Could starting immunotherapy earlier improve outcomes for High-Risk melanoma?
NCT ID NCT07680699
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study observes patients with high-risk stage II melanoma to see if starting anti-PD-1 immunotherapy before surgery leads to better outcomes compared to the usual timing after surgery. Researchers will track when patients begin systemic therapy and compare results between the two groups. No treatments are assigned by the study; all decisions are made by the patient's own doctor.
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 early anti-PD-1 therapy proves beneficial, it could guide doctors on when to start treatment for high-risk melanoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by patient selection and cannot prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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.
Who is studied
Adult patients with high-risk stage II cutaneous melanoma (stages IIB and IIC) and/or microsatellitosis treated in routine clinical practice.
- 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: \- Adults (≥18 years) with histologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma stage IIB or IIC or stage III (N1c), managed in routine clinical practice. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without sufficient clinical or follow-up data. * Patients who do not provide informed consent (for prospective cohort).
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AC Camargo Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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