Effectiveness Study of Nivolumab Compared to Placebo in Prevention of Recurrent Melanoma After Complete Resection of Stage IIB/C Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT04099251

Last Updated: 2025-08-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

790 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-28

Study Completion Date

2027-06-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of nivolumab adjuvant immunotherapy compared to placebo in adults and pediatric participants after complete resection of Stage IIB/C melanoma with no evidence of disease (NED) who are at high risk for recurrence.

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

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Nivolumab

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nivolumab

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Specified dose on specified days

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Specified dose on specified days

Interventions

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Nivolumab

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

Specified dose on specified days

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Opdivo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Had a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy
* Participant has not been previously treated for melanoma
* ECOG 0 or 1
* Participants must have been diagnosed with histologically confirmed, Resected, Stage IIB/C cutaneous melanoma

Exclusion Criteria

* History of ocular or mucosal melanoma.
* Pregnant or nursing women
* Participants with active known or suspected autoimmune disease
* Known history of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components
* Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or agents that target IL-2 pathways, T-cell stimulators, 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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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Aurora, Colorado, United States

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

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Fairfax, Virginia, United States

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Waratah, New South Wales, Australia

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Malvern, Victoria, Australia

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Graz, , Austria

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Linköping, Östergötlands Län [se-05], Sweden

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Countries

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United States Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Kirkwood JM, Mohr P, Hoeller C, Grob JJ, Del Vecchio M, Lord-Bessen J, Srinivasan S, Nassar A, Campigotto F, Fairbanks H, Taylor F, Lawrance R, Long GV, Weber J. Patient-reported outcomes with adjuvant nivolumab versus placebo after complete resection of stage IIB/C melanoma in the randomized phase 3 CheckMate 76 K trial. Eur J Cancer. 2025 May 2;220:115371. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115371. Epub 2025 Mar 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40139004 (View on PubMed)

Kirkwood JM, Del Vecchio M, Weber J, Hoeller C, Grob JJ, Mohr P, Loquai C, Dutriaux C, Chiarion-Sileni V, Mackiewicz J, Rutkowski P, Arenberger P, Quereux G, Meniawy TM, Ascierto PA, Menzies AM, Durani P, Lobo M, Campigotto F, Gastman B, Long GV. Adjuvant nivolumab in resected stage IIB/C melanoma: primary results from the randomized, phase 3 CheckMate 76K trial. Nat Med. 2023 Nov;29(11):2835-2843. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02583-2. Epub 2023 Oct 16.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37845511 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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2019-001230-34

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1229-8927

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CA209-76K

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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