New biosimilar aims to match opdivo for melanoma

NCT ID NCT05907122

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial tested whether ABP 206, a biosimilar to the cancer drug nivolumab (Opdivo), works similarly in people with advanced melanoma that has been surgically removed. 256 participants received either ABP 206 or Opdivo every 4 weeks for a year. The goal was to see if the drug levels in the blood were comparable, not to prove it cures the disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

ABP 206 (a biosimilar to nivolumab)

What this could lead to

If successful, ABP 206 could offer a more affordable treatment option for advanced melanoma after surgery.

What could go wrong

This is a similarity study, not a test of new effectiveness. ABP 206 may not prove as effective or safe as Opdivo in the long run.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

melanoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ATO Oncologia

    Fortaleza, Ceará, 60140-025, Brazil

  • Althian - Research Management Center

    San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, 66278, Mexico

  • Amphia Hospital - unspecified

    Breda, North Brabant, 4818 CK, Netherlands

  • Arensia Exploratory Medicine - Moldova - IMSP Institutul Oncologic - Oncology

    Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of, MD-2025, Moldova

  • Arensia Exploratory Medicine - Romania - Institutul Oncologic Prof Dr Alexandru Trestioreanu Bucures

    Bucharest, 022328, Romania

  • Arensia Exploratory Medicine - Romania - Institutul Oncologic Prof Dr Ion Chiricuta Cluj-Napoca - On

    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400015, Romania

  • Asan Medical Center - Oncology

    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukp, 05505, South Korea

  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II

    Naples, 80131, Italy

  • CEPON - Centro de Pesquisas Oncológicas

    Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 888034-000, Brazil

  • Cancer and Blood Specialty clinic

    Long Beach, California, 90806, United States

  • Cancercare - Rondebosch Oncology

    Cape Town, Western Cape, 7700, South Africa

  • Cantonal hospital Zenica - Oncology

    Zenica, Zeničko-dobojski Kanton, 72000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Cape Gate Oncology Centre

    Cape Town, Western Cape, 7570, South Africa

  • Centro De Investigaciones Medicas Mar Del Plata (CIMMDP) - Rheumatology

    Mar Del Plata, Río Negro Province, 7600, Argentina

  • Centro de Inm Onc de Occ Sa de Cv

    Guadalajra, Jalisco, 44630, Mexico

  • China Medical University Hospital - Internal Medicine

    Taichung, Taichung Municipality, 40447, Taiwan

  • Clinical Center University of Sarajevo - Clinic of Oncology

    Sarajevo, Kanton Sarajevo, 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Clinical Research Institute

    Tlalnepantla, 54055, Mexico

  • Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia - Oncología

    Valencia, 46014, Spain

  • Cto Centro de Tratamento Oncologico Ltda

    Belém, Pará, 66063-495, Brazil

  • Faculdade de Medicina de Sao Jose do Rio Preto-SP (FAMERP) - Hospital de Base (HB) - Oncology

    São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil

  • Fundacao Pio XII - Hospital de Cancer de Barretos - Hospital de Amor

    Barretos, São Paulo, 14784 400, Brazil

  • H.U.V.Arrixaca - Oncología

    El Palmar, Murcia, Región de, 30120, Spain

  • HCM Oncology Hospital - Medical Oncology

    Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Thanh Pho [Sai Go, 70000, Vietnam

  • Hospital Angeles Centro Médico San Luis Potosí - Cardiologia

    San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, 78200, Mexico

  • Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM

    Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lump, 56000, Malaysia

  • Hospital HLA Jerez Puerta Sur

    Seville, 41009, Spain

  • Hospital Kuala Lumpur - Surgery

    Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lump, 00000, Malaysia

  • Hospital Pulau Pinang - Rheumatology

    Pulau Pinang, Pahang, 00000, Malaysia

  • Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara - Oncología

    Cáceres, Cáceres, 10003, Spain

  • Hospital Sao Rafael

    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41256900, Brazil

  • Hospital Sirio Libanes - Brasilia - Oncology

    Brasília, Federal District, 70200 730, Brazil

  • Hospital Umum Sarawak

    Kuching, Sarawak, 93586, Malaysia

  • Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

    Kubang Kerian, Terengganu, 16150, Malaysia

  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau - Oncología Médica

    Barcelona, 08041, Spain

  • Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital - Oncology

    Busan, Busan Gwang'yeogsi [Pusan-Kwan, 48108, South Korea

  • Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia, Department for Lung Cancer

    Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

  • Instituto de Oncologia do Parana

    Curitiba, Paraná, 80040170, Brazil

  • Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IDI) - IRCCS - Oncologia

    Roma, 00167, Italy

  • Istituto Romagnolo Per Lo Studio Dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.R.L

    Meldola, Forli, 47014, Italy

  • JSC "K.Eristavi National Center of Experimental and Clinical Surgery"

    Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia

  • Keio University Hospital - Dermatology

    Shinjuku-ku, Tôkyô [Tokyo], 160-8582, Japan

  • Khon Kaen University, Srinagarind Hospital - Academic Clinical Research Office (ACRO)

    Khonkaen, Changwat Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital [Medical Oncology]

    Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [Bangko, 10330, Thailand

  • Klinicki bolnicki centar "Sestre milosrdnice" - Pediatrics

    Grad Zagreb, City of Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

  • Kumamoto University Hospital - Dermatology

    Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan

  • LTD "Israel-Georgian Medical Research Clinic Healthycore"

    Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia

  • Mary Potter Oncology Centre

    Pretoria, Gauteng, 0181, South Africa

  • Nagoya City University Hospital - Dermatology

    Nagoya, Aiti [Aichi], 467-8601, Japan

  • National Cancer Institute - Conservative Tumour Therapy

    Vilnius, Vilnius County, LT-08660, Lithuania

  • National Cancer Institute - Radiotherapy and Oncology

    Putrajaya, Selangor, 62250, Malaysia

  • National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center - Haematology

    Kagoshima, Kagosima [Kagoshima], 892-0853, Japan

  • Niigata Cancer Center Hospital - Dermatology

    Niigata, 951-8566, Japan

  • ONCOCENTER PUEBLA - Dermatology

    Puebla City, 72530, Mexico

  • Oncocentro Apys

    Valparaíso, Valparaiso, 2363058, Chile

  • Osaka International Cancer Institute - Dermatological Oncology

    Osaka, Ôsaka [Osaka], 541-8567, Japan

  • PUCRS - Hospital Sao Lucas - Uniao Brasileira de Educacao e Assistence

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90610-000, Brazil

  • Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese - Immunoterapia Oncolo

    Siena, 53100, Italy

  • Prince of Songkla University

    Songkhla, Changwat Songkhla, 90110, Thailand

  • Samsung Medical Center - Family Medicine

    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukp, 06351, South Korea

  • Sapporo Medical University Hospital

    Sapporo, Hokkaidô [Hokkaido], 060-8543, Japan

  • Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System - Division of Medical Oncology, Department of In

    Seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi [Seoul-T'ukp, 03722, South Korea

  • Shizuoka Cancer Center - Dermatology

    Kōtoku, Tôkyô [Tokyo], 135-8550, Japan

  • Siriraj Hospital - Medical Oncology

    Bangkok, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon [Bangko, 10700, Thailand

  • St. Vincent Frontier Cancer Center - Oncology

    Billings, Montana, 59102-6746, United States

  • Taipei Medical University - Shuang Ho Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare

    New Taipei City, Taipei, 23561, Taiwan

  • The Catholic University of Korea, St. Vincent's Hospital

    Suwon, Gyeonggido [Kyonggi-do], 16247, South Korea

  • The Medical Oncology Centre of Rosebank

    Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa

  • University Clinical Center Tuzla - Oncology, Hematology and Radio

    Tuzla, Tuzlanski Kanton, 75000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Clinical Center of Kragujevac, Center for Internal Oncology

    Kragujevac, Šumadijski Okrug, 34000, Serbia

  • University Clinical Center of Nis, Clinic for Oncology

    Niš, Nišavski Okrug, 18108, Serbia

  • University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska - Gastroenterology

    Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Clinical Hospital Mostar - Clinic for Lung Diseases

    Mostar, 88000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Hospital Centre Zagreb - Oncology department

    Zagreb, City of Zagreb, 10 000, Croatia

  • Vietnam National Cancer Hopsital

    Hanoi, Ha Noi, Thu Do, 100000, Vietnam

  • Wits Clinical Research

    Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa