Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether nivolumab is better than ipilimumab to prevent recurrence of melanoma.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 15 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • At least 15 years of age Except: where local regulations and/or institutional policies do not allow for subjects < 18 years of age (pediatric population) to participate. For those sites, the eligible subject population is ≥ 18 years of age - Completely removed melanoma by surgery performed within 12 weeks of randomization - Stage IIIb/C or Stage IV before complete resection - No previous anti-cancer treatment

Exclusion Criteria

  • Ocular or uveal melanoma - History of carcinomatosis meningitis - History of auto-immune disease - Treatment directed against the resected melanoma that is administrated after the surgery Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Study Design

Phase
Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Ipilimumab and Placebo matching Nivolumab
  • Drug: Ipilimumab
    Specified dose on specified days
  • Other: Placebo matching Nivolumab
    Specified dose on specified days
Experimental
Nivolumab and Placebo matching Ipilimumab
  • Drug: Nivolumab
    Specified dose on specified days
  • Other: Placebo matching Ipilimumab
    Specified dose on specified days

Recruiting Locations

More Details

NCT ID
NCT02388906
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Notice

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