One-Shot cancer drug tested before surgery to shrink tumors

NCT ID NCT07349303

Summary

This study is testing if giving a single dose of an immunotherapy drug called pembrolizumab before surgery can help shrink or eliminate thick melanoma tumors. It will involve about 30 adults with stage IIb/c melanoma who are already scheduled for surgery. Patients will receive either the real drug or a placebo, and researchers will examine the tumor after removal to see if the treatment worked.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden

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