Melanoma
MONDO:0005105A malignant, usually aggressive tumor composed of atypical, neoplastic melanocytes. Most often, melanomas arise in the skin (cutaneous melanomas) and include the following histologic subtypes: superficial spreading melanoma, nodular melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma. Cutaneous melanomas may arise from acquired or congenital melanocytic or dysplastic nevi. Melanomas may also arise in other anatomic sites including the gastrointestinal system, eye, urinary tract, and reproductive system. Melanomas frequently metastasize to lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and brain.
Also known as: malignant melanoma, melanoma, melanoma (disease), melanoma, malignant
2341 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 893 tagged with Melanoma itself.
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Sub-types of Melanoma
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Metastatic melanoma 390 trials
1 sub-type
- Ovarian melanoma 0 trials
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Cutaneous melanoma 273 trials · 285 incl. sub-types
10 sub-types
- Acral lentiginous melanoma 17 trials
- Lentigo maligna melanoma 4 trials
- Spitzoid melanoma 3 trials
- Balloon cell malignant melanoma 1 trial
- Desmoplastic melanoma 1 trial
- Melanoma in congenital melanocytic nevus 1 trial
- Nodular malignant melanoma 1 trial
- Superficial spreading melanoma 1 trial
- Amelanotic skin melanoma 0 trials
- Eyelid melanoma 0 trials
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Ocular melanoma 15 trials · 107 incl. sub-types
6 sub-types
- Uveal melanoma 98 trials · 102 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Malignant conjunctival melanoma 4 trials
- Ocular melanoma with extraocular extension 1 trial
- Eyelid melanoma 0 trials
- Malignant cornea melanoma 0 trials
- Retinal melanoma 0 trials
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Non-cutaneous melanoma 6 trials · 54 incl. sub-types
4 sub-types
- Mucosal melanoma 47 trials Sub-types →
- Primary melanoma of the central nervous system 2 trials · 3 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
- Vulvar melanoma 3 trials
- Digestive system melanoma 0 trials · 2 incl. sub-types Sub-types →
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Malignant melanoma of the mucosa 3 trials
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Familial melanoma 1 trial
1 sub-type
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Spindle cell melanoma 0 trials · 1 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Desmoplastic melanoma 1 trial
- Spindle cell intraocular melanoma 0 trials Sub-types →
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CDK4 linked melanoma 0 trials
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Amelanotic melanoma 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Amelanotic skin melanoma 0 trials
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Childhood malignant melanoma 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Pediatric leptomeningeal melanoma 0 trials
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Epithelioid cell melanoma 0 trials
1 sub-type
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Malignant breast melanoma 0 trials
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Melanomatosis 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Meningeal melanomatosis 0 trials
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Scrotum melanoma 0 trials
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Malaria drug may boost melanoma immunotherapy
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding hydroxychloroquine (a malaria drug) to standard immunotherapy (nivolumab with or without ipilimumab) can help shrink advanced melanoma tumors. About 41 adults with stage III or IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery are participating. The go…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Ravi Amaravadi, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New combo shows promise in shrinking melanoma before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding an experimental drug (CMP-001) to the immunotherapy pembrolizumab can better shrink melanoma tumors before surgery and help prevent them from coming back. About 60 adults with stage III or recurrent melanoma that can be surgically removed will rece…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to tackle melanoma that resists treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether a combination of two drugs, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, can shrink tumors in people with advanced melanoma that has worsened after standard therapy. The study will enroll 60 adults with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma. Researc…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Grupo Español Multidisciplinar de Melanoma • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Custom RNA vaccine aims to supercharge cancer immunotherapy
Disease control PausedThis early-phase trial tests a personalized RNA nanoparticle vaccine made from a patient's own tumor. The goal is to help anti-PD-1 immunotherapy work better in people with advanced melanoma or soft tissue sarcoma whose cancer has progressed on standard treatment. Up to 18 partic…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of Florida • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets Hard-to-Treat cancer mutation in first human trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called ARV-806 in adults with advanced solid tumors that have a specific KRAS G12D mutation. The drug aims to break down the mutated protein that helps tumors grow. The trial has two parts: first, finding a safe dose in small groups, then testing that …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Arvinas Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a Sugar-Blocking pill boost immunotherapy for tough cancers?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding an experimental pill (GB1211) to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) works better than Keytruda alone for people with advanced melanoma or head and neck cancer. The study will enroll 92 participants and measure how many patients…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Providence Health & Services • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a rheumatoid arthritis drug tame Immunotherapy's side effects?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding tocilizumab (a drug used for arthritis) to standard immunotherapy can reduce severe side effects in people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer, or bladder cancer. About 35 participants will receive all three drugs. The goal is to see if the combina…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could taking a break from melanoma drugs be just as good?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial compares two ways of taking the targeted drugs dabrafenib and trametinib for advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma: continuously versus with planned breaks. About 280 people with stage III or IV melanoma that cannot be surgically removed are participating. The goal is …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Walk or cycle before cancer treatment: new study tests exercise boost
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests whether 30 minutes of moderate exercise (like walking or cycling) right before standard immunotherapy can improve treatment for certain skin cancers (melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma). About 22 adults will exercise before each …
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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PET scans may let melanoma patients stop treatment sooner
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at whether doctors can safely stop standard anti-PD-1 immunotherapy early in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. By using PET/CT scans and tumor biopsies as guides, the goal is to reduce treatment side effects and burden without harmi…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tested the safety and best dose of two drugs—riluzole and sorafenib—given together to people with advanced solid tumors or melanoma that had spread and stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal was to find the highest safe dose and see if the comb…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can spreading out radiation beat a single dose for brain tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis Phase III trial tests whether giving radiation in three smaller doses (FSRS) works better than a single large dose (SRS) for cancer that has spread to the brain. About 269 adults with lung, breast, melanoma, kidney, or gastrointestinal cancers will be randomly assigned to on…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: NRG Oncology • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New antibody aims to preserve immune checkpoint while fighting cancer
Disease control OngoingResearchers are testing an experimental antibody called ONC-392 in people with advanced solid tumors, including non-small cell lung cancer and melanoma. The trial gives ONC-392 alone or with pembrolizumab, an approved immunotherapy, to see what doses are safe and how the body pro…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: OncoC4, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Shorter combo therapy shows promise for advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tested a combination of three drugs—pembrolizumab (Keytruda), dabrafenib (Tafinlar), and trametinib (Mekinist)—in 16 people with advanced melanoma that could not be removed by surgery. The goal was to see if a shorter course of targeted therapy, followed by im…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune cocktail shows promise for Tough-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding a growth factor (GM-CSF) to the immunotherapy drug ipilimumab helps people with advanced melanoma live longer. About 245 patients with stage III or IV melanoma that cannot be surgically removed are randomly assigned to get ipilimumab alone…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental drug dinaciclib tested in advanced melanoma patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing the drug dinaciclib in 72 people with stage IV melanoma that has spread. The drug works by blocking enzymes that help cancer cells grow. Researchers are looking at side effects and whether it helps patients live longer or slows tumor growth.
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could your own immune cells fight brain tumors? new trial tests lifileucel
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a personalized cell therapy called lifileucel in 10 people with melanoma that has spread to the brain and is no longer responding to standard immunotherapy. Doctors remove a piece of the tumor, grow the patient's own immune cells in the lab, and …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immune cell combo takes on tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for people with advanced melanoma that has stopped responding to standard immunotherapy. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells (TILs) that have been engineered to produce a protein called IL15, combined with a drug called ace…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Dual-Action antibody takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug, RO7247669, that targets two immune system checkpoints (PD-1 and LAG-3) to help the body fight cancer. About 170 adults with advanced solid tumors (including melanoma, lung cancer, and esophageal cancer) who have run out of standard options…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Immune-Boosting drug takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called TTX-080, which blocks a protein (HLA-G) that tumors use to hide from the immune system. The study will give TTX-080 alone or combined with other cancer drugs (pembrolizumab, cetuximab, or FOLFIRI plus cetuximab) to abo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Tizona Therapeutics, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immune drug shows promise in early trial for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called TransCon IL-2 β/γ, which aims to boost the immune system to fight cancer. It is given alone or with other treatments like pembrolizumab (Keytruda) or chemotherapy. The trial includes 320 adults with advanced solid tumors that have not …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Ascendis Pharma Oncology Division A/S • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug JZP815 targets tough cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study is testing a new drug called JZP815 in people with advanced or spreading solid tumors that have specific changes in the MAPK pathway. The main goals are to check the drug's safety, find the right dose, and see if it can shrink tumors. About 332 adults who h…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Jazz Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Drug combo aims to starve and block cancer in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tested two oral drugs, cediranib and selumetinib, in 19 people with advanced solid tumors (including melanoma) that had stopped responding to standard treatments. Cediranib works by cutting off blood supply to tumors, while selumetinib blocks a key growth s…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a malaria drug help fight cancer? early trial tests new combo
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests two drugs together—MK-2206 and hydroxychloroquine—in people with advanced solid tumors, melanoma, kidney, or prostate cancer. The goal is to find the safest dose and see how the combination affects cancer cell growth. About 62 participants will take b…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Major trial tests ipilimumab against standard therapy for High-Risk melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether the immunotherapy drug ipilimumab is better than high-dose interferon alfa-2b at preventing melanoma from coming back in patients whose cancer was removed by surgery. Over 1,600 people with high-risk stage III or IV melanoma took part. The study m…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could fewer immunotherapy doses work for some melanoma patients? new study investigates.
