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Phase 3 N=418 Randomized Double-blind Treatment

Study of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) Compared With Dacarbazine in Untreated, Unresectable, or Metastatic Melanoma

Melanoma

Enrolled (actual)
418
Serious AEs
59.4%
Results posted
Feb 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Overall Survival (OS) — NA; 10.84 Months — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Interventions
BMS-936558 (Nivolumab) (Biological); Placebo matching BMS-936558 (Nivolumab) (Biological); Dacarbazine (Drug); Placebo matching Dacarbazine (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Primary completion
Jun 2014

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Overall Survival (OS)
NA; 10.84 <0.0001 sig
PRIMARY
Overall Survival (OS) Rate
84.1; 71.8; 72.9; 42.1
SECONDARY
Progression-free Survival (PFS)
5.06; 2.17 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Progression-free Survival (PFS) Rate
48.2; 20.0; 43.3; 7.4; 40.5; 5.2
SECONDARY
Objective Response Rate (ORR)
42.4; 14.4 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Overall Survival by Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression Level
53.36; 12.39; 26.97; 10.84
SECONDARY
Change From Baseline in Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) Scores
1.39; 2.32; 1.49; 3.81; 3.07; 3.15

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical benefit, as measured by overall survival, of nivolumab with that of. dacarbazine in patients with previously untreated, unresectable, or metastatic melanoma

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Men and women ≥18 years of age
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0 or 1
  • Untreated and histologically confirmed unresectable Stage III or Stage IV melanoma, as per the staging system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer
  • Measurable disease as per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors 1.1
  • Tumor tissue from an unresectable or metastatic site of disease must be provided for biomarker analyses
  • Known BRAF wild-type, as per regionally acceptable V600 mutational status testing. BRAF mutant patients and those with indeterminate or unknown BRAF status are not permitted to randomize

Exclusion Criteria

  • Active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
  • Ocular melanoma
  • Any active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01721772). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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