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ClinicalTrials.gov 89 recruiting now early-phase tilt #36 of 28,707 conditions

Melanoma: early-phase trial registry

89 of 269 indexed Melanoma trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #36 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

269 US clinical trials · 89 currently recruiting · #36 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Melanoma: 269 US clinical trials tracked, 89 recruiting.

Melanoma is the subject of 269 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 89 of them currently open to new participants. 19 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 184 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, running 20 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition melanoma

OPEN 89 | RECR 33% | LATE 19 | EARLY 184 | RANK #36 | SPON 20

Nearest open-share peer: Adherence, Treatment (33% recruiting · 6 trials)

Aging47.9%Post Traumatic Stress Disord41.5%Head and Neck Cancer34.2%Melanoma (this)33%Leukemia18.6%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Melanoma

Melanoma lists 89 open slots (33% of 269 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 Melanoma 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. Melanoma is recruiting below its size-band peers.

    89 of 269 indexed trials (33.1%) are open to enrollment, against a 37.1% average across 139 conditions with 100+ trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Melanoma trials is spread across many organizations.

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center accounts for 20 of 269 trials (7.4%). 139 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Melanoma enrolment sits around 72 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 72 among the 267 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 155 of those (58.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Melanoma research is mostly interventional.

    231 interventional and 38 observational studies make up this index (85.9% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 1117Phase 267Phase 316Phase 43

Open and recent trials

269 total, page 1 of 6

RECRUITING NA 75,000 participants

War on Melanoma™ Public Health & Education Campaign

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

NCT04611568

RECRUITING 12,000 participants

Molecular Testing for the MD Anderson Cancer Center Personalized Cancer Therapy Program

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT01772771

RECRUITING 9,600 participants

Sample Collection for Ongoing Research and Product Evaluation Study

Natera

NCT07318051

RECRUITING 7,000 participants

Evaluation for NCI Surgery Branch Clinical Research Protocols

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00001823

RECRUITING 3,000 participants

Storage and Research Use of Human Bio-specimens From Melanoma Patients and Clinical Testing for Assignment of Treatment

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

NCT01205815

RECRUITING 3,000 participants

Clinical, Laboratory, and Epidemiologic Characterization of Individuals and Families at High Risk of Melanoma

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT00040352

RECRUITING 2,000 participants

Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT06418204

RECRUITING 1,152 participants

Well-Being and Health-Related Quality of Life in Melanoma Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04474301

RECRUITING NA 1,020 participants

Video Education With Result Dependent dIsclosure

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT05225428

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

A Storage Facility for Tissues Obtained From Patients With Malignant Melanoma

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

NCT04567706

RECRUITING Phase 1 949 participants

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab or Docetaxel in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NCT04895709

RECRUITING 840 participants

A Prospective Study of Plasma Genotyping as a Noninvasive Biomarker for Genotype-directed Cancer Care

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

NCT02279004

RECRUITING Phase 2 740 participants

A Study of HER3-DXd in Subjects With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Daiichi Sankyo

NCT06172478

RECRUITING Phase 3 670 participants

Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.

Iovance Biotherapeutics

NCT05727904

RECRUITING Phase 3 560 participants

A Study With Combinations of Anti-LAG-3 and Anti-PD-1 Antibodies in Adult Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma (Harmony Head-to-Head)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

NCT06246916

RECRUITING 500 participants

Molecular Analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Melanocytic Lesions

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

NCT02775643

RECRUITING NA 480 participants

A Study Evaluating the Integrative Medicine at Home (IM@HOME) Program in People With Cancer

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

NCT05053230

RECRUITING Phase 2 480 participants

Patient Preference for Subcutaneous vs. Intravenous Immune Therapy

Diwakar Davar

NCT07223424

RECRUITING Phase 1 450 participants

A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Activity of RO7502175 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Checkpoint Inhibitor in Participants With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors

Genentech

NCT05581004

RECRUITING 400 participants

BostonGene and Exigent Genomic INsight Study

BostonGene

NCT06272864

RECRUITING NA 385 participants

MySmartSkin Online Skin Self-exam Intervention for Melanoma Survivors

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NCT05373823

RECRUITING Phase 1 370 participants

A Study of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Pediatric Participants With an Advanced Solid Tumor or Lymphoma (MK-3475-051/KEYNOTE-051)

Merck Sharp & Dohme

NCT02332668

RECRUITING NA 350 participants

Studying Quality of Life Inclusive of Mental Health and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Cancer Distress for the Improvement of Quality of Life in Stage III-IV Melanoma Patients

Mayo Clinic

NCT07379138

RECRUITING Phase 1 316 participants

Phase 1a and Phase 2 Study for Safety, Preliminary Efficacy, PK and PD of ST-067

Simcha IL-18

NCT04787042

RECRUITING Phase 1 267 participants

A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-07799933 in People With Advanced Solid Tumors With BRAF Alterations.

