What this phase means
Phase 2: researchers already know a roughly safe dose (from phase 1). This stage asks whether the treatment actually helps the condition, and watches side effects more closely.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Nivolumab and Relatlimab, or Melphalan. The registry lists allocation as na. This study is being done to see if combining HEPZATO KIT™ with nivolumab and relatlimab (Opdualag™) in patients with metastatic melanoma with liver metastasis is safe, tolerable, and will have a synergistic effect leading to improved clinical outcomes compared to the historic cohort of patients with liver metastasis treated with combination immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.
They plan to enroll about 15 people at Madison. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill), using or being fitted with a device plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Phase 1b/2 Trial Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of Melphalan Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion Therapy (HEPZATO KIT™) With Nivolumab and Relatlimab (Opdualag) in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma and Liver Metastasis
Interventions: Nivolumab and Relatlimab, Melphalan
Primary outcome (registry wording): Incidence and Severity of Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs)