About this trial
The purpose of the study is to test the effectiveness (how well the drug works), safety, and tolerability of the investigational drug called NKTR-214, when combined with nivolumab versus nivolumab given alone in participants with previously untreated melanoma skin cancer that is either unable to be surgically removed or has spread.
Patient Profile
Where’s this trial being run?
Cork University Hospital and St Vincents University Hospital
Can I join this study / trial?
The first thing you do is to talk to your doctor and/or the cancer trials research team in your hospital. The contact details for the cancer trials research units in Ireland is here.
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| Name: | CA045-001 |
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| Number: | 18-51 |
| Full Title: | A Study of NKTR-214 Combined With Nivolumab vs Nivolumab Alone in Participants With Previously Untreated Inoperable or Metastatic Melanoma |
| Principal Investigator: | Prof. John Crown |
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| Type: | Industry Sponsored |
| Sponsor: | Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) |
| Recruitment Started: |
Global: November 2018 Ireland: January 2020 |
| Global Recruitment Target: | |
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| Ireland Recruitment Target: | 20 |