Immunotherapy With Nivolumab or Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab vs. Double Placebo for Stage IV Melanoma w. NED

Sponsor
Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Schadendorf
Study ID
NCT02523313
Phase
PHASE2
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Nivolumab + Placebo — DRUG
    Nivolumab will be applied at a dose of 3 mg/kg given as IV infusion every 2 weeks for up to 1 year after initial dosing or until PD + Placebo instead of Ipilimumab on weeks 1, 4, 7 and 10 + Placebo instead of Nivolumab on weeks 4 and 10.
  • Nivolumab + Ipilimumab — DRUG
    Nivolumab (1 mg/kg) and Ipilimumab (3 mg/kg) will be applied as IV infusion every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Both study drugs are to be administered on the same day over the first 12 weeks + Nivolumab-Placebo on weeks 3, 5, 9 and 11. After week 12 Nivolumab is given as maintenance and will be applied at a dose of 3 mg/kg IV every 2 weeks for up to 1 year after initial dosing (of the combination) or until PD.
  • Double Placebo Control — DRUG
    Placebo instead of Nivolumab and Placebo instead of Ipilimumab will be applied as IV infusion every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Both placebos are to be administered on the same day over the first 12 weeks + Placebo instead of Nivolumab on weeks 3, 5, 9 and 11. After week 12 Placebo instead of Nivolumab is given as maintenance and will be applied intravenously every 2 weeks for up to 1 year after initial dosing (of the combination) or until PD.

Study Details

This is a prospective, double-blind placebo-controlled, multicenter, randomized phase II trial testing the adjuvant immunotherapy with Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab Placebo or Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Double Placebo Control as a post-surgical/post-radiation treatment for stage IV melanoma with no evidence of disease (NED).

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 2, 2015
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Jun 27, 2021
Completion
Jun 27, 2021

Study Design

Enrollment
167 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Nivolumab + Placebo
    Nivolumab (3 mg/kg) i.v. every 2 weeks + Placebo instead of Ipilimumab on weeks 1, 4, 7 and 10 + Placebo instead of Nivolumab on weeks 4 and 10
  • Experimental: Nivolumab + Ipilimumab
    Nivolumab (1 mg/kg) and Ipilimumab (3 mg/kg) i.v. every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Both study drugs are administered on the same day over the first 12 weeks + Placebo instead of Nivolumab on weeks 3, 5, 9 and 11. After week 12: Nivolumab as maintenance and at a dose of 3 mg/kg IV every 2 weeks for up to 1 year after initial dosing (of the combination) or until PD.
  • Placebo Comparator: Double Placebo Control
    Placebo instead of Nivolumab and Placebo instead of Ipilimumab i.v. every 3 weeks for 4 doses. Both placebos are administered on the same day over the first 12 weeks + Placebo instead of Nivolumab on weeks 3, 5, 9 and 11. After week 12 Placebo instead of Nivolumab as maintenance and applied as IV every 2 weeks for up to 1 year after initial dosing (of the combination) or until PD.

Primary Outcome Measure

Efficacy of adjuvant immunotherapy with Nivolumab alone or in combination with Ipilimumab (Recurrence-free survival) [ Time Frame: 24 months after the last patient ended treatment ]

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