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Therapy Name | Nivolumab + Paclitaxel |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Nivolumab | Opdivo | MDX-1106|BMS-936558 | Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor 98 PD-L1/PD-1 antibody 67 | Opdivo (nivolumab) is an antibody that targets PD-1 (PDCD1), which results in increased T-cell activation and enhanced anti-tumor immune response (PMID: 28891423). Opdivo (nivolumab) is FDA approved for use as a monotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, Hodgkin's lymphoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, as a monotherapy or in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) in patients with melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) colorectal cancer (including patients 12 years or older), and hepatocellular carcinoma, in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) as first-line therapy in patients with PD-L1-positive (>=1%) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer without EGFR or ALK alterations, in combination with Yervoy (ipilimumab) and platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line therapy in patients with metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer without EGFR or ALK alterations, and in combination with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (FDA.gov). |
Paclitaxel | Taxol | 7-Epipaclitaxel | Antimicrotubule Agent 12 BCL2 Family Inhibitor 6 | Taxol (paclitaxel) binds to tubulin to inhibit microtubule disassembly, which results in decreased cell division, and also binds to the anti-apoptotic factor Bcl-2, promoting apoptosis (NCI Drug Dictionary). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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Clinical Trial | Phase | Therapies | Title | Recruitment Status | Covered Countries | Other Countries |
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NCT03704077 | Phase II | Nivolumab Paclitaxel + Ramucirumab Nivolumab + Paclitaxel Nivolumab + Paclitaxel + Relatlimab Nivolumab + Relatlimab | An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Relatlimab Plus Nivolumab Compared to Various Standard-of-Care Trherapies in Previously Treated Participants With Recurrent, Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cance or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma | Withdrawn | USA | CAN | 12 |
NCT04339738 | Phase II | Cabozantinib + Nivolumab Nivolumab + Paclitaxel Paclitaxel | Testing the Addition of Nivolumab to Chemotherapy in Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcoma | Recruiting | USA | 1 |
NCT04109066 | Phase III | Paclitaxel Anthracycline + Cyclophosphamide + Nivolumab Nivolumab + Paclitaxel | Study of Nivolumab Versus Placebo in Participants With High-Risk Breast Cancer (CheckMate 7FL) | Recruiting | USA | CAN | 28 |
NCT03742986 | Phase II | Cyclophosphamide + Doxorubicin Nivolumab + Paclitaxel Docetaxel + Nivolumab + Pertuzumab + Trastuzumab | Trial of Nivolumab With Chemotherapy as Neoadjuvant Treatment in Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) | Completed | USA | 0 |