Melanoma Institute Australia
Clinical trials sponsored by Melanoma Institute Australia, explained in plain language.
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Could less surgery work just as well for advanced melanoma?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether a less extensive lymph node surgery is as effective as the standard, more extensive surgery for people with stage III melanoma who have already received immunotherapy. After 6 weeks of immunotherapy drugs, participants will be randomly assigned to ha…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 04, 2026 02:05 UTC
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Two-Drug attack on rare skin cancer before surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial is testing whether giving two immunotherapy drugs before surgery can help people with a rare and aggressive skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. The goal is to shrink the tumor and lower the chance of the cancer coming back after surgery. About 20 participants wit…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:41 UTC
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New hope for melanoma patients who Don't respond to standard treatments
Disease control Recruiting nowThis trial is testing new combinations of immunotherapy drugs given before surgery for patients with advanced melanoma that can be surgically removed. The study focuses on patients who are predicted to respond poorly to standard immunotherapy or whose melanoma has returned despit…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Apr 02, 2026 14:58 UTC
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Double attack on cancer: can radiation boost the immune System's fight against spreading melanoma?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if combining two standard cancer treatments works better than one alone for advanced melanoma that has spread to a few places in the body. It will compare standard immunotherapy drugs, which help the body's immune system fight cancer, to those same drugs plu…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:34 UTC
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Double attack on brain tumors: radiation boosts immune therapy in groundbreaking trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing if adding a precise form of brain radiation to a two-drug immunotherapy combination works better than the immunotherapy alone. It is for adults with melanoma skin cancer that has spread to the brain but is not yet causing symptoms. The main goal is to see if…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 19, 2026 14:56 UTC
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Double-Duty drugs aim to shrink skin cancer before surgeons operate
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing whether giving two immunotherapy drugs before surgery can better shrink advanced skin cancer tumors and help prevent the cancer from coming back. It will involve 20 adults with a type of skin cancer called cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma that is advanced b…
Phase: PHASE2 • Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 16, 2026 15:26 UTC
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New test aims to predict cancer treatment success before it starts
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new predictive tool to see if it can accurately forecast which patients with melanoma and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy treatments. It will enroll 1,000 patients who are eligible for standard immunotherapy. The goal is to see if this tool can…
Sponsor: Melanoma Institute Australia • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Apr 03, 2026 14:43 UTC