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Active, not recruitingNCT03347838Updated Dec 12, 2025Results posted

Nivolumab for the Reversal of Squamous Dysplasia in High Risk Current and Former Smokers

A Phase 2 interventional study of Nivolumab in Bronchial Dysplasia, Tobacco Smoking and History of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver. Active, not recruiting at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-12-12.

Sponsored by University of Colorado, Denver · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
19
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 185 studies in Tobacco Smoking with a site in United States — 23 open to participants now, 29 under way, 2 of them phase 3. Tobacco Smoking · United States.

Enrollment
156th of 177
19 · median 108
Started
2019
with 33 others
Phase 2
10 of 185
1 open now
Primary completion
2025-06
later than 4 of 28 live
Registered
54th of 185
by date

Among the 185 studies in Tobacco Smoking with a site in United States, this one is the 156th largest by enrollment of the 177 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 34 that started in 2019, is one of 10 in phase 2, reaches primary completion later than 4 of the 28 other live ones, and was the 54th registered.

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Study summary

The goal of this clinical research study is to determine whether the PD-1 inhibitor (Programmed cell death protein 1) nivolumab improves premalignant bronchial dysplastic lesions in subjects that are at high risk for the development of lung cancer, including those with a prior smoking history, or history of lung cancer or head and neck cancer. The safety and tolerability of nivolumab will also be studied.

Read the detailed description

This is a single-institution, open-label, single-arm, two-stage, phase II study of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab in patients at high risk for lung cancer. Simon's two-stage design will be used. In the first stage, 18 subjects will be enrolled. If at least 7 subjects respond to nivolumab, then an additional 24 subjects will be enrolled for a total of 42 subjects. The central hypothesis to be tested by this trial is that immune evasion contributes to malignant transformation of premalignant bronchial dysplastic lesions into invasive lung cancers, and that blocking PD-1 will allow the immune system to target and eradicate premalignant bronchial dysplastic lesions, thereby preventing the development of lung cancer.

Nivolumab 240 mg IV will be administered every two weeks for a total of four doses (8 weeks). Participants will undergo bronchoscopy with endobronchial biopsy at study entry, 2 months, and 6 months. The primary endpoint will be change in bronchial dysplasia between study entry and the 6 month timepoint. Secondary endpoints include safety and tolerability of nivolumab in patients with bronchial dysplastic lesions, and additional endobronchial histology endpoints. Exploratory endpoints will be used to identify predictive markers of response to nivolumab.

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Conditions studied

  • Bronchial Dysplasia
  • Tobacco Smoking
  • History of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
  • History of Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

  • PD-1
  • Precancerous Conditions
  • Nivolumab
  • Lung Cancer Immunoprevention
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Provision of signed and dated form
  2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  3. Male or female, aged > 18 years
  4. A current or ex-smoker with a > 30 pack-year history of smoking and mild or worse sputum cytologic atypia or known bronchial dysplasia, OR history of non-small cell lung cancer (stage I, II, or IIIA) with > 10 pack-year history of smoking and no evidence of active disease at least 1 year after definitive treatment, OR history of head and neck cancer (stage I, II, III, or IVA) with > 10 pack-year history of smoking and no evidence of active disease at least 1 year after definitive treatment. An ex-smoker is defined as no tobacco use in the prior 12 months
  5. Endobronchial dysplasia (score > 4) on screening bronchoscopy
  6. Total granulocyte count > 1500
  7. count > 100,000
  8. Serum creatinine \< 1.5 mg/dL
  9. Total \< 2.0 mg/dL
  10. Transaminases and alkaline phosphatase \< 2.5x
  11. Albumin > 2.5 mg/dL
  12. performance status ≤ 1
  13. Participants must be able and willing to undergo three bronchoscopies: before, after four doses of nivolumab (8 weeks), and after 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:

