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53 Skin Cancer Trials

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This is a Phase 3, multicenter, open-label, randomized, parallel group, treatment study to assess the efficacy and safety of lifileucel in combination with pembrolizumab compared with pembrolizumab alone in participants with untreated, unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Participants randomized to the pembrolizumab monotherapy arm who subsequently have a blinded independent central review- verified confirmed progressive disease (PD) will be offered lifileucel monotherapy in an optional crossover period.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18 - 70
Sex:All
670 Participants Needed
The purpose of this study is to assess nivolumab plus relatlimab fixed-dose combination (FDC) versus nivolumab alone in participants with completely resected stage III-IV melanoma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12+
Sex:All
1190 Participants Needed
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. It is not yet known whether treatment with interferon alfa is more effective than observation alone for stage II or stage III melanoma that has been completely removed surgically. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying high dose interferon alfa to see how well it works compared to observation only in treating patients with stage II or stage III melanoma that has been completely removed by surgery.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
1150 Participants Needed
This clinical trial is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, actively controlled, parallel-group Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of treatment with IMA203 administered at the recommended phase 2 dose versus investigator's choice of treatment in patients with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic cutaneous melanoma.
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No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
360 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies how well avelumab with or without cetuximab work in treating patients with skin squamous cell cancer that has spread to other places in the body. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as avelumab and cetuximab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
60 Participants Needed
This randomized phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab with or without stereotactic body radiation therapy works in treating patients with Merkel cell cancer that has spread to other places in the body (advanced). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Stereotactic body radiation therapy uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method can kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving pembrolizumab with stereotactic body radiation therapy may work better in treating patients with Merkel cell cancer.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
9 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies how well talimogene laherparepvec and pembrolizumab work in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma. Biological therapies, such as talimogene laherparepvec, use substances made from living organisms that may stimulate or suppress the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving talimogene laherparepvec and pembrolizumab may work better in treating patients with melanoma by shrinking the tumor.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
43 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies how well ibrutinib works in treating patients with stage IV melanoma of the skin that has not responded to previous treatment. Ibrutinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
18 Participants Needed
This is an open-label, multicenter, global Phase 2 basket study of entrectinib (RXDX-101) for the treatment of patients with solid tumors that harbor an NTRK1/2/3, ROS1, or ALK gene fusion. Patients will be assigned to different baskets according to tumor type and gene fusion.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
534 Participants Needed
This study will investigate the safety and tolerability of MAGE-A4ᶜ¹º³²T cell therapy in subjects who have the appropriate HLA-A2 tissue marker and whose urinary bladder, melanoma, head and neck, ovarian, non-small cell lung, esophageal, gastric, synovial sarcoma, or myxoid/round call liposarcoma (MRCLS) tumor has the MAGE-A4 protein expressed. This study will take a subject's T cells and give them a T cell receptor protein that recognizes and attacks the tumors. This study has a substudy component that will investigate the safety and tolerability of MAGE-A4c1032T cell therapy in combination with low dose radiation in up to 10 subjects.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18 - 75
Sex:All
71 Participants Needed
This phase III trial compares the effectiveness of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) to usual care stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started to the brain. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill tumor cells and shrink tumors. FSRS delivers a high dose of radiation to the tumor over 3 treatments. SRS is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position the patient and precisely give a single large dose of radiation to a tumor. FSRS may be more effective compared to SRS in treating patients with cancer that has spread to the brain.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
269 Participants Needed
This randomized phase III trial studies ipilimumab to see how well it works compared to high-dose interferon alfa-2b in treating patients with high-risk stage III-IV melanoma that has been removed by surgery. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of melanoma and other cancers. It is not yet known whether ipilimumab is more effective than interferon alfa-2b in treating patients with melanoma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:12+
Sex:All
1673 Participants Needed
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of dabrafenib, trametinib, and navitoclax and to see how well they work in treating patients with BRAF mutant melanoma or solid tumors that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Dabrafenib and trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Navitoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for tumor cell survival. Giving navitoclax, dabrafenib, and trametinib may help shrink tumors in patients with melanoma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
75 Participants Needed
This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and the best dose of uprosertib when given together with dabrafenib and trametinib and to see how well they work in treating patients with stage IIIC-IV cancer. Uprosertib, dabrafenib, and trametinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Giving uprosertib with dabrafenib and trametinib may be a better treatment for cancer.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
27 Participants Needed
This randomized phase II trial studies how well ipilimumab with or without high-dose recombinant interferon alpha-2b works in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab, may block tumor growth by targeting certain cells. Recombinant interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. It is not yet known whether ipilimumab is more effective with or without high-dose recombinant interferon alfa-2b in treating melanoma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
88 Participants Needed
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of anti-inducible T-cell co-stimulator (ICOS) monoclonal antibody MEDI-570 in treating patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma follicular variant or angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma that has returned after a period of improvement (relapsed) or has not responded to previous treatment (refractory). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as anti-ICOS monoclonal antibody MEDI-570, may induce changes in the body's immune system and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1
Age:18+
Sex:All
21 Participants Needed
This trial is testing whether a new drug called pazopanib, when combined with chemotherapy and radiation, works better for patients with a specific type of soft tissue cancer. Pazopanib helps stop cancer cells from growing, while chemotherapy and radiation kill the cells. The goal is to see if this combination can improve treatment outcomes.
