Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of nivolumab adjuvant immunotherapy compared to placebo in adults and pediatric participants after complete resection of Stage IIB/C melanoma with no evidence of disease (NED) who are at high risk for recurrence.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 12 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Had a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy - Participant has not been previously treated for melanoma - ECOG 0 or 1 - Participants must have been diagnosed with histologically confirmed, Resected, Stage IIB/C cutaneous melanoma

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of ocular or mucosal melanoma. - Pregnant or nursing women - Participants with active known or suspected autoimmune disease - Known history of allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug components - Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or agents that target IL-2 pathways, T-cell stimulators, or checkpoint pathways 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
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Nivolumab
  • Biological: Nivolumab
    Specified dose on specified days
    Other names:
    • Opdivo
Placebo Comparator
Placebo
  • Other: Placebo
    Specified dose on specified days

More Details

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Study Contact

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