A Study to Evaluate Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed With Cisplatin or Carboplatin for Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma in Chinese Participants (CheckMate 6DW)

January 22, 2026 updated by: Bristol-Myers Squibb

A Phase II, Randomized, Open-label Trial of Nivolumab in Combination With Ipilimumab Versus Pemetrexed With Cisplatin or Carboplatin as First-line Therapy for Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma in Chinese Participants

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab in Chinese participants with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

102

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing Municipality
      • Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100142
        • Local Institution - 0009
    • Heilongjiang
      • Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, 150081
        • Local Institution - 0013
    • Henan
      • Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450003
        • Local Institution - 0006
    • Hunan
      • Changsha, Hunan, China, 410013
        • Local Institution - 0005
      • Wuhan, Hunan, China, 430023
        • Local Institution - 0023
    • Jiangsu
      • Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, 225001
        • Local Institution - 0015
    • Jilin
      • Changchun, Jilin, China, 130021
        • Local Institution - 0003
    • Liaoning
      • Shenyang, Liaoning, China, 110042
        • Local Institution - 0004
      • Shenyang, Liaoning, China, 110044
        • Local Institution - 0021
    • Shandong
      • Jinan, Shandong, China, 250117
        • Local Institution - 0037
      • Qingdao, Shandong, China, 266003
        • Local Institution - 0030
    • Shanghai Municipality
      • Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200030
        • Local Institution - 0001
    • Shanxi
      • Taiyuan, Shanxi, China, 030000
        • Local Institution - 0033
    • Sichuan
      • Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610041
        • Local Institution - 0029
    • Tianjin Municipality
      • Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China, 300052
        • Local Institution - 0007
      • Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China, 300060
        • Local Institution - 0018
    • Yunnan
      • Kunming, Yunnan, China, 650106
        • Local Institution - 0010
    • Zhejiang
      • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310003
        • Local Institution - 0014
      • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 310005
        • Local Institution - 0020
      • Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, 315010
        • Local Institution - 0012
      • Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, 315041
        • Local Institution - 0016

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically proven diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) with determination of epithelioid vs non-epithelioid histology
  • Must have advanced unresectable disease that is not amenable to therapy with curative intent (surgery with or without chemotherapy)
  • Available tumor samples for centralized testing
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1
  • Measurable disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primitive peritoneal, pericardial, testis or tunica vaginalis mesothelioma
  • Brain metastasis, except if surgically resected or treated with stereotaxic radiotherapy
  • Prior therapy for MPM (including chemotherapy, radical pleuropneumonectomy and non-palliative radiotherapy)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm A
Biological: Nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • Opdivo
Biological: Ipilimumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
  • BMS-734016
  • Yervoy
Experimental: Arm B
Drug: Carboplatin
Specified dose on specified days
Drug: Cisplatin
Specified dose on specified days
Drug: Pemetrexed
Specified dose on specified days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Overall Survival (OS)
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Objective Response Rate (ORR) by modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (m-RECIST) by Investigator
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Progression Free Survival (PFS) by m-RECIST by Investigator
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs)
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Incidence of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Incidence of immune-related AEs
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Incidence of deaths
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months
Incidence of participants with laboratory abnormalities
Time Frame: Up to 58 months
Up to 58 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Investigators

  • Study Director: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 25, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 12, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

November 12, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 18, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

November 29, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CA209-6DW
  • U1111-1265-3913 (Other Identifier: WHO)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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