New Clinical Trial: Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Treating Patients With Rare Tumors (NCT02834013)
WHY IT MATTERS
This trial tests a combination immunotherapy approach across 50+ rare tumor types, offering potential treatment options for patients with uncommon cancers that have limited standard therapies available.
Researchers are testing two cancer-fighting drugs called nivolumab and ipilimumab together to treat patients with rare types of cancer. These drugs help the body's immune system recognize and fight cancer cells. The trial is currently active but not accepting new patients at this time.
NCT ID: NCT02834013 Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING Conditions: Acinar Cell Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma, Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, Anal Canal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Anal Canal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Angiosarcoma, Apocrine Neoplasm, Appendix Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Bartholin Gland Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Bladder Adenocarcinoma, Breast Metaplastic Carcinoma, Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Chordoma, Colorectal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Desmoid Fibromatosis, Endometrial Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma, Esophageal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Esophageal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Extrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma, Extramammary Paget Disease, Fallopian Tube Adenocarcinoma, Fallopian Tube Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Fibromyxoid Tumor, Gallbladder Carcinoma, Gastric Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Gastric Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor, Giant Cell Carcinoma, Human Papillomavirus-Independent Cervical Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell-Type, Intestinal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Lung Neuroendocrine Tumor, Lung Sarcomatoid Carcinoma, Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Malignant Neoplasm of Unknown Primary, Malignant Odontogenic Neoplasm, Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, Malignant Solid Neoplasm, Malignant Testicular Sex Cord-Stromal Tumor, Metastatic Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumor, Minimally Invasive Lung Adenocarcinoma, Mixed Mesodermal (Mullerian) Tumor, Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma, Nasal Cavity Adenocarcinoma, Nasal Cavity Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Low Grade Papillary Adenocarcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Oral Cavity Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Undifferentiated Carcinoma, Ovarian Adenocarcinoma, Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor, Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Ovarian Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Ovarian Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma, Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Paraganglioma, Paranasal Sinus Adenocarcinoma, Paranasal Sinus Carcinoma, Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma, PEComa, Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Peritoneal Mesothelial Neoplasm, Placental Choriocarcinoma, Primary Peritoneal High Grade Serous Adenocarcinoma, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Rare Disorder, Scrotal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Seminal Vesicle Adenocarcinoma, Seminoma, Serous Cystadenocarcinoma, Small Intestinal Adenocarcinoma, Small Intestinal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Spindle Cell Neoplasm, Teratoma With Somatic-Type Malignancy, Testicular Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumor, Thyroid Gland Carcinoma, Tracheal Carcinoma, Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Ureter Adenocarcinoma, Ureter Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Urethral Adenocarcinoma, Urethral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Vaginal Adenocarcinoma, Vaginal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified, Vulvar Carcinoma Phase: PHASE2 Enrollment: 818 Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Summary: This phase II trial studies nivolumab and ipilimumab in treating patients with rare tumors. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab and ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial enrolls participants for the following cohorts based on condition: 1. Epithelial tumors of nasal cavity, sinuses, nasopharynx: A) Squamous cell carcinoma with variants of nasal cavity, sinuses, an