New combo therapy aims to extend life in advanced melanoma
NCT ID NCT05549297
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new drug, tebentafusp, alone or with pembrolizumab, in people with a specific genetic type (HLA-A*02:01) of advanced melanoma that has been treated before. The main goal is to see if these treatments help people live longer compared to other available options. About 540 participants will be enrolled.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
-
About 540 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
-
Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * HLA-A\*02:01-positive * unresectable Stage III or Stage IV non-ocular melanoma * archival tumor tissue sample or a newly obtained biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated has been provided. * measurable or non-measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 0 or 1 * If applicable, must agree to use highly effective contraception * Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the Informed Consent (ICF) and protocol * Must agree to provide protocol specified samples for biomarker analyses. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or lactating women * diagnosis of ocular or metastatic uveal melanoma * history of a malignant disease other than those being treated in this study * ineligible to be retreated with pembrolizumab due to a treatment-related AE * known untreated or symptomatic central nervous system (CNS) metastases and/or carcinomatous meningitis * previous severe hypersensitivity reaction to treatment with another monoclonal antibody (mAb) * active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive treatment * known psychiatric or substance abuse disorders * received prior treatment with a licensed or investigative Immune-mobilizing monoclonal T-cell receptor Against Cancer (ImmTAC) medication or who have not completed adequate washout from prior medications. * received chemotherapy or biological cancer therapy (excluding anti-PD(L)1 mAb, ipilimumab, and BRAF TKI regimen) within 14 days of first dose * received cellular therapies within 90 days of study intervention * ongoing Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events(CTCAE) Grade ≥ 2 clinically significant who in the opinion of the investigator could affect the outcome of the study * received systemic treatment with steroids or any other immunosuppressive drug within 2 weeks of first dose * have not progressed on treatment with an anti-PD(L)1 mAb * have not received prior treatment with an approved anti-CTLA-4 mAb * have a BRAF V600 mutation, who have not received a prior BRAF/MEK TKI regimen * currently participating or have participated in a study of an investigational agent or using an investigational device within 30 days of the first dose * known history of chronic viral infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) * known clinically significant pulmonary or cardiac disease or impaired lung or cardiac function * Out of range Laboratory values * history of allogenic tissue/solid organ transplant
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Advanced melanoma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The study's own enquiry address
This study publishes an address for enquiries. See it below .
-
The places running it
82 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
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
Show contact details
Enter your email to view the contact information for this study.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Study contacts
-
Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
-
A.O.U Senese Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte
RECRUITINGSiena, 53100, Italy
-
AKH - Medizinische Universität Wien
RECRUITINGVienna, 1090, Austria
-
Addenbrooke's Hospital
RECRUITINGCambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
-
Alfred Health
RECRUITINGMelbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
-
Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia
RECRUITINGPerugia, 6156, Italy
-
BC Cancer
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E6, Canada
-
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
-
CHU de Bordeaux - Hopital Saint Andre
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 22075, France
-
Centre Leon Berard
RECRUITINGLyon, Cedex, 69373, France
-
Centrum Onkologii im. prof. F. Lukaszczyka w Bydgoszczy
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-796, Poland
-
Charité - Campus Charité Mitte
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10115, Germany
-
Cliniques Universitaires Sain-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1200, Belgium
-
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
-
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
RECRUITINGMilan, 20133, Italy
-
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
RECRUITINGRoma, 00168, Italy
-
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
-
Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation (GMRF)
RECRUITINGGreenslopes, Queensland, 4120, Australia
-
Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute
RECRUITINGSpartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
-
Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
-
Hopital Saint Lous - APHP
RECRUITINGParis, 75010, France
-
Hopital de la Timone [Recruiting]
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13005, France
-
Hospital Clinico de Barcelona
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08036, Spain
-
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28007, Spain
-
Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
RECRUITINGValencia, 46014, Spain
-
Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga
RECRUITINGMálaga, 29010, Spain
-
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
-
Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
-
Houston Methodist Hospital/Houston Methodist Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
-
Institut Gustave Roussy
RECRUITINGVillejuif, Cedex, 94805, France
-
Institute Claudius Regaud
RECRUITINGToulouse, Cedex, 31059, France
-
Instituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione G. Pascale
RECRUITINGNaples, 80131, Italy
-
Johannes Wesling Klinikum Minden
RECRUITINGMinden, 32429, Germany
-
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, 9000, Switzerland
-
Kepler Universitätsklinikum
RECRUITINGLinz, 4020, Austria
-
LKH - Universitaetsklinikum Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8036, Austria
-
LMU-Campus Innenstadt
RECRUITINGMünchen, 80337, Germany
-
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) Jewish General Hospital (JGH)
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
-
Leeds General Infirmary
RECRUITINGLeeds, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
-
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
-
Mayo Clinic Arizona
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85054, United States
-
Mayo Clinic Florida
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
-
Mayo Clinic Minnesota
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
-
Melanoma Institute Australia
RECRUITINGWollstonecraft, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
-
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10068, United States
-
Mount Vernon Cancer Center
RECRUITINGMiddlesex, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom
-
Narodowy Instytut Onkologii-im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02781, Poland
-
Northwell Health Cancer Institute - Zuckerberg Cancer Center
RECRUITINGLake Success, New York, 11042, United States
-
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGOklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
-
Orlando Health Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
-
Princess Alexandra Hospital
RECRUITINGWoolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
-
Princess Margaret Hospital
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 2M9, Canada
-
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
RECRUITINGBirmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
-
Royal Marsden Hospital - Chelsea
RECRUITINGLondon, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom
-
Royal Marsden Hospital - Sutton
RECRUITINGSutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
-
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
-
Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK
RECRUITINGLondon, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
-
St Elizabeth Healthcare (St Elizabeth Medical
RECRUITINGEdgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
-
St Elizabeth Healthcare (St Elizabeth Medical Center)
RECRUITINGEdgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
-
Szpital Kliniczny im.Heliodora Swiecickiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego im.K. Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
RECRUITINGPoznan, 60355, Poland
-
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGManchester, England, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
-
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
-
Thomas Jefferson University Medical Oncology Clinic
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
-
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
-
UZ Brussel
RECRUITINGJette, 1090, Belgium
-
UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
-
Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen
RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Essen
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
RECRUITINGHeidelberg, 69120, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
RECRUITINGSchleswig, Kiel, 24105, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
RECRUITINGKiel, 24105, Germany
-
Universitaetsklinikum Tübingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, 72076, Germany
-
Universitaetsspital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8058, Switzerland
-
Universitatsklinik fur Innere Medizin 3
RECRUITINGSalzburg, 5020, Austria
-
Universitatsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
RECRUITINGDresden, 01307, Germany
-
University of Kansas Cancer Center - Westwood
RECRUITINGWestwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
-
University of Minnesota Medical Center
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
-
University of Tennessee Medical Center
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
-
University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
-
Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne (UCK) - Klinika Onkologii i Radioterapii
RECRUITINGGdansk, 80214, Poland
-
Washington University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
-
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can a PET scan find the best tumor site for harvesting Cancer-Fighting cells?
- Can a DNA vaccine teach the immune system to hunt melanoma?
- Can a new biologic drug shrink advanced melanoma tumors?
- Engineered immune cells take aim at Hard-to-Treat cancers
- Could a diabetes drug boost immunotherapy in advanced melanoma?
- New combo therapy takes on advanced cancers