No Placebo Group
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2, 3
Age:2+
Sex:All
140 Participants Needed
This trial is testing a new drug called STAR0602 to see if it is safe and effective for treating advanced cancers with specific markers. The drug is given through an IV and aims to find and destroy cancer cells by recognizing these markers. The study will first determine the best dose and then see how well the drug works in patients.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
365 Participants Needed
This phase I trial studies how well a ketogenic dietary intervention works to improve response to immunotherapy in patients with melanoma and kidney cancer that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). A ketogenic diet (KD) means eating fewer carbohydrates and more fats. The purpose is to use ketones (normal breakdown from fat) instead of glucose (sugar) as an energy source. Researchers want to see whether a ketogenic diet can improve tumor response in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). ICI are newer treatment options that help the immune system better fight some cancers. Following a KD may improve tumor response in patients with metastatic melanoma and metastatic kidney cancer treated with ICI.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:18+
Sex:All
60 Participants Needed
This phase II MATCH screening and multi-sub-trial studies how well treatment that is directed by genetic testing works in patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myelomas that may have spread from where it first started to nearby tissue, lymph nodes, or distant parts of the body (advanced) and does not respond to treatment (refractory). Patients must have progressed following at least one line of standard treatment or for which no agreed upon treatment approach exists. Genetic tests look at the unique genetic material (genes) of patients' tumor cells. Patients with genetic abnormalities (such as mutations, amplifications, or translocations) may benefit more from treatment which targets their tumor's particular genetic abnormality. Identifying these genetic abnormalities first may help doctors plan better treatment for patients with solid tumors, lymphomas, or multiple myeloma.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
6452 Participants Needed
This phase III trial studies how well initial treatment with ipilimumab and nivolumab followed by dabrafenib and trametinib works and compares it to initial treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib followed by ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with stage III-IV melanoma that contains a mutation known as BRAFV600 and cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as ipilimumab and nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Dabrafenib and trametinib may block tumor growth by targeting the BRAFV600 gene. It is not yet known whether treating patients with ipilimumab and nivolumab followed by dabrafenib and trametinib is more effective than treatment with dabrafenib and trametinib followed by ipilimumab and nivolumab.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
300 Participants Needed
This phase II trial compares the effect of encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab versus ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with BRAF- V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Encorafenib and binimetinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. Ipilimumab and nivolumab are monoclonal antibodies that may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. This trial aims to find out which approach is more effective in shrinking and controlling brain metastases from melanoma.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
112 Participants Needed
This trial uses drugs that boost the immune system to fight advanced melanoma that can't be surgically removed. It aims to see if doctors can safely shorten the treatment period by using imaging tests to guide decisions. Pembrolizumab and ipilimumab are immunotherapy drugs used to treat advanced melanoma, with pembrolizumab approved for younger patients and ipilimumab showing positive results in previous studies.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
150 Participants Needed
A prospective, open-label, multi-cohort, non-randomized, multicenter Phase 2 study evaluating adoptive cell therapy (ACT) with TIL LN-144 (Lifileucel)/LN-145 in combination with checkpoint inhibitors or TIL LN-144 (Lifileucel)/LN-145/LN-145-S1 as a single agent therapy.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12+
Sex:All
178 Participants Needed
