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Early trial tests Double-Drug attack on tough skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing the safety and best dose of a new drug combination for advanced melanoma that has spread or cannot be surgically removed. It combines pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, with ibrutinib, a drug that may block cancer cell growth. The goal is to s…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 01, 2026 14:40 UTC
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Boosting the Body's army: can a second drug help immune therapy fight deadly melanoma?
Disease control OngoingThis study tested whether adding a drug called GM-CSF (sargramostim) to an existing immune-boosting cancer drug (ipilimumab) could help patients with advanced melanoma live longer. The trial involved 245 adults whose melanoma could not be removed by surgery. Researchers compared …
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:11 UTC
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Scientists test new 'In-Situ' cancer vaccine strategy
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage trial is testing the safety of a new combination treatment for people with advanced cancers that have spread and cannot be removed by surgery. Doctors inject immune-stimulating drugs directly into a tumor, then give a small dose of radiation to that same spot. Th…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: University of Southern California • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:11 UTC
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Personalized immune cells tested to fight five tough cancers
Disease control TerminatedThis early-stage study aimed to test the safety and early effectiveness of a personalized cell therapy called STIL101. The therapy involved growing a patient's own cancer-fighting immune cells (T-cells) from a tumor sample in a lab and then infusing them back. It was designed for…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:35 UTC
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Cancer trial aims to crack the code on treatment sequence for deadly skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is for people with advanced melanoma that has a specific BRAF gene mutation and cannot be removed by surgery. It is testing which order of two powerful treatment combinations leads to longer survival. One group starts with immunotherapy (ipilimumab + nivolumab) and swi…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE3 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:35 UTC
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Three-Drug attack on Tough-to-Treat skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing two different combinations of three drugs to see if they are safe and effective for people with advanced melanoma that has a specific genetic change (BRAF mutation) and has spread or cannot be removed by surgery. The goal is to control the cancer by using an…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:34 UTC
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Scientists test Triple-Threat drug cocktail in fight against advanced skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a new three-drug combination to see if it works better than the current two-drug standard for treating advanced melanoma with a specific BRAF gene mutation. The trial aims to find the safest dose and see if adding a third drug (navitoclax) helps shrink tumor…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1, PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:33 UTC
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Personalized vaccine trial aims to boost immune attack on advanced skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether adding a personalized cancer vaccine called EVX-01 to a standard immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab) can better control advanced melanoma that cannot be surgically removed. It involves about 17 adults with stage III or IV melanoma who have not yet rec…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Evaxion Biotech A/S • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:32 UTC
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Scientists test new drug duo to fight tough cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a new combination of two drugs, sonidegib and pembrolizumab, for people with advanced solid tumors that have spread. The main goals are to find the safest dose of the combination and see if it helps shrink or control the cancer. The study is enro…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: Mayo Clinic • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:41 UTC
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Balancing act: fighting cancer while protecting a transplanted kidney
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study is testing a combination of immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) along with standard transplant medications (tacrolimus and prednisone) in kidney transplant patients with advanced skin cancers that have spread or cannot be removed by surgery. The …
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:40 UTC
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Could drug breaks work just as well for fighting advanced skin cancer?
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether taking planned breaks from two targeted cancer drugs (dabrafenib and trametinib) is as effective as taking them continuously for people with advanced melanoma that has a specific genetic change (BRAF mutation). It aims to see if the 'on-and-off' sche…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:04 UTC
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Can your diet boost cancer treatment? new study investigates
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether eating a high-fiber diet can improve gut health and help the immune system fight cancer in patients with advanced melanoma who are receiving standard immunotherapy. Fifty participants will be randomly assigned to follow either a high-fiber diet or a …
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 24, 2026 12:02 UTC
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First human test: using Patients' own immune cells to fight advanced skin cancer
Disease control OngoingThis early-stage study is testing a personalized treatment called TBio-4101 for people with advanced melanoma that hasn't responded to standard therapies. Doctors take immune cells from a patient's tumor, grow them in large numbers in a lab, and then infuse them back into the pat…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE1 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 23, 2026 15:18 UTC
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New combo therapy fights back when melanoma outsmarts standard treatment
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing whether a two-part immunotherapy can help patients with advanced melanoma whose cancer has continued to grow despite standard immune-based treatments. It combines a modified virus injected directly into tumors (T-VEC) with an intravenous drug (pembrolizumab)…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 18, 2026 18:34 UTC
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Trial aims to cut cancer treatment time in half using scans
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing if doctors can safely stop a standard immunotherapy treatment early for people with advanced melanoma. It uses special PET scans and sometimes a biopsy taken after one year of treatment to check if the cancer is under control. If the scan and biopsy show no …
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 18, 2026 18:25 UTC
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New cancer combo aims to supercharge immune system while taming side effects
Disease control OngoingThis study is testing a combination of three immunotherapy drugs—tocilizumab, ipilimumab, and nivolumab—in patients with advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or bladder cancer. The main goal is to see if adding tocilizumab can help manage the serious side effects someti…
Matched conditions: UNRESECTABLE MELANOMA
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 16, 2026 15:26 UTC