264 | |
| Recurrence-free Survival | ||
| Number of events, n (%) | 66 (13%) | 69 (26%) |
| Median (months) b (95% CI) | NR a (28.5, NR) | NR a (21.6, NR) |
| Hazard ratio c (95% CI) p-value d | 0.42 (0.30, 0.59) p<0.0001 | |
| a Not reached. | ||
| b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| c Based on a stratified log-rank test. | ||
| d p-value is compared with 0.0244 of the allocated alpha for this analysis. | ||
| e At the time of the final OS analysis, fewer overall survival events were observed than originally anticipated (approximately 302). | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab N=453 | Ipilimumab 10 mg/kg N=453 | |
| Recurrence-free Survival | ||
| Number of events, n (%) | 154 (34%) | 206 (45%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | NR a | NR a (16.56, NR a ) |
| Hazard ratio b (95% CI) p-value c,d | 0.65 (0.53, 0.80) p<0.0001 | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Number of events, n (%) e | 100 (22%) | 111 (25%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | NR a | NR a |
| Hazard ratio b (95% CI) p-value | 0.87 (0.67, 1.14) 0.3148 | |
| Minimum follow-up for EFS was 21 months. | ||
| a Kaplan-Meier estimate. | ||
| b Based on a stratified Cox proportional hazard model. | ||
| c Based on a stratified log-rank test. Boundary for statistical significance: p-value <0.0262. | ||
| d Based on Clopper and Pearson method. | ||
| e Strata-adjusted difference based on Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel method of weighting. | ||
| f From stratified CMH test. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=179) | Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy (n=179) | |
| Event-free Survival (EFS) per BICR | ||
| Events (%) | 64 (35.8) | 87 (48.6) |
| Median (months) a (95% CI) | 31.6 (30.2, NR) | 20.8 (14.0, 26.7) |
| Hazard Ratio b (95% CI) | 0.63 (0.45, 0.87) | |
| Stratified log-rank p-value c | 0.0052 | |
| Pathologic Complete Response (pCR) per BIPR | ||
| Number of patients with pCR | 43 | 4 |
| pCR Rate (%), (95% CI) d | 24.0 (18.0, 31.0) | 2.2 (0.6, 5.6) |
| Estimated treatment difference (95% CI) e | 21.6 (15.1, 28.2) | |
| p-value f | <0.0001 | |
| a Kaplan-Meier estimate. | ||
| b Based on a stratified Cox proportional hazard model. | ||
| c Based on a stratified log-rank test. Boundary for statistical significance: p-value <0.0264. | ||
| Neoadjuvant Intravenous Nivolumab and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy/Adjuvant Intravenous Nivolumab (n=229) | Neoadjuvant Placebo and Platinum-Doublet Chemotherapy/Adjuvant Placebo (n=232) | |
| Event-free Survival (EFS) per BICR | ||
| Events (%) | 76 (33%) | 113 (49%) |
| Median (months) a (95% CI) | NR (28.9, NR) | 18.4 (13.6, 28.1) |
| Hazard Ratio b (95% CI) | 0.58 (0.43, 0.78) | |
| Stratified log-rank p-value c | 0.00025 | |
| a Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| b Based on stratified log-rank test. | ||
| c p-value is compared with 0.0315 of the allocated alpha for this interim analysis. | ||
| d Based on the stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. | ||
| e Not Reached | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=135) | Docetaxel (n=137) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 86 (64%) | 113 (82%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 9.2 (7.3, 13.3) | 6.0 (5.1, 7.3) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.59 (0.44, 0.79) | |
| p-value b,c | 0.0002 | |
| Overall Response Rate | 27 (20%) | 12 (9%) |
| (95% CI) | (14, 28) | (5, 15) |
| p-value d | 0.0083 | |
| Complete response | 1 (0.7%) | 0 |
| Median duration of response (months) (95% CI) | NR e (9.8, NR e ) | 8.4 (3.6, 10.8) |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 105 (78%) | 122 (89%) |
| Median (months) | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.62 (0.47, 0.81) | |
| p-value b | 0.0004 | |
| a Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| b Based on stratified log-rank test. | ||
