Inclusion Criteria:
1. Voluntarily sign the Informed Consent Form（ICF）, understand the study, be willing to
follow and be able to complete all test procedures;
2. Males or females, aged 18 to 75 are eligible on the day of signing the informed
consent form;
3. Subjects with stage IV (M1c) melanoma confirmed by histology with liver metastasis
approved by Pathology;
4. No prior systemic treatment for Stage IV (M1c) Melanoma with liver Metastatic; except:
1. Melanoma with BRAF V600 mutation-positive may receive targeted therapy(e.g.,
BRAF/MEK inhibitor, alone or in combination) as first-line treatment for advanced
or metastatic disease;
2. Prior targeted therapy or immunotherapy (e.g., anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody,
anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody or interferon, BRAF/MEK inhibitors, alone or in
combination) as adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy, if no recurrence or metastasis
occurred during treatment or within 6 months of treatment termination. Prior
adjuvant temozolomide and cisplatin chemotherapy of primary mucosa melanoma,
without recurrence or metastasis during treatment or within 6 months of treatment
termination.
5. Subjects must have a BRAF-V600 mutation or agree to carry out BRAF-V600 mutation
detection during the screening phase ;
6. At least one measurable lesion of the subject's liver according to RECIST version 1.1
(Lesions with the longest diameter ≥ 10mm)
7. Target lesion has not received prior local treatment, including transarterial
embolization (TAE), TACE, transarterial radioembolization (TARE), surgery,
radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ablation (MWA), other thermal ablation,
percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), radiation therapy, etc. Subjects who have
received prior local treatment for non-target lesions are eligible for the study.
Local treatment must be completed at least 4 weeks before randomization.
8. Liver function classified as Child-Pugh class A or B with a score ≤ 7, and no history
of hepatic encephalopathy；
9. Suitability for the TACE procedures and chemotherapeutic agents pre-specified by the
research center, without any contraindications;
10. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) of 0 or 1;
11. Estimated life expectancy of ≥12 weeks;
12. Has sufficient organ and bone marrow function((no blood transfusions allowed for 14
days prior to blood routine, no any cell growth factors or/and platelet-raising drugs)
to meet the following laboratory examination standards:
1. Absolute neutrophil count (NUT#)≥1.5×10^9/L. 2. White blood cell count (WBC)≥3×10^9/L. 3. Platelet count (PLT)≥100×10^9/ L. 4. Hemoglobin (HGB)≥90 g/L. f. Serum creatinine (Scr) ≤1.5×ULN g. ALT、AST ≤5×ULN h. TBIL≤1.5×ULN i.International
normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5×ULN; or activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)≤
1.5×ULN;(except for patients on anticoagulant therapy);
13. Women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test within 72 hours before
the first dose of trial treatment. Reproductive men and women of childbearing age are
willing to take adequate contraceptive measures (e.g., oral contraceptives,
intrauterine contraceptives, sexual abstinence or barrier contraceptives combined with
spermicide) from signing the informed consent form to 12 months after the last
administration of the trial drug;
14. The informed consent was voluntarily signed and the expected compliance was good.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Malignant melanoma of ocular origin;
2. Investigator-identified contraindications to TACE (e.g., portal vein obstruction
without formation of collateral vessels, etc.);
3. Liver lesions ≥ 10 cm in any dimension, more than 10 lesions on imaging evaluation, or
liver lesions representing ≥ 50% of the liver volume.
4. Subjects diagnosed with any other malignancy within 3 years before randomization,
except for malignancies with a low risk of metastasis and death (5-year survival rate
> 90%), such as adequately basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or carcinoma in
situ of the cervix and other carcinomas in situ;
5. Had active autoimmune disease (except for psoriasis), that has required systemic
treatment in the past 2 years((e.g., corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs).
Except for alternative therapies (eg, thyroxine, insulin, or physiological
corticosteroid replacement therapy for adrenal or pituitary insufficiency);
6. Need to receive systemic corticosteroids (dose equivalent to > 10 mg prednisone/day)
or other immunosuppressive drugs within 14 days before enrollment or during the study
period. Those under the following conditions are eligible:
1. Locally external use or inhaled corticosteroids;
2. short-term (≤7 days) use of glucocorticoids for the prevention or treatment of
nonautoimmune allergic diseases;
7. Had received anti-tumor treatment within 4 weeks before randomization, or have not
recovered from the toxicity of the last treatment (except for hair loss of Grade 2 and
neurotoxicity of Grade 1);
8. Had received radiotherapy within 2 weeks before randomization， or had prior radiation
therapy, or who has not recovered (≤ Grade 1 or at Baseline) from AEs due to previous
radiation therapy;
9. Had received major surgery, open biopsy, or severe trauma within 4 weeks before
randomization; Definition of major surgery: the minimum of 3 weeks of post-operative
recovery time is required to undergo this study;
10. Had severe infection within 4 weeks or active infection requiring IV infusion or oral
administration of antibiotics within 2 weeks before randomization;
11. Had participated in other drug or device clinical trials within 4 weeks before
randomization;
12. Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous
meningitis or found during the screening phase. Subjects with previously treated brain
metastases may participate provided they are clinically stable for at least 4 weeks,
have no evidence of new or enlarging brain metastases, and also are off steroids 14
days before dosing with study medication may participate. Subjects with known
untreated, asymptomatic brain metastases (ie, Lesions with numbers ≤ 3, and Lesions
with the longest diameter ≤ 1 cm, ) may participate;
13. Has pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or uncontrolled ascites requiring repeated
drainage (once a month or more);
14. Has incomplete intestinal obstruction, active gastrointestinal bleeding, or
perforation;
15. Has a history or current interstitial pneumonia, or current non--infectious
pneumonitis treatment with corticosteroids;
16. Has uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to:
1. heart failure greater than New York Heart Association (NYHA) class
unstable angina pectoris. 3. has myocardial infarction within 1 year. 4. supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias with clinical significance poorly
controlled without or despite clinical intervention;
17. Has uncontrolled systemic diseases, for instance, diabetes(Fasting Plasma Glucose ≥
8.9 mmol/L or hypertension(systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 mmHg and / or diastolic blood
pressure ≥ 100 mmHg);
18. Subjects with active tuberculosis;
19. History of human immunodeficiency virus infection, acquired or congenital
immunodeficiency disease, organ transplantation, or stem cell transplantation;
20. Subjects with chronic hepatitis B or active hepatitis C. Except for Hepatitis B virus
carriers or those with stable hepatitis B after drug treatment with DNA titer no
higher than 500 IU/ml or copy number <2500 copies/ml, and cured hepatitis C patients
(HCV RNA test negative);
21. Known to be allergic to macromolecular protein agents or monoclonal antibodies. Known
to have a history of severe allergies to any of the chemotherapy drugs in the study ;
22. Alcohol dependence or drug abuse within the past 1 year;
23. Has received a live vaccine within 30 days before the first dose of trial treatment.
Subjects are permitted to receive inactivated vaccines including those for seasonal
influenza, intranasal influenza vaccines are not allowed;
24. Other reasons disqualifying the entering of this study are based on the investigators'
evaluation.
