A Study of Relatlimab Plus Nivolumab Versus Nivolumab Alone in Participants With Advanced Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT03470922

Last Updated: 2025-09-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

714 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-11

Study Completion Date

2030-12-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether relatlimab in combination with nivolumab is more effective than nivolumab monotherapy in treating unresectable melanoma or melanoma that has spread.

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

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Arm A: Relatlimab + Nivolumab

Combination

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Relatlimab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified day

Nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Arm B: Nivolumab

Monotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Interventions

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Relatlimab

Specified dose on specified day

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Nivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must have histologically confirmed Stage III (unresectable) or Stage IV melanoma, per the AJCC staging system
* Participants must not have had prior systemic anticancer therapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma
* Tumor tissue from an unresectable or metastatic site of disease must be provided for biomarker analyses

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants must not have active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
* Participants must not have uveal melanoma
* Participants must not have an active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease
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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Local Institution - 0010

Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Los Angeles, California, United States

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Coastal Integrative Cancer Care

San Luis Obispo, California, United States

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Santa Barbara, California, United States

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

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Orlando, Florida, United States

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Tampa, Florida, United States

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Dallas, Texas, United States

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Houston, Texas, United States

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Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina

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Capital Federal, Distrito Federal, Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Waratah, New South Wales, Australia

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Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia

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Southport, Queensland, Australia

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Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

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Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia

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Graz, Styria, Austria

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Salzburg, , 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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Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Rio de Janiro, , Brazil

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São Paulo, , Brazil

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São Paulo, , Brazil

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

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Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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Bogotá, , Colombia

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Aarhus N, Central Jutland, Denmark

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Herlev, , Denmark

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Odense, , Denmark

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Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

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Oulu, , Finland

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Tampere, , Finland

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Turku, , Finland

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Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

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Amiens, Somme, France

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Bordeaux, , France

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Lille, , France

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Marseille, , France

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Paris, , France

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Pierre-Bénite, , France

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Poitiers, , France

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Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Buxtehude, , Germany

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Cologne, , Germany

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Erfurt, , Germany

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Essen, , Germany

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Hanover, , Germany

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Homburg / Saar, , Germany

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Lübeck, , Germany

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Mannheim, , Germany

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München, , Germany

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Würzburg, , Germany

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Athens, , Greece

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Thessaloniki, , Greece

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Haifa, , Israel

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Jerusalem, , Israel

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Ramat Gan, , Israel

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Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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Bergamo, , Italy

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Milan, , Italy

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Napoli, , Italy

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Padua, , Italy

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Siena, , Italy

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Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

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Veracruz, , Mexico

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Dunedin, , New Zealand

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Hamilton, , New Zealand

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Tauranga, , New Zealand

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Oslo, , Norway

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Poznan, , Poland

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Warsaw, , Poland

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Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

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Bucharest, , Romania

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Craiova, , Romania

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Iași, , Romania

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Krasnodar, , Russia

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Krasnoyarsk, , Russia

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Moscow, , Russia

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A Coruña, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Barcelona, , Spain

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Madrid, , Spain

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San Sabastian Gipuzkoa, , Spain

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Seville, , Spain

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Gothenburg, , Sweden

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Lund, , Sweden

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Solna, , Sweden

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Uppsala, , Sweden

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Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom

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Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway, United Kingdom

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Swansea, Glamorgan, United Kingdom

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London, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Inverness, Inverness-shire, United Kingdom

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Countries

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United States Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Israel Italy Mexico New Zealand Norway Poland Romania Russia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Regan MM, Ascierto PA MD, Lipson EJ, Palaia J, Moshyk A, Selvan A, Lao CD, Atkins MB MD, McDermott DF, Potluri R, Ranjan S, Bilthare S, Long GV, Stephen Hodi F, Tawbi H, Schadendorf D. Analysis of treatment-free survival of patients with advanced melanoma receiving nivolumab as monotherapy or in combination with relatlimab in RELATIVITY-047. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Sep 12;13(9):e012747. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-012747.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40940136 (View on PubMed)

Lipson EJ, Stephen Hodi F, Tawbi H, Schadendorf D, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Gutierrez EC, Rutkowski P, Gogas HJ, Lao CD, Menezes JJ, Dalle S, Arance A, Gaudy-Marqueste C, Chen B, Jackson W, Mukherjee S, Dolfi S, Long GV. Nivolumab plus relatlimab in advanced melanoma: RELATIVITY-047 4-year update. Eur J Cancer. 2025 Jul 25;225:115547. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115547. Epub 2025 Jun 3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40513285 (View on PubMed)

Tawbi HA, Hodi FS, Lipson EJ, Schadendorf D, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Castillo Gutierrez E, Rutkowski P, Gogas H, Lao CD, Janoski De Menezes J, Dalle S, Arance AM, Grob JJ, Ratto B, Rodriguez S, Mazzei A, Dolfi S, Long GV. Three-Year Overall Survival With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab in Advanced Melanoma From RELATIVITY-047. J Clin Oncol. 2025 May;43(13):1546-1552. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.01124. Epub 2024 Dec 13.

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Long GV, Stephen Hodi F, Lipson EJ, Schadendorf D, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Salman P, Castillo Gutierrez E, Rutkowski P, Gogas HJ, Lao CD, Janoski De Menezes J, Dalle S, Arance A, Grob JJ, Keidel S, Shaikh A, Sobiesk AM, Dolfi S, Tawbi HA. Overall Survival and Response with Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Advanced Melanoma. NEJM Evid. 2023 Apr;2(4):EVIDoa2200239. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200239. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Schadendorf D, Tawbi H, Lipson EJ, Stephen Hodi F, Rutkowski P, Gogas H, Lao CD, Grob JJ, Moshyk A, Lord-Bessen J, Hamilton M, Guo S, Shi L, Keidel S, Long GV. Health-related quality of life with nivolumab plus relatlimab versus nivolumab monotherapy in patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic melanoma: RELATIVITY-047 trial. Eur J Cancer. 2023 Jul;187:164-173. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.03.014. Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Raschi E, Comito F, Massari F, Gelsomino F. Relatlimab and nivolumab in untreated advanced melanoma: insight into RELATIVITY. Immunotherapy. 2023 Feb;15(2):85-91. doi: 10.2217/imt-2022-0172. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

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Tawbi HA, Schadendorf D, Lipson EJ, Ascierto PA, Matamala L, Castillo Gutierrez E, Rutkowski P, Gogas HJ, Lao CD, De Menezes JJ, Dalle S, Arance A, Grob JJ, Srivastava S, Abaskharoun M, Hamilton M, Keidel S, Simonsen KL, Sobiesk AM, Li B, Hodi FS, Long GV; RELATIVITY-047 Investigators. Relatlimab and Nivolumab versus Nivolumab in Untreated Advanced Melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jan 6;386(1):24-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2109970.

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PMID: 34986285 (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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2024-510913-13

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CA224-047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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