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NCT04013854 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Adjuvant Treatment Determined By Pathological Response To Neoadjvuant Nivolumab

A Phase 2 study of Melanoma and Melanoma Stage III, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

Active
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
67
Enrollment target
3
Study locations

NCT04013854: Active Phase 2 study of Melanoma and Melanoma Stage III, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

NCT04013854 is a Phase 2 study of Melanoma and Melanoma Stage III that is active but no longer recruiting, run by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine. The registered enrollment target is 67 participants, below the 706-participant average among 266 other Melanoma trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). The trial reports 3 study locations across 2 states. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04013854, a Phase 2 study of Melanoma and Melanoma Stage III, is active but no longer recruiting, sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine.

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
67 participants
Enrollment target
3
Study locations

Study Summary

Subjects with resectable melanoma will receive neoadjuvant nivolumab followed by surgical resection. Post-operatively, subjects will receive open-label treatment with up to 1 year of adjuvant nivolumab or ipilimumab plus nivolumab as determined by pathologic response at the time of resection.

Primary Outcome

Recurrence-free survival (RFS) is defined as the time from date of surgery to date of disease recurrence, death due to any cause or most recent follow-up documenting freedom from recurrence (i.e., scan date).

Interventions

  • DRUG Ipilimumab
  • DRUG nivolumab

Study Locations (3)

Pennsylvania

  • Lancaster General Hospital - Lancaster
  • Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

North Carolina

  • Duke Cancer Institute - Durham

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 67 participants
Start Date 2020-01-01
Est. Completion 2026-08
Phase Phase 2

What the registry record for NCT04013854 still lists

NCT04013854 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 67 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 706-participant average among 266 other Melanoma trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 2 conditions, with Melanoma appearing as the primary indexed condition, and to 2 interventions - of which Ipilimumab is the first listed.

NCT04013854 reports a single indexed study location in Pennsylvania, North Carolina.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04013854 about?

NCT04013854 is a clinical study titled "Adjuvant Treatment Determined By Pathological Response To Neoadjvuant Nivolumab". Subjects with resectable melanoma will receive neoadjuvant nivolumab followed by surgical resection. Post-operatively, subjects will receive open-label treatment with up to 1 year of adjuvant nivolumab or ipilimumab plus nivolumab as determined by pathologic response at the time of resection.

What is the current status of trial NCT04013854?

This trial is currently active not recruiting. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 67 participants. The study started on 2020-01-01. Estimated completion is 2026-08.

What conditions does trial NCT04013854 study?

This clinical trial studies the following conditions: Melanoma, Melanoma Stage III.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04013854?

The interventions under investigation include: Ipilimumab (DRUG), nivolumab (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04013854?

This trial is sponsored by Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine, which has 402 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where is trial NCT04013854 being conducted?

This trial has 3 study locations across North Carolina, Pennsylvania. Contact the study sites directly through ClinicalTrials.gov for enrollment availability.

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Where NCT04013854's enrollment target sits among peer trials

67 143rd of 266 higher than 124 of 266 other Melanoma trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04013854, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04013854 (small enrollment · single site footprint · active not recruiting) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.