Targeted drug trial offers hope for Tough-to-Treat melanoma

NCT ID NCT03420508

Summary

This study is testing whether the drug ensartinib can help control advanced melanoma that has specific genetic changes in the ALK gene. The trial is for patients whose cancer has continued to grow despite standard treatments like immunotherapy. Researchers want to see if this targeted drug can shrink tumors or stop their growth for at least 24 weeks.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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