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a personalized approach to dosing two immunotherapy drugs (ipilimumab and nivolumab) for people with advanced melanoma. Instead of giving everyone four doses, doctors will check after two doses: patients who show early benefit may stop, while those who don't can …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Personalized mRNA vaccine shows promise in fighting melanoma return
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine (mRNA-4157) to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab can better prevent melanoma from coming back after surgery compared to pembrolizumab alone. The study involves 267 people with high-risk melanoma th…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: ModernaTX, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets tumors in patients with organ failure
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests the safety and best dose of a drug called veliparib when given with two chemotherapy drugs (carboplatin and paclitaxel) in people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or can't be removed. It includes patients who also have liver or kidney probl…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy after surgery may keep melanoma from coming back
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving the immunotherapy drug nivolumab before and after surgery for stage III melanoma can help prevent the cancer from returning. About 67 adults with resectable melanoma will receive one dose of nivolumab before surgery, then after surgery they will ge…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Triple threat: new drug cocktail targets tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding two targeted pills (encorafenib and binimetinib) to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) works better than immunotherapy alone for people with advanced melanoma that has a BRAF gene mutation. About 257 adults with untreated, advanced or spreading…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for advanced tumors: drug trial targets untreated patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called INCB099280 in 73 people with advanced solid tumors who have not received immunotherapy before. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and to check for side effects. The study focuses on safety and how well the drug works in the short t…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Incyte Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental combo aims to boost immune attack on tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding an oral drug (decitabine/cedazuridine) to the immunotherapy nivolumab can help the immune system better fight mucosal melanoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. The study includes 8 adults with advanced disease that cannot be surgical…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New triple-drug attack aims to revive immune response in hard-to-treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether combining high-dose interleukin-2 with low-dose ipilimumab, followed by nivolumab, can shrink tumors in people with advanced melanoma that has stopped responding to prior immunotherapy. About 29 participants with inoperable stage III or IV melanom…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new oral drug called IPN01194 in 36 adults with advanced solid tumours (melanoma, colorectal, pancreatic, or head and neck cancer) that have not responded to standard treatments. The goal is to find the right dose and check if it is safe, while also looking for…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Ipsen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers with BRAF mutation
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new oral drug, PF-07799933, in people aged 16 and older with advanced solid tumors that have a specific BRAF gene change. The drug is given alone or combined with other medicines like binimetinib or cetuximab. The study aims to find safe doses …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo tackles Drug-Resistant melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new three-drug combination (tazemetostat, dabrafenib, and trametinib) in people with advanced BRAF-mutated melanoma whose cancer worsened despite prior BRAF/MEK inhibitor therapy. The goal is to find the best dose and see if the combo can slow tumor growth. Abo…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill combo takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests two experimental pills (PF-07799544 and PF-07799933) taken twice daily at home by adults with advanced solid tumors that have a specific gene change called BRAF V600. The study aims to find safe doses and see if the drugs can shrink tumors. About 124 …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Pfizer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immunotherapy shows promise against multiple advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called Cetrelimab (JNJ-63723283) in 234 people with advanced solid tumors like lung, melanoma, bladder, and colorectal cancers. The drug works by blocking PD-1, a protein that stops the immune system from attacking cancer cells. The trial has two parts…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a newer immunotherapy drug keep melanoma from coming back?
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial compares the drug pembrolizumab (MK-3475) to the current standard treatments—high-dose interferon or ipilimumab—in 1,301 patients with high-risk melanoma that has been surgically removed. The goal is to see if pembrolizumab is better at preventing the cancer …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Melanoma showdown: which treatment sequence saves more lives?
Disease control OngoingThis phase III trial compares two sequences of treatment for advanced melanoma with a BRAF mutation. One group starts with immunotherapy (ipilimumab and nivolumab) followed by targeted therapy (dabrafenib and trametinib) if needed; the other group starts with targeted therapy the…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a third drug boost melanoma immunotherapy?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding a drug called sargramostim to the standard immunotherapy combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab helps people with advanced melanoma live longer. About 600 patients with stage III or IV melanoma that cannot be surgically removed are participating. …
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a simple shot replace IV drips for advanced melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial compares a subcutaneous (under-the-skin) injection of the drug combination nivolumab and relatlimab to the standard intravenous (IV) infusion in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. The study aims to see if the shot delivers enough d…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug targets rare gene fusions in multiple cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tests the drug entrectinib in over 500 people with advanced solid tumors that have specific gene changes (NTRK, ROS1, or ALK fusions). The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and control the disease. Participants have various cancer types, including lu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a Triple-Drug punch before surgery beat melanoma recurrence?
Disease control OngoingThis trial is testing three different drug combinations given before surgery for advanced melanoma. The goal is to see which combination best shrinks the tumor before it is removed and helps prevent the cancer from coming back after surgery. The study involves adults with resecta…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can an arthritis drug make melanoma immunotherapy safer?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding infliximab (a drug used for arthritis) to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab or nivolumab+relatlimab) can prevent severe immune-related side effects in people with advanced melanoma. About 36 patients who have not had prior treatment wil…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can radiation plus two immunotherapies shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing whether combining targeted radiation (SBRT) with two immunotherapy drugs—nivolumab and an experimental anti-IL-8 antibody—is safe and potentially effective for people with advanced solid tumors or melanoma that have stopped responding to standard…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Yana Najjar • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Zapping brain tumors without zapping memory: new trial for melanoma patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing whether a precise, high-dose radiation treatment called stereotactic radiosurgery can control melanoma that has spread to more than three spots in the brain. The study includes 49 patients and also checks whether this approach helps preserve memory …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for brain lining cancer: immunotherapy injected directly into spinal fluid
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can help people with melanoma or lung cancer that has spread to the leptomeninges (the lining of the brain and spinal cord). The drug is given both through a vein and directly into the spinal fluid via a l…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 21, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Keytruda-Like drug tested in cancer patients after surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called HLX17, which is similar to the cancer drug Keytruda. It is for people who have had surgery for non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, or kidney cancer. The goal is to see how the drug moves through the body, how safe it is, and how well it works …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Shanghai Henlius Biotech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can targeted radiation boost the power of immunotherapy against melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis trial is investigating whether adding a short course of targeted radiation to a standard immunotherapy combination (ipilimumab and nivolumab) can improve outcomes for people with metastatic melanoma. Participants will receive the two immunotherapy drugs, and some will also r…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune cell therapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a treatment that uses a patient's own immune cells (T-cells) to fight advanced melanoma. Some participants also receive a dendritic cell vaccine to boost the immune response. The goal is to see if the T-cells last longer and work better against the cancer. The tr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 14, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Genetically modified immune cells take on eight cancer types in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a personalized cell therapy called ADP-A2M4CD8 in people with certain cancers that have a specific marker (MAGE-A4). The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells, modified to better attack tumors, and is given alone or with standard immunotherapy dru…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: USWM CT, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 14, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Triple drug cocktail takes on tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of three drugs—dabrafenib, trametinib, and navitoclax—in people with BRAF mutant melanoma or other solid tumors that have spread or can't be removed by surgery. The goal is to find the best dose and see how well the drugs shrink tumors. About 75 adu…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on advanced cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests whether a new treatment called KSQ-001EX is safe for people with advanced solid tumors like melanoma, lung cancer, or head and neck cancer. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes) that are genetically modified …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Drug combo shrinks melanoma tumors before surgery, study shows
Disease control OngoingThis study tested two targeted drugs, dabrafenib and trametinib, given before and after surgery in 58 people with stage III melanoma that has a BRAF gene mutation. The goal was to shrink tumors before surgery and kill any remaining cancer cells afterward. The approach aims to imp…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can an immune booster keep melanoma from returning after surgery?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial is testing whether the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) can prevent melanoma from coming back in people who have had their stage IIB/C melanoma completely removed. About 790 adults and children are randomly assigned to receive either nivolumab or a placebo…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug enzelkitug enters first human trials
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a new drug called enzelkitug, alone or with standard immunotherapies, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The main goals are to check safety, find the right dose, and see if the drug shrinks tumors. A…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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Two-Drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis trial investigates whether combining atezolizumab (a drug that boosts the immune system) with bevacizumab (a drug that blocks blood vessel growth) can shrink tumors in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The study focuses on patient…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: F. Stephen Hodi, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 07, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New antibody combo tested against hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental antibody called GEN1042, given alone or with the cancer drug pembrolizumab (and sometimes chemotherapy), in people with advanced solid tumors like lung, colon, melanoma, head and neck, or pancreatic cancer. The main goals are to check …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Genmab • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to prevent rare melanoma recurrence
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests whether adding cabozantinib to the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can prevent mucosal melanoma from returning after surgery. About 101 patients with resected mucosal melanoma will receive either nivolumab alone or nivolumab plus cabozantinib. The study aim…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for kidney transplant patients with cancer: drug combo aims to fight tumors without losing the donated kidney
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests whether a mix of three drugs—tacrolimus, nivolumab, and ipilimumab—can shrink or control certain skin cancers in people who have had a kidney transplant. The main goal is to see if the cancer responds without causing the body to reject the transplante…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to fight melanoma when standard therapy fails
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 study tests whether combining two drugs—axitinib (a targeted therapy) and ipilimumab (an immunotherapy)—can shrink tumors in people with advanced melanoma that has stopped responding to standard treatment. The trial plans to enroll 25 participants. Researchers will m…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug shrink Hard-to-Treat eye cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests an experimental drug called DYP688 in people with metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that has spread, and other melanomas with specific genetic mutations. The study aims to find a safe dose and see whether the drug can shrink tumors. Participants receiv…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug IPH4502 enters first human tests
