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NCT03448666
ECT-Pembrolizumab in Patients With Unresectable Melanoma With Superficial or Superficial and Visceral Metastases
Phase 2 trial testing Pembrolizumab in Malignant Melanoma. Withdrawn.
1 December 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | European Institute of Oncology |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | Withdrawn |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Start date | 1 March 2021 |
| Primary completion | 1 December 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 1 December 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Italy |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Pembrolizumab (pembrolizumab) — full drug profile →
Conditions studied
- Malignant Melanoma — all drugs for Malignant Melanoma →
Sponsor
European Institute of Oncology
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Malignant Melanoma. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is a Phase 2 multicenter, open label, non-randomized, interventional study enrolling 53 patients.The objectives and purposes of the clinical study described herein are to determine if concomitant Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and ECT treatments are safe and able to improve local and systemic response rates.ECT will be performed with the CLINIPORATOR and a single IV dose of Bleomycin
Publications & conference data
8 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Electroporation and Immunotherapy-Unleashing the Abscopal Effect.
Justesen TF, Orhan A, Raskov H, Nolsoe C, et al · · 2022 · cited 38× · PMID 35740542 · DOI 10.3390/cancers14122876 -
Pulsed Electric Fields in Oncology: A Snapshot of Current Clinical Practices and Research Directions from the 4th World Congress of Electroporation.
Campana LG, Daud A, Lancellotti F, Arroyo JP, et al · · 2023 · cited 20× · PMID 37444450 · DOI 10.3390/cancers15133340 -
Electroporation in Head-and-Neck Cancer: An Innovative Approach with Immunotherapy and Nanotechnology Combination.
Pisani S, Bertino G, Prina-Mello A, Locati LD, et al · · 2022 · cited 17× · PMID 36358782 · DOI 10.3390/cancers14215363 -
Electrochemotherapy combined with immunotherapy - a promising potential in the treatment of cancer.
Hadzialjevic B, Omerzel M, Trotovsek B, Cemazar M, et al · · 2023 · cited 15× · PMID 38292489 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1336866 -
Electrochemotherapy and Other Clinical Applications of Electroporation for the Targeted Therapy of Metastatic Melanoma.
Cucu CI, Giurcăneanu C, Popa LG, Orzan OA, et al · · 2021 · cited 7× · PMID 34300902 · DOI 10.3390/ma14143985 -
Targeting Genome Stability in Melanoma-A New Approach to an Old Field.
Osrodek M, Wozniak M. · · 2021 · cited 7× · PMID 33800547 · DOI 10.3390/ijms22073485 -
Review of Role of Surgery with Electroporation in Melanoma: Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Gene Delivery.
Ahmad MU, Walsh A, Kirane A. · · 2024 · cited 2× · PMID 38999394 · DOI 10.3390/jcm13133828 -
Potential dual synergy between electrochemotherapy and sequence of immunotherapies in metastatic melanoma: A case report.
Morgese F, De Feudis F, Balercia P, Berardi R. · · 2023 · cited 2× · PMID 36761389 · DOI 10.3892/mco.2023.2604
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03448666 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by European Institute of Oncology
- Last refreshed: 23 September 2024
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