Nivolumab and Metformin Hydrochloride in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
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Official title
Parallel Proof of Concept Phase 2 Study of Nivolumab and Metformin Combination Treatment in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With and Without Prior Treatment With PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to find the benefits of combining nivolumab with metformin in advanced non-small cell lung cancer with and without prior treatment with immunotherapy. We will also be looking at the safety of the combination. Nivolumab is currently approved in certain cancers such as melanoma, lung cancer and kidney cancer. Metformin is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat diabetes. In this study, Metformin is being used to treat cancer. This use is not approved by the FDA; therefore, in this study, it is considered experimental. Experimental means the U.S. FDA has not approved the drug for use in your type of cancer. Nivolumab is an antibody (a human protein that sticks to a part of the tumor and/or immune cells) designed to allow the body's immune system to work against tumor cells. It is believed that metformin has immune modifying properties, meaning it can boost your immune system. As a result, it may help certain cancer treatments, known as immunotherapy, to work better.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03048500
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 17 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis Other
- Metformin Hydrochloride Drug
- Nivolumab Biological
Other · Drug · Biological
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jul 11, 2017
- Primary completion
- Sep 18, 2019
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2021
- Last update posted
- Oct 13, 2020
2017 – 2021
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
| Northwestern University- Lake Forest Hospital | Lake Forest | Illinois | 60045 | — |
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- Last update posted Oct 13, 2020 · Synced Sep 28, 2026
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