Comparing BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+Nivolumab) with Atezolizumab for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
Official title: A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+ Nivolumab Fixed Dose Combination) in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide to That of Atezolizumab With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide as First-Line Therapy in Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (TIGOS).
A Randomized, Double Blind, Multicenter Phase 3 Trial of BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+Nivolumab Fixed Dose Combination) in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide vs Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide as First-Line Therapy in Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (TIGOS).
Interventions
BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+Nivolumab)
Specified dose on specified days
Atezolizumab
Specified dose on specified days
Carboplatin
Specified dose on specified days
Etoposide
Specified dose on specified days
Canadian Sites (4)
Local Institution - 0289
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Local Institution - 0290
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Local Institution - 0288
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Local Institution - 0287
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for10 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Participants must have diagnosis of Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC).
- +Participants must be Healthy enough to do their normal activities with little or no help based on the ECOG performance scale.
- +Participants must have at least one tumor that can be measured using special imaging techniques like a CT scan or MRI at a siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → other than the brain and nervous system
- +Exclusion CriteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more →
- +Participants have already received certain types of treatment for extensive stage small cell lung cancer
- +Participants have certain health conditions, like spread of small cell lung cancer to the brain that are causing symptoms, certain lung diseases, heart diseases, infections, autoimmune diseases, other cancers, or a type of nerve damage called peripheral sensory neuropathy
- +Other protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →-defined InclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →/Exclusion criteria apply.
Exclusion
- −Participants have already received certain types of treatment for extensive stage small cell lung cancer
- −Participants have certain health conditions, like spread of small cell lung cancer to the brain that are causing symptoms, certain lung diseases, heart diseases, infections, autoimmune diseases, other cancers, or a type of nerve damage called peripheral sensory neuropathy
- −Other protocolProtocolThe detailed plan a study must follow.Read more →-defined InclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more →/Exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → apply.
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a treatment for a condition.
Phase 3Phase 3A large study comparing a treatment against the current standard.Read more → — a large study comparing this against the current standard, usually across many hospitals.
What is being given or done in this study: BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+Nivolumab), Atezolizumab, Carboplatin, Etoposide.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.primaryPurpose
- designModule.phases
- armsInterventionsModule.interventions[].name
How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Who the study is looking for
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 530 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around September 2031.
The main measurement is taken over: Up to 5 years.
From the trial registry
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- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Overall Survival (OS) — measured over Up to 5 years.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].measure
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT06646276 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About BMS-986489 (BMS-986012+Nivolumab)Biological
Specified dose on specified days
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About AtezolizumabBiological
Specified dose on specified days
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a biological is here: A treatment made from or by living systems — such as antibodies, vaccines, or cell-based therapies.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About CarboplatinDrug
Specified dose on specified days
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About EtoposideDrug
Specified dose on specified days
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a drug is here: A medicine — a chemical or small-molecule treatment — given as the thing being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: a minimum age of 18 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists a minimum age of 18 years, with no upper limit given.
It is open to people of any sex.
It does not accept healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more →.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: Up to 5 years.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2031-09-05.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 530 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists 7 locations, including: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada; Québec, Quebec, Canada; Rimouski, Quebec, Canada; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Edmonds, Washington, United States, and 1 more.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The Purpose of the Study is to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of BMS-986489 (Anti-fucosyl-GM1+ Nivolumab Fixed Dose Combination) in Combination with Carboplatin plus Etoposide to that of Atezolizumab with Carboplatin plus Etoposide as First-Line Therapy in Participants with Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Other Sites (3)
Local Institution - 0037
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Swedish Cancer Institute - Edmonds
Edmonds, Washington, United States
Swedish Medical Center
Seattle, Washington, United States
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