An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Compared to Nivolumab by Itself After Complete Surgical Removal of Stage IIIb/c/d or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT03068455

Last Updated: 2021-09-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1844 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-11

Study Completion Date

2021-02-02

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational immunotherapy Nivolumab, when combined with Ipilimumab, is more effective than Nivolumab by itself, in delaying the return of cancer in patients who have had a complete surgical removal of stage IIIb/c/d or stage IV Melanoma

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Melanoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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nivolumab + ipilimumab

Specified Dose on Specified Days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified Dose on Specified Days

ipilimumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified Dose on Specified Days

nivolumab

Specified Dose on Specified Days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified Dose on Specified Days

Interventions

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nivolumab

Specified Dose on Specified Days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

ipilimumab

Specified Dose on Specified Days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Other Intervention Names

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Opdivo BMS-936558 Yervoy BMS-734016

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Completely surgically resected stage IIIb/c/d or stage IV melanoma within 12 weeks of participation in study.
* Must have full activity or, if limited, must be able to walk and carry out activities such as light house work or office work
* No prior anti-cancer treatment for melanoma (except surgery for the melanoma lesion(s) and/or except for adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) after neurosurgical resection for central nervous system (CNS) lesions)

Exclusion Criteria

* History of uveal melanoma
* Patients with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
* Prior treatment with interferon (if complete \< 6 months prior to participation in study), anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Locations

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University of Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute

Los Angeles, California, United States

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California Pacific Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

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University Of Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States

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Georgetown University Med Ctr

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

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UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health

Orlando, Florida, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Winship Cancer Institute

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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University Of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Oncology Specialists, S.C.

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

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Mass General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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University Of Michigan Health System

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Virginia Piper Cancer Institute

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Washington University School Of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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NYU Langone Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau

New York, New York, United States

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Carolinas Med Ctr

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Providence Cancer Center Oncology And Hematology Care

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

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St. Luke's University Health Network

Easton, Pennsylvania, United States

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Texas Oncology Sammons Cancer Center

Dallas, Texas, United States

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Md Anderson Can Cnt

Houston, Texas, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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University Of Virginia Health System

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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University Of Washington Cancer Care Alliance

Seattle, Washington, United States

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North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Waratah, New South Wales, Australia

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Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia

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Southport, Queensland, Australia

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Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

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Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia

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Graz, , Austria

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Vienna, , Austria

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Brussels, , Belgium

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Ghent, , Belgium

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Liège, , Belgium

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Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Ijuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil

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São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil

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São Paulo, , Brazil

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval

Québec, Quebec, Canada

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Klinika komplexni onkologicke pece

Brno, , Czechia

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Klinika onkologie a radioterapie

Hradec Králové, , Czechia

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Dermatovenerologicka klinika 3. LF UK a FNKV

Prague, , Czechia

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Dermatovenerologicka klinika VFN a 1. LF UK

Prague, , Czechia

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bocage

Dijon, , France

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Hopital Claude Huriez

Lille, , France

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Hopital De La Timone

Marseille, , France

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Chu Nantes

Nantes, , France

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Hopital Saint Louis

Paris, , France

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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud

Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Institut Claudius Regaud

Toulouse, , France

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Institut Gustave Roussy

Villejuif, , France

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Berlin, , Germany

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Buxtehude, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Gera, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Heidelberg, , Germany

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Lübeck, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Tübingen, , Germany

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Laiko Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Metropolitan Hospital

Athens, , Greece

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Haifa, , Israel

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Jerusalem, , Israel

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Tel Litwinsky, , Israel

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ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII

Bergamo, , Italy

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Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

Genova, , Italy

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IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano

Milan, , Italy

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale

Napoli, , Italy

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Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV

Padua, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese

Siena, , Italy

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Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Christchurch, , New Zealand

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Dunedin, , New Zealand

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Klinika Nowotworow Ukladowych i Uogolnionych

Krakow, , Poland

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Klinika Nowotworow Tkanek Miekkich, Kosci i Czerniakow

Warsaw, , Poland

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Institute Of Oncology "Prof.Dr.Alexandru Trestioreanu" Bucha

Bucharest, , Romania

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Sf. Nectarie Oncology Center

Craiova, , Romania

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Krasnodar, , Russia

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Krasnoyarsk, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol

Badalona-barcelona, , Spain

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H. Univ. Vall dHebron

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Clinic I Provincial

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hospital Gral. Univ. Gregorio Maranon

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Regional Universitario De Malaga

Málaga, , Spain

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Hosp Univ Virgen Macarena

Seville, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario Y Politecnico La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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Lausanne, , Switzerland

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Zurich, , Switzerland

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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

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The Beatson West Of Scotland Cancer Centre

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

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The Royal Marsden Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Christie Hospital Nhs Trust

Manchester, , United Kingdom

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Royal Marsden Hospital - Surrey

Sutton, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Czechia France Germany Greece Israel Italy New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Spain Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Long GV, Tang H, Desai K, Wang S, Del Vecchio M, Larkin J, Ritchings C, Huang SP, Baden J, Balli D, Chang H, Fusaro G, Tenney D, Dolfi S, Weber J. Pretreatment and on-treatment ctDNA and tissue biomarkers predict recurrence in patients with stage IIIB-D/IV melanoma treated with adjuvant immunotherapy: CheckMate 915. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Jul 11;13(7):e012034. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-012034.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40645660 (View on PubMed)

Weber JS, Schadendorf D, Del Vecchio M, Larkin J, Atkinson V, Schenker M, Pigozzo J, Gogas H, Dalle S, Meyer N, Ascierto PA, Sandhu S, Eigentler T, Gutzmer R, Hassel JC, Robert C, Carlino MS, Di Giacomo AM, Butler MO, Munoz-Couselo E, Brown MP, Rutkowski P, Haydon A, Grob JJ, Schachter J, Queirolo P, de la Cruz-Merino L, van der Westhuizen A, Menzies AM, Re S, Bas T, de Pril V, Braverman J, Tenney DJ, Tang H, Long GV. Adjuvant Therapy of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Alone in Patients With Resected Stage IIIB-D or Stage IV Melanoma (CheckMate 915). J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 20;41(3):517-527. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00533. Epub 2022 Sep 26.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36162037 (View on PubMed)

Yoshino T, Oki E, Misumi T, Kotaka M, Manaka D, Eto T, Hasegawa J, Takagane A, Nakamura M, Kato T, Munemoto Y, Nakamura F, Bando H, Taniguchi H, Sakamoto Y, Shiozawa M, Nishi M, Horiuchi T, Yamagishi H, Sakamoto J, Mizushima T, Ohtsu A, Mori M. Final Analysis of 3 Versus 6 Months of Adjuvant Oxaliplatin and Fluoropyrimidine-Based Therapy in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: The Randomized Phase III ACHIEVE Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Oct 10;40(29):3419-3429. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02628. Epub 2022 May 5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35512259 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2016-003729-41

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CA209-915

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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