Melanoma Institute Australia
Clinical trials sponsored by Melanoma Institute Australia, explained in plain language.
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Two-Drug attack before surgery aims to wipe out skin cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a combination of two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and relatlimab) given to patients before surgery for Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. The goal is to see if this 'pre-surgery' treatment can shrink or eliminate the tumor and, most …
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:12 UTC
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Double attack on cancer: can radiation boost the immune System's fight against spreading melanoma?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if combining two standard cancer treatments works better than one alone for advanced melanoma that has spread to a few places in the body. It will compare standard immunotherapy drugs, which help the body's immune system fight cancer, to those same drugs plu…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:34 UTC
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New hope for melanoma patients who Don't respond to standard treatments
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial is testing new combinations of immunotherapy drugs given before surgery for patients with advanced melanoma who are predicted to respond poorly to standard treatments. The study involves 494 patients with stage 3 skin melanoma or mucosal melanoma that can be surgically…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:33 UTC
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Double attack on brain tumors: radiation boosts immune therapy in groundbreaking trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if adding a precise form of brain radiation to a two-drug immunotherapy combination works better than the immunotherapy alone. It is for adults with melanoma skin cancer that has spread to the brain but is not yet causing symptoms. The main goal is to see if…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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Double-Duty drugs aim to shrink skin cancer before surgeons operate
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether giving two immunotherapy drugs before surgery can better shrink advanced skin cancer tumors and help prevent the cancer from coming back. It will involve 20 adults with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma that is advanced b…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 16, 2026 15:26 UTC
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Melanoma surgery trial: could less be just as good?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if a smaller surgery is as good as the standard, larger surgery for people with stage III melanoma that has spread to lymph nodes. After 6 weeks of immunotherapy, participants will be randomly assigned to have either just the main affected lymph node removed…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Feb 24, 2026 14:05 UTC
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New test aims to predict who will benefit from powerful cancer immunotherapy
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new predictive tool to see if it can accurately forecast which patients with melanoma and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy drugs. It will involve 1,000 patients who are eligible for standard immunotherapy treatment. The goal is to see if this to…
Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 27, 2026 12:40 UTC