A Study to Assess Adjuvant Immunotherapy With Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab Versus Nivolumab Alone After Complete Resection of Stage III-IV Melanoma (RELATIVITY-098)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05002569 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 12, 2021
Last Update Posted : June 2, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Melanoma | Biological: Nivolumab Biological: Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed Dose Combination | Phase 3 |
Expanded Access : An investigational treatment associated with this study is no longer available outside the clinical trial. More info ...
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1050 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind Study of Adjuvant Immunotherapy With Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed-dose Combination Versus Nivolumab Monotherapy After Complete Resection of Stage III-IV Melanoma |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 19, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | February 15, 2026 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | November 1, 2029 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arm A: Nivolumab Plus Relatlimab
Combination
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Biological: Nivolumab + Relatlimab Fixed Dose Combination
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
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Experimental: Arm B: Nivolumab
Monotherapy
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Biological: Nivolumab
Specified dose on specified days
Other Names:
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- Recurrence-Free Survival (RFS) time per Investigator assessment [ Time Frame: Approximately 52 months ]
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Approximately 90 months ]
- Distant Metastasis-Free Survival (DMFS) time per Investigator assessment [ Time Frame: Approximately 90 months ]
- Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Severity of AEs [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Severity of SAEs [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of AEs leading to discontinuation (DC) [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Severity of AEs leading to DC [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of immune-mediated AEs (IMAEs) [ Time Frame: 135 days from participant's last dose ]
- Severity of IMAEs [ Time Frame: 135 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of drug related AEs [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Severity of drug related AEs [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of deaths [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory values: Hematology tests [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Incidence of clinically significant changes in clinical laboratory values: Chemistry tests [ Time Frame: 30 days from participant's last dose ]
- Progression-Free Survival 2 (PFS2) [ Time Frame: Approximately 52 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must have been diagnosed with either Stage IIIA (> 1 mm tumor in lymph node)/B/C/D or Stage IV melanoma by American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) v8 and have histologically confirmed melanoma that is completely surgically resected (free of disease) with negative margins in order to be eligible
- Participants ≥ 18 years of age must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of ≤ 1. Adolescent participants between 12 and < 18 years of age must have a Lansky/Karnofsky performance score ≥ 80%
- Complete resection must be performed within 90 days prior to randomization
- All participants must have disease-free status documented by a complete physical examination within 14 days prior to randomization and imaging studies within 35 days prior to randomization
- Tumor tissue must be provided for biomarker analyses
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of ocular melanoma
- Untreated/unresected CNS metastases or leptomeningeal metastases
- Active, known, or suspected autoimmune disease
- Participants with serious or uncontrolled medical disorder
- Prior immunotherapy treatment for any prior malignancy: No prior immunotherapies are permitted
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection within 4 weeks prior to screening
- History of myocarditis, regardless of etiology.
Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05002569
Contact: BMS Study Connect Contact Center http://www.bmsstudyconnect.com/ | 855-907-3286 | Clinical.Trials@bms.com | |
Contact: First line of email MUST contain NCT # and Site #. |

Study Director: | Bristol-Myers Squibb | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
Responsible Party: | Bristol-Myers Squibb |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05002569 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CA224-098 2021-001641-13 ( EudraCT Number ) |
First Posted: | August 12, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | June 2, 2023 |
Last Verified: | June 2023 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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