Abbreviated MAPK Targeted Therapy Plus Pembrolizumab in Melanoma

NCT03149029 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2026-04-21

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Summary

This research study is studying a combination of drugs as a possible treatment for unresectable or metastatic melanoma.

The drugs involved in this study are:

* Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)
* Trametinib (Mekinist)
* Dabrafenib (Tafinlar)

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Pembrolizumab

Pembrolizumab is a type of antibody that inhibits the cancer cell growth

DRUG

Dabrafenib

Dabrafenib is also a cell inhibitor and works by stopping the cancer cell from duplicating

DRUG

Trametinib

Trametinib is a cell inhibitor that binds to the cancer cells to inhibit the cancer cells' signals to decrease cell growth

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ryan J Sullivan, MD · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-27
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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