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Study to Compare Adjuvant Immunotherapy of Bempegaldesleukin Combined With Nivolumab Versus Nivolumab After Complete Resection of Melanoma in Patients at High Risk for Recurrence (PIVOT-12)

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Nektar Therapeutics

Status and phase

Terminated
Phase 3

Conditions

Melanoma
Melanoma Stage IV
Melanoma Stage III
Melanoma (Skin)

Treatments

Biological: Bempegaldesleukin
Biological: Nivolumab

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT04410445
20-214-29/CA045-022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab versus nivolumab in patients with completely resected Stage IIIA/B/C/D, or Stage IV cutaneous melanoma who are at high risk for recurrence.

Full description

The main purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy, as measured by recurrence-free survival (RFS) by blinded independent central review (BICR), of bempegaldesleukin plus nivolumab versus nivolumab in patients with completely resected Stage IIIA (lymph node [LN] metastasis > 1 mm), Stage IIIB/C/D, or Stage IV (American Joint Committee on Cancer [AJCC] 8th edition) cutaneous melanoma with no evidence of disease (NED) who are at high risk for recurrence.

Enrollment

765 patients

Sex

All

Ages

12+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients, age 12 years or older at the time of signing the informed consent form (age 18 years or older where local regulations, countries, and/or institutional policies do not allow for patients < 18 years of age (adolescents) to participate). In regions where adolescents are not allowed to participate in the study due to age restrictions, enrolled patients must be ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Histologically confirmed Stage IIIA (LN metastasis > 1 mm), IIIB/C/D, or IV (M1a/b/c/d) cutaneous melanoma by AJCC (8th edition) at study entry that has been completely surgically resected within 12 weeks prior to randomization.
  • Tumor tissue available from biopsy or resected disease must be provided to central laboratory for PD-L1 status analysis. Must have PD-L1 expression classification for stratification purposes.
  • Disease-free status documented by a complete physical examination and imaging studies within 28 days prior to randomization.

Exclusion criteria

  • History of ocular/uveal melanoma or mucosal melanoma.
  • Active, known or suspected autoimmune disease. Patients with Type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, skin disorders not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll.
  • Conditions requiring systemic treatment with either corticosteroids (> 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent) or other immunosuppressive medications within 14 days of randomization. Inhaled or topical steroids, and adrenal replacement steroid doses > 10 mg daily prednisone equivalent, are permitted in the absence of active autoimmune disease.
  • Prior therapy for melanoma except surgery for the melanoma lesion(s) and/or adjuvant radiation therapy for central nervous system lesions.
  • Prior therapy with interferon, talimogene laherparepvec (Imylgic®), interleukin-2 (IL-2) directed therapy, anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, anti-CD137, or anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4 antibody (including ipilimumab or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways).
  • Prior malignancy active within the previous 3 years except for locally potentially curable cancers that have been apparently cured.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

765 participants in 2 patient groups

Combination of bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) + nivolumab
Experimental group
Description:
Arm A: Participants will receive bempegaldesleukin (NKTR-214) IV in combination with nivolumab every 3 weeks.
Treatment:
Biological: Nivolumab
Biological: Bempegaldesleukin
Nivolumab
Active Comparator group
Description:
Arm B: Participants will receive nivolumab IV alone every 4 weeks.
Treatment:
Biological: Nivolumab

Trial documents
2

Trial contacts and locations

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