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Melanoma

Disease

Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer that develops from melanocytes and carries substantial metastatic potential if diagnosed late. Early detection is associated with markedly better outcomes.

Trials
3181
Recruiting
382
Completed
1513
With results
710

Last revised

Pipeline

Phase by status

PhaseRecruitingNot yetBy invitationActiveCompletedTerminatedWithdrawnSuspendedUnknownAvailableNo longer availableTotal
Early Phase 1 744231134 56
Phase 1 57916640915422756 781
Phase 1/2 7471291688825336 431
Phase 2 642216943116734580 873
Phase 2/3 732414 21
Phase 3 133267822314 159
Phase 4 23110325 26
Not applicable 641218170207344 338
Unknown 9414627222321268516 496

Trials started per year

2021
55
2022
175
2023
138
2024
121
2025
139
2026
94
2027
6

Conditions studied, by phase

ConditionEarly Phase 1Phase 1Phase 1/2Phase 2Phase 2/3Phase 3Phase 4Not applicableUnknownTotal
Melanoma 567814318732115926338496 3181
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung 418791501442139 401
Neoplasms 1110554541232751 308
Carcinoma, Renal Cell 512951521522025 290
Breast Neoplasms 109334313834063 285
Neoplasm Metastasis 19663603185818 272
Colorectal Neoplasms 21073919321634 222
Skin Neoplasms 42320471733955 208
Lung Neoplasms 56926242252350 206
Ovarian Neoplasms 27841182211429 187

Most active sponsors

#SponsorTrialsPhase 3
1National Cancer Institute (NCI)20610
2M.D. Anderson Cancer Center1012
3Bristol-Myers Squibb9019
4Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center631
5Hoffmann-La Roche456
6Novartis Pharmaceuticals455
7Mayo Clinic410
8Pfizer383
9H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute370
10Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC359

Most studied interventions

#InterventionTrials
1pembrolizumab304
2Nivolumab276
3Ipilimumab252
4aldesleukin138
5Cyclophosphamide137
6Interleukin-2107
7trametinib82
8dabrafenib76
9Temozolomide76
10Dacarbazine75

Evidence

Results reported
46.9%710 of 1513 completed
Published
15.8%239 of 1513 completed
Primary endpoint met
47.9%80 of 167 analyses
Median months to report
14.5

Documents disclosed

Protocol available
412
Statistical analysis plan
402
PubMed citations
386

Trial profile

Median enrollment
43
Median duration
47.9months
Countries
77
Study sites
19146

Who is enrolled

Adults
3170
Children
330
Older adults
3119
Healthy volunteers
166

Median enrollment by phase

Early Phase 1
13
Phase 1
25
Phase 1/2
40
Phase 2
36
Phase 2/3
108
Phase 3
423
Phase 4
50
Not applicable
62
Unknown
170

Where trials run

United States
1965
France
340
Australia
275
Spain
270
Germany
269
United Kingdom
258
Italy
257
Canada
229
Netherlands
165
China
154

Busiest cities

#CityCountryTrials
1New YorkUnited States435
2HoustonUnited States408
3Los AngelesUnited States354
4BostonUnited States333
5NashvilleUnited States278
6PittsburghUnited States238
7ChicagoUnited States218
8BarcelonaSpain217
9PhiladelphiaUnited States214
10TampaUnited States207

Terminations

Terminated
501
Withdrawn
109
Suspended
18
Stopped for recruitment
5.1%162 of 3181 trials

Stated reasons

Other / unclear
264
Recruitment
162
Business decision
81
Lack of efficacy
33
Funding
33
Safety
29
Regulatory
17
COVID-19
9

Reasons are grouped from the sponsor's own wording with a rule-based classifier; the original text is shown below.

Recently stopped

TrialStatusStated reasonStopped
NCT04987996 Withdrawn Withdrawn Study withdrawn due to lack of supply of one of the investigational agents. 2031-07-01
NCT07092410 Withdrawn Withdrawn The study was terminated early due to insufficient patient recruitment. 2030-08-31
NCT02507947 Withdrawn Withdrawn Study closed 2030-01-31
NCT07102212 Suspended Suspended pending amendment 2029-09-30
NCT04866810 Suspended Suspended On hold pending planned interim analysis. 2028-10-31
NCT06190249 Withdrawn Withdrawn Iovance withdrew support due to length of time required to meet accrual goal. 2028-07-31
NCT05572463 Withdrawn Withdrawn Sponsor Strategy 2027-12-31
NCT06391099 Suspended Suspended pending amendment 2027-12-31
NCT06626256 Withdrawn Withdrawn no resource 2027-10-30
NCT04495010 Withdrawn Withdrawn Business objectives have changed 2027-10-23

Trial records

Individual study records live on ClinicalTrials.gov. A sample of the trials counted above:

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