Supercharged immune cells take on melanoma in early trial

NCT ID NCT01955460

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 01, 2026 · Updated 23 times

Summary

This early-phase study tests a new way to fight advanced melanoma. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells (T-cells), modify them in a lab to resist a tumor-blocking signal (TGF-beta), and return them to the body along with a drug (IL-2) that boosts their activity. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and possible to do. About 34 people with stage III or IV melanoma that has spread are taking part.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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