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CheckMate-77T is a Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial evaluating perioperative nivolumab (Opdivo) in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer. The trial randomized 461 patients 1:1 to receive neoadjuvant nivolumab plus platinum-doublet chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant nivolumab, versus neoadjuvant placebo plus chemotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant placebo. CheckMate-77T is the first perioperative nivolumab regimen to receive FDA approval, establishing a new treatment paradigm for resectable NSCLC alongside the AEGEAN durvalumab approach.
Phase III, randomized (1:1), double-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter trial. Randomization was stratified by tumor PD-L1 expression (≥1% vs. <1% vs. indeterminate), disease stage (II vs. III), and tumor histology (squamous vs. nonsquamous). No companion diagnostic required.
Adults with previously untreated, resectable stage IIA (>4 cm) to select stage IIIB (T3-T4 N2) NSCLC per AJCC 8th edition, ECOG PS 0-1, eligible for complete resection. Excluded: known EGFR mutations or ALK translocations, brain metastases, active autoimmune disease, ILD, prior systemic therapy or radiotherapy for NSCLC. Demographics: median age 66 years; 71% male; 56% PD-L1 ≥1%; 64% stage III; 51% squamous histology; 90% former/current smokers.
Neoadjuvant nivolumab 360 mg IV Q3W plus histology-based platinum-doublet chemotherapy for up to 4 cycles, followed by surgery, then adjuvant nivolumab 480 mg IV Q4W for up to 13 cycles (~1 year) versus matched placebo in both phases.
Primary endpoint: event-free survival (EFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR). Key secondary endpoints: overall survival (OS), pathological complete response (pCR) rate by blinded independent pathology review (BIPR), major pathological response (MPR) rate by BIPR, safety and tolerability.
Perioperative nivolumab demonstrated a statistically significant EFS benefit versus placebo. EFS HR was 0.58 (95% CI: 0.43-0.78; p=0.00025), representing a 42% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence, progression, or death. Median EFS was not reached in the nivolumab arm versus 18.4 months with placebo. In patients who underwent surgery (78% of the nivolumab arm), EFS HR was 0.51 (95% CI: 0.37-0.72) with 1-year EFS rates of 85% versus 70%.
At the prespecified interim analysis, OS was not formally tested for statistical significance. A descriptive analysis revealed no detriment to overall survival with perioperative nivolumab. Mature OS data are pending from continued follow-up of the trial.
Grade 3-4 treatment-related AEs occurred in 32% of perioperative nivolumab patients versus 25% with placebo. Surgical cancellation due to AEs occurred in 5.3% versus 3.5%. Surgical delays due to AEs occurred in 4.5% versus 3.9%. Neoadjuvant discontinuation for AEs was 13%. During adjuvant nivolumab, permanent discontinuation occurred in 14%, most commonly due to pneumonitis (4.2%) and diarrhea (1.4%). Grade 3-4 surgery-related AEs were 12% in both arms. Grade 5 surgery-related events: 2% nivolumab versus 1% placebo.
CheckMate-77T established perioperative nivolumab as a treatment option for resectable NSCLC, joining AEGEAN (durvalumab) and CheckMate-816 (neoadjuvant-only nivolumab) as approved immunotherapy approaches in this setting. Key clinical debates include the incremental benefit of adjuvant immunotherapy over neoadjuvant-only strategies, whether pathological response can guide adjuvant treatment decisions, the choice between perioperative nivolumab (CheckMate-77T) and perioperative durvalumab (AEGEAN) in the absence of head-to-head data, and the role of PD-L1 expression in patient selection.