New keytruda copycat tested for melanoma prevention
NCT ID NCT07475572
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests AVT32-DRL_PB, a biosimilar (copy) of the cancer drug Keytruda, in 120 people with stage IIB/C or III melanoma whose tumors were fully removed. Half get the biosimilar, half get Keytruda, every 3 weeks. The main goal is to see if drug levels in the blood are similar, not yet to prove it works as well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AVT32-DRL_PB (a biosimilar to the cancer drug Keytruda)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more affordable alternative to Keytruda for preventing melanoma recurrence after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial focused on comparing drug levels in the blood, not yet on long-term outcomes. The biosimilar may not work as well or have different side effects than Keytruda.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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.
- 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 (male/female) ≥18 years of age at the time of signing the ICF. * Have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) of 0 or 1 at the time of enrollment. * Participants with Stage IIB, IIC, or III histologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma Exclusion Criteria: * Have had a solid organ transplant or bone marrow (stem cell) transplant that used donor stem cells (allogenic). * Has received prior systemic anticancer therapy for melanoma including investigational agents. * Participants with a history of mucosal or uveal melanoma, even if diagnosis and treatment were completed \>5 years ago.
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Site number 07010
RECRUITINGKiev, Ukraine
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