  1. Participants may not be currently receiving treatment or have been treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the past (including anti-programmed cell death receptor [PD]-1, anti-programmed death ligand 1 [PD-L1], and anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4 [CTLA4] monoclonal antibodies)
  2. Patients cannot receive any other anti-cancer agents while participating in the study
  3. Participants cannot have used any other investigational agents within the previous six months
  4. History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to nivolumab
  5. Clinically apparent bleeding diathesis (i.e., bleeding that is spontaneous, excessive, or delayed in onset following tissue injury results from a localized pathologic process or a disorder of the hemostatic process, involving a complex interplay among vascular integrity, number and function, coagulation factors, and fibrinolysis)
  6. Cardiac dysrhythmia that is potentially life-threatening, such as ventricular tachycardia, multifocal premature ventricular contractions or supraventricular tachycardias with a rapid ventricular response. Well-controlled atrial fibrillation or rare (\< 2 minute) premature ventricular contractions are not exclusionary
  7. History of coronary artery disease, including myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure (LV \<50% or diastolic dysfunction), or any serious medical condition which would preclude a patient from undergoing a bronchoscopy or would jeopardize the goals of the study
  8. Individuals who are -positive will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will be required to meet criteria related to patient safety and data integrity, as assessed by the study investigators
  9. History of or infection that is untreated and/or with a detectable viral load
  10. Hypoxemia (less than 90% saturation with supplemental oxygen)
  11. Severe obstructive lung disease (GOLD Stage III or IV, \<30% predicted)
  12. Prior chemotherapy or thoracic radiation within the past 1 year
  13. Participants with findings on CT chest suspicious for lung cancer (Lung-RADS category 4) will not be allowed to enroll until they have undergone additional evaluation for and an alternative (i.e., non-malignant) diagnosis has been established
  14. Current malignancy, with the exception of non-melanoma (i.e., basal cell or squamous cell) skin cancer. Patients with lung carcinoma in situ found during the study are also excluded.
  15. History of a malignancy except for adequately treated non-melanoma (i.e., basal cell or squamous cell) skin cancer or in situ cervical cancer for which the subject has not been disease-free for 5 years. Patients with a history of non-small cell lung cancer (stage I, II, or IIIA) or head and neck cancer (stage I, II, III, or IVA) must have no evidence of active disease at least 1 year after definitive treatment.
  16. History of stage IIIA NSCLC for which the only treatment was chemoradiation without surgery
  17. Known or suspected disease; subjects with type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism requiring hormone replacement, or skin disorders not requiring systemic treatment are permitted to enroll
  18. Conditions requiring systemic equivalent to > 10 mg prednisone per day or other medications within 2 weeks of enrollment
  19. Known interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity
  20. History of interstitial pneumonitis requiring treatment with systemic corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents (e.g., mycophenolate, azathioprine)
  21. of \< 1 year
  22. Women of (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of HCG) within 4 weeks prior to the start of nivolumab
  23. Women must not be breastfeeding
  24. Inability to give
  25. Pneumonia or acute bronchitis for at least 2 weeks prior to enrollment
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(20)

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Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

PD-1, PD-L1 and checkpoint inhibitors

PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 are proteins that act as brakes on the immune system. Checkpoint inhibitors, such as pembrolizumab or nivolumab, block them so the immune system can attack a cancer.

PD-L1 can also be measured in a tumour sample. Some scores count stained tumour cells only (TPS); others also count certain immune cells (CPS). The study names the score and the minimum it uses.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

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Hepatitis C tests

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After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

FEV1

From a breathing test (spirometry): how much air you can blow out in the first second. Often given as a percentage of what is expected for your age, height and sex.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

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Biopsy and archival tissue

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Autoimmune disease

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Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Immunosuppression

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Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
19 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]

    240 mg IV every 2 weeks for 4 doses

    Drug: Nivolumab

Interventions

  • Nivolumab is a human monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2.

    Also known as: Opdivo, BMS-936558, MDX1106, ONO-4538

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Improvement in Endobronchial Histology

    The primary endpoint is the dichotomous endpoint of whether a subject responds to PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition using nivolumab. Response will be based on the 6-month change (difference between 6-month score and baseline score) in worst (i.e., maximum) histologic classification score, using the 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) classification scale for pre-invasive squamous lesions of the bronchus. The histologic classification consists of: normal (grade 1.0), reserve cell hyperplasia (grade 2.0), squamous metaplasia (grade 3.0), mild dysplasia (grade 4.0), moderate dysplasia (grade 5.0), severe dysplasia (grade 6.0), carcinoma in situ (grade 7.0) and invasive cancer (grade 8.0).

