Uveal melanoma
MONDO:0006486A melanoma derived from melanocytes of the uveal tract. It is the most common primary intraocular tumor in the United States and Western Europe. Similar to melanoma of the skin, it is rare in Africa and Asia. Diagnostic procedures include ophthalmoscopic exam, fluorescein angiography and ultrasound. Treatment includes: surgical excision of the eye, iridocyclectomy and tumor resection. Recent treatments also include radiotherapy or photo coagulation. Classification of uveal melanomas recognizes four cell types within these tumors: epithelioid, intermediate, mixed cell, and spindle cell types. The spindle cell type uveal melanomas are further sub-classified as spindle cell type A and spindle cell type B.
Also known as: intraocular melanoma, melanoma (disease) of uvea, melanoma of the uvea, melanoma of uvea, melanoma, uveal, malignant, uvea melanoma, uvea melanoma (disease), uveal melanoma
2920 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 98 tagged with Uveal melanoma itself.
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Browse by category →Sub-types of Uveal melanoma
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Malignant choroid melanoma 10 trials
5 sub-types
- Choroid epithelioid cell melanoma 0 trials
- Choroid mixed cell melanoma 0 trials
- Choroid necrotic melanoma 0 trials
- Choroid spindle cell melanoma 0 trials
- Intermediate cell type choroid melanoma 0 trials
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Iris melanoma 4 trials
3 sub-types
- Intermediate cell type iris melanoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Iris spindle cell melanoma 0 trials Sub-types →
- Malignant ciliary body melanoma 0 trials Sub-types →
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Posterior uveal melanoma 0 trials · 3 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
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Epithelioid cell uveal melanoma 0 trials
2 sub-types
- Choroid epithelioid cell melanoma 0 trials
- Ciliary body epithelioid cell melanoma 0 trials
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2 sub-types
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Mixed cell uveal melanoma 0 trials
2 sub-types
- Choroid mixed cell melanoma 0 trials
- Ciliary body mixed cell melanoma 0 trials
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Necrotic uveal melanoma 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Choroid necrotic melanoma 0 trials
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Spindle cell intraocular melanoma 0 trials
2 sub-types
- Choroid spindle cell melanoma 0 trials
- Iris spindle cell melanoma 0 trials Sub-types →
Most studied deeper sub-types
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Can a pill combo keep uveal melanoma from coming back?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether taking darovasertib and crizotinib after standard treatment can delay or prevent uveal melanoma from returning. The study enrolls adults with high-risk, non-metastatic uveal melanoma who have completed local therapy such as surgery or radiation. P…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug shows promise against rare eye cancer before liver surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing a drug called tebentafusp in 19 people with a rare eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that has spread to the liver. Participants receive weekly infusions for 6 months, then may have surgery to remove any remaining tumors. The goal is to see if the drug can …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Grupo Español Multidisciplinar de Melanoma • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immune cells harvested from tumors could fight advanced cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a personalized cell therapy called lifileucel for people with advanced uveal melanoma (a rare eye cancer) or certain sarcomas (connective tissue cancers). The treatment involves removing immune cells from the patient's tumor, growing them in a lab, an…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for rare eye cancer: drug targets tumors with DNA tracking
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called tebentafusp in people with a specific type of advanced eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that has spread to other parts of the body. The drug is designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. Researchers will also use a blood test to measure tumo…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Diwakar Davar • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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BioNTech launches trial of BNT326 for advanced cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called BNT326, given alone or with other cancer immunotherapies, in about 980 adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread or come back after prior treatment. The goal is to find the best dose and see if it is safe and effective. It is an early-s…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BioNTech SE • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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First-in-Class cancer drug targets Hard-to-Treat tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental oral drug called VMD-102 in people with advanced solid tumors, including liver, lung, kidney, skin (uveal melanoma), and colorectal cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The drug works by blocking a specific protein (PKC epsilon)…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: VM Discovery, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 21, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New STING agonist drug enters human trials for Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests the safety of CRD3874-SI, a drug that activates the STING pathway to boost the immune system against cancer. About 81 adults with advanced solid tumors (sarcoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and others) will receive weekly IV infusions at increasing doses. …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 15, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New cancer drug MBS8(1V270) enters first human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial is testing an experimental drug called MBS8(1V270), given alone or with the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, in people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to check safety and find the right dose. About 1…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: MonTa Biosciences ApS • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New antibody combo aims to supercharge immune system against Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called INBRX-106, alone or combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda, in people with advanced solid tumors (including lung, head and neck, melanoma, and others) that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The main goa…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 31, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo therapy targets liver metastases in rare eye cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called tebentafusp combined with treatments directed at the liver (like embolization or chemo-embolization) for people with a rare eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that has spread to the liver. About 109 adults with a specific immune type (HLA-A*0201) will part…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Immunotherapy combo eyed as Pre-Surgery option for rare eye cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests whether giving two immunotherapy drugs (nivolumab and ipilimumab) before eye removal surgery is safe and feasible for people with high-risk uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer. Fifteen participants will receive the drugs, then have their eye removed. Th…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Inge Marie Svane • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 03, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug could prevent eye cancer recurrence in High-Risk patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether the drug tebentafusp can prevent uveal melanoma from coming back in high-risk patients after their initial treatment. About 290 people with a specific genetic marker (HLA-A*02:01) will either receive weekly infusions of tebentafusp or be observed …
Phase 3 • Sponsor: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Supercharged immune cells take on advanced melanoma
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a personalized treatment for advanced melanoma using a patient's own immune cells, called tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL), which are boosted with a protein called CD40L. After a short course of chemotherapy to make room, the enhanced cells are infused back a…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New combo aims to reboot immunotherapy in resistant cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new drug called BI-1206, given alongside the immunotherapy pembrolizumab, in adults with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to prior anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment. The study aims to find the safest dose and check for early signs of tumor…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: BioInvent International AB • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:03 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to supercharge immune cells against tough melanoma
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug (IOV-3001) designed to boost immune cells in people with advanced melanoma that has not responded to prior treatments. About 42 adults will receive the drug alongside a personalized cell therapy called lifileucel. The main goals are to chec…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug could shrink eye tumors, saving sight
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called tebentafusp in 19 people with a rare eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that is too large to remove without taking the whole eye. The goal is to see if the drug can shrink the tumor by at least 20% so that less invasive surgery might be possible. Participa…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Thomas Jefferson University • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:07 UTC
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New drug targets rare genetic cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called IDE196 in people with certain cancers that have specific genetic mutations (GNAQ/11 or PRKC fusions). The cancers include metastatic uveal melanoma, cutaneous melanoma, and colorectal cancer. The trial has two phases: first to find safe doses, t…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:04 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat melanoma
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new treatment made from donor immune cells (CAR-NK cells) that are designed to attack two targets on melanoma cells. It is for adults with advanced melanoma that has spread or cannot be removed and has not responded to standard therapies. The goal is to find a …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Beijing Biotech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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New pill could help eye cancer patients keep their sight
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests darovasertib, a daily pill, given before standard local therapy (radiation or surgery) for people with uveal melanoma that hasn't spread. The goal is to see if the drug can prevent vision loss and avoid eye removal. About 520 participants will be randomly…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to boost immune attack on eye cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests whether adding a new drug called roginolisib to the existing treatment tebentafusp can help people with advanced uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer. The study involves 8 adults whose cancer has spread and who are already on tebentafusp. The main goal i…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:23 UTC
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New hope for rare eye cancer: experimental combo aims to shrink tumors and extend life
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether a new drug called RP2, given with nivolumab, works better than the current standard combination (ipilimumab plus nivolumab) for people with metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that has spread. About 280 adults who have not had prior immunotherapy…
Phase 2/3 • Sponsor: Replimune, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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New combo therapy targets liver tumors from eye cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a two-step treatment for people with a rare eye cancer (uveal melanoma) that has spread only to the liver. First, a chemotherapy drug is delivered directly to the liver through a special procedure. Then, an immunotherapy drug is given to help the immune system at…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:02 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for people with advanced melanoma or other solid tumors that have spread. Doctors take a patient's own immune cells, modify them in a lab to better recognize and attack cancer, and give them back after a short course of chemotherapy. T…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Anusha Kalbasi • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New combo attack on rare eye cancer shows promise in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether combining a targeted immunotherapy (tebentafusp) with a liver-directed radiation treatment (Y-90 radioembolization) can help control metastatic uveal melanoma that has spread to the liver. About 30 adults whose cancer is mainly in the liver and who have a…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Miami • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:07 UTC