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called IPH4502 in people with advanced solid tumors that have a specific protein called Nectin-4. The main goals are to check the drug's safety and find the best dose. About 145 participants will receive the drug, and researchers will …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Innate Pharma • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to shrink tumors in hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether adding an immune-boosting drug (BDB001) and targeted radiation to the immunotherapy atezolizumab can help control or shrink tumors in people with advanced solid tumors, including pancreatic, lung, bladder, and breast cancers. About 247 adults with th…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Institut Bergonié • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Radiation may reboot Cancer-Fighting immune drugs in spreading tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether a precise type of radiation called SBRT can restore the effectiveness of immunotherapy drugs in people whose metastatic cancer has started to progress. About 69 adults with melanoma, lung, bladder, kidney, or head/neck cancers will receive radiation to up…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 26, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to starve and attack tumors in advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a combination of two drugs—pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy that helps the immune system fight cancer) and ziv-aflibercept (which cuts off blood supply to tumors)—in people with advanced solid tumors like melanoma, colorectal, ovarian, and kidney cance…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New targeted pill takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers with IDH mutations
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests an oral drug called LY3410738 in people with advanced solid tumors (like bile duct cancer, cartilage cancer, or brain tumors) that have specific IDH1 or IDH2 mutations. The main goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. About …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a new drug ST316 shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors?
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests an experimental drug called ST316, alone or with other cancer drugs, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The study focuses on tumors that may have abnormalities in a cell signaling pathway called WNT/β-catenin. The…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Sapience Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 24, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a lighter immunotherapy schedule keep advanced cancers in check?
Disease control OngoingThis trial is for people with advanced cancers who have already responded well to 6 months of standard immunotherapy. It compares continuing the same drugs at the usual frequency versus giving them every 3 months. The goal is to see if the reduced schedule can prevent cancer prog…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a common heart drug boost immunotherapy against melanoma?
Disease control PausedThis trial investigates whether adding propranolol, a beta-blocker typically used for heart conditions, can enhance the effects of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. The study includes two phases: first to find…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Precision drug tipifarnib targets rare HRAS cancers in kids
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a drug called tipifarnib in children and young adults (ages 1 to 21) whose cancers have a specific change in the HRAS gene. The cancers are advanced or have come back after treatment. The goal is to see if tipifarnib can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. A…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for immunotherapy side effects: which drug works best for colitis?
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two medications, infliximab and vedolizumab, to treat colitis (colon inflammation) caused by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients. About 47 adults with genitourinary cancer, melanoma, or non-small cell lung cancer are participating. The goal …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets rare, aggressive melanoma
Disease control By invitation onlyThis phase 1 trial tests two experimental drug combinations—AK104 or AK112 plus axitinib—in people with metastatic mucosal melanoma, a rare and hard-to-treat skin cancer. The study aims to find a safe dose and see whether the combinations shrink tumors. Participants receive the d…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill plus immunotherapy shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new oral drug called LNS8801, alone or combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda), in up to 200 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if the drug shrinks tumors. It is an early-stage trial, so …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Linnaeus Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis trial investigates a new type of immunotherapy for people with advanced cancers that carry a specific marker called NY-ESO-1. Researchers take a patient's own T cells, modify them in the lab to better recognize and attack cancer cells, and then infuse them back. The study al…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered virus joins forces with immunotherapy to fight resistant cancers
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a modified virus (VV1) combined with the immunotherapy drug cemiplimab can shrink tumors in people with colorectal cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, or melanoma that has stopped responding to checkpoint inhibitor treatment. The virus …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Vyriad, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug aims to boost immune system against advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new drug called IOA-244 in about 210 adults with advanced or metastatic cancers like lung cancer, melanoma, and lymphoma. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and tolerable, both alone and combined with other treatments. Researchers also chec…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: iOnctura • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New antibody combo aims to boost immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new antibody, BAY 3375968, designed to help the immune system fight advanced solid tumors. It works by reducing regulatory T cells that can suppress immune activity. The study will test the drug alone and combined with pembrolizumab in about 129 peo…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Bayer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug BAY2965501 enters first human tests
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called BAY2965501, which boosts the immune system to fight cancer. It is given alone or with other drugs like pembrolizumab and chemotherapy. The study includes about 284 people with advanced solid tumors (skin, kidney, stomach, or lung can…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Bayer • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 09, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immunotherapy duo aims to stop melanoma recurrence
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether combining two immunotherapy drugs—fianlimab and cemiplimab—can better prevent melanoma from coming back after surgical removal, compared to the standard drug pembrolizumab. The study enrolls people with high-risk melanoma (stages IIB–IV) who have …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat melanoma: drug combo targets NRAS mutation
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new drug called belvarafenib, alone or with other drugs (cobimetinib and nivolumab), in people with advanced melanoma that has a specific NRAS gene change and has stopped responding to standard immunotherapy. The main goals are to check safety and f…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Genentech, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Could a diabetes drug boost immunotherapy in advanced melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis trial investigates whether adding metformin, a common diabetes drug, to the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda) can improve treatment for people with advanced melanoma. The study focuses on reversing metabolic problems inside tumors that may weaken immune cells. Participa…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Yana Najjar • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy shows promise for kids with advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis Phase II study tested a combination of two drugs—peginterferon alfa-2b and temozolomide—in 29 children with high-risk melanoma that had spread or come back. The main goal was to see how well the tumors shrank and to check for side effects. The study also looked at how long c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New cocktail of cancer drugs targets brain metastases in melanoma patients
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 2 trial tests whether combining bevacizumab (Avastin) with atezolizumab (Tecentriq), with or without cobimetinib (Cotellic), can shrink or control melanoma that has spread to the brain. The study enrolls 29 adults with untreated brain metastases who are not taking ster…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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New drug combo aims to tackle Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis trial tests an experimental drug called TRK-950 in combination with several standard anti-cancer treatments for people with advanced solid tumors, including colorectal, bladder, ovarian, and other cancers. The main goal is to find safe doses and understand side effects. Part…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Toray Industries, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to turn tumors against themselves
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests whether a mix of immune-boosting drugs and targeted radiation can help the body fight advanced solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery. About 14 adults with certain types of skin cancer, sarcoma, or breast cancer will receive the treatment dire…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of Southern California • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Triple-drug attack aims to stop melanoma from coming back
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 2 trial tests whether giving a mix of targeted drugs and immunotherapy before and after surgery can reduce the risk of melanoma returning in people with high-risk, resectable tumors. About 95 participants will receive vemurafenib, cobimetinib, and atezolizumab in diffe…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Fondazione Melanoma Onlus • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Can a rheumatoid arthritis drug tame immunotherapy side effects?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether infliximab, a drug used for inflammatory conditions, can treat colitis (colon inflammation) caused by immune checkpoint inhibitors in people with stage III or IV skin cancer. About 42 participants will receive either infliximab or steroids, and researcher…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Triple threat: new combo therapy targets Hard-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial is testing two different three-drug combinations in people with advanced BRAF-mutated melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery. One group receives nivolumab (immunotherapy) plus dabrafenib and trametinib (targeted therapy); the other receives n…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug duo aims to boost immune attack on tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called HFB200603, either alone or with the immunotherapy tislelizumab, in 83 adults with advanced solid tumors (kidney, lung, melanoma, stomach, or colon cancer). The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects. Re…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: HiFiBiO Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Could a common vitamin boost immunotherapy for melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether taking high-dose vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) can help standard immunotherapy work better for people with advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. The study includes 12 participants who have not had prior treatment for their …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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New pill shows promise for Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new oral drug called E7386 in about 60 adults with advanced solid tumors (like desmoid tumors) that have not responded to other treatments. The main goals are to find the safest dose and check for side effects. Researchers will also watch for any tu…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Eisai Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Brain tumor trial combines radiation with targeted drugs and immunotherapy
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding focused radiation (stereotactic radiosurgery) to a combination of targeted drugs (binimetinib and encorafenib) and an immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) can better control melanoma that has spread to the brain. It includes 10 adults with a specific gene…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: UNICANCER • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at multiple cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a personalized cell therapy for people with certain cancers (bladder, melanoma, head/neck, ovarian, lung, esophageal, stomach, or sarcoma) whose tumors have a specific marker called MAGE-A4. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: USWM CT, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New vaccine duo takes on deadly skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding two experimental vaccines (IO102/IO103) to the standard drug combination of nivolumab and relatlimab can shrink or control advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. About 43 adults with untreated stage III or IV melanoma will receive the…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:01 UTC
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Immune cell therapy shows promise against rare eye cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether a patient's own immune cells, called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), can shrink tumors in people with metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare and aggressive eye cancer. Participants receive chemotherapy to prepare their immune system, then an infu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Udai Kammula • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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New combo therapy tackles cancer in HIV patients
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests the safety of combining two cancer drugs, nivolumab and cabozantinib, in people with HIV who have advanced solid tumors. Only 8 participants were enrolled. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink or stabilize tumors.
