Nivolumab plus ipilimumab conferred a durable survival benefit compared with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma, according to randomized phase 3 trial data released by the manufacturer. The open-label, multicenter CheckMate-743 trial included 605 patients who received six cycles of pemetrexed and … [Read more...]
Nivolumab versus placebo in patients with relapsed malignant mesothelioma (CONFIRM): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, phase 3 trial
Background: No phase 3 trial has yet shown improved survival for patients with pleural or peritoneal malignant mesothelioma who have progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 antibody, in these patients. Methods: This was a multicentre, … [Read more...]
Immunotherapy combination maintains OS advantage in malignant pleural mesothelioma
The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab maintained its survival advantage over chemotherapy with at least 3 years of follow-up among patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma, according to CheckMate 743 study results. Researchers observed the benefit of the first-line immunotherapy regimen despite patients having been off … [Read more...]
Nivo/Ipi Combo Now ‘Standard of Care’ in Mesothelioma
The [ combination immunotherapy consisting ] of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) offers a durable, long-term survival benefit over chemotherapy for patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), confirms a 3-year updated analysis of the CheckMate 743 trial. After 3 years, 23% of patients who received combination … [Read more...]
Nivolumab prolongs PFS, OS in relapsed malignant mesothelioma
Nivolumab significantly prolonged PFS and OS compared with placebo for patients with [ relapsed mesothelioma ], according to findings presented at International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer. “Mesothelioma is predominately a disease that is not suitable for surgery and is one for which chemotherapy has … [Read more...]
First-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab in unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (CheckMate 743): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial
Background: Approved systemic treatments for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have been limited to chemotherapy regimens that have moderate survival benefit with poor outcomes. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab has shown clinical benefit in other tumour types, including first-line non-small-cell lung cancer. We hypothesised that this regimen would … [Read more...]