Drug combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat cancers
NCT ID NCT04609566
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether combining two drugs, brentuximab vedotin and pembrolizumab, can shrink tumors in people with advanced melanoma, lung cancer, or head and neck cancer that has spread. About 161 adults took part. The main goal was to see how many patients had their tumors shrink or disappear, and to track side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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161 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria * Participants must have * Metastatic squamous or nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (without known targetable EGFR, ALK, ROS1, or BRAF mutations) who either * a) have not yet received frontline therapy for metastatic disease and without prior exposure to anti PD-1/PD-L1 or * b) are relapsed/refractory with progression on anti PD-1/PD therapy. * Relapsed/refractory metastatic cutaneous melanoma (regardless of mutation status) with progression on a PD-1 inhibitor * Metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) who have not yet received frontline therapy for metastatic disease and without prior exposure to a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor. * Cohorts 1-4 only: Melanoma participants must be currently on PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapy (e.g. nivolumab or pembrolizumab) or had their last dose of PD-1 CPI containing therapy as the last previous line of therapy within 90 days prior to enrollment; PD-1 CPI therapy must be the immediate prior line of treatment. * Cohorts 1-4 only: Participants must have progressed on treatment with an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) administered either as monotherapy, or in combination with other CPIs or other therapies. PD-1 treatment progression is defined by meeting all of the following criteria. * Have received at least 2 doses of an approved PD-1 inhibitor. * Have demonstrated disease progression (PD) after a PD-1 inhibitor as defined by RECIST v1.1. * Progressive disease has been documented within 90 days from the last dose of PD-1 inhibitor. * Participants with melanoma will need iRECIST confirmation of progression with a second assessment at least four weeks after the initial date of progressive disease * NSCLC participants on PD-1 inhibitor containing therapy for less than 90 days will need iRECIST confirmation of progression at least 4 weeks after the initial date of progressive disease * Tumor tissue sample obtained within 3 months prior to enrollment is required, and no systemic anticancer therapy given after the sample was obtained. * An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status score of equal or less than 1 Exclusion Criteria * Has known active central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis. * Prior immunosuppressive chemotherapy, any immunotherapy other than a PD-1 inhibitor within 4 weeks of first study drug dose. * History of another malignancy within 3 years before the first dose of study drug or any evidence of residual disease from a previously diagnosed malignancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE
Tucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE
Tucson, Arizona, 85711, United States
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Arizona Oncology Associates, PC - HOPE
Tucson, Arizona, 85745, United States
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California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence Inc (cCARE)
San Marcos, California, 92069, United States
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California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, Inc (cCARE)
Encinitas, California, 92024, United States
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California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence, Inc. cCARE
Fresno, California, 93720, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute (SOCCI)
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Care Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group, PA
Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group, PA
Rogers, Arkansas, 72758, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group, PA
Springdale, Arkansas, 72762, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institue Infusion Pharmacy
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Massey Cancer Center Clinical & Translational Research Lab
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Burnsville, Minnesota, 55337, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Edina, Minnesota, 55435, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Fridley, Minnesota, 55432, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Maple Grove, Minnesota, 55369, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Maplewood, Minnesota, 55109, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Plymouth, Minnesota, 55441, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
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Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA
Woodbury, Minnesota, 55125, United States
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Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska, 68105, United States
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Nebraska Medicine - Bellevue Medical Center
Bellevue, Nebraska, 68123, United States
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Nebraska Medicine - Village Pointe
Omaha, Nebraska, 68118, United States
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New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.
Albany, New York, 12206, United States
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New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.
Clifton Park, New York, 12065, United States
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Northwestern Medical Group
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Norton Audubon Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217, United States
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Norton Brownsboro Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute Downtown
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute, Audubon Hospital Campus
Louisville, Kentucky, 40217, United States
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Norton Cancer Institute, Brownsboro Hospital Campus
Louisville, Kentucky, 40241, United States
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Norton Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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Oncology & Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia Inc.
Low Moor, Virginia, 24457, United States
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Oncology & Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, INC.
Wytheville, Virginia, 24382, United States
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Oncology Associates of Oregon, P.C.
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Oncology Consultants, PA
Houston, Texas, 77024, United States
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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc., DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States
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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc., DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
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Oncology and Hematology Associates of Southwest Virginia, Inc., DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care
Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States
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Oncology_Hematology Care Clinical Trials,LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45211, United States
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Oncology_Hematology Care Clinical Trials,LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236, United States
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Oncology_Hematology Care Clinical Trials,LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242, United States
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Oncology_Hematology Care Clinical Trials,LLC
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45245, United States
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Oncology_Hematology Care Clinical Trials,LLC
Fairfield, Ohio, 45014, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Boulder, Colorado, 80303, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Denver, Colorado, 80220, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Lone Tree, Colorado, 80124, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Longmont, Colorado, 80504, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Pueblo, Colorado, 81003, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, LLP
Thornton, Colorado, 80260, United States
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Texas Oncology
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Texas Oncology - Central South
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Texas Oncology - Central South (Balcones Dr)
Austin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Texas Oncology - Central South (James Casey)
Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
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Texas Oncology - Fort Worth Cancer Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Texas Oncology-DFW
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Texas Oncology-DFW
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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The Angeles Clinic And Research Institute, A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate
Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, A Cedars-Sinai Affiliate (Emergency Back-Up Only)
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
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Tissue and Data Acquisition and Analysis Core (TDAAC)
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Toledo Clinic Cancer Center
Toledo, Ohio, 43623, United States
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University Of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion (AIP)
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital - Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion (AOP)
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Colorado Hospital-Anschutz Cancer Pavilion (ACP)
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital
South Hill, Virginia, 23970, United States
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VCU Health Stony Point
Richmond, Virginia, 23235, United States
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VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
Tappahannock, Virginia, 22560, United States
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VCU Health- Adult Outpatient Pavilion (AOP) Investigational Drug Services
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Chesapeake, Virginia, 23320, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Hampton, Virginia, 23666, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Newport News, Virginia, 23606, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23456, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188, United States
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