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NCT02741570 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Compared to the Standard of Care (Extreme Regimen) as First Line Treatment in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
947
Enrollment target

NCT02741570: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

NCT02741570 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Bristol-Myers Squibb. The registered enrollment target is 947 participants, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (23% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02741570, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
947 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The main purpose of this study is to compare nivolumab and ipilimumab with the extreme regimen as first line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell of the head and neck cancer

Primary Outcome

Overall survival (OS) is defined as the time between randomization and death. For participants without documentation of death, OS will be censored on the last date the participant was known to be alive. Overall survival will be censored at the date of randomization for participants who were randomized but had no follow-up. Survival follow-up will be conducted every 3 months after participants off-treatment date. (Based on Kaplan-Meier estimates)

Interventions

  • BIOLOGICAL Nivolumab
  • BIOLOGICAL Ipilimumab
  • DRUG Cetuximab/Erbitux
  • DRUG Cisplatin/Platinol
  • DRUG Carboplatin/Paraplatin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 947 participants
Start Date 2016-10-05
Est. Completion 2022-09-22
Phase Phase 3
Bristol-Myers Squibb

1,025 total trials

What the finished NCT02741570 record still lists

NCT02741570 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 947 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (23% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Nivolumab is the first listed.

NCT02741570 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02741570 about?

NCT02741570 is a clinical study titled "Study of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Compared to the Standard of Care (Extreme Regimen) as First Line Treatment in Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck". The main purpose of this study is to compare nivolumab and ipilimumab with the extreme regimen as first line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell of the head and neck cancer

What is the current status of trial NCT02741570?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 947 participants. The study started on 2016-10-05. Estimated completion is 2022-09-22.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02741570?

The interventions under investigation include: Nivolumab (BIOLOGICAL), Ipilimumab (BIOLOGICAL), Cetuximab/Erbitux (DRUG), Cisplatin/Platinol (DRUG), Carboplatin/Paraplatin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02741570?

This trial is sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, which has 1,025 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02741570's enrollment target sits among peer trials

947 334th of 2000 higher than 1,667 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02741570, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02741570 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.