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NCT01658878 · CITED IN SOURCE DOCUMENTS

An Immuno-therapy Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability of Nivolumab or Nivolumab in Combination With Other Agents in Patients With Advanced Liver Cancer

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Phase
PHASE1, PHASE2
Status at capture
COMPLETED
Registry last update
2025-12-24

The first part of the study is the Dose Escalation Phase designed to establish the safety of nivolumab at different dose levels for each of the three cohorts (uninfected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subjects, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected HCC subjects, and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected subjects). The second part of the study is the Expansion Phase designed to generate additional clinical data at specified doses for each of the 3 cohorts. A third cohort has been added in this study to compare the efficacy of nivolumab and sorafenib in the treatment of Advanced HCC. A fourth cohort will generate data on the safety and efficacy of the combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab in the treatment of Advanced HCC. In the fifth cohort, additional clinical data will be generated for Child-Pugh B subjects. A Cabozantinib Combination Cohort has been added to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib and nivolumab with ipilimumab in combination with cabozantinib.

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What did the study report?

Outcomes, safety and baseline populations are separate source sections. Quality-of-life measures appear under their original outcome titles.

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Participant flow

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baseline

Baseline characteristics

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outcome · POSTED

Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)

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outcome · POSTED

Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

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Number of Participants With Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation

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Number of Participants Who Died

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Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities in Specific Liver Tests

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Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities in Specific Thyroid Tests

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Objective Response Rate (ORR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) for Cohort 2

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Objective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator for Cohorts 3, 4, 5, and 6

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Objective Response Rate (ORR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) for Cohort 1

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Number of Participants With Complete Response (CR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Disease Control Rate (DCR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Duration of Response (DOR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Time to Response (TTR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Time to Progression (TTP) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Time to Progression (TTP) Rate Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Progression Free Survival (PFS) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)

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Overall Survival (OS)

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Overall Survival (OS) Rate

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Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax)

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Time of Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Tmax)

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Area Under the Serum Concentration Time Curve in the Dosing Interval [AUC(TAU)]

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Serum Concentration Achieved at the End of Dosing Interval (Trough Concentration) (Ctrough)

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outcome · POSTED

Serum Concentration Achieved at the End of the Infusion (Ceoinf)

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outcome · POSTED

Ratio of an Exposure Measure at Steady State to That After the First Dose (Exposure Measure Includes Cmax) (AI_Cmax)

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Accumulation Index Ratio of AUC at Steady State to That After the First Dose (AI_AUC)

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Effective T-Half (T-HALF)

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outcome · POSTED

Number of Participants With Anti-drug Antibodies (ADA)

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adverse events

Adverse events

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Limitations, agreements, and source contact