| c p-value is compared with.0408 of the allocated alpha for this interim analysis. | ||
| d Based on the stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. | ||
| e Not Reached. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=292) | Docetaxel (n=290) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 190 (65%) | 223 (77%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 12.2 (9.7, 15.0) | 9.4 (8.0, 10.7) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.73 (0.60, 0.89) | |
| p-value b,c | 0.0015 | |
| Overall Response Rate | 56 (19%) | 36 (12%) |
| (95% CI) | (15, 24) | (9, 17) |
| p-value d | 0.02 | |
| Complete response | 4 (1.4%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Median duration of response (months) (95% CI) | 17 (8.4, NR e ) | 6 (4.4, 7.0) |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 234 (80%) | 245 (84%) |
| Median (months) | 2.3 | 4.2 |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.92 (0.77, 1.11) | |
| p-value b | 0.39 | |
| a Based on stratified proportional hazards model. | ||
| b Based on stratified log-rank test. | ||
| c p-value is compared with 0.0227 of the allocated alpha for this interim analysis. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=240) | Cetuximab, Methotrexate or Docetaxel (n=121) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 133 (55%) | 85 (70%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 7.5 (5.5, 9.1) | 5.1 (4.0, 6.0) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.70 (0.53, 0.92) | |
| p-value b,c | 0.0101 | |
| N.R. Not Reached, N.E. Not Estimable | ||||
| a Includes disease at baseline events (protocol deviations): n=1 in intravenous nivolumab arm and n=3 in placebo arm. | ||||
| b Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. | ||||
| c Stratified Cox proportional hazard model. Hazard ratio is intravenous nivolumab over placebo. | ||||
| d Log-rank test stratified by prior neoadjuvant cisplatin, pathological nodal status, PD-L1 status (≥1% vs <1%/indeterminate). Boundary for statistical significance in all randomized patients: p-value <0.01784. | ||||
| e Log-rank test stratified by prior neoadjuvant cisplatin, pathological nodal status. Boundary for statistical significance in all randomized patients with PD-L1 ≥1%: p-value <0.01282. | ||||
| All Randomized | PD-L1 ≥1% | |||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=353) | Placebo (n=356) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=140) | Placebo (n=142) | |
| Disease-free Survival | ||||
| Events a, n (%) Local recurrence Distant recurrence Death | 170 (48) 47 (13) 108 (31) 14 (4) | 204 (57) 64 (18) 127 (36) 10 (3) | 55 (39) 10 (7) 40 (29) 5 (4) | 81 (57) 24 (17) 52 (37) 5 (4) |
| Median DFS (months) b (95% CI) | 20.8 (16.5, 27.6) | 10.8 (8.3, 13.9) | N.R. (21.2, N.E.) | 8.4 (5.6, 21.2) |
| Hazard ratio c (95% CI) | 0.70 (0.57, 0.86) | 0.55 (0.39, 0.77) | ||
| p-value | 0.0008 d | 0.0005 e | ||
| a Based on Kaplan-Meier Estimates. | ||
| b Stratified Cox proportional hazard model. | ||
| c 2 sided p values from stratified log-rank test. | ||
| d Assessed by BICR. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Cisplatin and Gemcitabine (n=304) | Cisplatin and Gemcitabine (n=304) | |
| Overall Survival (OS) | ||
| Events, n (%) | 172 (56.6) | 193 (63.5) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) a | 21.7 (18.6, 26.4) | 18.9 (14.7, 22.4) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.78 (0.63, 0.96) | |
| p-value c | 0.0171 | |
| Progression-free Survival (PFS) d | ||
| Events, n (%) | 211 (69.4) | 191 (62.8) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) a | 7.9 (7.6, 9.5) | 7.6 (6.0, 7.8) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.72 (0.59, 0.88) | |
| p-value c | 0.0012 | |
| Objective Response Rate (ORR) d | ||
| Response rate, n (%) (95% CI) | 175 (57.6%) (51.8, 63.2) | 131 (43.1%) (37.5, 48.9) |
