Trial of Glioblastoma Immunotherapy Advancement With Nivolumab and Relatlimab

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

GIANT is an open-label, multi-center, randomized, perioperative (neoadjuvant followed by adjuvant), phase 2 trial with a safety lead-in phase to investigate the feasibility, safety and tolerability, and establish the biological activity of nivolumab with or without relatlimab in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wildtype newly diagnosed glioblastoma (ndGBM).

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Signed informed consent approved by the IRB

Adults ≥ 18 years of age

A newly suspected diagnosis of GBM based on MRI

A previous diagnosis of GBM and who have not received prior RT or systemic therapy for their brain tumor

Disqualifiers

Tumors where a gross total resection is not considered feasible by the treating neurosurgeon

Tumor involves cerebellum, brainstem, or deep basal ganglia

Patients who require urgent resection for mass effect, cerebral edema, or hydrocephalus in the opinion of the treating neurosurgeon

Patients with contraindications to MRI or unwilling to undergo MRI

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nivolumab
  • Relatlimab
  • TMZ
  • Radiation Therapy

Treatment groups

92 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators