🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-08-21

IO102-IO103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Advanced Melanoma (IOB-013 / KN-D18) (NCT05155254)

An Open-label, Randomized, Phase 3 Clinical Trial of IO102-IO103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Patients With Previously Untreated, Unresectable, or Metastatic (Advanced) Melanoma (IO102-IO103-013 / MK3475-D18)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Phase3 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: IO Biotech

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Phase 3, multicenter, international, open-label, randomized, 2-arm trial investigating the safety and efficacy of IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab as first-line treatment for patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic (advanced) melanoma. Patients will be stratified on the basis of the following factors; Disease stage: Stage III (unresectable) and IV M1a-b versus stage IV M1c-d and BRAFV600 mutation status: mutated vs wild type. All patients will receive pembrolizumab 200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks for a maximum of 35 cycles (up to 2 years treatment). Patients randomized to IO102-IO103 dual-antigen, immunotherapeutic arm will also be given IO102-IO103 Q3W with an additional dose given during the induction period on Day 8 of cycles 1 and 2. IO102 IO103 will thereafter be administered subcutaneous every 3 weeks during the maintenance period. Each patient can be treated for a maximum of 37 administrations in total (up to 2 years of treatment). The primary objective is to investigate the efficacy of IO102-IO103 in combination with pembrolizumab (compared with pembrolizumab alone) in terms of progression free survival.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology Center — Orange City, Florida

Age range: 18 Years

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (112 Sites)

Showing the first 25 of 112 sites.

  • Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology Center — Orange City, Florida
  • Orlando Health Cancer Institute — Orlando, Florida
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute — Buffalo, New York
  • VCU Massey Cancer Center — Richmond, Virginia
  • Border Medical Oncology Research Unit — Albury, New South Wales
  • Westmead Hospital — Westmead, New South Wales
  • Southern Medical Day Care Centre — Wollongong, New South Wales
  • Cairns Hospital — Cairns, Queensland
  • Flinders Medical Centre — Bedford Park, South Australia
  • The Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Woodville South, South Australia
  • Sunshine Coast University Hospital — Birtinya,
  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre PMCC - East Melbourne — Melbourne,
  • Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent UZ Gent — Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen
  • AZ Nikolaas — Sint-Niklaas,
  • FNHK Klinika onkologie a radioterapie — Hradec Králové,
  • Fakultni Nemocnice Olomouc — Olomouc,
  • FN Ostrava — Ostrava,
  • FNKV Department of Dermatology — Prague,
  • Aalborg University Hospital — Aalborg,
  • Aarhus University Hospital — Aarhus,
  • Herlev og Gentofte Hospital — Herlev,
  • Odense University Hospital — Odense,
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besançon Jean Minjoz — Besançon,
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux Hospital Saint Andre — Bordeaux,
  • Hopital Ambroise — Boulogne-Billancourt,

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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