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs)

    Patients will be evaluated every 2 weeks to determine whether they have any immune-related adverse events (irAEs) using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). In particular, patients will be monitored closely for evidence of dermatological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, and pulmonary irAEs. Complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic profile, and thyroid function tests will be obtained at baseline and every 3 months for 1 year. A comprehensive metabolic profile will also be checked every 2 weeks. Subjects will be followed for a total of 1 year to monitor for development of irAEs after discontinuation of the study drug.

    Time frame: Every 2 weeks through 3 months, then every 3 months through 1 year

  2. Additional Endobronchial Histology Endpoints Using the 2004 WHO Classification Scale for Pre-invasive Squamous Lesions of the Bronchus

    1. Two-month change (difference between 2-month score and baseline score) in worst (i.e., maximum) histologic classification score 2. Using all dysplastic (i.e., histology score ≥ 4.0) baseline biopsy pairs, the change in average histology and dysplasia index 3. Using all matched biopsies, the change in worst histology, average histology, and dysplasia index 4. Using all matched biopsies from reference sites, the change in worst histology, average histology, and dysplasia index 5. Response to treatment of completers, based on worst histology

    Time frame: 2 months and 6 months

Other outcomes

  1. Proportion of T Lymphocytes in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions That Express PD-1

    The proportion of T lymphocytes that express programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) in pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be compared by immunofluorescence staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections

    Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

  2. Proportion of Macrophages in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions That Express PD-L1

    The proportion of macrophages that express programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be compared by immunofluorescence staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections

    Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

  3. Quantification of CD4+ T Lymphocyte Subsets in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

    Pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be stained by immunofluorescence for Th1, Th2, and Treg CD4+ T lymphocytes

    Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

  4. Ratio of M1:M2 Macrophages in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

    Pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be stained by immunofluorescence for CD68, HLA-DRA, and CD206. The ratio of M1 (CD68/HLA-DRA) to M2 (CD68/CD206) macrophages will be determined.

    Time frame: Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

  5. Number of Non-synonymous Mutations in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

    The number of non-synonymous mutations in bronchial dysplastic lesions will be determined by whole exome sequencing

    Time frame: Baseline

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Results

Posted Dec 12, 2025
Limitations and caveats
Single-arm study.

Participant flow

Participants for this trial were recruited from pulmonary, oncology and nodule clinics from the Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center (RMR VAMC) and the University of Colorado Hospital (UCHealth). The recruitment period for this study was January 2019 through January 2023. The trial included a sputum cytology pre-screening arm to screen for mild or worse sputum atypia, and an option for direct enrollment to full-study with a history of bronchial dysplasia.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneNivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
Started19
Completed19
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryImprovement in Endobronchial Histology

The primary endpoint is the dichotomous endpoint of whether a subject responds to PD-1 immune checkpoint inhibition using nivolumab. Response will be based on the 6-month change (difference between 6-month score and baseline score) in worst (i.e., maximum) histologic classification score, using the 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) classification scale for pre-invasive squamous lesions of the bronchus. The histologic classification consists of: normal (grade 1.0), reserve cell hyperplasia (grade 2.0), squamous metaplasia (grade 3.0), mild dysplasia (grade 4.0), moderate dysplasia (grade 5.0), severe dysplasia (grade 6.0), carcinoma in situ (grade 7.0) and invasive cancer (grade 8.0).

