10 kids with melanoma tracked for years after drug treatment
NCT ID NCT04196452
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 10 children in the Netherlands who received ipilimumab for advanced melanoma that had spread or could not be removed. Researchers are looking at long-term side effects and patient characteristics. The goal is to understand how safe the drug is over time in young patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ipilimumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide valuable long-term safety data for ipilimumab use in children with advanced melanoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It does not test a new treatment, only monitors past use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study population includes participants who are under 18 years old who are diagnosed with advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma who have been treated with ipilimumab and enrolled in the DMTR
- Ages
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Up to 18 years
- 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.
For more information regarding Bristol-Myers Squibb Clinical Trials, please visit www.BMSStudyConnect.com. Inclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age at first dose of monotherapy Ipilimumab used for treatment of advanced melanoma * Histological or cytological confirmation of advanced (unresectable or metastatic) melanoma Exclusion Criteria: -Participation in a clinical trial within the past 4 weeks prior to first dose with ipilimumab or concurrently Other inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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