Blood tests may reveal who will beat melanoma
NCT ID NCT05105100
First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 24 times
Summary
This study examined blood and tumor samples from 25 people with advanced melanoma to understand why some respond to the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab while others do not. Researchers focused on T cells, a type of immune cell, to find genetic clues that could predict treatment success. No new treatments were tested; the goal was to gather knowledge to improve future care.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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