Clinical trials
Melanoma Stage IV clinical trials
Below are recruiting melanoma stage iv clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 109 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT04598009RecruitingPhase 2
Binimetinib and imatinib for KIT-mutant advanced melanoma
This Phase 2 trial tests binimetinib plus imatinib in people with advanced melanoma that cannot be removed with surgery and that has a KIT mutation. It’s for melanoma that has gotten worse after standard treatment (or where standard treatment isn’t possible or tolerated).
La Jolla, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT04511013RecruitingPhase 2
Trial for BRAF-mutant melanoma spread to the brain
This Phase 2 study tests whether a 3-drug plan (encorafenib + binimetinib + nivolumab) works better than ipilimumab + nivolumab for melanoma that has spread to the brain. If you qualify, you’ll get either treatment and have frequent brain scans to track how well it controls the tumors.
Birmingham, AlabamaAges 18 years+ - NCT04119024RecruitingPhase 1
Gene-edited immune cells for advanced melanoma or solid tumors
This Phase 1 study tests a gene-modified immune cell treatment for advanced cancers that don’t have standard curative options. It may help by attacking cancer cells that show a specific marker called IL13Rα2 after patients receive “conditioning” chemotherapy to prepare the immune system.
Duarte, CaliforniaAges 18–75 - NCT03968406RecruitingPhase 1
Talazoparib plus radiation for recurrent gynecologic cancers
This Phase 1 study tests whether the cancer drug talazoparib, combined with radiation, can better control recurrent gynecologic cancers in the pelvis/abdomen. It focuses on patients whose cancer has come back locally enough that radiation can be given, while other disease is not rapidly worsening.
Baltimore, MarylandAges 18 years+ - NCT03819296RecruitingPhase 1
Fecal transplant to treat cancer immunotherapy bowel side effects
This early-phase study tests whether changing your gut bacteria with a fecal transplant can improve diarrhea or colitis caused by cancer immunotherapy. It may help people whose symptoms have not fully settled with standard treatments like steroids and other immune-blocking medicines.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT03010150Recruiting
Blood tests and swallowing exercise check-ins for head and neck cancer
This study looks at whether giving swallowing exercises and checking in with questionnaires can help people with metastatic (spreading to neck lymph nodes) head and neck cancers do the exercises correctly. It also uses blood tests to better understand adherence and progress over time.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT07379138Recruiting
Talk therapy for distress in advanced melanoma
This study is testing whether a type of talk therapy (cognitive behavioral therapy) can help improve quality of life, including mental health, for people recently diagnosed with advanced melanoma. It is designed to understand and reduce cancer-related distress.
Rochester, MinnesotaAges 18 years+ - NCT03340129RecruitingPhase 2
Nivolumab plus focused brain radiation for melanoma spread
This trial studies whether giving the immunotherapy drug nivolumab together with targeted brain radiation (not whole-brain radiation) helps people with melanoma that has spread to the brain. It aims to improve brain control while keeping side effects manageable.
Sydney, New South WalesAges 18–120 - NCT04331093RecruitingPhase 2
Pre-surgery treatment for stage III–IV melanoma with two medicines
This trial tests two medicines given before surgery to shrink stage III–IV acral melanoma (a melanoma type on the hands/feet) and improve outcomes. If the tumors respond, surgery can happen afterward as planned.
Changchun, JilinAges 18–75 - NCT06764095RecruitingPhase 4
Drug combo before bladder or ureter surgery for advanced cancer
This trial tests two drugs, enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, given before surgery to remove the bladder or ureter in people with advanced bladder or upper urinary tract cancer that has spread to lymph nodes or other organs. The goal is to see if this treatment helps shrink the cancer and improves outcomes.
Rochester, MinnesotaAges 18 years+ - NCT07635732Recruiting
Urine Bacteria as a Test for Melanoma Treatment Response
This study looks at bacteria naturally found in urine to see if they can help diagnose melanoma and predict how well systemic therapy (medicine that spreads throughout the body) will work. Researchers believe the types of bacteria in your urine may reflect how your immune system is responding to melanoma treatment.
Gratwein, StyriaAges 18 years+ - NCT05527795Recruiting
Study features that predict benefit from extra immunotherapy in melanoma
This study looks for lab and tumor features that may help predict who benefits from follow-up (adjuvant) immunotherapy after surgery for melanoma. Your past treatment and tumor samples may be used to improve future treatment decisions.