Researchers are looking for new ways to treat children with different types of melanoma (skin cancer), solid tumors, and lymphomas (blood cancers) that are any of these: * Advanced, which means cancer spread in the body or cannot be removed with surgery * Relapsed, which means cancer has come back after it had responded to previous treatment (responded means it stopped growing, gets smaller, or disappeared) * Refractory, which means cancer did not respond to previous treatment Pembrolizumab is an immunotherapy, which is a treatment that helps the immune system fight cancer. Researchers want to learn if different doses of pembrolizumab can cause at least 1 of the types of cancer to get smaller or go away. With Amendment 8, enrolment of participants with solid tumours and participants 6 months to under 12 years old with melanoma were closed. Enrolment of participants 12-18 years old with melanoma continues. Enrolment of participants who have tumours with specific traits (microsatellite-instability-high (MSI-H), and tumour-mutational burden-high ≥10 mutation/Mb (TMB-H)) also continues.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:6 - 17
Sex:All
370 Participants Needed
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Tipifarnib for Cancer

Columbus, Ohio
This trial tests tipifarnib, a drug that may help stop cancer growth, on children with certain advanced cancers that have a specific genetic change. The drug works by targeting and blocking the growth of these cancer cells.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:12 - 21
Sex:All
5 Participants Needed
This phase III trial studies how well pembrolizumab works compared to standard of care observation in treating patients with stage I-III Merkel cell cancer that has been completely removed by surgery (resected). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Pivotal Trial
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 3
Age:18+
Sex:All
280 Participants Needed
This phase II trial tests how well EMLA topical cream works in treating pain in patients with skin cancers receiving Technetium 99 injections for a lymphoscintigraphy mapping procedure. A lymphoscintigraphy mapping procedure is used to find the main or lead lymph node (tissue that fight infection) so it can be removed and checked for tumor cells. Using lymphoscintigraphy to highlight and then surgically remove lymph nodes is standard way to treat skin cancer for many patients. The Technetium 99 injections used for lymphoscintigraphy can be briefly painful due to the sensitivity of the nerve endings in the skin. The EMLA topical cream, which contains a numbing medicine to block pain from nerve endings, has been studied in breast cancer patients with a difference in pain reported, but this is the first time it has been studied in patients undergoing lymphoscintigraphy for skin cancer. This study may help researchers learn whether the use of EMLA cream may improve the associated pain at the time of the lymphoscintigraphy procedure.
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18 - 99
Sex:All
100 Participants Needed
This phase II trial studies how well paclitaxel with and without nivolumab works in treating patients with soft tissue sarcoma that have not received taxane drugs, and how well nivolumab and cabozantinib work in treating taxane pretreated patients with soft tissue sarcoma. Nivolumab works through the body's immune system to help the immune system act against tumor cells. Chemotherapy drugs, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Cabozantinib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth. This trial is being done to see if the combination of nivolumab and paclitaxel or cabozantinib can shrink soft tissue sarcoma and possibly prevent it from coming back.
No Placebo Group
Prior Safety Data
Trial Details
Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
90 Participants Needed
This trial tests RP1, a modified virus, in organ transplant recipients with advanced skin cancer. RP1 works by killing cancer cells and boosting the immune system to fight the cancer. The HIV-1 accessory protein Vpr has been shown to induce cell cycle arrest and kill tumor cells by apoptosis.
No Placebo Group
Trial Details
Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Phase 1, 2
Age:18+
Sex:All
65 Participants Needed
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Skin Cancer clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Skin Cancer clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Skin Cancer trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Skin Cancer is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Skin Cancer medical study ?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Skin Cancer clinical trials ?

Most recently, we added Laser Resurfacing for Skin Rejuvenation, Ketogenic Diet for Skin and Kidney Cancers and IMA203 for Skin Cancer to the Power online platform.