Clinical trial · Interventional
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
A Phase 3, Randomized Study of Adjuvant Immunotherapy With Nivolumab Combined With Ipilimumab Versus Nivolumab Monotherapy After Complete Resection of Stage IIIb/c/d or Stage IV Melanoma
NCT03068455CI-TRIAL-00053973CheckMate 915completedPhase 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 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
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| ipilimumab | Biological | Ipilimumab | ALIAS |
| nivolumab | Biological | Nivolumab | ALIAS |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- nivolumab + ipilimumab
- description
- Specified Dose on Specified Days
- interventionNames
- Biological: nivolumab
- Biological: ipilimumab
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- nivolumab
- description
- Specified Dose on Specified Days
- interventionNames
- Biological: nivolumab
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Recurrence-free Survival (RFS) - All Randomized Participants
- timeFrame
- From randomization to Primary Completion Date (up to approximately 3 years)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trial participation, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com Inclusion Criteria: * Completely surgically resected stage IIIb/c/d or stage IV melanoma within 12 weeks of participation in study. * Must have full activity or, if limited, must be able to walk and carry out activities such as light house work or office work * No prior anti-cancer treatment for melanoma (except surgery for the melanoma lesion(s) and/or except for adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) after neurosurgical resection for central nervous system (CNS) lesions) Exclusion Criteria: * History of uveal melanoma * Patients with active, known or suspected autoimmune disease * Prior treatment with interferon (if complete \< 6 months prior to participation in study), anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply
References
Publications (3)
- DERIVEDLong 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. PMID 40645660
- DERIVEDWeber 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. PMID 36162037
- DERIVEDYoshino 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. PMID 35512259