Trial reportJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2021
Nivolumab and Ipilimumab as Maintenance Therapy in Extensive-Disease Small-Cell Lung Cancer: CheckMate 451.
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- Efficacy and safety of first-line immunotherapy-related induction and maintenance therapy for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Is nivolumab alone or in combination with ipilimumab more effective for treating lung cancer? a meta-analysis.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Prognostic value of baseline LIPI, LDH and dNLR in ES-SCLC patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- The cardiac-related adverse events of PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy in advanced or metastatic lung cancer: a RCT-based meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of different immunotherapies combined with chemotherapy as first-line therapy in patients with small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Pooled it
- First-line immune checkpoint inhibitors in low programmed death-ligand 1-expressing population.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
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- Biomarkers and factors in small cell lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: A meta-analysis.Cancer medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors related respiratory disorders in patients with lung cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Pooled it
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- Incidence of fatigue associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis.ESMO open · 2022Pooled it
- Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of lung cancer and mesothelioma.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2022Guideline
- Insomnia in patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors for cancer: A meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- The influence of baseline characteristics on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Cardiovascular Toxicity With PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Risk of Adverse Events in Cancer Patients Receiving Nivolumab With Ipilimumab: A Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Comprehensive Evaluation of Anti-PD-1, Anti-PD-L1, Anti-CTLA-4 and Their Combined Immunotherapy in Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Liver metastases and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- A Network Comparison on Safety Profiling of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced Lung Cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Pooled it
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Abstract
purposeIn extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC), response rates to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy are robust, but responses lack durability. CheckMate 451, a double-blind phase III trial, evaluated nivolumab plus ipilimumab and nivolumab monotherapy as maintenance therapy following first-line chemotherapy for ED-SCLC.
methodsPatients with ED-SCLC, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status 0-1, and no progression after ≤ 4 cycles of first-line chemotherapy were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to nivolumab 1 mg/kg plus ipilimumab 3 mg/kg once every 3 weeks for 12 weeks followed by nivolumab 240 mg once every 2 weeks, nivolumab 240 mg once every 2 weeks, or placebo for ≤ 2 years or until progression or unacceptable toxicity. Primary end point was overall survival (OS) with nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus placebo. Secondary end points were hierarchically tested.
resultsOverall, 834 patients were randomly assigned. The minimum follow-up was 8.9 months. OS was not significantly prolonged with nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus placebo (hazard ratio [HR], 0.92; 95% CI, 0.75 to 1.12;
conclusionMaintenance therapy with nivolumab plus ipilimumab did not prolong OS for patients with ED-SCLC who did not progress on first-line chemotherapy. There were no new safety signals.
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