A Comparative Study in Chinese Subjects With Chemotherapy Naïve Stage IV Melanoma Receiving Ipilimumab (3 mg/kg) vs. Dacarbazine

A Randomized, Open-Label, Two-arm, Comparative Study in Chinese Subjects With Chemotherapy Naïve Stage IV Melanoma Receiving Ipilimumab (3 mg/kg) vs. Dacarbazine

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Ipilimumab will extend the life of chinese patients with Chemotherapy Naive Stage IV Melanoma more than Dacarbazine as well as to examine safety in this patient population.

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Chinese males and females ≥ 18 years of age
• Histologic diagnosis of malignant melanoma
• Chemotherapy naive Stage IV melanoma (AJCC 2010)
• Life expectancy of ≥ 16 weeks
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of brain metastases on brain imaging
• Primary ocular or mucosal melanoma
• Any other malignancy from which the patient has been disease-free for less than 5 years
• BRAF status cannot be determined by Screening test
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, or active Hepatitis C infection