A Study to Evaluate Whether Participants With Melanoma Prefer Subcutaneous vs Intravenous Administration of Nivolumab and Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combinations

July 27, 2026 updated by: Bristol-Myers Squibb

A Phase 2 Open-label, Two-cohort Study to Evaluate Patient Preference for Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination Subcutaneous Versus Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination Intravenous and Nivolumab Subcutaneous Versus Nivolumab Intravenous in Participants With Melanoma

The purpose of this study is to assess the patient's preference for nivolumab subcutaneous (SC) or nivolumab + relatlimab fixed-dose combination (FDC) SC and provide patient experience data by route of administration. This study will also generate safety data which will further characterize the safety profile of patients switching the route of administration from intravenous (IV) to SC.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
100

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: BMS Study Connect Contact Center www.BMSStudyConnect.com
  • Phone Number: 855-907-3286
  • Email: Clinical.Trials@bms.com

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: First line of the email MUST contain the NCT# and Site #.

Study Locations

  • Chile
      • Concepción, Chile, 4070196
        • Local Institution - 0005
    • Santiago Metropolitan
      • Las Condes, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile, 8331010
        • Local Institution - 0015
  • Greece
      • Holargos, Athens, Greece, 155 62
        • Local Institution - 0023
      • Piraeus, Greece, 185 47
        • Local Institution - 0008
      • Thessaloniki, Greece, 564 29
        • Local Institution - 0033
    • B
      • Thessaloniki, B, Greece, 546 22
        • Local Institution - 0019
    • I
      • Athens, I, Greece, 115 27
        • Local Institution - 0014
      • Marousi, I, Greece, 151 25
        • Local Institution - 0029
  • Italy
      • Naples, Italy, 80131
        • Local Institution - 0026
    • BG
      • Bergamo, BG, Italy, 24127
        • Local Institution - 0017
    • FC
      • Meldola, FC, Italy, 47014
        • Local Institution - 0035
    • MI
      • Milan, MI, Italy, 20141
        • Local Institution - 0018
    • PD
      • Padova, PD, Italy, 35128
        • Local Institution - 0012
    • RM
      • Roma, RM, Italy, 00144
        • Local Institution - 0021
    • TO
      • Torino, TO, Italy, 10126
        • Local Institution - 0004
  • Spain
      • Badalona, Spain, 08916
        • Local Institution - 0020
      • Cantabria, Spain, 39008
        • Local Institution - 0027
      • San Pedro Alcántara, Málaga, Spain, 10002
        • Local Institution - 0003
      • Seville, Spain, 41013
        • Local Institution - 0006
    • B
      • Barcelona, B, Spain, 08025
        • Local Institution - 0011
      • Barcelona, B, Spain, 08908
        • Local Institution - 0022
    • MU
      • Cartagena, MU, Spain, 30120
        • Local Institution - 0009
  • United States
    • Alaska
      • Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508-2974
        • Local Institution - 0007
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054-4502
        • Local Institution - 0013
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94115-3010
        • Local Institution - 0010
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342
        • Local Institution - 0034
    • Kentucky
      • Edgewood, Kentucky, United States, 41017
        • Local Institution - 0032
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
        • Local Institution - 0028
    • Washington
      • Edmonds, Washington, United States, 98026-8032
        • Local Institution - 0037
      • Issaquah, Washington, United States, 98026
        • Local Institution - 0036
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Local Institution - 0030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must have either metastatic melanoma and have not had previous treatment for their cancer, or resected melanoma and have had the cancer removed fully with surgery no later than 12 weeks before the start of treatment and confirmed free of disease
  • Must have a low level of disability and cancer that is considered advanced for metastatic melanoma and at risk for becoming advanced (intermediate) or advanced for resected melanoma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Must not have any brain cancer/disease treated with radiation, any cancer in the eyes or mucous membranes (cells that cover inside surface of parts of the body and keep it moist), any autoimmune disease, or any condition that is being treated with steroids for inflammation (corticosteroids) or medication to decrease the body's immune system response (immunosuppressive drugs)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Cohort 1: Metastatic Melanoma
Drug: relatlimab+nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
  • BMS-986213
  • Opdualag
Drug: relatlimab+nivolumab+rHuPH20
Specified dose on specified days
Experimental: Cohort 2: Resected Melanoma
Drug: nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • Opdivo
Drug: nivolumab+rHuPH20
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
  • BMS-986298

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Evaluable Participants That Prefer SC Route of Administration Using the Patient Experience and Preference Questionnaire (PEPQ) (Question 7) After Cycle 4 Day 1 Dose
Time Frame: Cycle 4 Day 1 (each cycle consist of 4 weeks)
PEPQ included 7 items 1. Pain or Discomfort (rated on 1 to 10 scale), 2. Length of time related to administration 3. Length of time related to administration impact amount of time to speak to doctor or nurse about illness or concern 4. Length of time for administration impact time to interact or socialize with other individuals 5. Convenience 6. Satisfaction 7. Choice of which route of administration would be preferred. 95% CI exact confidence interval was reported.
Cycle 4 Day 1 (each cycle consist of 4 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Adverse Events and Deaths
Time Frame: First dose (Day 1) and 30 days after last dose of study therapy (up to approximately 16 months)
An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence that begins or worsens after the first dose of study treatment, including any unfavorable sign, symptom, disease, or abnormal lab finding, whether or not related to the product, and may include worsening of pre-existing conditions. A Serious Adverse Event (SAE) is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life-threatening, requires or prolongs hospitalization, causes persistent or significant disability/incapacity, leads to a congenital anomaly/birth defect, or is considered an important medical event requiring intervention to prevent these outcomes.
First dose (Day 1) and 30 days after last dose of study therapy (up to approximately 16 months)
Number of Participants With Laboratory Abnormalities and Immune Mediate Adverse Event
Time Frame: From first dose (Day 1) and up to study completion (up to approximately 45 months)
From first dose (Day 1) and up to study completion (up to approximately 45 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 6, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
April 10, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
February 26, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 20, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
October 20, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 26, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 19, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
July 27, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • CA224-1044
  • U1111-1289-5947 (Other Identifier: WHO)
  • 2023-504515-33-00 (Other Identifier: EU CTR)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

BMS will provide access to individual anonymized participant data upon request from qualified researchers, and subject to certain criteria. Additional information regarding Bristol Myer Squibb's data sharing policy and process can be found at https://www.bms.com/researchers-and-partners/clinical-trials-and-research.html

IPD Sharing Time Frame

See Plan Description

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

See Plan Description

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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