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Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of BCD-263 and Opdivo® as Monotherapy in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma of the Skin

A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Study of the Efficacy and Safety of BCD-263 and Opdivo® as Monotherapy in Subjects With Advanced Melanoma of the Skin

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06640530
Acronym
UNIVERSE
Enrollment
392
Registered
2024-10-15
Start date
2024-03-21
Completion date
2027-03-31
Last updated
2025-07-08

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Advanced Melanoma, Melanoma (Skin)

Brief summary

The aim of the study BCD-263-2/UNIVERSE is to demonstrate comparable efficacy and similar safety and immunogenicity profile of BCD-263 and Opdivo after repeated intravenous doses in subjects with advanced unresectable or metastatic melanoma of the skin.

Detailed description

Following screening, subjects will be randomized to receive either BCD-263 or Opdivo in a 1:1 ratio and enter the main study period. During the main study period, subjects will receive therapy with BCD-263 or Opdivo, which will be administered intravenously until disease progression or signs of unacceptable toxicity develop (whichever occurs earlier). At Week 25, after completion of all scheduled procedures subjects in both groups will continue to receive open-label BCD-263 for up to a total of 2 years of therapy, or disease progression, or signs of unacceptable toxicity (whichever occurs first). Following discontinuation of the study therapy, the subjects will enter a follow-up period, during which data on overall survival will be collected through telephone contacts.

Interventions

BCD-263 at a dose 480 mg administered intravenously every 4 weeks up to 6 cycles

DRUGOpdivo

Opdivo at a dose 480 mg administered intravenously every 4 weeks up to 6 cycles

Sponsors

Biocad
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Signed informed consent and the subject's ability to comply with the protocol requirements. 2. Age ≥18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form. 3. Histologically confirmed melanoma with the following prognostic characteristics: * LDH \<ULN of local laboratory (enrollment of subjects with LDH \<2 x ULN of local laboratory is allowed until the number of subjects with LDH \>ULN is 30% of the total population of randomized subjects. The Sponsor will inform when enrollment of subjects is limited by LDH level \<ULN of the local laboratory). * Absence, according to the Investigator, of clinically significant symptoms associated with the tumor. * Absence, according to the Investigator, of rapidly progressing metastatic melanoma. 4. Newly diagnosed advanced unresectable (stage III) or metastatic disease (stage IV), or progressive disease during / relapsing after radical treatment. 5. Presence of a tumor sample (archived or new biopsy) that is suitable for evaluation for PD L1 expression in the Investigator's opinion. 6. At least one measurable lesion as per RECIST 1.1 based on independent central review. 7. ECOG score 0-1. 8. Laboratory test results consistent with adequate functioning of systems and organs.

Exclusion criteria

1. Indications for radical treatment (surgery, radiation therapy). 2. Uveal or mucosal melanoma. 3. Previous systemic anticancer therapy for advanced unresectable or metastatic skin melanoma. 4. Active CNS metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. 5. Previous invasive cancer, excluding diseases treated with potentially radical therapy with no evidence of recurrence for 2 years from the start of this therapy (subjects with radically resected basal cell carcinoma of the skin, superficial bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ of the uterus and other carcinomas in situ may be included). 6. Subjects with severe concomitant disorders, life-threatening acute complications of the primary disease (including massive pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal effusions requiring intervention, pulmonary lymphangitis, bleeding or organ perforation) at the time of signing the informed consent and during the screening period. 7. Concomitant diseases and/or conditions that significantly increase the risk of adverse events (AEs) during the study. 8. Active, known or suspected autoimmune disorders (subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus or hypothyroidism requiring only hormone-replacement therapy and those with skin disorders \[vitiligo, alopecia, or psoriasis\] not requiring systemic therapy are eligible to participate). 9. The need for systemic corticosteroids (at doses equivalent to \>10 mg/day prednisolone) or any other immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days prior to randomization. The use of inhaled and topical corticosteroids is allowed. 10. History of (non-infectious) pneumonitis requiring corticosteroid therapy or pneumonitis at the time of screening. 11. Any anticancer therapy or major surgery within 28 days prior to randomization, or the subject's AE (other than alopecia) caused by anticancer therapy has not yet recovered to CTCAE grade 1 or has not completely resolved. 12. Concomitant use of drugs or medical devices studied in other clinical studies or their use within 28 days prior to randomization. 13. Infections requiring therapy or systemic antibiotics within 14 days prior to randomization. 14. Administration of a live and/or attenuated vaccine within 28 days prior to randomization. 15. Positive HIV-1 or HIV-2 test. 16. HBV/HCV infections (subjects with a negative PCR result for hepatitis C virus RNA, without significant abnormalities in blood chemistry tests, examined by an infectious disease specialist and not requiring specific antiviral treatment at the time of screening, may be included in the study. Subjects with a positive HbsAg test result cannot be included in the study). 17. Impossibility to administer intravenous contrast agents (including due to hypersensitivity to contrast media). 18. Hypersensitivity or allergy to any of the nivolumab product components. Hypersensitivity or allergy to medicinal products obtained based on Chinese hamster ovary cells, or history of severe allergic, anaphylactic or other hypersensitivity reactions to chimeric or humanized antibodies or hybrid proteins. 19. Pregnancy or breastfeeding, as well as intention to become pregnant or father a child during the study period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Overall response rate (ORR) according to RECIST 1.1Week 25To compare the overall response rates (ORRs) after administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo in subjects with advanced unresectable or metastatic skin melanoma

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Duration of responseweek 25To compare duration of response according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria after administration of BCD-263 or Opdivo
DCRweek 25To compare disease control rate according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria after administration of BCD-263 or Opdivo
PFSweek 25To compare progression-free survival according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria after administration of BCD-263 or Opdivo
Time to responseWeek 25To compare time to response according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria after administration of BCD-263 or Opdivo
Safety assessmentThrough week 105The subjects will undergo the vital sign assessment, physical and instrumental examination, sampling for complete blood count, blood chemistry, thyroid hormone tests, and urinalysis, as well as assessment of the presence and characteristics of adverse events to assess the safety of the investigational product
Immunogenicity assessmentThrough week 105Proportion of subjects with binding and/or neutralizing antibodies to nivolumab
Overall survivalweek 25To compare overall survival according to RECIST 1.1 and iRECIST criteria after administration of BCD-263 or Opdivo

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ceoi (optional)week 25To compare plasma concentration at the and of infusion of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Cmin (optional)week 25To compare minimal concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
AUC(0-∞) (optional)week 25To compare area under the drug concentration-time curve in the time interval from 0 to ∞ after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Ctrough, ss (optional)week 25To compare steady-state trough concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Ctrough (optional)week 25To compare trough concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Cmax, ss (optional)week 25To compare steady-state maximum concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
AUC(0-672) of nivolumab (optional)week 25To compare area under the drug concentration-time curve in the time interval from 0 to 672 hours after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Cmax (optional)week 25To compare the maximum concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Tmax (optional)week 25To compare time to the maximum concentration of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
T½ (optional)week 25To compare half-life period of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Kel (optional)week 25To compare elimination rate constant of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Vd (optional)week 25To compare steady-state volume of distribution of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo
Cl (optional)week 25To compare total clearance of nivolumab after intravenous administration of BCD-263 and Opdivo

Countries

Belarus, Pakistan, Russia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026