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Tier 2 — RCT / large cohortPeer-reviewed

Preoperative ipilimumab plus nivolumab in locoregionally advanced urothelial cancer: the NABUCCO trial

Nick van Dijk, Alberto Gil-Jimenez, Karīna Siliņa, Kees Hendricksen, Laura A. Smit, Jeantine M. de Feijter, Maurits L. van Montfoort, C. van Rooijen, Dennis Peters, Annegien Broeks, Henk G. van der Poel, Annemarie Bruining, Yoni Lubeck, Karolina Sikorska, Thierry N. Boellaard, Pia Kvistborg, Daniël J. Vis, Erik Hooijberg, Ton N. Schumacher, Maries van den Broek, Lodewyk F.A. Wessels, Christian U. Blank, Bas W. van Rhijn, Michiel S. van der Heijden

Nature Medicine · 2020

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Summary

The NABUCCO trial evaluated preoperative dual checkpoint inhibition (ipilimumab and nivolumab) in locoregionally advanced urothelial cancer. Published in Nature Medicine in 2020, the study appears to have assessed both clinical response and mechanistic immune correlates to inform future neoadjuvant immunotherapy strategies in this patient population. The work represents an early-stage investigation of combination immunotherapy timing and immunological biomarkers in bladder cancer.

UK applicability

This is a clinical oncology trial with no direct relevance to UK farming systems, soil health, or nutrient density. The record appears to have been included in Pulse Brain in error, as it falls entirely outside the catalogue's scope.

Key measures

As suggested by the title, likely pathological response rates, immune cell infiltration, tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte characterisation, and surgical resection outcomes in the preoperative setting.

Outcomes reported

The study evaluated the efficacy and immunological response to preoperative combination immunotherapy (ipilimumab plus nivolumab) in patients with locoregionally advanced urothelial cancer, as suggested by the trial name and journal focus.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Research
Study design
RCT
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.1038/s41591-020-1085-z
Catalogue ID
BFmokjoc86-c0r1gn

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