Triple-drug attack aims to stop melanoma from coming back

NCT ID NCT04722575

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This Phase 2 trial tests whether giving a mix of targeted drugs and immunotherapy before and after surgery can reduce the risk of melanoma returning in people with high-risk, resectable tumors. About 95 participants will receive vemurafenib, cobimetinib, and atezolizumab in different sequences. The main goal is to see if the cancer disappears completely in the removed tissue.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Vemurafenib, cobimetinib, and atezolizumab

What this could lead to

If successful, this combination could lower the chance of melanoma returning after surgery for people with high-risk disease.

What could go wrong

This is a mid-stage trial with only 95 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Side effects from the drugs can be serious.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

melanoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori

    Milan, Milano, 20133, Italy

  • IRCCS - Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per la Cura e lo Studio dei Tumori (I.R.S.T) S.r.l.

    Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, 47014, Italy

  • IRCCS San Martino - IST

    Genova, 16132, Italy

  • Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale"

    Naples, Naples, 80131, Italy

  • Istituto Oncologico Veneto

    Padova, Padova, 35128, Italy

  • Ospedale S.M. Annunziata - Azienda USL Toscana Centro

    Bagno a Ripoli, Firenze, 50012, Italy