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New Tumor-Injected drug shows promise in early cancer trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called ONM-501, which is injected directly into tumors, either alone or with the immunotherapy cemiplimab (Libtayo). The study includes 168 adults with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas that have not responded to standard treatments. The m…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: OncoNano Medicine, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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Promising combo aims to shrink deadly eye cancer tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether two drugs, cemiplimab and ziv-aflibercept, can shrink or stop the growth of metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that has spread. About 32 adults with this condition will receive the combination treatment. The goal is to see if the drugs work bett…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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New capsule aims to fight rare eye cancer that spreads
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental drug called NBM-BMX in people with metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The goal is to find the best dose, check for side effects, and see if the drug can shrink or slow tumors. Participants take…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Novelwise Pharmaceutical Corporation • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:00 UTC
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New hope for hard-to-treat cancers? early trial launches for GV20-0251
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug called GV20-0251 in people with advanced solid tumors (like liver, lung, or skin cancer) that have stopped responding to standard therapies. The main goal is to check the drug's safety in a small group of 10 patients. It is not a cure, but …
Phase 1 • Sponsor: West China Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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New smart drug targets tough cancers in early human test
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called NN3201 in people with advanced cancers that have a specific marker called c-Kit. The drug is designed to deliver a chemotherapy agent directly to cancer cells, potentially killing them while sparing healthy tissue. The study will enr…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Novelty Nobility, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New hope: eye injections may stop Radiation-Related blindness
Prevention Recruiting nowThis phase 3 trial tests whether two different eye treatments can prevent vision loss in people who have had radiation therapy for a type of eye cancer called uveal melanoma. The study will compare faricimab injections given every 3 months, a fluocinolone acetonide implant placed…
Phase 3 • Sponsor: Jaeb Center for Health Research • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Aug 22, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill prevent eye cancer spread? new trial aims to find out
Prevention Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether the drug quisinostat can prevent uveal melanoma from spreading in high-risk patients. About 63 people who have completed initial treatment for their eye tumor will take quisinostat capsules three times a week. Researchers will track how long parti…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University of Miami • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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Hunt for hidden genes behind eye cancer
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to find new genes that may cause a hereditary risk for uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer. Researchers will analyze the DNA of 50 patients with this cancer to identify unknown genetic changes. The goal is to improve screening and surveillance for families affected …
Sponsor: Centre Jean Perrin • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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Liver's immune secrets targeted in rare eye cancer study
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how the liver's immune system reacts to a chemotherapy drug called melphalan, given directly to the liver through a special procedure. It involves 10 adults with uveal melanoma that has spread to the liver. The goal is to understand immune changes, not to test…
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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Gene study aims to unlock cancer risks in families
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is looking for 500 people with certain cancers (like eye or skin melanoma, kidney cancer, or mesothelioma) and their family members to understand how common BAP1 gene mutations are. Researchers will collect medical history and questionnaires to learn about cancer risks…
Sponsor: Mohamed Abdel-Rahman • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:00 UTC
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How does eye cancer treatment affect daily life? new study aims to find out
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study tracks how choroidal melanoma and its treatment affect patients' quality of life. It involves 15 people already in a larger Phase 3 trial. Participants fill out questionnaires about their well-being over two years. No new drugs or procedures are tested here.
Sponsor: Aura Biosciences • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:06 UTC
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New study aims to catch eye cancer spread early with blood tests and scans
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study follows 700 people with uveal melanoma, a rare eye cancer, who are at high risk of the cancer spreading to the liver. Participants get regular liver MRIs and blood tests to look for early signs of metastasis. The goal is to see if personalized monitoring can detect rel…
Sponsor: Institut Curie • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 13:18 UTC