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 UTC
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Could a High-Fat diet help cancer immunotherapy work better?
Disease control PausedThis early-phase trial is testing whether a ketogenic diet (low carbs, high fat) can safely help immunotherapy drugs work better in people with advanced melanoma or kidney cancer. About 60 participants will follow the diet while receiving standard immunotherapy. The main goals ar…
Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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New combo therapy offers hope for melanoma patients who failed standard treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial studies a combination of two immunotherapy drugs—talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) and pembrolizumab—in 43 adults with advanced melanoma that has worsened despite prior anti-PD1/L1 therapy. T-VEC is a modified virus that infects and kills cancer cells while also…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:35 UTC
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New targeted drug shows promise for Tough-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called ensartinib in people with advanced melanoma that has a specific genetic abnormality (ALK). The goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors or stop them from growing for at least 24 weeks. Participants must be 18 or older and have already tried …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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New drug duo takes on tough cancers: hope for advanced bladder, kidney, and melanoma patients
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a new combination of two immunotherapy drugs (BGB-A445 and tislelizumab) in about 113 people with advanced bladder, kidney, or skin cancer that has spread. The goal is to see if the combo can shrink tumors and how safe it is. Participants must have already t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BeiGene • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:31 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take aim at childhood cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a personalized cell therapy for children and young adults (up to age 26) with solid tumors that have come back or not responded to standard treatment. The therapy uses the patient's own immune cells, modified to recognize and attack a protein called B…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:25 UTC
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Radiation plus immunotherapy: a new hope for melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis study compares two treatments for metastatic melanoma that has spread: high-dose Interleukin-2 (IL-2) alone versus IL-2 combined with targeted radiation (SBRT). The goal is to see if adding radiation helps shrink tumors better than IL-2 alone. The trial enrolled 44 adults wi…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Providence Health & Services • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Breathing in a cancer fighter: inhaled IL-2 trial targets lung tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an inhaled form of interleukin-2 (IL-2), a protein that boosts the immune system, in people whose cancer has spread to the lungs. The goal is to find the best dose and see if it can shrink lung tumors. About 70 adults with cancers like melanoma, sarcoma, or kidne…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Study to zap resistant melanoma spots with surgery or radiation pulled before start
Disease control CancelledThis study planned to test whether adding surgery, radiation, or electrochemotherapy could help control melanoma tumors that did not shrink with encorafenib + binimetinib combination therapy. It was designed for adults with BRAF-mutated melanoma who had been on the drugs for at l…
Phase 4 • Sponsor: SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera GmbH • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Transplant patients with skin cancer get new hope from engineered virus
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a treatment called RP1, a modified herpes virus injected directly into skin tumors, in 69 people who have had an organ transplant and now have advanced skin cancer. The goal is to see if the virus can shrink tumors safely without harming the transplanted organ. P…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Replimune, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to shrink melanoma before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests two drugs, pembrolizumab and lenvatinib, given before surgery to people with stage III melanoma that can be removed. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink or eliminate the tumor before the operation. Twenty-one participants will receive the dr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New immunotherapy combo aims to outperform keytruda in melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial tests whether combining two immunotherapy drugs, fianlimab and cemiplimab, works better than the standard drug pembrolizumab for people with advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. About 1,500 adults and adolescents who have not had prior treatment…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Immune cells from your own tumor could fight advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental therapy called lifileucel for people with advanced melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery and has worsened after standard treatments. About 100 adults will receive their own tumor-fighting immune cells (TILs) grown in a lab. The …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC
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Heat and radiation team up to fight spine cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether combining two treatments—thermal ablation (using heat to destroy tumor cells) and stereotactic radiosurgery (precise, high-dose radiation)—can better control cancer that has spread to the spine and is pressing on the spinal cord. About 60 adults with vari…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC
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Supercharged T-Cells take on melanoma in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether giving patients with advanced melanoma immune cells that have been genetically modified to resist tumor-suppressing signals can help fight the cancer. The modified T-cells are given along with high-dose Interleukin-2, a drug that boosts immune…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New immunotherapy cocktail aims to beat melanoma relapse
Disease control OngoingThis phase II trial tests a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and low-dose ipilimumab, given after surgery to patients with stage III or resected stage IV melanoma. The goal is to see if this regimen is safer and more effective than standard high-dose interferon, …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Brown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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New PET scan may reveal if immunotherapy is working in melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether giving two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, before surgery can shrink stage III melanoma tumors and prevent the cancer from returning. The 28 participants will also receive an experimental PET scan that images immune cells to se…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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Can a Patient's own immune cells beat childhood cancers that Won't quit?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a treatment made from a patient's own immune cells, called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL). Doctors remove a piece of the tumor, grow the immune cells in a lab, and then infuse them back into the patient to attack the cancer. The study includes 4…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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New drug duo aims to outsmart melanoma that resists standard treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, zimberelimab and domvanalimab, in 8 adults with melanoma that stopped responding to PD-1 inhibitors. The goal is to see if the combination can shrink tumors or stop them from growing. The study is active but …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Diwakar Davar • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Custom-Made vaccine takes on melanoma in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a personalized vaccine called NeoVax, combined with an immune booster (CDX-301) and standard immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab or pembrolizumab), in 10 people with advanced melanoma. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and helps the immune syst…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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New hope for Hard-to-Treat cancers?
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new drug called DS-1055a in about 40 adults with advanced solid tumors (like head and neck, stomach, or lung cancer) that have come back or spread and no longer respond to standard treatments. The main goal is to check the drug's safety and find the…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Daiichi Sankyo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:04 UTC
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Experimental drug duo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests two drugs together—sonidegib and pembrolizumab—in 36 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread. Sonidegib blocks a growth signal in cancer cells, while pembrolizumab helps the immune system attack the tumor. The main goals are to find the saf…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:02 UTC
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New cocktail of drugs shows promise for Tough-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing several combinations of experimental drugs (LXH254, LTT462, trametinib, ribociclib) in 134 people with advanced melanoma that has a BRAF or NRAS mutation and has stopped responding to prior treatment. The main goal is to see if these combinations can…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:01 UTC
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New triple therapy aims to tame melanoma treatment's worst side effects
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding tocilizumab to standard immunotherapy (ipilimumab + nivolumab) can reduce severe immune-related side effects in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. About 71 participants will receive the three-drug combination during an…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: NYU Langone Health • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Can immunotherapy before surgery help fight melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing whether the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq) is safe to use before surgery in people with high-risk melanoma that hasn't spread. The study includes 20 participants and focuses on whether the treatment causes side effects that delay the…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Virus-Boosted immune cells take on tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new approach for advanced melanoma that has not responded to standard treatments. Nine patients will receive a modified virus (TILT-123) designed to deliver immune-boosting signals directly into tumors, along with their own tumor-fighting immune cel…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: TILT Biotherapeutics Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:11 UTC
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Immunotherapy after surgery may keep melanoma at bay
Disease control OngoingThis study tested whether giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab after surgery helps prevent melanoma from returning in people with high-risk stage III melanoma. About 1,000 participants received either pembrolizumab or a placebo for up to a year. The main goal was to see if…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:10 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail targets tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new three-drug combination for people with advanced BRAF-mutated melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. The drugs are XL888 (an HSP90 inhibitor), vemurafenib, and cobimetinib. The main goal is to find the safest dose of XL888 when given with th…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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Triple-Drug cocktail takes on advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis phase II study tests a combination of three drugs—nivolumab, ipilimumab, and cabozantinib—in 14 people with advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. Participants receive the drugs for up to two years. The main goal is to see how long the cancer stays under contro…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Georgetown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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New cell combo aims to shrink advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread. The therapy uses a patient's own immune cells (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes) grown in a lab and then given back along with a drug called ANV419 to hel…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:09 UTC
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New drug combo targets tough cancers with RAS mutation
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing whether a combination of two drugs, naporafenib and trametinib, can shrink or control advanced solid tumors that have a specific genetic change called RAS Q61X. About 86 people whose cancer has not responded to standard treatments will receive th…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Erasca, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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New combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new two-drug combination (naporafenib + trametinib) in people with advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma that has already been treated. The goal is to see if the combo works better than standard treatments at slowing cancer growth and extending life. About 78 adults wi…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Erasca, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Patient's own immune cells plus drug tested against tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests whether giving a patient's own lab-grown tumor-fighting immune cells (Lifileucel) together with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab can safely shrink advanced melanoma. Only 2 people with stage IIIB-D or IV melanoma took part. The goal is to see if t…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Richard Wu • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Can a 4-Week drug course keep melanoma from coming back?
