New hope for melanoma brain metastases: Two-Step treatment trial launches

NCT ID NCT06887088

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This phase 2 trial is testing a two-step treatment for people with BRAF-mutated melanoma that has spread to the brain and is causing symptoms. First, participants take two targeted pills (encorafenib and binimetinib) for about two months. Then, they receive two immunotherapy drugs (cemiplimab and fianlimab) intravenously every three weeks for up to two years. The goal is to see if this approach can keep brain tumors from growing for at least six months in more patients than historical treatments.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

encorafenib, binimetinib, cemiplimab, and fianlimab

What this could lead to

If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with BRAF-mutated melanoma that has spread to the brain and is causing symptoms.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-phase trial with only 33 participants and no comparison group. The treatment may not work better than existing options, and side effects from the drug combination could be significant.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

brain cancer melanoma metastatic melanoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

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  • Clinico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca

    RECRUITING

    Murcia, Murcia, 30120, Spain

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  • Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña

    RECRUITING

    A Coruña, A Coruña, 15006, Spain

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  • Hospital Clinico San Carlos

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain

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  • Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

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    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036, Spain

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  • Hospital Clínico Universitario Valencia.

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    Valencia, Valencia, 46010, Spain

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  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia

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    Valencia, Valencia, 46014, Spain

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  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga

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    Málaga, Málaga, 29010, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Gregorio Marañon

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    Madrid, Madrid, 28007, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla

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    Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Puerta del Hierro

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    Majadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal

    RECRUITING

    Madrid, Madrid, 28034, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario San Pedro de Alcántara

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    Cáceres, Cáceres, 10003, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Vall d´Hebron

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    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08035, Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario de Burgos

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    Burgos, Burgos, 09006, Spain

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  • Hospital Virgen de la Macarena (Sevilla)

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    Seville, Sevilla, 41009, Spain

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  • Instituto Catalán de Oncología - Hospital Duran i Reynals

    RECRUITING

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08908, Spain

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  • Onkologikoa (Donostia)

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    Donostia / San Sebastian, Donostia, 20014, Spain

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  • Quiron Dexeus - IOR

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    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08028, Spain

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