Real-World data reveals how two drug combos stack up against melanoma
NCT ID NCT07091695
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at 100 adults with stage III melanoma that could be removed by surgery. Researchers compared two immunotherapy drug combinations given before surgery: nivolumab plus relatlimab versus nivolumab plus ipilimumab. The goal was to understand patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes like survival and tumor response in real-world settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nivolumab + relatlimab or nivolumab + ipilimumab (immunotherapy drugs)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand which drug combination works better for melanoma patients before surgery, potentially improving treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by factors other than the drugs. It also only looks back at past data, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will comprise of adult diagnosed with clinically palpable stage III resectable melanoma in the U.S. managed by physicians in Cardinal Health's OPEN treated with neoadjuvant nivolumab+relatimab or nivolumab+ipilimumab from 18 March 2022.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants at least 18 years old at diagnosis of clinically palpable stage III resectable melanoma * Participants treated with nivolumab+relatimab (nivo+rela) or nivolumab+ipilimumab (nivo+ipi) in the neoadjuvant setting * Participants with at least 6 months of follow-up from initiation of neoadjuvant therapy, unless deceased prior to 6 months of follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Participants received nivo+rela or nivo+ipi for clinically palpable stage III resectable melanoma as part of a therapeutic clinical trial * Participants had history of diagnosis of any malignancy (except for non-melanoma skin cancer) in the last 2 years. * Participants received adjuvant nivo+rela or adjuvant nivo+ipi after neoadjuvant nivo+ipi * Participants received adjuvant nivo+ipi after neoadjuvant nivo+rela * Participants received any systemic therapy prior to the initiation of neoadjuvant nivo+rela or nivo+ipi
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardinal Health
Dublin, Ohio, 43017, United States
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