New hope for kidney transplant patients with cancer: drug combo aims to fight tumors without losing the donated kidney

NCT ID NCT03816332

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

Summary

This early-stage study tests whether a mix of three drugs—tacrolimus, nivolumab, and ipilimumab—can shrink or control certain skin cancers in people who have had a kidney transplant. The main goal is to see if the cancer responds without causing the body to reject the transplanted kidney. About 12 participants with advanced melanoma, Merkel cell, or other skin cancers that cannot be surgically removed are being studied.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

basal cell carcinoma cutaneous melanoma cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma Lynch syndrome melanoma metastatic melanoma metastatic squamous cell carcinoma skin basal cell carcinoma skin squamous cell carcinoma

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI)

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States