Clinical trial · Interventional
Study of Nivolumab (BMS-936558) Compared With Dacarbazine in Untreated, Unresectable, or Metastatic Melanoma
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of BMS-936558 vs Dacarbazine in Subjects With Previously Untreated, Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
NCT01721772CI-TRIAL-00059601CheckMate 066completedPhase 3Results postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanoma | Melanoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS-936558 (Nivolumab) | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Dacarbazine | Drug | Dacarbazine | ALIAS |
| Placebo matching BMS-936558 (Nivolumab) | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Placebo matching Dacarbazine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Nivolumab, 3 mg/kg
- description
- Participants received nivolumab, 3 mg/kg, solution administered Intravenously (IV) every 2 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion. Eligible participants may switch to nivolumab at 480mg every 4 weeks until documented disease progression, discontinuation, withdrawal of consent or the study ends.
- interventionNames
- Biological: BMS-936558 (Nivolumab)
- Drug: Placebo matching Dacarbazine
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Dacarbazine, 1000 mg/m^2
- description
- Participants received dacarbazine, 1000 mg/m\^2, solution administered IV every 3 weeks until disease progression, discontinuation due to toxicity, withdrawal of consent, or study completion. Eligible participants may cross-over to nivolumab open label treatment, either 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks or 480mg every 4 weeks until documented disease progression, discontinuation, withdrawal of consent or the study ends.
- interventionNames
- Biological: Placebo matching BMS-936558 (Nivolumab)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
For more information regarding BMS clinical trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com 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
References
Publications (6)
- DERIVEDLong GV, Larkin J, Schadendorf D, Grob JJ, Lao CD, Marquez-Rodas I, Wagstaff J, Lebbe C, Pigozzo J, Robert C, Ascierto PA, Atkinson V, Postow MA, Atkins MB, Sznol M, Callahan MK, Topalian SL, Sosman JA, Kotapati S, Thakkar PK, Ritchings C, Pe Benito M, Re S, Soleymani S, Hodi FS. Pooled Long-Term Outcomes With Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab or Nivolumab Alone in Patients With Advanced Melanoma. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Mar 10;43(8):938-948. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00400. Epub 2024 Nov 6. PMID 39504507
- DERIVEDRobert C, Long GV, Brady B, Dutriaux C, Di Giacomo AM, Mortier L, Rutkowski P, Hassel JC, McNeil CM, Kalinka EA, Lebbe C, Charles J, Hernberg MM, Savage KJ, Chiarion-Sileni V, Mihalcioiu C, Mauch C, Arance A, Cognetti F, Ny L, Schmidt H, Schadendorf D, Gogas H, Zoco J, Re S, Ascierto PA, Atkinson V. Five-Year Outcomes With Nivolumab in Patients With Wild-Type BRAF Advanced Melanoma. J Clin Oncol. 2020 Nov 20;38(33):3937-3946. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00995. Epub 2020 Sep 30. PMID 32997575
- DERIVEDAscierto PA, Long GV, Robert C, Brady B, Dutriaux C, Di Giacomo AM, Mortier L, Hassel JC, Rutkowski P, McNeil C, Kalinka-Warzocha E, Savage KJ, Hernberg MM, Lebbe C, Charles J, Mihalcioiu C, Chiarion-Sileni V, Mauch C, Cognetti F, Ny L, Arance A, Svane IM, Schadendorf D, Gogas H, Saci A, Jiang J, Rizzo J, Atkinson V. Survival Outcomes in Patients With Previously Untreated BRAF Wild-Type Advanced Melanoma Treated With Nivolumab Therapy: Three-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Phase 3 Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Feb 1;5(2):187-194. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.4514. PMID 30422243
- DERIVEDLong GV, Tykodi SS, Schneider JG, Garbe C, Gravis G, Rashford M, Agrawal S, Grigoryeva E, Bello A, Roy A, Rollin L, Zhao X. Assessment of nivolumab exposure and clinical safety of 480 mg every 4 weeks flat-dosing schedule in patients with cancer. Ann Oncol. 2018 Nov 1;29(11):2208-2213. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy408. PMID 30215677
- DERIVEDLong GV, Weber JS, Larkin J, Atkinson V, Grob JJ, Schadendorf D, Dummer R, Robert C, Marquez-Rodas I, McNeil C, Schmidt H, Briscoe K, Baurain JF, Hodi FS, Wolchok JD. Nivolumab for Patients With Advanced Melanoma Treated Beyond Progression: Analysis of 2 Phase 3 Clinical Trials. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;3(11):1511-1519. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.1588.