New drug cocktail aims to wipe out melanoma before surgery

NCT ID NCT03554083

Summary

This study tests whether giving drug combinations before surgery can help people with high-risk stage III melanoma. The trial involves 59 participants receiving either targeted cancer drugs, immunotherapy drugs, or both for several weeks before their operation. Researchers want to see if this approach can eliminate all cancer cells in the removed tissue and prevent the cancer from coming back.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States

  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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