App-Based study tracks quality of life in melanoma patients on targeted therapy
NCT ID NCT07022457
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 50 adults in the UK with advanced BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma who are starting treatment with encorafenib and binimetinib. Instead of a controlled trial, it observes how these drugs work in real-world settings, focusing on patients' quality of life over 24 months. Participants use a smartphone app to report their well-being, while researchers also collect data from medical records.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- encorafenib and binimetinib (targeted therapy combination)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide real-world evidence on how these drugs affect quality of life in everyday practice, helping doctors and patients make more informed treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test new treatments or compare them to alternatives, so no major breakthroughs are expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients diagnosed with metastatic cutaneous BRAF V600 mutation-positive melanoma and assigned to receive encorafenib plus binimetinib as second-line treatment for metastatic melanoma, as per current Summary of Product Characteristics.
- 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: * Aged 18 years or older * Willing and capable of providing written informed consent * Access to a smartphone * Diagnosis of metastatic cutaneous melanoma with presence of BRAF V600 mutation in tumour tissue prior to enrolment * Clinical decision has been made to begin encorafenib plus binimetinib treatment in accordance with current Summary of Product Characteristics * Encorafenib plus binimetinib to be prescribed as second-line treatment for BRAF V600-mutant metastatic melanoma Exclusion criteria: * Patients receiving systemic treatment for any tumours other than melanoma * Patients participating in a clinical 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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Addenbrookes Hospital
Cambridge, CB20QQ, United Kingdom
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Birmingham, B152GW, United Kingdom
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Royal Marsden Hospital
London, SW36JJ, United Kingdom
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Royal Preston Hospital
Preston, PR26GP, United Kingdom
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Southampton General Hospital
Southampton, SO166YD, United Kingdom
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Southend University Hospital
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS00RY, United Kingdom
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University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
Coventry, CV22DX, United Kingdom