Ipilimumab in Unresectable Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma: NCT04665206 Clinical Landscape Report 2026

28 September 2026
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This Clinical Landscape Report was built with PatSnap Life Sciences MCP workflows. Clinical Trials MCP supplies protocol and result records, Drug & Asset MCP adds asset context, and Company & Deal Intelligence MCP resolves sponsor background. Use the same structured MCP building blocks in your research workflow.

Data snapshot: 28 September 2026. This strategic research report is not medical, regulatory or investment advice. Trial status and dates can change.

Phase 1/2

Clinical phase

Recruiting

Recruitment status

434

Planned enrollment

2029-11-02

Primary-completion proxy

Executive view

NCT04665206 evaluates Ipilimumab in Unresectable Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma. The disclosed sponsor is Vivace Therapeutics, Inc., the design is Interventional, and the geographic footprint is United States, Australia. The first listed primary endpoint is Occurrence of Dose Limiting Toxicity, assessed over over the first 21 days of dosing.

The key landscape question is whether this protocol can generate a clinically interpretable signal relative to nearby programs. Phase alone is not a measure of evidence quality. Endpoint relevance, comparator choice, masking, enrollment feasibility, patient selection, country coverage and follow-up must be considered together.

PatSnap MCP Servers make this assessment reproducible by keeping protocol facts, result evidence, asset attributes and sponsor identity in separate structured calls.

How the MCP evidence stack was assembled

Clinical Trials MCP clinical_trial_fetch retrieved the design, outcomes, phase, status, enrollment, sponsor, countries and timing for NCT04665206 and selected peers. clinical_trial_result_fetch supplied detailed result records from the wider Unresectable Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma landscape. Drug & Asset MCP drug_fetch was queried for Ipilimumab, while Company & Deal Intelligence MCP organization_fetch was queried for Vivace Therapeutics, Inc..

This separation reduces a common diligence error: treating a registry label, a company description or a result excerpt as if each represented the complete evidence package. Explore the source workflow at the PatSnap MCP marketplace.

Trial landscape table

TrialAsset / interventionPhase / statusSponsorGeographyPrimary endpointReadout proxy
NCT04665206IpilimumabPhase 1/2 / RecruitingVivace Therapeutics, Inc.United States, AustraliaOccurrence of Dose Limiting Toxicity
over the first 21 days of dosing
2029-11-02
NCT05070247TocilizumabPhase 1/2 / TerminatedTakeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.United StatesDose Escalation: Number of Participants Reporting One or More Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Up to approximately 32.8 months
2025-01-06
NCT05071014PembrolizumabPhase 1 / CompletedMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterUnited Statesnumber of patients with an adverse event (AE) defined as any grade 3 or higher non-hematologic toxicity
within 12 weeks of cryoablation
2023-12-18
NCT05047536KZR-261Phase 1 / TerminatedKezar Life Sciences, Inc.United StatesNumber and Percentage of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0 (Part 1 & 2)
20 months
2025-01-17
NCT05041062IpilimumabPhase 2 / CompletedThe University of ChicagoUnited StatesMajor Pathologic (Disease) Response of Tumor to Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Before Surgery
24 months
2023-04-13

The table aligns endpoints, sponsors, phases, geographies and readout proxies. It is descriptive, not a head-to-head efficacy comparison. Differences in population, baseline risk, intervention schedule and follow-up can dominate apparent cross-trial differences.

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Protocol design and endpoint interpretation

NCT04665206 is a Phase 1/2, recruiting study with 434 planned participants. Allocation is Non-Randomized, masking is None (Open Label), and the intervention model is Sequential Assignment.

The primary endpoint is “Occurrence of Dose Limiting Toxicity” over “over the first 21 days of dosing.” The retrieved endpoint description is: Incidence of Adverse and Serious Adverse Events.

Interpretation should test whether the endpoint captures a clinically meaningful change, whether its time horizon matches the proposed biology, and whether treatment discontinuation or missing data can bias the estimate. The planned enrollment of 434 should be assessed against expected effect size, event frequency, multiplicity, subgroup plans and attrition.

No named control drug was returned in the protocol field set. A placebo comparator can strengthen internal efficacy assessment, while an active comparator may better test clinical differentiation. Single-arm and open-label programs require greater weight on objective outcomes, independent assessment and external benchmarks.