Pfizer

NCT05355701

RECRUITING NA 252 participants

Lymphovenous Bypass Procedure Before Underarm Lymph Node Surgery in Preventing Lymphedema in Patients With Inflammatory or Locally Advanced Non-inflammatory Breast Cancer or Melanoma

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT03941756

RECRUITING Phase 1 250 participants

A Study of MGC026 in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

MacroGenics

NCT06242470

RECRUITING NA 244 participants

Comparing Single vs Multiple Dose Radiation for Cancer Patients With Brain Metastasis and Receiving Immunotherapy

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT05703269

RECRUITING Phase 1 240 participants

A First-In Human (FIH) Study to Find Out How Well REGN10597 Medicine Given Alone or in Combination With Cemiplimab Works in Adult Participants Who Have Cancer With Tumors That Have Spread in Their Body

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

NCT06413680

RECRUITING Phase 1 230 participants

A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of NST-628 Oral Tablets in Subjects With Solid Tumors

Nested Therapeutics

NCT06326411

RECRUITING Phase 1 220 participants

A Study to Assess IPN01194 When Administered Alone in Adults With Advanced Solid Tumours

Ipsen

NCT06305247

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

In Vivo Liquid Biopsy of Melanoma (Cytophone)

Cytoastra

NCT06488365

RECRUITING Phase 2 178 participants

A Study of IBI363 in Subjects with Advanced Solid Malignancies

Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co.

NCT06281678

RECRUITING Phase 1 176 participants

BI-1808 as a Single Agent and With Pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA® ) in Treatment of Advanced Malignancies(Keynote-D20)

BioInvent International AB

NCT04752826

RECRUITING Phase 1 174 participants

A Phase I Clinical Study to Evaluate the PK Profile, Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of HLX17 vs. Keytruda® in Multiple Resected Solid Tumors

Shanghai Henlius Biotech

NCT07160335

RECRUITING Phase 2 170 participants

A Phase 2 Trial for Metastatic Melanoma Using Adoptive Cell Therapy With Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Plus IL-2 Either Alone or Following the Administration of Pembrolizumab

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02621021

RECRUITING Phase 2 168 participants

Nodal Radiation Therapy for Sentinel Lymph Node Positive Melanoma

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04594187

RECRUITING Phase 1 160 participants

Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of CJRB-101 With Pembrolizumab in Subjects With Selected Types of Advanced or Metastatic Cancer

CJ Bioscience

NCT05877430

RECRUITING Phase 1 147 participants

Tegavivint for the Treatment of Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors, Including Lymphomas and Desmoid Tumors

Children's Oncology Group

NCT04851119

RECRUITING Phase 1 126 participants

A Study of Oral 7HP349 (Alintegimod) in Combination With Ipilimumab Followed by Nivolumab Monotherapy

7 Hills Pharma

NCT06362369

RECRUITING 125 participants

Testing of an Educational Tool for Patients With Melanoma and Pre-Existing Autoimmune Disease Who Are Candidates for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

NCT04751396

RECRUITING Phase 1 124 participants

A Study to Learn About the Study Medicine Called PF-07799544 as Monotherapy or in Combination in People With Advanced Solid Tumors

Pfizer

NCT05538130

RECRUITING Phase 1 124 participants

Administering Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes Transduced With a CD70-Binding Chimeric Antigen Receptor to People With CD70 Expressing Cancers

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NCT02830724

RECRUITING Phase 2 105 participants

Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitor Sarilumab in Combination With Ipilimumab, Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Patients With Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NYU Langone Health

NCT05428007

RECRUITING Phase 4 100 participants

Dabrafenib and/or Trametinib Rollover Study

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

NCT03340506

RECRUITING 100 participants

Digital Remote Monitoring of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Induced Toxicity Using the Vigilant App

Mayo Clinic

NCT06675643

RECRUITING Phase 1 94 participants

A Study of Nivolumab and Hydroxychloroquine or Nivolumab/Ipilimumab and Hydroxychloroquine in Advanced Melanoma

Ravi Amaravadi, MD

NCT04464759

RECRUITING Phase 2 90 participants

Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Anti-PD1 or Combinations for Locoregionally Advanced Melanoma

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

NCT06295159

RECRUITING Phase 2 87 participants

Phase 2 Trial of Voyager V1 in Combination With Cemiplimab in Cancer Patients

Vyriad

NCT04291105

RECRUITING Phase 1 78 participants

IDOV-Immune for Advanced Solid Tumors

ViroMissile

NCT06910657

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 117
Phase 2 67
Phase 3 16
Phase 4 3

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Melanoma records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Ipilimumab Drug
19 trials
Pembrolizumab Drug
18 trials
Nivolumab Drug
16 trials
Cyclophosphamide Drug
9 trials
Pembrolizumab Biological
9 trials
Nivolumab Biological
6 trials
nivolumab Drug
5 trials
Biospecimen Collection Procedure
5 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Melanoma trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 101 trials
New York 82 trials
Texas 78 trials
Florida 74 trials
Pennsylvania 62 trials
Massachusetts 45 trials
New Jersey 42 trials
Illinois 38 trials

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

What to do with this Melanoma page

269 registered trials, 89 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

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 Melanoma condition card totals 269 registered trials; most-linked intervention Ipilimumab; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.