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Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8: early-phase trial registry

15 of 33 indexed Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #463 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

33 US clinical trials · 15 currently recruiting · #463 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8: 33 US clinical trials tracked, 15 recruiting.

Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 is the subject of 33 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 15 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 28 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is National Cancer Institute (NCI), running 10 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition clinical-stage-iv-cutaneous-melanoma-ajcc-v8

OPEN 15 | RECR 45% | LATE 2 | EARLY 28 | RANK #463 | SPON 10

Nearest open-share peer: Acute Stroke (45% recruiting · 11 trials)

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Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8

Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 lists 15 open slots (45% of 33 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    15 of 33 indexed trials (45.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. One sponsor concentrates Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 research.

    National Cancer Institute (NCI) accounts for 10 of 33 trials (30.3%). 12 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Most Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.

    Median target enrolment is 59 among the 33 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 23 of those (69.7%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 research is mostly interventional.

    31 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (93.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 116Phase 212Phase 32

Open and recent trials

33 total, page 1 of 1

RECRUITING Phase 1 800 participants

Role of Gut Microbiome and Fecal Transplant on Medication-Induced GI Complications in Patients With Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03819296

RECRUITING 500 participants

Evaluation of Anti-PD-1 Therapy by Monitoring T Cell Responses in Melanoma, Lung and Other Cancer Types

Mayo Clinic

NCT06075524

RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT05136196

RECRUITING Phase 1 132 participants

Personalized Neoantigen Peptide-Based Vaccine in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors

Mayo Clinic

NCT05269381

RECRUITING Phase 2 112 participants

A Study to Compare the Administration of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab + Nivolumab in BRAF-V600 Mutant Melanoma With Brain Metastases

SWOG Cancer Research Network

NCT04511013

RECRUITING Phase 1 100 participants

The Immune Effects of Fermented Wheat Germ Nutritional Supplementation in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumor Cancers Being Treated With Standard of Care Checkpoint Inhibitors

University of California, Davis

NCT05967533

RECRUITING Phase 2 99 participants

Time-of-Day Specified Immunotherapy for Advanced Melanoma, The TIME Trial

Emory University

NCT07155317

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Ketogenic Dietary Intervention to Improve Response to Immunotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma and Metastatic Kidney Cancer

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT06391099

RECRUITING Phase 1 54 participants

IACS-6274 With or Without Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT05039801

RECRUITING Phase 2 50 participants

Comparison of In-Home Versus In-Clinic Administration of Subcutaneous Nivolumab Through Cancer CARE (Connected Access and Remote Expertise) Beyond Walls (CCBW) Program

Mayo Clinic

NCT06265285

RECRUITING Phase 1 36 participants

Intralesional Influenza Vaccine for the Treatment of Stage I-IV Melanoma

Carlo Contreras

NCT04697576

RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

Binimetinib and Encorafenib for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma and Central Nervous System Metastases

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT05026983

RECRUITING Phase 1 30 participants

Natural Killer Cell Therapy (UD TGFbetai NK Cells) and Temozolomide for the Treatment of Stage IV Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain

Kari Kendra

NCT05588453

RECRUITING Phase 1 25 participants

Personalized Neo-Antigen Peptide Vaccine for the Treatment of Stage IIIC-IV Melanoma, Hormone Receptor Positive HER2 Negative Metastatic Refractory Breast Cancer or Stage III-IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

NCT05098210

RECRUITING Phase 1 16 participants

Immunotherapy in Combination With Prednisone and Sirolimus for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Unresectable or Metastatic Skin Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT05896839

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 1,301 participants

Physician/Patient Choice of Either High-Dose Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2B or Ipilimumab, Versus Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV High Risk Melanoma That Has Been Removed by Surgery

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02506153

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 313 participants

A Study to Compare the Administration of Pembrolizumab After Surgery Versus Administration Both Before and After Surgery for High-Risk Melanoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03698019

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 3 267 participants

Dabrafenib and Trametinib Followed by Ipilimumab and Nivolumab or Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Followed by Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV BRAFV600 Melanoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02224781

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 150 participants

Using Biomarkers to Help Guide Safe Immunotherapy Discontinuation in Patients With Unresectable Stage IIIB-IV Melanoma, The PET-Stop Trial

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group

NCT04462406

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 75 participants

Testing the Addition of Navitoclax to the Combination of Dabrafenib and Trametinib in People Who Have BRAF Mutant Melanoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT01989585

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 71 participants

Intravenous and Intrathecal Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Leptomeningeal Disease

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03025256

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 59 participants

Testing the PD-1 Antibody, MK3475, Given With Ziv-aflibercept in Patients With Advanced Cancer

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02298959

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 50 participants

Diet and Immune Effects Trial: DIET- A Randomized Double Blinded Dietary Intervention Study in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma Receiving Immunotherapy

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04645680

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 49 participants

Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Greater Than 3 Melanoma Brain Metastases

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT01644591

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 36 participants

Sonidegib and Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors

Mayo Clinic

NCT04007744

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 35 participants

Tocilizumab, Ipilimumab, and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, or Urothelial Carcinoma

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04940299

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 29 participants

Bevacizumab and Atezolizumab With or Without Cobimetinib in Treating Patients With Untreated Melanoma Brain Metastases

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03175432

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 16 participants

Testing the Addition of the Anti-cancer Drug, Tazemetostat, to the Usual Treatment (Dabrafenib and Trametinib) for Metastatic Melanoma That Has Progressed on the Usual Treatment

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT04557956

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 15 participants

Gene-Modified T Cells With or Without Decitabine in Treating Patients With Advanced Malignancies Expressing NY-ESO-1

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

NCT02650986

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 12 participants

Tacrolimus, Nivolumab, and Ipilimumab in Treating Kidney Transplant Recipients With Selected Unresectable or Metastatic Cancers

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03816332

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 1 1 participants

Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors With NovoTTF-200M for the Treatment of Melanoma Brain Metastases

Emory University

NCT05341349

COMPLETED Phase 2 94 participants

Testing Treatment With Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Compared to Treatment With Ipilimumab Alone in Advanced Melanoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT03033576

COMPLETED 88 participants

The Effect of the Microbiome on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response in Melanoma Patients

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT05102773

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 16
Phase 2 12
Phase 3 2

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Biospecimen Collection Procedure
13 trials
Computed Tomography Procedure
12 trials
Ipilimumab Biological
11 trials
Nivolumab Biological
10 trials
Pembrolizumab Biological
8 trials
Biopsy Procedure Procedure
6 trials
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Procedure
6 trials
Questionnaire Administration Other
5 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Florida 9 trials
California 9 trials
Texas 8 trials
Arizona 8 trials
Arkansas 7 trials
Alabama 5 trials
Alaska 5 trials
Ohio 4 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 page

33 registered trials, 15 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

  • 15 Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsors the most Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s trials
  • Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Clinical Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8 condition card totals 33 registered trials; most-linked intervention Biospecimen Collection; top US site state Florida. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.