| Complete response rate, n (%) | 66 (22%) | 36 (12%) |
| Partial response rate, n (%) | 109 (36%) | 95 (31%) |
| Duration of Response (DoR) | ||
| Median (months) (95% CI) a | 9.5 (7.6, 15.1) | 7.3 (5.7, 8.9) |
| a Estimated from the Kaplan-Meier Curve. | |||
| b Not Reached. | |||
| All Patients N=270 | PD-L1 <1% N=146 | PD-L1 ≥1% N=124 | |
| Confirmed Overall Response Rate, n (%) (95% CI) | 53 (19.6%) (15.1, 24.9) | 22 (15.1%) (9.7, 21.9) | 31 (25.0%) (17.7, 33.6) |
| Complete response rate | 7 (2.6%) | 1 (0.7%) | 6 (4.8%) |
| Partial response rate | 46 (17.0%) | 21 (14.4%) | 25 (20.2%) |
| Median Duration of Response a (months) (range) | 10.3 (1.9+, 12.0+) | 7.6 (3.7, 12.0+) | NR b (1.9+, 12.0+) |
| NR: Not Reached; NE: Not Estimable. Minimum follow-up was 6.1 months at data cutoff date 12Oct2023. a Based on log-rank test stratified by the same factors as used in the Cox proportional hazards model. The p-value threshold for statistical significance was 0.0209. b Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. c HR from a Cox proportional hazards model stratified by tumor sidedness (left vs right) per IRT. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=171) | Chemotherapy (n=84) | |
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 48 (28) | 52 (62) |
| Median in months b (95% CI) | NR (38.4, NE) | 5.8 (4.4, 7.8) |
| Hazard ratio c (95% CI) | 0.21 (0.14, 0.32) | |
| p-value a | <0.0001 | |
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=296) | Intravenous Nivolumab (n=286) | |
|---|---|---|
| NR: Not Reached; NE: Not Estimable. Minimum follow-up was 16.7 months at data cutoff date 28Aug2024. a Based on log-rank test stratified by the same factors as used in the Cox proportional hazards model. The p-value threshold for statistical significance was 0.0095. b Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates. c HR from a Cox proportional hazards model stratified by tumor sidedness (left vs right) and prior lines of therapy (0, 1, ≥2) per IRT. d Based on Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test stratified by the same factors as used in the Cox proportional hazards model. The p-value threshold for statistical significance was 0.006. | ||
| Progression-free Survival | ||
| Disease progression or death n (%) | 101 (34) | 136 (48) |
| Median (months) b (95% CI) | NR (53.8, NE) | 39.3 (22.1, NE) |
| Hazard ratio c (95% CI) | 0.62 (0.48, 0.81) | |
| p-value a | 0.0003 | |
| Objective Response Rate (ORR) | ||
| Response Rate, n (%) (95% CI) | 209 (71%) (65, 76) | 165 (58%) (52, 63) |
| Complete Response Rate, n (%) | 90 (30%) | 80 (28%) |
| Partial Response Rate, n (%) | 119 (40%) | 85 (30%) |
| p-value d | 0.0011 | |
| a Minimum follow-up 33.7 months for all patients treated with intravenous nivolumab (n=74). b Minimum follow-up 27.5 months for all patients treated with intravenous nivolumab and ipilimumab (n=119). c Estimated using the Clopper-Pearson method. | ||||
| Intravenous Nivolumab a MSI-H/dMMR Cohort | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab b MSI-H/dMMR Cohort | |||
| All Patients (n=74) | Prior Treatment (Fluoropyrimidine, Oxaliplatin, and Irinotecan) (n=53) | All Patients (n=119) | Prior Treatment (Fluoropyrimidine, Oxaliplatin, and Irinotecan) (n=82) | |
| Overall Response Rate per BICR; n (%) | 28 (38%) | 17 (32%) | 71 (60%) | 46 (56%) |
| (95% CI) c | (27, 50) | (20, 46) | (50, 69) | (45, 67) |
| Complete Response (%) | 8 (11%) | 5 (9%) | 17 (14%) | 11 (13%) |
| Partial Response (%) | 20 (27%) | 12 (23%) | 54 (45%) | 35 (43%) |
| Duration of Response | ||||
| Proportion of responders with ≥6 months response duration | 86% | 94% | 89% | 87% |
| Proportion of responders with ≥12 months response duration | 82% | 88% | 77% | 74% |
