Triple-Threat attack on deadly skin cancer halted in final trial phase

NCT ID NCT02967692

Summary

This large, late-stage trial aimed to see if adding a new immunotherapy drug (spartalizumab) to two existing targeted drugs (dabrafenib and trametinib) could better control advanced melanoma with a specific BRAF gene mutation. It involved 568 previously untreated patients whose cancer had spread and could not be surgically removed. The study was designed to compare the three-drug combination against the standard two-drug therapy to see if it was more effective and safe, but the trial was terminated early by the sponsor.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence

    Encinitas, California, 92024, United States

  • California Pacific Medical Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Johns Hopkins U

    Lutherville, Maryland, 21093, United States

  • Kyoto University Hospital

    Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, 606 8507, Japan

  • Kyushu University Hospital

    Fukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan

  • NYU Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • National Cancer Hospital

    Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 104 0045, Japan

  • Nebraska Cancer Specialists

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    CABA, Buenos Aires, C1125ABD, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    CABA, Buenos Aires, C1426ANZ, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rosario, Santa Fe Province, S2000KZE, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Caba, C1431FWO, Argentina

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Gateshead, New South Wales, 2290, Australia

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    North Sydney, New South Wales, 2060, Australia

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    Greenslopes, Queensland, 4120, Australia

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    Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia

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    Innsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria

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    Graz, 8036, Austria

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    Linz, 4020, Austria

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    Salzburg, A-5020, Austria

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    Sankt Pölten, 3100, Austria

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    Brussels, 1090, Belgium

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    Brussels, 1200, Belgium

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    Curitiba, Paraná, 80530 010, Brazil

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    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-003, Brazil

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    São Paulo, São Paulo, 01246 000, Brazil

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    Rio de Janeiro, 20560-120, Brazil

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    Plovdiv, 4004, Bulgaria

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sofia, 1303, Bulgaria

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    Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada

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    Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

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    Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada

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    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada

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    Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, 4810469, Chile

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    Santiago, 7500921, Chile

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    Santiago, 8420383, Chile

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    Brno, Czech Republic, 656 53, Czechia

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    Zlín, Czech Republic, 762 75, Czechia

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    Hradec Králové, CZE, 500 05, Czechia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Ostrava, Poruba, 708 52, Czechia

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    Olomouc, 779 00, Czechia

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    Prague, 100 34, Czechia

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    Prague, 12808, Czechia

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    Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark

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    Limoges, Haute Vienne, 87000, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Besançon, 25030, France

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    Bobigny, 93009, France

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    Bordeaux, 33075, France

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    Boulogne-Billancourt, 92104, France

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    Caen, 14033, France

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    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

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    Dijon, 21034, France

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    Grenoble, 38043, France

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    Le Mans, 72000, France

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    Lille, 59037, France

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    Lorient, 56322, France

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    Lyon, 69373, France

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    Marseille, 13885, France

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    Mulhouse, 68070, France

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    Nice, 06202, France

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    Paris, 75475, France

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    Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France

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    Poitiers, 86021, France

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    Reims, 51092, France

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    Rouen, 76031, France

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    Strasbourg, 67091, France

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    Toulouse, 31059, France

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    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54519, France

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    Villejuif, 94800, France

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    Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, 68305, Germany

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    Regensburg, Bavaria, 93053, Germany

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    Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, 06120, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

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    Berlin, 13578, Germany

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    Bonn, 53105, Germany

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    Chemnitz, 09117, Germany

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    Dresden, 01307, Germany

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    Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Erfurt, 99089, Germany

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    Essen, 45147, Germany

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    Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

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    Gera, 07548, Germany

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    Hamburg, 20246, Germany

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    Hanover, 30625, Germany

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    Heidelberg, 69120, Germany

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    Homburg, 66421, Germany

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    Kiel, 24105, Germany

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    Mainz, 55131, Germany

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    Marburg, 35039, Germany

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    Minden, 32429, Germany

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    München, 81377, Germany

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    Münster, 48157, Germany

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    Stade, 21682, Germany

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    Tübingen, 72076, Germany

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    Athens, 115 27, Greece

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    Athens, 18547, Greece

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    Budapest, H 1122, Hungary

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    Debrecen, 4032, Hungary

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    Szeged, H 6725, Hungary

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    Haifa, 3109601, Israel

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    Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel

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    Ramat Gan, 5265601, Israel

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    Bari, BA, 70124, Italy

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    Bergamo, BG, 24127, Italy

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    Bologna, BO, 40138, Italy

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    Brescia, BS, 25123, Italy

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    Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy

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    Genova, GE, 16132, Italy

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    Monza, MB, 20900, Italy

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    Milan, MI, 20133, Italy

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    Milan, MI, 20141, Italy

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    Modena, MO, 41124, Italy

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    Padua, PD, 35100, Italy

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    Roma, RM, 00167, Italy

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    Siena, SI, 53100, Italy

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    Candiolo, TO, 10060, Italy

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    Torino, TO, 10126, Italy

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    Verona, VR, 37134, Italy

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    Naples, 80131, Italy

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    León, Guanajuato, 37178, Mexico

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    Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44100, Mexico

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 14080, Mexico

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Leiden, South Holland, 2333, Netherlands

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    Amersfroort, 3818 ES, Netherlands

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    Oslo, 0310, Norway

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    Gdansk, 80 952, Poland

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    Warsaw, 02 781, Poland

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    Lisbon, 1099 023, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Porto, 4200-072, Portugal

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Chelyabinsk, 454048, Russia

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    Moscow, 115478, Russia

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    Moscow, 143423, Russia

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    Nizhny Novgorod, 603137, Russia

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    Omsk, 644013, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 197758, Russia

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    Saint Petersburg, 198255, Russia

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    Samara, 443011, Russia

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    Málaga, Andalusia, 29010, Spain

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    Seville, Andalusia, 41009, Spain

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    Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, 11407, Spain

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    Badalona, Catalonia, 08916, Spain

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    Barcelona, Catalonia, 08036, Spain

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    A Coruña, Galicia, 15006, Spain

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    Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain

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    Valencia, Valencia, 46014, Spain

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    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016, Spain

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    Madrid, 28009, Spain

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    Madrid, 28034, Spain

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    Madrid, 28050, Spain

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    Madrid, 28222, Spain

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    Gothenburg, SE-413 45, Sweden

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    Lund, 221 85, Sweden

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    Stockholm, SE 171 76, Sweden

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    Aarau, Canton of Aargau, 5001, Switzerland

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    Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

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    Songkhla, Hat Yai, 90110, Thailand

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    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

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    Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom

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    Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom

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    Leicester, LE1 5WW, United Kingdom

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    London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom

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    Manchester, M20 2BX, United Kingdom

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    Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW, United Kingdom

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    Preston, PR2 9HT, United Kingdom

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Rickmansworth Road, WD187HT, United Kingdom

  • Osaka International Cancer Institute

    Osaka, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan

  • Stanford Cancer Center

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital

    Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan

  • UC Irvine Medical Center

    Orange, California, 92613-4091, United States

  • Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer Cntr

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Med Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of Tennessee Medical Ctr

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States

  • Utah Cancer Specialists

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

Conditions

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