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Who could take part
eligibility Criteria
For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects of 18 years or older (men and women) with histologically confirmed advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, not eligible for surgical and/or locoregional therapies; or progressive disease after surgical and /or locoregional therapies * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 to 1 * Dose Escalation Phase: Child-Pugh score of 7 points or less. Cohort 5: Child-Pugh Class B (B7-B8). For all other cohorts Child-Pugh score of 6 points or less Exclusion Criteria: * History of autoimmune disease * Any prior or current clinically significant ascites * Any history of hepatic encephalopathy
healthy Volunteers
false
minimum Age
18 Years
sex
ALL
std Ages
  1. ADULT
  2. OLDER_ADULT
Treatment arms and interventions
arm Groups
  1. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    label
    Non-infected: Nivolumab
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  2. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    label
    HCV-infected: Nivolumab
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  3. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    label
    HBV-infected: Nivolumab
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  4. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    label
    Nivolumab
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  5. description
    Sorafenib tablets on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Drug: Sorafenib
    label
    Sorafenib
    type
    ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
  6. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution + Ipilimumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    2. Drug: Ipilimumab
    label
    Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab Combination
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  7. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Biological: Nivolumab
    label
    Child-Pugh B
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  8. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution + cabozantinib oral tablets on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Drug: Cabozantinib
    label
    Nivolumab plus Cabozantinib Combination
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
  9. description
    Nivolumab intravenous solution + Ipilimumab intravenous solution + cabozantinib oral tablets on specific days
    intervention Names
    1. Drug: Cabozantinib
    label
    Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab plus Cabozantinib
    type
    EXPERIMENTAL
interventions
  1. arm Group Labels
    1. Child-Pugh B
    2. HBV-infected: Nivolumab
    3. HCV-infected: Nivolumab
    4. Nivolumab
    5. Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab Combination
    6. Non-infected: Nivolumab
    name
    Nivolumab
    other Names
    1. BMS-936558
    type
    BIOLOGICAL
  2. arm Group Labels
    1. Sorafenib
    name
    Sorafenib
    type
    DRUG
  3. arm Group Labels
    1. Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab Combination
    name
    Ipilimumab
    type
    DRUG
  4. arm Group Labels
    1. Nivolumab plus Cabozantinib Combination
    2. Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab plus Cabozantinib
    name
    Cabozantinib
    type
    DRUG
Study design
allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
intervention Model
PARALLEL
masking Info
masking
NONE
primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Enrollment
count
657
type
ACTUAL
Registered outcome plans (not posted results)
primary Outcomes
  1. description
    An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any new untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a preexisting medical condition in a clinical investigation participant administered study treatment and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (such as an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication through 100 days following last dose of study treatment (Assessed approximately 04 months up to a max of approximately 106 months)
  2. description
    Serious Adverse Event (SAE) is defined as any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose results in death, is life-threatening, and requires inpatient hospitalization or causes prolongation of existing hospitalization.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication through 100 days following last dose of study treatment (Assessed approximately 04 months up to a max of approximately 106 months)
  3. description
    An Adverse Event (AE) is defined as any new untoward medical occurrence or worsening of a preexisting medical condition in a clinical investigation participant administered study treatment and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (such as an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Adverse Events Leading to Discontinuation
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication through 100 days following last dose of study treatment (Assessed approximately 04 months up to a max of approximately 106 months)
  4. description
    Number of participants who died during the study.
    measure
    Number of Participants Who Died
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication until study closure (Up to approximately 144 months)
  5. description
    Participants with abnormalities in liver function tests related to potential drug-induced liver injury. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for liver function parameters, including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). Abnormalities were assessed relative to the upper limit of normal (ULN) for each parameter. Abbreviations: ALT = Alanine Aminotransferase; AST = Aspartate Aminotransferase; ULN = Upper Limit of Normal.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities in Specific Liver Tests
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication through 100 days following last dose of study treatment (Assessed approximately 04 months up to a max of approximately 106 months)
  6. description
    Number of participants with thyroid-related laboratory abnormalities during the study. Blood samples were collected and analyzed for thyroid function markers (FT3, FT4). Abnormalities were assessed against LLN and ULN for each parameter. Abbreviations: FT3 = Free T3; FT4 = Free T4; LLN = Lower Limit of Normal; ULN = Upper Limit of Normal; TSH = Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
    measure
    Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities in Specific Thyroid Tests
    time Frame
    From first dose of study medication through 100 days following last dose of study treatment (Assessed approximately 04 months up to a max of approximately 106 months)
  7. description
    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the percent of all treated participants whose best overall response (BOR) is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by BICR per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1). Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Objective Response Rate (ORR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) for Cohort 2
    time Frame
    From the start of the study treatment until disease progression, or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
  8. description
    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the percent of all treated participants whose best overall response (BOR) is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by Investigator per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1). Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Objective Response Rate (ORR) by Investigator for Cohorts 3, 4, 5, and 6
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 5) until disease progression, or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
secondary Outcomes
  1. description
    Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the percent of all treated participants whose best overall response (BOR) is either complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) by BICR per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.1). Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Objective Response Rate (ORR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR) for Cohort 1
    time Frame
    From the start of the study treatment until disease progression, or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
  2. description
    The number of participants whose best overall response (BOR) is CR in the population of interest. Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm.
    measure
    Number of Participants With Complete Response (CR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) up to approximately 144 months after first dose
  3. description
    The percentage of participants whose best overall response (BOR) is CR, PR or SD in the population of interest. Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Stable Disease (SD): Failure to meet criteria for complete or partial response, in the absence of progressive disease. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Disease Control Rate (DCR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) until disease progression, or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
  4. description
    DOR is defined as the time from the first documented objective response (either complete or partial response) until the date of disease progression or death from any cause, whichever occurs first. Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Duration of Response (DOR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From first documented response to first documented progression or death, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
  5. description
    Time to Response (TTR) defined as the time from randomization to the date of the first confirmed CR or PR for Cohort 3, 4 and 6, and from the first dosing date of study medication to the date of the first confirmed CR or PR for cohort 1, 2 and 5. Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to \< 10 mm. Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum diameters.
    measure
    Time to Response (TTR) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) to the date of attainment of complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) (up to approximately 144 months)
  6. description
    Time to Progression (TTP) is defined from the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) to the date of the first objectively documented disease progression. Participants who have not progressed as assessed by radiography will be censored at the last tumor assessment date prior to subsequent anti-cancer therapy. Participants who have no on-study tumor assessments were censored at the date of randomization. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Time to Progression (TTP) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) up to the date of objectively documented progression or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first (Up to approximately 144 months)
  7. description
    TTP rate is defined as the percentage of participants without disease progression at select time points (milestones) during the study. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Time to Progression (TTP) Rate Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    At 6 and 12 months
  8. description
    PFS is defined as the time from randomization date or first dosing date of study medication to the date of the first objectively documented tumor progression or death due to any cause. Participants who die without a reported prior progression will be considered to have progressed on the date of their death. Participants who did not progress or die will be censored on the date of their last tumor assessment. Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum on study (this includes the baseline sum if that is the smallest on study). In addition to the relative increase of 20%, the sum must also demonstrate an absolute increase of at least 5mm (Note: The appearance of 1or more new lesions is also considered progression).
    measure
    Progression Free Survival (PFS) Assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) up to documented disease progression or death, whichever occurs first (up to approximately 144 months)
  9. description
    OS is defined as the time from randomization date or first dosing date of study medication to the date of death (due to any cause). Participants who were alive were censored at the last known alive dates.
    measure
    Overall Survival (OS)
    time Frame
    From the date of randomization (Cohort 3, 4, 6) or the date of first dose (Cohort 1, 2, 5) up to the date of death or date last known alive (up to approximately 144 months)
  10. description
    OS rate is defined as the percentage of participants who are still alive at certain time points during the study.
    measure
    Overall Survival (OS) Rate
    time Frame
    At 6, 12, 24, 48 and 60 months
  11. description
    Cmax is the maximum observed serum concentration.
    measure
    Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Cmax)
    time Frame
    At Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 3 Day 1 (Each Cycle = 2 Weeks)
  12. description
    Tmax is the time taken to reach the maximum observed serum concentration (Cmax).
    measure
    Time of Maximum Observed Serum Concentration (Tmax)
    time Frame
    At Cycle 1 Day 1 and Cycle 3 Day 1 (Each Cycle = 2 Weeks)
Full study description
brief Summary
The first part of the study is the Dose Escalation Phase designed to establish the safety of nivolumab at different dose levels for each of the three cohorts (uninfected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) subjects, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected HCC subjects, and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected subjects). The second part of the study is the Expansion Phase designed to generate additional clinical data at specified doses for each of the 3 cohorts. A third cohort has been added in this study to compare the efficacy of nivolumab and sorafenib in the treatment of Advanced HCC. A fourth cohort will generate data on the safety and efficacy of the combination nivolumab plus ipilimumab in the treatment of Advanced HCC. In the fifth cohort, additional clinical data will be generated for Child-Pugh B subjects. A Cabozantinib Combination Cohort has been added to evaluate the safety and tolerability of nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib and nivolumab with ipilimumab in combination with cabozantinib.
detailed Description
Study Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
Source references
references
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    pmid
    28434648
    type
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    BMS Clinical Trial Patient Recruiting
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