Scientists probe tumor metabolism to outsmart immunotherapy resistance in melanoma
NCT ID NCT05307289
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is investigating why some melanomas stop responding to immunotherapy. Researchers will take biopsies from 20 patients with advanced melanoma before and after treatment to see how tumor metabolism changes. The goal is to understand resistance mechanisms and find new ways to target cancer cells without harming immune cells.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could point toward new ways to overcome immunotherapy resistance in melanoma, potentially leading to more effective treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 20 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it may not directly lead to new therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Female or male, 18 years of age or older * Stage III unresectable or histologically confirmed stage IV cutaneous melanoma (melanoma of unknown origin is accepted), treatment naïve (metastatic stage) and for which immunotherapy will be started * Performance Status ≤1 * BRAF status available; BRAF status determination is required but patient will be eligible regardless of BRAF status * For women of childbearing potential, effective contraception must be initiated during the study. * Patient affiliated to social security plan * Patient having signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Breastfeeding or pregnant patients: for women of childbearing age, a urine pregnancy test will be performed * Patients with ocular or mucosal melanoma of metastatic ocular melanoma * Patients with metastatic melanoma not treated with immunotherapy (i.e. treated with a combination of targeted therapies). * Contraindication to the initiation of immunotherapy: HIV and/or HCV and/or HBV positive, active autoimmune disease (chronic inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, vasculitis, etc.), patients with autoimmune motor neuropathy (such as Guillain Barré syndrome). * Vulnerable patients: minors, adults under guardianship or curatorship, deprived of liberty * Vulnerable persons (minors, patients under guardianship or curatorship, deprived of liberty, under court protection, etc.). * A psychiatric or addiction history that will compromise the patient's ability to consent and follow the proper protocol procedures * Any other clinical finding that, in the opinion of the principal investigator, could interfere with the results of the study or pose a risk to the patient during the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, Alpes-maritimes, 06001, France
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