Disease control OngoingThis study looked at whether giving high-dose interferon alfa-2b for four weeks after melanoma surgery helps keep the cancer from returning. About 1,150 people with stage II or III melanoma that was completely removed took part. Half got the drug and half were simply watched. The…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:08 UTC
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Can an Anti-Inflammatory pill revive immunotherapy in tough melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests whether adding dapansutrile (an anti-inflammatory pill) to pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) can help people with advanced melanoma whose cancer no longer responds to PD-1 inhibitors. About 26 adults with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma will take…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: April Salama, M.D. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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Can a pill combo keep melanoma from coming back?
Disease control OngoingThis study looks at how well and how safely a combination of two cancer drugs, dabrafenib and trametinib, works when given after surgery to Chinese patients with stage III melanoma that has a specific gene change (BRAF V600). The goal is to see if the drugs help delay the cancer'…
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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New drug cocktail aims to fight deadly eye cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two oral drugs, darovasertib and crizotinib, against standard treatments (immunotherapy or chemotherapy) in 420 people with a specific type of advanced eye melanoma that has spread. Participants must have a certain genetic marker (HLA-A2 negative…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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Cancer-Killing virus combined with immunotherapy shows promise in advanced tumors
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 2 trial tests a genetically modified herpes virus (RP1) alone or with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab in people with advanced solid tumors, including melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and certain skin cancers. The study aims to see if the combination is safe and c…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Replimune, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New drug duo takes on tough melanoma before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding fianlimab to the immunotherapy cemiplimab works better than cemiplimab alone for people with high-risk, removable melanoma. About 151 participants will receive the drugs before surgery, then continue after. The goal is to see if the combination des…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:03 UTC
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New drug ST101 takes on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called ST101 in people with advanced solid tumors that cannot be removed by surgery or have spread. The trial includes cancers like glioblastoma, melanoma, breast, and prostate cancer. It aims to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrin…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Sapience Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:03 UTC
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Double immunotherapy before surgery shows promise in early melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests giving two immunotherapy drugs (relatlimab and nivolumab) before surgery to people with high-risk stage II melanoma. The goal is to see if this combination can shrink or eliminate the tumor before it is removed. Twenty adults with residual disease after biopsy ar…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Smart drug schedule may improve melanoma treatment
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tested a new way of giving three drugs (encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab) to people with advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma. Instead of taking the drugs every day, participants followed an on/off schedule to see if it could control the cancer while reduci…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:02 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to reignite immune attack on drug-resistant tumors
Disease control OngoingThis study is for adults with advanced lung, skin, kidney, or head-and-neck cancers that have stopped responding to standard immunotherapy. The treatment combines an immune-boosting drug injected directly into a tumor, targeted radiation, and an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab)…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Megan Daly, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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New Vaccine-Immunotherapy combo targets multiple cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis phase 1 trial tests a vaccine (p53MVA) that trains the immune system to attack cancer cells with a p53 mutation, given together with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda). The study includes 11 people with advanced solid tumors like lung, head and neck, liver, kidn…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Could one year of immunotherapy be enough for advanced melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing whether one year of pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy drug) works as well as the standard two-year course for people with advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. The study involves 29 participants in Brazil's public health system and measu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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New drug combo targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug, DKY709, alone or with another drug (PDR001) in people with advanced solid tumors like lung cancer, melanoma, and breast cancer. The main goal is to find a safe dose and check for side effects. About 98 adults whose cancer worsened after st…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:12 UTC
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New pill shows promise in Hard-to-Treat eye cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a new drug called roginolisib against standard treatments in 85 adults with advanced uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer. The study aims to see if roginolisib helps people live longer and improves their quality of life. Participants are randomly assigned to…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: iOnctura • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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Experimental cocktail aims to revive immune attack on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of an experimental immune booster (N-803) with standard checkpoint inhibitors in people with advanced solid tumors (like lung, bladder, or skin cancer) whose disease progressed after prior immunotherapy. The goal is to see if the combo can shrink tu…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: ImmunityBio, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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New hope for tough melanoma: experimental drug targets resistant tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests a new drug called botensilimab, alone or with another drug balstilimab, in 150 people with advanced melanoma that stopped responding to prior immunotherapy. The goal is to see if these drugs can shrink tumors or slow the cancer's growth. Researchers will …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Agenus Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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New biosimilar aims to offer cheaper melanoma treatment
Disease control OngoingThis phase 3 trial is testing ABP 206, a biosimilar to the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo), in 633 people with untreated advanced melanoma. The goal is to see if ABP 206 works just as well as nivolumab in shrinking tumors and extending life, while having a similar safety pr…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Amgen • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC
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New drug combo shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests two experimental immunotherapy drugs, ABBV-927 and ABBV-181, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The main goal is to find the safest dose and understand how the drugs move through the body. About 163 parti…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: AbbVie • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:10 UTC
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Last-Resort drug made available for Tough-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control Expanded access (ended)This program offers vidutolimod (CMP-001) to people with refractory melanoma who have run out of standard options. It is a compassionate use access, not a clinical trial, so it is only available when no other treatments are left. The goal is to provide a potential therapy for tho…
Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new approach to treat advanced solid tumors by giving patients a large dose of their own immune cells that are specially selected to attack cancer. The cells are taken from the tumor, multiplied in the lab, and then infused back. Some patients also …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: AgonOx, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC
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New drug combo takes on advanced cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called KFA115, either by itself or combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in 126 people with advanced cancers like lung, skin, kidney, and others. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose. It is not ye…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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Tailor-Made vaccine takes on advanced melanoma in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a personalized vaccine (NeoVax) made from a patient's own tumor mutations, given alongside two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) for advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. The main goal is to check safety and find the right …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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Brain cancer device combo study pulled before it started
Disease control CancelledThis study planned to test a device called NovoTTF-200A (which uses electric fields to disrupt cancer cells) together with the drug pembrolizumab in people with melanoma that had spread to the brain. The goal was to see if the combination was safe and effective. However, the stud…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Brown University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:08 UTC
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New immune cell therapy trial for advanced cancers withdrawn before starting
Disease control CancelledThis early-stage trial aimed to test the safety of a new treatment called STIL101 for people with advanced pancreatic, colorectal, kidney, cervical cancer, or melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed. STIL101 is made from a patient's own immune cells taken from their tumor, …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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New drug aims to unmask melanoma to the immune system
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests a new oral drug, SX-682, combined with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab in people with advanced melanoma. The goal is to see if SX-682 can stop cancer from hiding from the immune system, making the immunotherapy work better. About 77 participants will …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Syntrix Biosystems, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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DNA vaccines aim to supercharge immune therapy against skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing two experimental DNA vaccines, SCIB1 and iSCIB1+, in combination with standard immunotherapy drugs for people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. The study involves 173 participants and aims to see if adding these vaccines is sa…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Scancell Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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New drug combo available for BRAF-Positive melanoma patients
Disease control Expanded access (ended)This program provides access to the drugs trametinib and dabrafenib for adults with BRAF mutation-positive metastatic melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. Participants take dabrafenib twice daily and trametinib once daily. The goal is to offer treatment to eligible patient…
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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Last-Resort hope: modified herpes virus plus immunotherapy for advanced melanoma
Disease control Expanded access (ended)This expanded access program provides a genetically modified herpes virus (vusolimogene oderparepvec) combined with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to adults with advanced melanoma that has worsened after anti-PD-1 treatment. The goal is to offer potential benefit to patients wh…
Sponsor: Replimune, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:05 UTC
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Immunotherapy duo takes on brain tumors in melanoma patients
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether the immunotherapy drug nivolumab, alone or combined with ipilimumab, can shrink melanoma tumors that have spread to the brain. About 76 adults with stage IV melanoma and at least one brain metastasis will receive treatment. The main goal is to see how man…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:03 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a personalized cell therapy called TBI-1301 for people with advanced solid tumors that express a protein called NY-ESO-1. Patients' own T cells are collected, genetically modified in a lab to better recognize and attack cancer cells, and then infused …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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Experimental immunotherapy cocktail takes on tough tumors
