Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Skin
Age
12+
Trial acronym
RELATIVITY-127
Clinical summary
Summary
Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to one of two treatment arms. In Arm A (Experimental), participants will receive a fixed dose combination of nivolumab + relatlimab immunotherapy which will be administered via a subcutaneous injection. In Arm B (Active Comparator), participants will receive a fixed dose combination of nivolumab + relatlimab immunotherapy which will be administered via IV.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with metastatic or inoperable melanoma
Eligibility
Inclusion
- Participants must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1/Lansky Performance Score ≥ 80% for adolescents (≥ 12 to < 18 years of age).
- Participants must have histologically confirmed Stage III (unresectable) or Stage IV (metastatic) melanoma, per the American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) staging system.
- Participants must have measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1).
- Participants must be ≥ 12 years of age. Participants who are ≥ 12 years of age and < 18 years of age (adolescents) must weigh ≥ 40 kg at the time of signing the informed consent (assent).
- Participants must have histologically confirmed Stage III (unresectable) or Stage IV (metastatic) melanoma, per the AJCC staging system (8th edition).
Exclusion
- Participants must not have ocular melanoma.
- Participants must not have a history of myocarditis, regardless of etiology.
- Participants must not have a condition requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (>10 milligrams [mg] daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of start of study treatment. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses >10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
Inclusion
- Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
- Your cancer has not spread to other parts of the body (localised).
- You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.
Exclusion
- You have been diagnosed with a prior or secondary type of cancer.
- You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
- You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.
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Trial Identifiers
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Trial sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)
Scientific Title
A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Study of Subcutaneous Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination Versus Intravenous Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination in Participants With Previously Untreated Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma
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