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A Study of Patients Receiving Adjuvant Nivolumab Therapy for Melanoma That Has Been Removed

Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Melanoma
Registration Number
NCT03771859
Lead Sponsor
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Brief Summary

An observational study of melanoma participants who are eligible for and who have initiated treatment with adjuvant nivolumab as part of routine clinical practice.

Detailed Description

Participants receiving adjuvant nivolumab therapy could be enrolled prospectively and retrospectively.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
152
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with a primary diagnosis of melanoma with involvement of lymph nodes or metastatic disease who have undergone complete resection and have no evidence of disease.
  • Decision to treat with adjuvant nivolumab therapy has already been taken
  • At least 18 years of age at the time of treatment decision
  • Patients who provide written informed consent to participate in the study (for retrospectively enrolled patients who are deceased at time of study start, a consent waiver will be sought)
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Any patient with a diagnosis of persisting advanced melanoma prior to first administration of nivolumab
  • Any patient currently enrolled in an interventional clinical trial for his/her melanoma treatment (note: patients who have completed their participation in an interventional trial or who are no longer receiving the study drug and are only followed up for Overall Survival (OS)/ Relapse Free Survival (RFS) can be enrolled. In case of a blinded study, the treatment arm needs to be known).

Other protocol defined inclusion/exclusion criteria could apply

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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
RFS (relapse free survival)5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
OS (overall survival)5 years
DMFS (distant metastasis free survival)5 years
Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics in participants initiating nivolumab5 years
Distribution of clinical characteristics in participants initiating nivolumab5 years
Distribution of treatment patterns in participants initiating nivolumab5 years
QOL (quality of life) of patients with resected melanoma receiving adjuvant nivolumab therapy by using the EuroQOL-5D (EQ-5D)5 years

The EQ-5D is a standardized 3-level, 5-dimensional multi-attribute utility questionnaire that measures mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression, where each dimension is rated by individuals as no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems, and extreme problems.

The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ C-30 questionnaire5 years

The EORTC-QLQ-C30 questionnaire is a 30-item instrument that comprises 5 functional scales (physical functioning, cognitive functioning, emotional functioning, social functioning and global quality of life) as well as nine symptom scales (fatigue, pain, nausea/vomiting, dyspnea, insomnia, appetite loss, constipation, diarrhea, and financial difficulties).

Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Melanoma (FACT-M) questionnaires5 years

The FACT-M is a frequently used melanoma specific questionnaire which has been validated to assess HRQOL for patients with all stages of melanoma. Besides general questions on Physical Well-Being, Social/Family Well-Being, Emotional Well-Being, and Functional Well-Being, it also contains specific questions related to melanoma, including a subscale on the melanoma surgery

Incidence of AE's5 years
Incidence of SAE's5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Local Institution

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Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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