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial is testing a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, naptumomab estafenatox and durvalumab, in 120 people with advanced or metastatic solid tumors like pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancer. The main goal is to find a safe dose and see how the body reacts. R…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: NeoTX Therapeutics Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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New drug duo hopes to boost immune system against tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing a new drug called HFB200301, either alone or with another drug (tislelizumab), in 72 adults with advanced solid tumors like lung, stomach, or skin cancer. The main goal is to check safety and find the best dose. Researchers will also watch for an…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: HiFiBiO Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Custom immune cells take on multiple cancers in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study tests a new treatment called T-Plex for people with advanced solid tumors (like head and neck, cervical, or melanoma) that haven't responded to standard therapies. The treatment uses a patient's own immune cells, which are modified in a lab to recognize and…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: TScan Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Experimental antibody trio takes on Hard-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests a new experimental antibody called BI-1607 alongside two existing immunotherapies (ipilimumab and pembrolizumab) in 35 people with advanced melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed. The goal is to see if the combination is safe and can shrink tum…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BioInvent International AB • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Experimental virus injected into tumors shows early promise, but trial on hold
Disease control PausedThis early-stage trial tests a modified herpes virus (BS006) that is injected directly into tumors to kill cancer cells and activate the immune system. It involves 29 adults with advanced solid tumors like melanoma or breast cancer. The study is currently suspended, and its main …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Binhui Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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New drug combo hopes to fight tough cancers in kids and young adults
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a combination of two drugs, cobolimab and dostarlimab, in children and young adults (up to age 21) with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The goal is to find the safest dose and see if the combination can shrink tumors. The study …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:57 UTC
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Experimental drug ARRY-614 paired with immunotherapy shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental drug called ARRY-614 combined with standard immunotherapies (nivolumab or nivolumab plus ipilimumab) in people with advanced solid tumors, including lung, head and neck, kidney, and skin cancers. The first part of the trial finds the safest dose, …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Dan Zandberg • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New antibody TSR-022 takes on advanced cancers in first human trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests a new drug called TSR-022 in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to other treatments. The drug is an antibody that targets a protein on immune cells to help fight cancer. The trial has two parts: first, finding the safest dose, and then test…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Tesaro, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost immune attack on hard-to-treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called NBTXR3, which is injected into tumors and activated by radiation. It is combined with an immunotherapy (anti-PD-1) to see if it can help the immune system fight advanced cancers better. The study involves about 145 people with variou…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Nanobiotix • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to shrink melanoma before surgery
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether giving one or two immunotherapy drugs before surgery can shrink advanced melanoma (stage III or IV) that can be removed. About 48 adults with operable melanoma will receive either a single drug (dostarlimab) or a combination (dostarlimab plus cobolimab) b…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Diwakar Davar • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Melanoma vaccine study pulled before starting
Disease control CancelledThis study aimed to test a special vaccine made from modified melanoma cells to help the immune system fight remaining cancer in people with high-risk or low-burden melanoma. It was designed for patients with certain genetic markers and stages of melanoma. However, the study was …
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC
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New hope for patients with rare brain lining cancer spread
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new way to give immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) for patients with lung cancer or melanoma that has spread to the lining of the brain and spinal cord (leptomeningeal metastases). The drugs are given both directly into the spinal fluid …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of Zurich • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Personalized mRNA vaccine shows promise in stopping melanoma return
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding a personalized mRNA vaccine (V940) to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) can better prevent melanoma from returning in people with high-risk stage II–IV melanoma. About 1,089 participants who had their melanoma surgically removed will receive e…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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New Dual-Action antibody takes on advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called SI-B003 in 60 people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or come back. The drug is a bispecific antibody designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. The main goals are to find a safe dose and check for side effect…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New combo therapy targets hard-to-treat melanoma in early trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial tests whether adding an experimental treatment (MB097) to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab is safe and shows signs of working in people with advanced melanoma that did not respond to standard anti-PD1 therapy. About 41 participants will receive the comb…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Microbiotica Ltd • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New combo aims to boost immune attack on tough melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis Phase 3 trial tests whether adding HBI-8000 to the immunotherapy nivolumab helps people with advanced melanoma that has not been treated with similar drugs. About 450 participants will receive either the combo or a placebo plus nivolumab. The study also includes a separate g…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: HUYABIO International, LLC. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New combo shows promise against tough skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests whether adding an experimental drug (EVX-01) to standard immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) can shrink tumors better than pembrolizumab alone in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Seventeen adults who have never received checkpoin…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Evaxion Biotech A/S • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to shrink eye tumors before radiation
Disease control By invitation onlyThis early-phase trial tests whether injecting the chemotherapy drug melphalan directly into the eye's blood vessels can shrink large uveal melanomas (eye cancers) enough to then treat them with radiation. Ten adults with tumors at least 8 mm thick will receive the chemo injectio…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 17:03 UTC
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New Immune-Boosting drug takes on tough cancers in first human trial
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase trial tests an experimental drug called AB248, which aims to boost the body's cancer-fighting immune cells. It is given alone or with the approved immunotherapy Keytruda to adults with advanced solid tumors like lung cancer, melanoma, or kidney cancer. The main g…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Asher Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:50 UTC
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New drug duo aims to outsmart advanced melanoma
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding a new immunotherapy drug, relatlimab, to the standard drug nivolumab works better than nivolumab alone for people with advanced melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed by surgery. About 714 participants who have not had prior treatment for th…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 15:12 UTC
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New keytruda copycat tested in melanoma trial
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether FYB206, a biosimilar (or copycat) of the cancer drug Keytruda, works similarly in the body. It involves 96 people with stage IIB/IIC or III melanoma that was completely removed by surgery. Participants receive either FYB206 or Keytruda, and researchers co…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Formycon AG • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:08 UTC
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Experimental cancer drug JSI-1187 tested in early trial
Disease control PausedThis early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called JSI-1187, alone or with another cancer drug (dabrafenib), in people with advanced solid tumors that have certain genetic changes. The main goal is to check safety and side effects. About 71 adults with tumors that have…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: JS InnoPharm, LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 12:40 UTC
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New pill shows promise against Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control OngoingThis study tests an experimental oral drug called IMM-1-104, which blocks certain cancer-driving proteins. It is given alone or with standard chemotherapy to people with advanced solid tumors that have RAS mutations, including pancreatic, melanoma, and lung cancers. The trial aim…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Immuneering Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 12:32 UTC
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Laser microscope may speed up skin cancer diagnosis
Diagnosis OngoingThis trial is testing whether a special laser microscope can quickly and accurately examine skin lesions, including benign tumors, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, and squamous cell cancer. The goal is to see if this technique can determine the extent, structure, and type of a ski…
Sponsor: LMU Klinikum • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Astrophysics meets dermatology: AI that maps moles like stars to catch melanoma early
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests an AI tool called MoleGazer that uses total body photography to track moles over time, similar to how astrophysicists map the night sky. The goal is to automatically spot new or changing moles that could be early signs of melanoma. Researchers are recruiting peop…
Sponsor: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jul 10, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Glowing dots could help surgeons spot hidden cancer during surgery
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests a new dye, called cRGDY-PEG-Cy5.5-C dots, to help surgeons see cancer in lymph nodes during head and neck melanoma surgery. About 67 people will receive the dye injection around their tumor before or during surgery. The dye is not a treatment, but may improve how…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New imaging method could help doctors map skin tumors in 3D
Diagnosis PausedThis study tests a special camera that uses light and sound to take 3D pictures of skin cancer. The goal is to see how deep and wide a tumor is before surgery. About 200 people with suspected skin cancer will take part. The images will be compared to standard lab results to see i…
Sponsor: Region Skane • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Simple blood test could replace biopsies for cancer gene testing
Diagnosis OngoingThis study is testing a blood-based genetic test to find cancer-driving mutations in patients with lung cancer or melanoma. The goal is to see if this simple blood draw can replace the need for a tumor biopsy, which is slower and more invasive. Researchers will check how accurate…
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:24 UTC
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Blood test may catch melanoma recurrence months before scans
Diagnosis OngoingThis study looks at whether a blood test that detects tumor DNA can find melanoma recurrence earlier than standard methods. Researchers will follow 467 high-risk patients who have had primary melanoma removed. If the test works, it could lead to faster treatment and better outcom…
Sponsor: Herlev and Gentofte Hospital • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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Gene test may spare melanoma patients unnecessary surgery
Diagnosis OngoingThis study is testing a gene signature (the Merlin Assay) to see if it can accurately predict whether melanoma has spread to nearby lymph nodes. Researchers are enrolling 1,820 newly diagnosed melanoma patients who are scheduled for a sentinel lymph node biopsy. The goal is to de…
Sponsor: SkylineDx • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New Light-Based scanner could spot cancer without needles
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests whether a new imaging technique called multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) can visualize breast cancer and melanoma tumors. Twelve participants will have MSOT scans before their standard biopsy or treatment. The goal is to see if MSOT can detect tumors a…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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Tiny particles light up tumors in new imaging study
Diagnosis OngoingThis study tests a new radioactive dye attached to tiny silica particles to improve PET scans for people with melanoma or malignant brain tumors. Ten participants will receive a single injection of the tracer to see how it spreads in the body and how much radiation it gives off. …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:07 UTC
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Melanoma patients get to pick: shot or IV for their meds?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at whether people with melanoma prefer getting their cancer medicine as a shot under the skin or through an IV. About 100 patients will try both ways and say which they like better. The goal is to make treatment more convenient and comfortable for patients.
