Nivo/Ipi Combination Therapy in Symptomatic Brain Metastases

This study is an open label, single arm, phase II clinical trial of prospectively collected data evaluating efficacy and safety of nivolumab in metastatic melanoma patients with symptomatic brain metastases. It will be conducted in several study centers in the Netherlands. Patients with radiologic evidence of brain metastases and who are eligible for treatment with nivolumab will be screened for inclusion. All patients in this trial will receive treatment with nivolumab for 24 months. Treatment will be discontinued if confirmed disease progression has been demonstrated, if unacceptable toxicity or intercurrent illness prevents further treatment, and when informed consent is withdrawn. After discontinuation of treatment, follow-up will start. Duration of follow-up depends on survival of patients, with a maximum of 24 months. Therefore the end of this study is determined as 24 months after the last patient in this trial has started follow-up, has died, withdraws consent or is lost to follow-up for a different reason.