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NCT Number: NCT07475572

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Pharmacokinetic Similarity Study to Compare AVT32-DRL_PB With Keytruda® in Participants With Fully Resected Melanoma

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, 2 treatment group, repeated dose study to compare the PK, efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of AVT32-DRL_PB (proposed Keytruda® biosimilar) versus Keytruda (pembrolizumab) when administered as monotherapy in participants with fully resected Stage IIB/C or Stage III melanoma requiring adjuvant treatment with pembrolizumab. Eligible participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to the AVT32-DRL_PB or Keytruda treatment group and stratified by sex (female versus male) and body weight category (≤75 kg versus >75 kg). Study treatments will be administered every 3 weeks (Q3W) as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 30 minutes (1 administration Q3W is 1 treatment cycle). The administered pembrolizumab dose will be 200 mg Q3W for both treatment groups.

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Key information

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants (male/female) ≥18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF.
  • Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1 at the time of enrollment.
  • Participants with Stage IIB, IIC, or III histologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma

Exclusion criteria

  • Have had a solid organ transplant or bone marrow (stem cell) transplant that used donor stem cells (allogenic).
  • Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy for melanoma including investigational agents.
  • Participants with a history of mucosal or uveal melanoma, even if diagnosis and treatment were completed >5 years ago.

Treatment and study plan

AVT32-DRL_PB

Biological

AVT32-DRL_PB at a dose 200 mg administered intravenously every 3 weeks.

Keytruda

Biological

Keytruda at a dose 200 mg administered intravenously every 3 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. To demonstrate PK similarity of AVT32-DRL_PB versus Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

    Time frame: Cycle 1 (each cycle is 21 days)

    AUC0-3w (Cycle 1)

  2. To demonstrate PK similarity of AVT32-DRL_PB versus Keytruda (pembrolizumab)

    Time frame: Cycle 6 (each cycle is 21 days)

    AUCtau,ss (Cycle 6)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Clinical Development Lead

CONTACT

[email protected]

+41 78 659 8989

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Alvotech Swiss AG

Industry

Collaborators

  • Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited

Registry information

Official study title

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, 2-Treatment Arm Study to Assess Comparative Pharmacokinetics, Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity Between Intravenous AVT32-DRL_PB and Keytruda® as an Adjuvant Treatment in Participants With Stage IIB/C-III Melanoma Following Complete Resection

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Mar 16, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2026

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