Pierre-BéniteAges 18 years+ - NCT07215182RecruitingPhase 2
New PET scan method for advanced melanoma
This trial tests a new type of PET scan that may find cancer more clearly and quickly than current scans. It's for people with advanced melanoma that has spread and cannot be removed by surgery.
Herlev, Capital RegionAges 18 years+ - NCT06444815RecruitingPhase 1
Study of VET3-TGI for advanced solid tumors
This trial tests an experimental treatment called VET3-TGI, which is injected directly into tumors. It is for people with advanced solid tumors who have already tried other treatments and are looking for new options.
Los Angeles, CaliforniaAges 18 years+ - NCT06425926RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
Study of GIM-531 in advanced solid tumors
This study tests a new oral drug, GIM-531, alone and in combination with an anti-PD-1 therapy for people with advanced solid tumors that have stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal is to see if it is safe and effective.
Scottsdale, ArizonaAges 18 years+ - NCT05296564RecruitingPhase 1/Phase 2
TCR cell therapy for NY-ESO-1 positive metastatic cancers
This study tests a customized immune-cell treatment made from your own T cells to attack cancers that have NY-ESO-1. It may help shrink tumors in people with metastatic or hard-to-treat cancer when other treatments have not worked.
JerusalemAges 18–70 - NCT07087860RecruitingPhase 2
Plasma exchange plus targeted therapy for advanced bladder cancer
This trial tests a procedure called therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) combined with the drugs enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab for people with advanced bladder cancer that has stopped responding to standard treatments. The goal is to see if TPE helps the drugs work better.
Rochester, MinnesotaAges 18 years+ - NCT07847359RecruitingPhase 2
Freezing and drug combination for melanoma that has spread to the liver
This trial tests a combination of treatments for melanoma that has spread to the liver after standard treatment. It uses freezing (cryoablation), a targeted drug (lenvatinib), chemotherapy (dacarbazine), and two immunotherapy drugs to try to shrink liver tumors and control the cancer. The goal is to see if this combined approach is safe and effective for patients whose cancer has not responded to prior therapy.
Guangzhou, GuangdongAges 18–75 - NCT06802172Recruiting
Timing meals during cancer treatment for Alaska Native patients
This study tests whether scheduling meals at specific times of day can improve how patients feel during cancer treatment. It is for Alaska Native or American Indian people with certain cancers (rectal, HER2+ or triple negative breast, or other solid tumors) who are receiving neoadjuvant (before surgery) or adjuvant (after surgery) therapy.
Anchorage, AlaskaAges 21 years+ - NCT04529044RecruitingPhase 2
177Lu-DOTATATE for advanced breast cancer with targeted receptors
This Phase 2 trial tests whether 177Lu-DOTATATE can slow or shrink stage IV or recurrent breast cancer. It targets tumor “receptors” found on scans, using a radioactive medicine that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells.
Portland, OregonAges 18–100 - NCT05837767Recruiting
Radiation study for tumors that spread to soft tissue areas
This study looks at how a planned form of palliative radiation therapy treats certain solid cancers that have spread outside the brain to larger soft-tissue areas. It may help shrink tumors and relieve symptoms, but it also asks you to meet specific safety and treatment-timing rules.
Basking Ridge, New JerseyAges 18 years+ - NCT07288034RecruitingPhase 2
Immunotherapy biomarkers for advanced lung cancer
This study looks at blood and tissue biomarkers to predict how well immunotherapy (with or without chemotherapy) works for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. It also helps decide the best second treatment if the first one stops working.
Goodyear, ArizonaAges 18 years+ - NCT05570825RecruitingPhase 2
Study drug SX-682 with pembrolizumab for advanced lung cancer
This trial tests SX-682 plus pembrolizumab (an immunotherapy) to treat metastatic or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It aims to see how well the combination works and whether it can shrink or control the cancer in people whose tumors have enough PD-L1.
Seattle, WashingtonAges 18 years+ - NCT04521764RecruitingPhase 1
Vaccine for Metastatic Breast Cancer
This trial tests a vaccine (MV-s-NAP) that is injected directly into a tumor to stimulate your immune system against breast cancer. It is for people with metastatic breast cancer that has spread despite prior treatments.
Rochester, MinnesotaAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for melanoma stage iv?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 109 recruiting melanoma stage iv studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a melanoma stage iv trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a melanoma stage iv trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
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- Pathologic Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
- Pathologic Stage IIIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
- Clinical Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
- Clinical Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v8
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