An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of BMS-986205 Combined With Nivolumab, Compared to Nivolumab by Itself, in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03329846 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 6, 2017
Results First Posted : July 9, 2021
Last Update Posted : July 9, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Melanoma Skin Cancer | Drug: BMS-986205 Biological: Nivolumab Drug: Placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study of BMS-986205 Combined With Nivolumab Versus Nivolumab in Participants With Metastatic or Unresectable Melanoma That is Previously Untreated |
Actual Study Start Date : | November 30, 2017 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2, 2020 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2, 2020 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Nivolumab + Placebo
Specified dose on specified day Participants will no longer receive BMS-986205 Placebo |
Biological: Nivolumab
Specified dose on specified day
Other Name: BMS-936558 Drug: Placebo Specified dose on specified day
Other Name: BMS-986205 matching placebo |
Experimental: Nivolumab + BMS-986205
Specified dose on specified day. Participants have the option to discontinue BMS-986205, and continue nivolumab monotherapy, at investigator discretion |
Drug: BMS-986205
specified dose on specified day Biological: Nivolumab Specified dose on specified day
Other Name: BMS-936558 |
- Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events [ Time Frame: From first dose to 30 days following last dose (up to approximately 25 months) ]Number of participants experiencing different types of Adverse Events, including Death, Any cause Adverse Events (AEs), Drug-related AEs, Any cause Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Drug-related SAEs, SAEs leading to discontinuation, and Drug-related Non-serious AEs leading to discontinuation

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com
Inclusion Criteria:
- 12 years and older unless not permitted by local regulations; in that case 18 years old and older
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of less than or equal to 1
- Histologically confirmed Stage III (unresectable) or Stage IV melanoma, per the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual (8th edition)
- Treatment-naïve participants (no prior systemic anticancer therapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma)
- Measurable disease per RECIST v1.1
Exclusion Criteria:
- Active brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
- Uveal or ocular melanoma
- Participants with active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease
- Prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years except for locally curable cancers that have been apparently cured
Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03329846

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Documents provided by Bristol-Myers Squibb:
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03329846 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA017-055 2017-002499-14 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | November 6, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 9, 2021 |
Last Update Posted: | July 9, 2021 |
Last Verified: | June 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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