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Immunotherapy

Nivolumab + BMS-986205 for Melanoma

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up from first dose to 30 days following last dose (up to approximately 25 months)
Awards & highlights
Pivotal Trial

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if BMS-986205 combined with nivolumab, compared to nivolumab by itself, is more effective in treating Melanoma that has spread or is unable to be removed by surgery, and has not previously been treated

Eligible Conditions
  • Melanoma
  • Skin Cancer

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from first dose to 30 days following last dose (up to approximately 25 months)
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from first dose to 30 days following last dose (up to approximately 25 months) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events

Awards & Highlights

Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Nivolumab + BMS-986205Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Specified dose on specified day. Participants have the option to discontinue BMS-986205, and continue nivolumab monotherapy, at investigator discretion
Group II: Nivolumab + PlaceboActive Control2 Interventions
Specified dose on specified day Participants will no longer receive BMS-986205 Placebo
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Linrodostat
Not yet FDA approved
Nivolumab
FDA approved

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Bristol-Myers SquibbLead Sponsor
2,688 Previous Clinical Trials
4,096,787 Total Patients Enrolled
179 Trials studying Melanoma
57,695 Patients Enrolled for Melanoma
~2 spots leftby Dec 2025
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