What this phase means
Phase 3: this treatment already looked useful in smaller studies. Now it is tested in a large group, often against standard care or a dummy treatment, to see if it should be approved.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are BMS-986489 (Atigotatug+Nivolumab), Atezolizumab, or Carboplatin. The registry lists allocation as randomized. The Purpose of the Study is to Compare the how well it works and Safety of BMS-986489 (Anti-fucosyl-GM1+ Nivolumab Fixed Dose Combination) in Combination with Carboplatin plus Etoposide to that of Atezolizumab with Carboplatin plus Etoposide as First-Line Therapy in Participants with Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer.
They plan to enroll about 530 people at 183 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill), an infusion or injection of a biologic plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Randomized, Double Blind, Multicenter Phase 3 Trial of BMS-986489 (Atigotatug+Nivolumab Fixed Dose Combination) in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide vs Atezolizumab in Combination With Carboplatin Plus Etoposide as First-Line Therapy in Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (TIGOS).
Interventions: BMS-986489 (Atigotatug+Nivolumab), Atezolizumab, Carboplatin, Etoposide
Primary outcome (registry wording): Overall Survival (OS)