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Sep 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Virtual yoga and dance therapy tested to fight cancer fatigue
Symptom relief OngoingThis study is testing whether a 12-week virtual program of mind-body classes (like yoga, dance therapy, and tai chi) can reduce fatigue and improve quality of life for people with head and neck, thoracic, gynecologic, or other cancers. About 480 adults currently receiving cancer …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Aug 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New app aims to ease cancer symptoms for rural patients
Symptom relief PausedThis study tests a telemedicine program called FOCUS that helps advanced cancer patients manage common symptoms like trouble sleeping, worry, tiredness, and low mood. The program uses counseling techniques delivered through a phone app. Researchers will enroll 120 adults with adv…
Sponsor: Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New radiation technique targets spine tumors to zap pain
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests a highly precise radiation system (CT-on-Rails or Trilogy) to treat spine tumors that have spread from other cancers. About 150 participants will receive three radiation sessions over two weeks. Researchers will track pain relief and side effects using patient qu…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jul 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Magic mushroom therapy offers hope for advanced cancer patients
Symptom relief OngoingThis study tests whether a single high dose of psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) combined with specialized talk therapy can help people with advanced cancer feel less anxious and more at peace. Fifteen adults with stage IV cancer will receive the treatment and…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 UTC
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Cancer drug shot preferred over IV drip in new study
Symptom relief OngoingThis phase 2 study looks at whether people with certain cancers (non-small cell lung cancer, kidney cancer, or melanoma) prefer getting the drug pembrolizumab as a quick shot under the skin instead of a longer IV infusion. About 147 participants will try both methods and then say…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:05 UTC
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Can spreading out brain radiation reduce side effects for immunotherapy patients?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study looks at two ways to give radiation to brain tumors in people who are also receiving immunotherapy for cancers like lung, breast, kidney, or melanoma. The standard approach gives one high dose of radiation, while the experimental approach gives smaller doses over sever…
Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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New proton beam approach targets bulky tumors
Symptom relief OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new type of proton therapy called Pro-GRID for people with large tumors (over 7 cm) that are hard to treat. The goal is to see if the treatment is safe and can shrink tumors or ease symptoms. About 11 adults with sarcoma or melanoma are taking part.
Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Blood filtering therapy may ease immunotherapy gut damage
Symptom relief CancelledThis study tested whether a procedure called extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) could help people with melanoma or lung cancer who have severe diarrhea and colon inflammation from immunotherapy drugs. ECP involves taking blood, treating white blood cells with a light-activated dr…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Therakos LLC • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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Proton beam vs. standard radiation: which is gentler on head and neck cancer patients?
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares proton beam radiation to standard photon radiation (IMRT) for people with head and neck cancer. The goal is to see if proton therapy causes fewer side effects, like painful mouth sores, by exposing less healthy tissue to radiation. About 108 adults with certai…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Which radiation schedule tames spreading cancer best? new study aims to find out
Symptom relief OngoingThis study compares two ways of giving high-dose radiation to people whose cancer has spread to bones, spine, soft tissue, or lymph nodes. One schedule gives the radiation in one day, the other over three days. The goal is to see which schedule better controls tumor growth and ha…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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New PET scan tracks immune response in melanoma patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis early-phase trial tested a special PET/CT imaging agent, Zirconium Zr 89 Crefmirlimab Berdoxam, to see if it can measure immune activity in tumors of patients with advanced melanoma. Six adults on immunotherapy plus hydroxychloroquine received scans before and after starting…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:00 UTC
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Childhood farm life under the microscope: could pesticides raise cancer risk?
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study follows over 64,000 adults who grew up on farms to see if early exposure to pesticides and other agricultural factors is linked to cancer. Participants fill out an online questionnaire and may provide biological samples. Researchers will track their health over many ye…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 21, 2026 13:00 UTC
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Melanoma survivors: new study tracks immunotherapy side effects
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 126 melanoma survivors who are receiving immunotherapy after surgery. Researchers will track side effects and quality of life for up to 24 months. They will also collect blood samples to look for markers that might predict who gets side effects. The goal is to …
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New study examines immunotherapy outcomes in american indian cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study reviews medical records of 72 American Indian patients treated with immunotherapy for cancers like lung cancer, melanoma, and kidney cancer. Researchers compare their outcomes—such as how long the cancer is controlled and side effects—to those of White patients. The go…
Sponsor: University of Oklahoma • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 20, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Real-World melanoma care under the microscope
Knowledge-focused OngoingResearchers are studying how advanced and metastatic melanoma is diagnosed and treated in everyday Spanish clinics. The study follows about 400 adults with stage III, metastatic, or unresectable melanoma from their first diagnosis. No experimental treatment is given; instead, the…
Sponsor: Grupo Español Multidisciplinar de Melanoma • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Community cancer Centers' testing practices under review
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis study aimed to evaluate how community cancer centers test for biomarkers in common solid cancers like breast, lung, and colorectal cancer. Researchers planned to survey pathology practices to see if they follow guidelines for key tests and how quickly results are reported. T…
Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Lifestyle changes may boost gut health in melanoma fight
Knowledge-focused PausedThis study looks at whether a high-fiber, plant-based diet and regular exercise can change the gut microbiome in people with melanoma who are receiving immunotherapy. Researchers want to see if these lifestyle changes are feasible and if they might affect how well the treatment w…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Choice or fixed? study tests how to get better data from young cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study enrolls 400 adolescents and young adults (ages 18-39) recently diagnosed with various cancers. Participants are randomly assigned to either choose which health-related questions they answer or receive a fixed set of questions. The goal is to see if giving patients a ch…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test could predict melanoma treatment failure
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether analyzing tumor DNA in the blood can help monitor melanoma after surgery. Researchers will collect blood samples from 136 patients before and after surgery, and every 3-4 months, to see if changes in DNA levels predict when a treatment stops working. T…
Sponsor: Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can tumor DNA and immune cells reveal why some cancers resist immunotherapy?
