Trial purpose
Cancer treatment
Tumor type
Skin
Age
18+
Clinical summary
Summary
Eligible participants will be randomised to receive 200 mg pembrolizumab administered intravenously (by IV) with or without a recommended dose of RO7198457. Participants in Arm A will be given the option of crossing over to combination treatment with RO7198457 plus pembrolizumab (Arm B) after (if) disease progression is confirmed.
Conditions
This trial is treating people with melanoma
Eligibility
Inclusion
- Histologically confirmed metastatic (recurrent or de novo Stage IV) or unresectable locally advanced (Stage IIIC or IIID) cutaneous, acral, or mucosal melanoma;
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1;
- Life expectancy >/= 12 weeks;
- Adequate hematologic and end-organ function;
- Naive to prior systemic anti-cancer therapy for advanced melanoma with some exceptions;
- Tumor specimen availability;
- Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1.
Exclusion
- Ocular/uveal melanoma;
- Any anti-cancer therapy with the exceptions as specified in the protocol;
- Symptomatic, untreated, or actively progressing central nervous system (CNS) metastases;
- Previous splenectomy;
- History of autoimmune disease;
- Prior allogeneic bone marrow transplantation or prior solid organ transplantation;
- Positive test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection;
- Active hepatitis B or C or tuberculosis;
- Significant cardiovascular disease;
- Known clinically significant liver disease.
Inclusion
- You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.
- 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 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
Genentech
Scientific Title
A Phase II, Open-Label, Multicenter, Randomized Study Of The Efficacy And Safety Of RO7198457 In Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab In Patients With Previously Untreated Advanced Melanoma
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