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Metastatic Melanoma clinical trials
32 of 92 indexed Metastatic Melanoma trials are currently recruiting.
92 US clinical trials · 32 currently recruiting
Metastatic Melanoma is the subject of 92 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 32 of them currently open to new participants. 4 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 82 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, running 16 of these trials.
The research picture
Metastatic Melanoma has 92 registered US clinical trials, 32 of them open to new participants right now, about 35% of the total.
- 32
- recruiting participants now
- 35%
- of trials open to enrollment
- 4
- in Phase 3–4 (later-stage)
- 16
- top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Active & Recent Trials
92 total, page 1 of 2
Study to Investigate Lifileucel Regimen Plus Pembrolizumab Compared With Pembrolizumab Alone in Participants With Untreated Advanced Melanoma.
Iovance Biotherapeutics
NCT05727904
Evaluation of Anti-PD-1 Therapy by Monitoring T Cell Responses in Melanoma, Lung and Other Cancer Types
Mayo Clinic
NCT06075524
MC1R-targeted Alpha-particle Monotherapy and Combination Therapy Trial With Nivolumab in Adults With Advanced Melanoma
Perspective Therapeutics
NCT05655312
Testing Longer Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain
NRG Oncology
NCT06500455
Study of Autologous Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Patients With Solid Tumors
Iovance Biotherapeutics
NCT03645928
STC-15 as a Part of Combination Therapy With Toripalimab in Selected Advanced Cancers
STORM Therapeutics
NCT06975293
In Vivo Liquid Biopsy of Melanoma (Cytophone)
Cytoastra
NCT06488365
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
A Study of Lifileucel (Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes) in Adults With Advanced Melanoma
Iovance Biotherapeutics
NCT07288203
GB1211 and Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab and Placebo in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Providence Health & Services
NCT05913388
Phase II Trial of Combination Anti-PD-1 and Aldesleukin for Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT05155033
Ipilumumab and Nivolumab With or Without Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
NCT03646617
A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of an Infusion of IOV-4001 in Adult Participants With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma or Stage III or IV Non-small-cell Lung Cancer
Iovance Biotherapeutics
NCT05361174
Safety and Efficacy of OBX-115 in Advanced Solid Tumors
Obsidian Therapeutics
NCT06060613
A Study to Assess the Long-term Safety Outcomes in Patients Previously Treated With RP1, RP2, or RP3
Replimune
NCT06887348
Avapritinib for the Treatment of CKIT or PDGFRA Mutation-Positive Locally Advanced or Metastatic Malignant Solid Tumors
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04771520
A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of IOV-3001 in Adults With Advanced Melanoma Who Will Receive Lifileucel
Iovance Biotherapeutics
NCT06940739
Cryoablation Combined With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Painful Bone Metastases, the CROME Trial
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT04693377
Cryoablation+Ipilimumab+Nivolumab in Melanoma
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT05779423
Intralesional Influenza Vaccine for the Treatment of Stage I-IV Melanoma
Carlo Contreras
NCT04697576
Binimetinib and Encorafenib for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma and Central Nervous System Metastases
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT05026983
Memory-Like Natural Killer Cells With Nivolumab and Relatlimab in Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma After Progression on Checkpoint Inhibitors
Washington University School of Medicine
NCT05629546
A Study of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Based Atezolizumab Dosing
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT06066138
A Study of LN-144 or LN-145 in People With Advanced Uveal Melanoma, Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma, or Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT05607095
Natural Killer Cell Therapy (UD TGFbetai NK Cells) and Temozolomide for the Treatment of Stage IV Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain
Kari Kendra
NCT05588453
NeoVax + CDX-301 and Nivolumab or Pembrolizumab in Melanoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
NCT04930783
Nilotinib Plus Dabrafenib/Trametinib or Encorafenib/Binimetinib in Metastatic Melanoma
Rina Plattner
NCT04903119
Safety of AV-MEL-1 With Anti-PD-1 Therapy in Metastatic Melanoma
Aivita Biomedical
NCT03743298
Gene Modified Immune Cells After Conditioning Regimen for the Treatment of Stage IIIC or IV Melanoma or Metastatic Solid Tumors
Anusha Kalbasi
NCT04119024
Immunotherapy in Combination With Prednisone and Sirolimus for Kidney Transplant Recipients With Unresectable or Metastatic Skin Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT05896839
Hepzato Kit and Opdualag for Metastatic Melanoma and Liver Metastasis
University of Wisconsin, Madison
NCT07281924
Mirdametinib in Patients With Advanced NF1-mutant Melanoma
Kevin Kim, MD
NCT07237100
Safety, PK and Efficacy of ONC-392 in Monotherapy and in Combination of Anti-PD-1 in Advanced Solid Tumors and NSCLC
OncoC4
NCT04140526
IO102-IO103 in Combination With Pembrolizumab Versus Pembrolizumab Alone in Advanced Melanoma (IOB-013 / KN-D18)
IO Biotech
NCT05155254
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
Ipilimumab With or Without Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT01134614
Adjuvant, Combined Interleukin 2 (Proleukin) and DTIC (Dacarbazine) in High-risk Melanoma Patients
University of Louisville
NCT00553618
A Phase 1-2 Study of ST101 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors
Sapience Therapeutics
NCT04478279
Testing the Addition of Navitoclax to the Combination of Dabrafenib and Trametinib in People Who Have BRAF Mutant Melanoma
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT01989585
Intravenous and Intrathecal Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Leptomeningeal Disease
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT03025256
A Study to Evaluate Adaptive Dosing of Ipilimumab and Nivolumab Combination Immunotherapy
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT03122522
Aerosolized Aldesleukin in Treating Patients With Lung Metastases
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT01590069
Thermal Ablation and Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Spine Metastases at Risk for Compressing the Spinal Cord
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02713269
Testing the PD-1 Antibody, MK3475, Given With Ziv-aflibercept in Patients With Advanced Cancer
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT02298959
Nivolumab With Trametinib and Dabrafenib, or Encorafenib and Binimetinib in Treating Patients With BRAF Mutated Metastatic or Unresectable Stage III-IV Melanoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT02910700
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
Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treating Patients With Greater Than 3 Melanoma Brain Metastases
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT01644591
Comparison of High-dose IL-2 and High-dose IL-2 With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma.
Providence Health & Services
NCT01416831
PD-1 Antibody Therapy + Infliximab for Metastatic Melanoma
Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT05034536
Genetically Modified T-Cells Followed by Aldesleukin in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Melanoma
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT01955460
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 46 |
| Phase 2 | 36 |
| Phase 3 | 4 |
Top Sponsors
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Reading the Metastatic Melanoma Trial Landscape
92 indexed Metastatic Melanoma studies · 32 recruiting (35%).
Phase mix: 4 late (III/IV) vs 82 early (I/II).
Top sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (16 trials), 9 others listed. 50 shown below, recruiting first.
How to read this condition's trial landscape
That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.
Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many clinical trials are there for Metastatic Melanoma?
PlainTrial tracks 92 US clinical trials for Metastatic Melanoma, of which 32 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2026 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.
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