New combo shows promise for Tough-to-Treat skin cancer
NCT ID NCT06346067
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new two-drug combination (naporafenib + trametinib) in people with advanced NRAS-mutant melanoma that has already been treated. The goal is to see if the combo works better than standard treatments at slowing cancer growth and extending life. About 78 adults with this specific genetic type of skin cancer will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 to 99 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent 2. Age ≥ 18 years 3. Histologically or cytologically confirmed unresectable or metastatic cutaneous (includes acral) melanoma. 4. Documentation of an NRAS mutation (tumor tissue or blood) prior to first dose of study drug(s) as determined locally with an analytically validated assay in a certified testing laboratory. 5. Archival tumor tissue collected within 5 years prior to enrollment must be confirmed to be available at the time of Screening, which may be submitted before or after enrollment for exploratory biomarker analysis. 6. Must have received an anti-PD-1/L1 based regimen (monotherapy or combination). Patient must have documented disease progression either while receiving therapy or within 12 weeks of last dose of the most recent anti-PD-1/L1 based regimen; the patient is eligible if they have received other therapies between the most recent anti-PD-1/L1 based regimen and enrollment. 7. ECOG performance status 0, 1 or 2 8. Presence of at least 1 measurable lesion according to RECIST v1.1 9. Able to swallow oral medication. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with uveal or mucosal melanoma 2. Prior therapy with an ERK-, MEK-, RAF-, or RAS-inhibitor 3. Impairment of gastrointestinal (GI) function or GI disease that may significantly alter the absorption of study drug(s) (e.g., ulcerative diseases, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome, small bowel resection) 4. History or current evidence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) or current risk factors for RVO (e.g., uncontrolled glaucoma or ocular hypertension, history of hyperviscosity or hypercoagulability syndrome) 5. LVEF \<50% 6. Symptomatic CNS metastases that are neurologically unstable. Patients with controlled CNS metastases are eligible. 7. Patients receiving treatment with herbal medicine known to cause liver toxicity, which cannot be discontinued 7 days prior to first dose of study drug(s) and for the duration of the study. 8. Are pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial
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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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APHP - Hopital Saint Louis
Paris, 9001, France
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Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, 3004, Australia
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Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille (AP-HM) - Hopital de la Timone
Marseille, 13005, France
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Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale
Udine, 33100, Italy
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Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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CHRU de Lille - Hôpital Claude Huriez
Lille, 59000, France
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne - Hopital Francois Mitterand (Hopital du Bocage)
Dijon, 21079, France
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CLCC Institute Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, 94805, France
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Calvary Mater Newcastle
Waratah, New South Wales, 2298, Australia
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud
Lyon, 69310, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Bordeaux - Hospitalier Saint-Andre
Bordeaux, 33075, France
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Centre Hospitalier du Mans
Le Mans, 72000, France
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Christie Hospital
Manchester, M20 4GJ, United Kingdom
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove
Nový Hradec Králové, 50005, Czechia
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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Hollywood Private Hospital
Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Hospital Ambroise Pairs
Paris, 75010, France
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital HM Sanchinarro
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Vall d'Hebron Institut d'Oncologia (VHIO)
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena
Roma, 00144, Italy
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Isala Ziekenhuis
Amsterdam, 8025, Netherlands
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Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata IDI-IRCCS
Roma, 00167, Italy
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Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) - Ospedale San Raffaele (HSR) (Istituto Scientifico Universitario Sa
Milan, 20132, Italy
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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Leiden, 2333 ZC, Netherlands
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Masarykuv Onkologicky Ustav-MOU
Brno, 65653, Czechia
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 70121, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 70121, United States
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McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, H4A3J1, Canada
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Jefferson, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3R4, Canada
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Radboud University
Nijmegen, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital
Exeter, EX25DW, United Kingdom
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Royal Preston Hospital
Preston, Lancashire, PR29H, United Kingdom
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SCRI Oncology Partners (formerly Tennessee Oncology)
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Sanatorium Profesora Arenbergera
Prague, 1502, Czechia
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Sarah Cannon Research Institute - HCA Healthcare
City of London, London, W1G 6AD, United Kingdom
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Tasman Health Care
Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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Texas Oncology - Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Texas Oncology- Austin Midtown
Austin, Texas, 78705, United States
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The Melanoma and Skin Care Institute
Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
London, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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The University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI)
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Kansas Cancer Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66205, United States
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University of Miami Sylvester Cancer
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
Norfolk, Virginia, 23502-1871, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States