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Improvement in Endobronchial Histology
ParticipantsNivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
Improvement in Endobronchial Histology10
Statistical analysis
  • Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo] · Fisher Exact · p = 0.03 · Observed response rate: 0.526 · 95% CI 0.32 to 1
SecondaryIncidence of Immune-related Adverse Events (irAEs)

Patients will be evaluated every 2 weeks to determine whether they have any immune-related adverse events (irAEs) using the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). In particular, patients will be monitored closely for evidence of dermatological, gastrointestinal, endocrine, renal, and pulmonary irAEs. Complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic profile, and thyroid function tests will be obtained at baseline and every 3 months for 1 year. A comprehensive metabolic profile will also be checked every 2 weeks. Subjects will be followed for a total of 1 year to monitor for development of irAEs after discontinuation of the study drug.

Time frame:
Every 2 weeks through 3 months, then every 3 months through 1 year

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

SecondaryAdditional Endobronchial Histology Endpoints Using the 2004 WHO Classification Scale for Pre-invasive Squamous Lesions of the Bronchus

1. Two-month change (difference between 2-month score and baseline score) in worst (i.e., maximum) histologic classification score 2. Using all dysplastic (i.e., histology score ≥ 4.0) baseline biopsy pairs, the change in average histology and dysplasia index 3. Using all matched biopsies, the change in worst histology, average histology, and dysplasia index 4. Using all matched biopsies from reference sites, the change in worst histology, average histology, and dysplasia index 5. Response to treatment of completers, based on worst histology

Time frame:
2 months and 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedProportion of T Lymphocytes in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions That Express PD-1

The proportion of T lymphocytes that express programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) in pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be compared by immunofluorescence staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections

Time frame:
Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedProportion of Macrophages in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions That Express PD-L1

The proportion of macrophages that express programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) in pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be compared by immunofluorescence staining of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections

Time frame:
Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedQuantification of CD4+ T Lymphocyte Subsets in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

Pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be stained by immunofluorescence for Th1, Th2, and Treg CD4+ T lymphocytes

Time frame:
Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedRatio of M1:M2 Macrophages in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

Pre- and post-treatment biopsies will be stained by immunofluorescence for CD68, HLA-DRA, and CD206. The ratio of M1 (CD68/HLA-DRA) to M2 (CD68/CD206) macrophages will be determined.

Time frame:
Baseline, 2 months, and 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedNumber of Non-synonymous Mutations in Bronchial Dysplastic Lesions

The number of non-synonymous mutations in bronchial dysplastic lesions will be determined by whole exome sequencing

Time frame:
Baseline

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over 6 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]1/19 (5.3%)6/19 (31.6%)19/19 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventNivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
ColitisGastrointestinal disorders1/19
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/19
Bronchial infectionInfections and infestations1/19
COPD ExacerbationRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/19
CholecystitisHepatobiliary disorders1/19
Weight LossInvestigations1/19
Weight Loss/Severe Protein Calorie MalnutritionInvestigations1/19
Acute Kidney InjuryRenal and urinary disorders1/19
EncephalopathyNervous system disorders1/19
SepsisInfections and infestations1/19
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 54
Most frequent other events
EventNivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
FatigueGeneral disorders12/19
HeadacheNervous system disorders9/19
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders7/19
HypothyroidismEndocrine disorders5/19
Infections and infestations - other, specify; COVID-19+Infections and infestations5/19
Lung infectionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders4/19
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders3/19
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/19
DyspneaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders3/19
Abdominal painGastrointestinal disorders2/19

Baseline characteristics

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Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years7
>=65 years12
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
Female3
Male16
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
Hispanic or Latino2
Not Hispanic or Latino17
Unknown or Not Reported0
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Nivolumab Injection [Opdivo]
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White19
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
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Study locations

2 sites
09

References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2019 to primary completion in Jun 2025, 76 months.

Results were first posted in Dec 2025, 5 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 24, 2017
First posted
Nov 20, 2017
StartActual
Jan 30, 2019
Primary completionActual
Jun 18, 2025
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2026
Results first posted
Dec 12, 2025
Last update
Dec 12, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 12, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03347838
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 20, 2017
Start date
Jan 30, 2019
Primary completion
Jun 18, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2026 (estimated)
Results posted
Dec 12, 2025
Last update
Dec 12, 2025

Study contacts

Robert Keith, MD
principal investigator · University of Colorado, Denver

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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