Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Skin
Age
12+
Clinical summary
Summary
This is a randomised trial, in which patients will either receive NKTR-214 + Nivolumab or Nivolumab alone (as a monotherapy) at specified doses on specified days of treatment.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with melanoma
Eligibility
Inclusion
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤1 (adults 18 years or older)/Lansky Performance Score ≥ 80% (minors ages 12-17 only)
- Histologically confirmed stage III (unresectable) or stage IV melanoma
- Treatment-naive participants (ie, no prior systemic anticancer therapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma) with the exception of prior adjuvant and/or neoadjuvant treatment for melanoma with approved agents
Exclusion
- Active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
- Uveal melanoma
- Participants with an active, known or suspected autoimmune disease
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
Inclusion
- Your cancer has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) or has grown into nearby parts of the body (locally advanced).
Exclusion
- 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 NKTR-214 Combined With Nivolumab Versus Nivolumab in Participants With Previously Untreated Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
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