An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Compared to Nivolumab by Itself After Complete Surgical Removal of Stage IIIb/c/d or Stage IV Melanoma

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational immunotherapy Nivolumab, when combined with Ipilimumab, is more effective than Nivolumab by itself, in delaying the return of cancer in patients who have had a complete surgical removal of stage IIIb/c/d or stage IV Melanoma

Timeline

Start

2017-04-11

Primary completion

2020-06-12

Completion

2021-02-02

Publications

• Long GV, Tang H, Desai K, Wang S, Del Vecchio M, Larkin J, Ritchings C, Huang SP, Baden J, Balli D, Chang H, Fusaro G, Tenney D, Dolfi S, Weber J. Pretreatment and on-treatment ctDNA and tissue biomarkers predict recurrence in patients with stage IIIB-D/IV melanoma treated with adjuvant immunotherapy: CheckMate 915. J Immunother Cancer. 2025 Jul 11;13(7):e012034. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2025-012034.
• Weber JS, Schadendorf D, Del Vecchio M, Larkin J, Atkinson V, Schenker M, Pigozzo J, Gogas H, Dalle S, Meyer N, Ascierto PA, Sandhu S, Eigentler T, Gutzmer R, Hassel JC, Robert C, Carlino MS, Di Giacomo AM, Butler MO, Munoz-Couselo E, Brown MP, Rutkowski P, Haydon A, Grob JJ, Schachter J, Queirolo P, de la Cruz-Merino L, van der Westhuizen A, Menzies AM, Re S, Bas T, de Pril V, Braverman J, Tenney DJ, Tang H, Long GV. Adjuvant Therapy of Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Alone in Patients With Resected Stage IIIB-D or Stage IV Melanoma (CheckMate 915). J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jan 20;41(3):517-527. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.00533. Epub 2022 Sep 26.
• Yoshino T, Oki E, Misumi T, Kotaka M, Manaka D, Eto T, Hasegawa J, Takagane A, Nakamura M, Kato T, Munemoto Y, Nakamura F, Bando H, Taniguchi H, Sakamoto Y, Shiozawa M, Nishi M, Horiuchi T, Yamagishi H, Sakamoto J, Mizushima T, Ohtsu A, Mori M. Final Analysis of 3 Versus 6 Months of Adjuvant Oxaliplatin and Fluoropyrimidine-Based Therapy in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: The Randomized Phase III ACHIEVE Trial. J Clin Oncol. 2022 Oct 10;40(29):3419-3429. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.02628. Epub 2022 May 5.

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