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Clinical trial researches therapy for metastatic melanoma or renal cell carcinoma

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Metastatic melanoma is a type of skin cancer that has spread across other parts of the body. Renal cell carcinoma is a form of kidney cancer that starts in the lining of the small tubes in the kidney. A clinical trial led by Stephanie L. Goff, M.D., Associate Research Physician in the Surgery Branch, is researching a therapy for both types of cancer. Patients who are eligible will receive a combination drug therapy with pembrolizumab, a type of immune checkpoint inhibitor used to treat different cancers. The trial will take place at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and there is no cost for participation.

For more information, please contact the NCI Surgery Branch Immunotherapy Recruitment center at (866) 820-4505 or irc@nih.gov

Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT05155033

NCI Protocol ID: 000354

Official Title: Phase II trial of Combination Anti-PD-1 and Aldesleukin for Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma

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Posted on Tue, 05/16/2023