| a Based on stratified Cox proportional hazard model. b Based on a 2-sided stratified log-rank test. Boundary for statistical significance: p-value ≤0.0257. c Assessed by BICR using RECIST 1.1. d Based on a 2-sided stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test. Boundary for statistical significance: p-value ≤0.025. e NR: Not Reached + Censored observation. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab 1 mg/kg and Ipilimumab (n=335) | Lenvatinib or Sorafenib (n=333) | |
| Overall Survival | ||
| Deaths (%) | 194 (58%) | 228 (68%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 23.7 (18.8, 29.4) | 20.6 (17.5, 22.5) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.79 (0.65, 0.96) | |
| p-value b | 0.0180 | |
| Overall Response Rate, n (%) c | 121 (36.1) | 44 (13.2) |
| (95% CI) | (31.0, 41.5) | (9.8, 17.3) |
| p-value d | <0.0001 | |
| Complete response (%) | 23 (6.9) | 6 (1.8) |
| Partial response (%) | 98 (29.3) | 38 (11.4) |
| Duration of Response (months) c | ||
| Median (95% CI) | 30.4 (21.2, NR e ) | 12.9 (10.2, 31.2) |
| Range | 1.5+, 36.9+ | 2.1+, 32.5+ |
| a Confirmed by BICR. b Confidence interval is based on the Clopper and Pearson method. | |
| Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (Cohort 4) (n=49) | |
| Overall Response Rate per BICR, a n (%), RECIST v1.1 | 16 (33%) |
| (95% CI) b | (20, 48) |
| Complete response | 4 (8%) |
| Partial response | 12 (24%) |
| Duration of Response per BICR, a RECIST v1.1 | n=16 |
| Range (months) | 4.6, 30.5+ |
| Percent with duration ≥6 months | 88% |
| Percent with duration ≥12 months | 56% |
| Percent with duration ≥24 months | 31% |
| Overall Response Rate per BICR, a n (%), mRECIST | 17 (35%) |
| (95% CI) b | (22, 50) |
| Complete response | 6 (12%) |
| Partial response | 11 (22%) |
| a Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. b Based on a stratified log-rank test. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=532) | Placebo (n=262) | |
| Disease-free Survival | ||
| Number of events, n (%) | 241 (45%) | 155 (59%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 22.4 (16.6, 34.0) | 11.0 (8.3, 14.3) |
| Hazard ratio a (95% CI) | 0.69 (0.56, 0.85) | |
| p-value b | 0.0003 | |
| a Assessed by BICR. b Based on stratified Cox proportional hazard model. Hazard ratios are reported for each intravenous nivolumab containing arm compared to chemotherapy within each analysis population. c Based on a stratified 2-sided log-rank test. S1, S2, S3 Significant p-value compared to stopping boundary of 0.005, 0.014, and 0.015, respectively. NS: Not Statistically significant, NT: Not evaluated for statistical significance as per pre-specified hierarchical testing procedure. | ||||||
| Intravenous Nivolumab with Cisplatin and Fluorouracil (n=158) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=158) | Cisplatin and Fluorouracil (n=157) | Intravenous Nivolumab with Cisplatin and Fluorouracil (n=278) | Intravenous Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (n=266) | Cisplatin and Fluorouracil (n=280) | |
| TC PD-L1 expression ≥1% | PD-L1 CPS ≥1 | |||||
| Overall Survival | ||||||
| Deaths (%) | 98 (62) | 106 (67) | 121 (77) | 177 (64) | 179 (67) | 205 (73) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 15.4 (11.9, 19.5) | 13.7 (11.2, 17.0) | 9.1 (7.7, 10) | 13.8 (12.0, 16.1) | 12.7 (10.9, 15.5) | 9.8 (8.8, 11.6) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.54 (0.41, 0.71) | 0.64 (0.49, 0.84) | - | 0.69 (0.57, 0.85) | 0.76 (0.62, 0.93) | - |
| p-value c | <0.0001 S1 | 0.0010 S2 | - | - | - | - |
| Progression-free Survival a | ||||||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 117 (74) | 123 (78) | 100 (64) | 201 (72) | 206 (77) | 184 (66) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 6.9 (5.7, 8.3) | 4.0 (2.4, 4.9) | 4.4 (2.9, 5.8) | 5.8 (5.5, 7.0) | 2.8 (2.6, 4.2) | 5.6 (4.2, 5.9) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.65 (0.49, 0.86) | 1.02 (0.78, 1.34) | - | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | - |
| p-value c | 0.0023 S3 | NS | - | - | - | - |
| Overall Response Rate, n (%) a, NT | 84 (53.2) | 56 (35.4) | 31 (19.7) | 135 (49) | 74 (28) | 76 (27) |