Indexed readouts in the surrounding landscape

5 recent result records were selected as contextual evidence for Unresectable Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma. These records do not establish direct evidence for NCT04665206 unless the registration number matches.

First-Line Pumitamig (PD-L1 × VEGF-A bsAb) Plus Chemotherapy in Unresectable Malignant Mesothelioma: Long-Term PFS and OS

Phase 2; n=31; OS(24-month) = 25.0 % ; OS(24-month) = 50.7 % Source: https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/21487/Session/133

Checkmate 6DW: First-Line Nivolumab+Ipilimumab vs Platinum+Pemetrexed for Pleural Mesothelioma in Chinese Patients

Phase 2; n=102; mPFS = 6.97 month ; mPFS = 6.93 month Source: https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/21487/Session/195

Tumour Extrinsic Regulation of Neutrophils Sensitize Mesotheliomas to AXL and PD1 Inhibition inMIST3, a Phase II Clinical Trial

Phase 2; n=21; DCR(12-week) = 46.2 % ( 29.2 - 63.8) Source: https://cattendee.abstractsonline.com/meeting/21487/Session/133

Result fields should be reconciled with the source record before quantitative comparison. Population definitions, analysis sets, dose cohorts, estimands, confidence intervals, rescue therapy and follow-up can materially change the meaning of a numerical endpoint. Clinical Trials MCP supports repeatable refreshes as result records change.

Asset and sponsor context

Ipilimumab is indexed as Monoclonal antibody with CTLA4 biology and a global stage of Approved. The asset profile lists Bristol Myers Squibb Co. as an originator or developer.

Vivace Therapeutics, Inc. is indexed in United States with the website http://www.vivacetherapeutics.com. Vivace Therapeutics is a venture-backed start-up dedicated to discovering and developing cancer therapeutics by targeting a novel pathway. The record lists 5 development-stage drug assets.

For execution diligence, monitor sponsor ownership, collaborator additions, site expansion, protocol amendments and enrollment revisions. A change in ownership or geography can alter operational confidence as well as the commercial meaning of a future readout.

Development white space

  1. Endpoint white space. Determine whether a more patient-relevant outcome, longer durability window or blinded central assessment would resolve uncertainty left by the current endpoint.
  2. Population white space. Test biomarker-defined, treatment-line or risk-stratified subgroups where effect size and unmet need could be clearer.
  3. Comparator white space. Identify whether the study can support differentiation against the current standard of care rather than only activity against baseline or placebo.
  4. Geographic white space. Assess whether the disclosed footprint supports recruitment, regulatory transferability and commercial generalizability.
  5. Sequencing white space. Clarify whether Ipilimumab is intended for monotherapy, combination, maintenance, rescue or an earlier treatment line.

White space should be framed as an unanswered development question, not merely an unoccupied mechanism label. A credible program closes a measurable clinical uncertainty with a design that can be executed and interpreted.

Strategic implications and next readouts

For sponsors, the endpoint hierarchy, safety window, enrollment pace and protocol amendment history should all support the same target product profile. Advancement criteria should be set before the readout and tied to clinical effect, uncertainty, tolerability and operational feasibility.

For business-development teams, differentiation may come from a sharper population, stronger comparator, more durable benefit, simpler delivery or clearer sequencing role. For investors, the central risk is evidence quality relative to time and capital, not the phase label in isolation.

Track recruitment status, enrollment changes, primary-completion timing, endpoint revisions, new result records, sponsor ownership and collaborator changes. Re-run the PatSnap MCP workflow when a surrogate becomes a clinical outcome, a single-country study expands, the comparator changes or a new result materially shifts the competitive benchmark.

Source trail and bottom line

Anchor trial: NCT04665206
Protocol source: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04665206
MCP sources: Clinical Trials MCP (clinical_trial_fetch and clinical_trial_result_fetch); Drug & Asset MCP (drug_fetch); Company & Deal Intelligence MCP (organization_fetch).
Data snapshot: 28 September 2026.

Ipilimumab in Unresectable Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma is best understood through the interaction of protocol design, surrounding readouts, asset context and sponsor execution. The current record makes Occurrence of Dose Limiting Toxicity and 2029-11-02 the leading decision points.

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