Knowledge-focused OngoingResearchers at Amsterdam UMC are studying tumor samples from 180 people with advanced melanoma or pancreatic cancer that has stopped responding to immunotherapy. Participants give one extra tumor biopsy and a blood sample. The team will analyze the tumor's full genetic code and t…
Sponsor: Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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NCI launches 15-Year checkup for cell therapy volunteers
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study is not testing a new treatment. Instead, it follows people who already received experimental cell therapies (like growing immune cells from their tumors or blood) in earlier NCI Surgery Branch trials. The goal is to monitor their health for up to 15 years, as required …
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer treatment gets personal: MATCH trial tests Gene-Guided drugs
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis phase II trial, called MATCH, is testing whether treating cancer based on the genetic makeup of a patient's tumor works better than standard treatments. Over 6,400 adults with advanced solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myeloma that have not responded to prior therapy are …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 30, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cell collection study paves way for future cancer therapies
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study collects white blood cells and tumor cells from cancer patients, and white blood cells from healthy volunteers, to help researchers grow anti-cancer cells in the lab. The goal is to create experimental cell therapies for future use. Up to 7,000 participants will provid…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Blood test may help cancer patients stop treatment early
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is testing whether a blood test that looks for tumor DNA can help doctors decide when to safely stop immunotherapy in people with advanced melanoma or non-small cell lung cancer. About 39 patients who have been on immunotherapy for at least a year and show no signs of …
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Cancer tissue bank study aims to unlock new treatment clues
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study collects tissue and blood samples from 1,200 adults with known or suspected cancer. The samples are taken during standard surgeries or biopsies, with no extra procedures. Researchers will compare cancerous and normal tissues to identify differences that could lead to n…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 08, 2026 00:03 UTC
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Can your genes predict your melanoma risk?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study investigates why some people are more susceptible to melanoma, a type of skin cancer. Researchers will compare the genes and sun exposure histories of people who have had multiple melanomas, those with a single melanoma, and similar people without melanoma. By analyzin…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 07, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New PET scans reveal how Immune-Boosting drugs target tumors
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is for adults with advanced head and neck, lung, or skin cancer who have not responded to prior treatments. Researchers use special PET scans to see how two experimental drugs (BI 765063 and BI 770371) travel through the body and reach tumors. Participants receive one …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Brooklyn study tests if a free seminar can save lives from melanoma
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis pilot study tests whether a community-based educational seminar can improve knowledge about melanoma and skin cancer. About 45 adults in Brooklyn will attend a session led by a community health worker and complete surveys over 12 months. The goal is to see if people learn mo…
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Tumor testing could unlock personalized cancer treatments
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at tumor samples from over 3,000 people with advanced cancers to find specific biomarkers—unique features of each cancer. The goal is to help doctors choose the most promising targeted therapy or clinical trial for each patient. Participants are adults with vario…
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 16, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Melanoma patients monitored for Long-Term effects after experimental drug combo
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study follows 48 people with advanced melanoma who previously received the experimental drugs fianlimab and cemiplimab in an earlier study. No new treatment is given; instead, researchers track their health, cancer status, and any late side effects over time. The goal is to …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New full-body scanner may slash scan times for cancer patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study compares a new total-body PET/CT scanner (uEXPLORER) with a conventional PET/CT scanner in 180 adults with lung cancer, lymphoma, or melanoma. Each participant gets scanned on both machines to see if the new scanner can produce equally good images in a shorter time. Th…
Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 08, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Wheat germ supplement studied for immune boost in advanced cancer
Knowledge-focused PausedThis study looks at whether a fermented wheat germ supplement can help the immune system fight cancer better when taken with standard immunotherapy drugs. About 100 adults with advanced solid tumors (like lung, colon, or melanoma) will take the supplement alongside their usual tr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: University of California, Davis • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New test could predict immunotherapy success from live tumor samples
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis observational study collects extra tumor tissue from 416 people with various cancers (bladder, kidney, colorectal, head and neck, liver, lung, skin, endometrial) during routine biopsies. The goal is to develop and train a 'live tumor diagnostic platform' that can predict whe…
Sponsor: Elephas • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jul 01, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Massive 30-Year Women's health study reveals hidden disease links
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis long-running study follows nearly 100,000 French women, mostly teachers, since 1990 to understand what factors influence their risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other major illnesses. Participants fill out questionnaires every few years about their lifestyle, medi…
Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Keytruda immune response trial aims to unlock cancer clues
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis phase 2 trial is testing how the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) changes immune-related genes and biomarkers in people with advanced solid tumors like head and neck cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and melanoma. Researchers will analyze bloo…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:05 UTC
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Can a simple blood test predict skin cancer outcomes?
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at blood samples from 20 adults with melanoma or other skin cancers to see if certain markers in the blood can predict how well treatment works or how long someone lives. Researchers will compare these markers to standard measures like tumor response and survival…
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:00 UTC
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Blood test may predict melanoma return
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study is looking at whether a blood test that detects circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can help predict if melanoma will come back or spread. Researchers are following 176 adult melanoma patients and comparing ctDNA levels with standard clinical and lab results. The goal is to …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Institute of Oncology Ljubljana • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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Oregon launches massive melanoma awareness push – 75,000 people enrolled
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study tests whether a statewide educational campaign in Oregon helps people spot melanoma earlier. Over 75,000 participants, including patients and healthcare providers, receive training and digital materials. Researchers compare Oregon's results with neighboring states that…
Sponsor: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:37 UTC
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Microdose cancer drug test could reveal best treatments without side effects
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis early-phase study tests very small amounts of cancer drugs injected directly into accessible tumors in 15 adults scheduled for surgery. The goal is to see how the drugs affect the tumor's environment, like killing cancer cells or activating immune cells, without causing full…
Early phase 1 • Sponsor: Presage Biosciences • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:36 UTC
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Massive cancer survival study launched in russia
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at survival rates for people with cancers like melanoma, breast, colon, and lung cancer using data from Russian cancer registries. It includes 100,000 people of any age. The goal is to understand survival trends to help improve cancer care, not to test a new trea…
Sponsor: N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:33 UTC
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Massive biobank aims to unlock Cancer's secrets
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects tissue and blood samples from 1,600 people with various advanced cancers, along with their medical information, over the course of their treatment. Researchers will store these samples and data in a biobank for current and future studies. The goal is to better…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:32 UTC
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Blood test may spot melanoma DNA before surgery
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study checks if a blood test can find tiny bits of tumor DNA in people with melanoma before their surgery. About 296 adults with suspected skin cancer will give a blood sample before the tumor is removed. The goal is to see if this test can help doctors better understand a p…
Sponsor: Herlev and Gentofte Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:07 UTC
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App-Based study tracks quality of life in melanoma patients on targeted therapy
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 50 adults in the UK with advanced BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma who are starting treatment with encorafenib and binimetinib. Instead of a controlled trial, it observes how these drugs work in real-world settings, focusing on patients' quality of life ove…
Sponsor: Pierre Fabre Ltd • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:06 UTC
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Pedaling against cancer: exercise may boost immunotherapy
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis small pilot study is testing whether a 30-minute stationary bike ride on the same day as immunotherapy can help the treatment work better for people with skin cancers like melanoma. The study involves 12 patients and focuses on whether this exercise plan is practical and saf…
Sponsor: AdventHealth Translational Research Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:00 UTC
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Family tissue bank aims to unlock pancreatic cancer secrets
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects blood samples and medical information from people who have at least two relatives with pancreatic cancer, or one relative with pancreatic cancer and one with melanoma. The goal is to create a resource that scientists can use to study why pancreatic cancer runs…
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:11 UTC
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Gut bacteria may predict immunotherapy success in melanoma patients
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether the bacteria in your gut can help predict how well immunotherapy works for advanced melanoma. Researchers collected stool and blood samples from 150 patients before and during treatment. The goal is to find links between gut microbiome patterns and tre…
Sponsor: Institute of Oncology Ljubljana • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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Fiber fix: diet study hopes to boost cancer immunotherapy
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study looks at whether eating a high-fiber diet can change the gut bacteria of people with advanced melanoma who are receiving standard immunotherapy. About 50 participants will be randomly assigned to either a high-fiber or a healthy control diet for a set period. The main …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Cancer biobank study aims to unlock secrets of immunotherapy resistance
Knowledge-focused CancelledThis observational study collects blood and tumor tissue samples from people with gastroesophageal cancer to study genetic changes that may cause resistance to immunotherapy. It does not involve any treatment or experimental drugs. The goal is to identify new targets for future i…
Sponsor: Duke University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:00 UTC
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Cancer tissue bank aims to fuel future discoveries
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects leftover tissue, blood, and other fluid samples from 6,000 people with benign or malignant tumors of the soft tissue, gastrointestinal tract, or abdomen. Researchers will use these samples in lab studies to better understand the causes, prevention, diagnosis, …
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:11 UTC
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New imaging method could spot hidden cancers
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis pilot study is testing a radioactive antibody called 124I-Humanized 3F8 to see how it travels through the body and attaches to tumors in people with melanoma, neuroblastoma, or sarcoma. Seven participants will receive the antibody and then have PET/CT scans at several time p…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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10 kids with melanoma tracked for years after drug treatment
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study follows 10 children in the Netherlands who received ipilimumab for advanced melanoma that had spread or could not be removed. Researchers are looking at long-term side effects and patient characteristics. The goal is to understand how safe the drug is over time in youn…
Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:58 UTC
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Scientists hunt for clues in rare cancer shrinkage
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study collects blood samples from 19 people whose metastatic melanoma or kidney cancer shrank without treatment. Researchers want to study the immune system's role in this rare event. The goal is to better understand what causes spontaneous regression, which could lead to ne…
Sponsor: Indiana University • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:56 UTC
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Blood test may predict cancer treatment success
Knowledge-focused OngoingThis study aims to create a tool that can predict whether a cancer patient will benefit from their prescribed therapy. Researchers are analyzing blood samples from 10,000 people with advanced lung cancer or melanoma before and during treatment. The goal is to develop an algorithm…
Sponsor: OncoHost Ltd. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:54 UTC
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Melanoma survivors: could immunotherapy harm your heart years later?
Knowledge-focused By invitation onlyThis study looks at whether melanoma patients who received immunotherapy might have heart problems years later. Researchers will invite 60 people who finished treatment 2 to 10+ years ago to undergo heart tests. The goal is to see if it's possible to study these long-term side ef…
Sponsor: Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:53 UTC