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# A PK Study to Compare GME751 (Proposed Pembrolizumab Biosimilar) and US-licensed and EU-authorized Keytruda® in Participants With Stage II and III Melanoma

NCT06153238

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Phase

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Recruitment status

Completed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Participants

322

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Lead sponsor

Sandoz

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Start date

2024-05-15

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

Number of sites

61

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Title and summary

**Summary**

The purpose of this study is to investigate the pharmacokinetic (PK) similarity and efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of GME751 compared with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) in subjects with resected advanced melanoma requiring adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab.

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Short title**

A PK Study to Compare GME751 (Proposed Pembrolizumab Biosimilar) and US-licensed and EU-authorized Keytruda® in Participants With Stage II and III Melanoma

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Official title**

A Randomized, Double-blind, Parallel-group Study to Compare Pharmacokinetics of GME751 (Proposed Pembrolizumab Biosimilar) and US-licensed and EU Authorized Keytruda® in Participants With Stage II and III Melanoma Requiring Adjuvant Treatment With Pembrolizumab

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Status and phase

**Control arm**

Active comparator

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Registry reports results**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Listing at source**

Listed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Recruitment status**

Completed

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Phase**

Phase 1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Study type**

Interventional

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Dates

**Completion date**

2026-05-05

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**First posted**

2023-12-01

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Registry last updated**

2026-07-07

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Primary completion date**

2026-05-05

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Start date**

2024-05-15

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Size and sites

**Actual participants**

322

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Participants**

322

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Participant count basis**

Actual

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Protocol amendments**

1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Randomisation ratio**

1:1:1

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Number of sites**

61

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Sponsor and oversight

**Data monitoring committee**

No

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Registry sponsor category**

Industry

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Lead sponsor**

Sandoz

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Source registry**

ClinicalTrials.gov

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Identifiers

**Registry ID**

NCT06153238

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**ClinicalTrials.gov ID**

NCT06153238

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

**Registry record**

Open registry record

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Study design

**Allocation**

Randomised

**Model**

Parallel groups

**Purpose**

Treatment

**Masking**

Double masking

**Masked roles**

Participants, Investigators

Sources for study design

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Outcomes

### Primary outcomes

1. Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve from Time Zero to 42 Days (AUC0-42d)  
Timeframe: Day 1 (Postdose) through Day 42  
The PK similarity (AUC0-42d) of GME751 compared with pembrolizumab will be demonstrated in subjects with advanced melanoma in the adjuvant setting.
2. Area Under the Serum Concentration-time Curve Over the Dosing Interval at Steady State  
Timeframe: Week 19 through Week 24  
The PK similarity (AUCtau\\\_ss) of GME751 compared with pembrolizumab will be demonstrated in subjects with advanced melanoma in the adjuvant setting.

Sources for outcomes

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Eligibility

**Sex**

All

**Age groups**

Adults, Older adults

**Minimum age**

18 Years

**Healthy volunteers**

No

### Inclusion criteria

- At least 18 years of age
- Advanced Melanoma
- Completely removed melanoma by surgery performed within 13 weeks of randomization
- Adequate organ function
- Subject has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1

### Exclusion criteria

- Known history or evidence of ocular or uveal melanoma
- Known history of hypersensitivity (grade ≥3) to pembrolizumab or its excipients
- Known History of auto-immune disease
- Received live vaccine ≤30 days before the first study treatment
- Prior treatment with anti-PD-1 agents or agent against another stimulatory or co-inhibitory T cell receptor
- Active autoimmune disease that has necessitated chronic systemic treatment within 2 years before the first study treatment

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply

Sources for eligibility

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Sites

- Sandoz Investigational SiteOrange, United States
- Sandoz Investigational SiteClermont, United States
- Sandoz Investigational SiteOrange City, United States
- Sandoz Investigational SiteBanja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sandoz Investigational SiteMostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sandoz Investigational SiteSarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sandoz Investigational SiteTuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Sandoz Investigational SiteBarretos, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteBelo Horizonte, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteCanoas, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteCaxias do Sul, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteCuritiba, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteFlorianópolis, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteFortaleza, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteItajaí, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SitePorto Alegre, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SitePorto Velho, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteSalvador, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteSão José do Rio Preto, Brazil
- Sandoz Investigational SiteBesançon, France
- Sandoz Investigational SiteNantes, France
- Sandoz Investigational SiteBatumi, Georgia
- Sandoz Investigational SiteTbilisi, Georgia
- Sandoz Investigational SiteMainz, Germany
- Sandoz Investigational SiteMünster, Germany

And 36 more, listed on the interactive page.

Sources for sites

Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06153238)

## Related records

### Drugs (1)

- [Pembrolizumab](https://trialight.com/data/asset/pembrolizumab-f9ac1934-47a5-4a53-ae55-20b7d53d8815.md)

### Lead sponsors (1)

- [Sandoz](https://trialight.com/data/company/sandoz-89a1605a-9549-466c-be7b-94cc62d044db.md)

### Conditions (1)

- [Melanoma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/melanoma-457e9de6-dcd9-56fb-be48-0290fb4386ef.md) Primary condition

### Targets (1)

- [PDCD1](https://trialight.com/data/target/pdcd1-a7b9a076-9fdd-55c9-9ce8-e558e5c7503f.md)

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