| (95% CI) | (45.1, 61.1) | (28.0, 43.4) | (13.8, 26.8) | (42.5, 54.6) | (22.5, 33.6) | (22.0, 32.8) |
| Complete response (%) | 26 (16.5) | 28 (17.7) | 8 (5.1) | 39 (14) | 32 (12.0) | 18 (6.4) |
| Partial response (%) | 58 (36.7) | 28 (17.7) | 23 (14.6) | 96 (35) | 42 (15.8) | 58 (20.7) |
| Duration of Response (months) a | ||||||
| Median (95% CI) | 8.4 (6.9, 12.4) | 11.8 (7.1, 27.4) | 5.7 (4.4, 8.7) | 8.2 (6.7, 11.1) | 11.8 (7.1, 23.6) | 6.9 (5.7, 8.2) |
| Range | 1.4+, 34.6 | 1.4+, 34.5+ | 1.4+, 31.8+ | 1.4+, 35.9+ | 1.4+, 34.5+ | 1.4+, 31.8+ |
| (A) OS in CPS ≥1 | (B) OS in TC PD-L1 ≥1% |
| (A) PFS in CPS ≥1 | (B) PFS in TC PD-L1 ≥1% |
| a Based on ITT analysis. b Based on a stratified proportional hazards model. c Based on a stratified log-rank test. d Based on Response Evaluable Set (RES) analysis, n=171 in intravenous nivolumab group and n=158 in investigator’s choice group. e Based on stratified Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test; p-value not significant. f PFS not tested due to pre-specified hierarchical testing strategy. | ||
| Intravenous Nivolumab (n=210) | Docetaxel or Paclitaxel (n=209) | |
| Overall Survival a | ||
| Deaths (%) | 160 (76%) | 173 (83%) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 10.9 (9.2, 13.3) | 8.4 (7.2, 9.9) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 0.77 (0.62, 0.96) | |
| p-value c | 0.0189 | |
| Overall Response Rate d | 33 (19.3) | 34 (21.5) |
| (95% CI) | (13.7, 26.0) | (15.4, 28.8) |
| Complete response (%) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.3) |
| Partial response (%) | 32 (18.7) | 32 (20.3) |
| Median duration of response (months) (95% CI) | 6.9 (5.4, 11.1) | 3.9 (2.8, 4.2) |
| p-value e | 0.6323 | |
| Progression-free Survival a, f | ||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 187 (89) | 176 (84) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 1.7 (1.5, 2.7) | 3.4 (3.0, 4.2) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) b | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | |
| a Based on stratified Cox proportional hazard model. b Based on stratified log-rank test. c Assessed by BICR. d Based on confirmed response. e Not evaluated for statistical significance. | ||||
| Intravenous Nivolumab and mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=641) | mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=655) | Intravenous Nivolumab and mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=473) | mFOLFOX6 or CapeOX (n=482) | |
| PD-L1 CPS ≥1 | PD-L1 CPS ≥5 | |||
| Overall Survival | ||||
| Deaths (%) | 434 (68) | 492 (75) | 309 (65) | 362 (75) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 14.0 (12.6, 15.0) | 11.3 (10.6, 12.3) | 14.4 (13.1, 16.2) | 11.1 (10.0, 12.1) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.77 (0.68, 0.88) | 0.71 (0.61, 0.83) | ||
| p-value b | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | ||
| Progression-free Survival c | ||||
| Disease progression or death (%) | 454 (70.8) | 472 (72.1) | 328 (69.3) | 350 (72.6) |
| Median (months) (95% CI) | 7.5 (7.0, 8.4) | 6.9 (6.1, 7.0) | 7.7 (7.0, 9.2) | 6.0 (5.6, 6.9) |
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) a | 0.74 (0.65, 0.85) | 0.68 (0.58, 0.79) | ||
| p-value b | - e | <0.0001 | ||
| Overall Response Rate, n (%) c,d | 314 (49) | 249 (38) | 237 (50) | 184 (38) |
| (95% CI) | (45, 53) | (34, 42) | (46, 55) | (34, 43) |
| Complete response (%) | 65 (10) | 42 (6) | 55 (12) | 34 (7) |
| Partial response (%) | 249 (39) | 207 (32) | 182 (38) | 150 (31) |
| Duration of Response (months) c,d | ||||
| Median (95% CI) Range | 8.5 (7.7, 10.3) 1.1+, 29.6+ | 6.9 (5.8, 7.6) 1.2+, 30.8+ | 9.5 (8.1, 11.9) 1.1+, 29.6+ | 6.9 (5.6, 7.9) 1.2+, 30.8+ |
Drug information sourced from the FDA. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before making any medication decisions.
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