Melanoma, Skin cancer
Results
Phase 3
This trial looked at 2 vaccines to see if they could help stop melanoma coming back after surgery.
Melanoma is usually treated with surgery. But for some people, there is a risk that the melanoma will come back. Doctors are always looking at new treatments to try to prevent this.
One new treatment is a cancer vaccine. Cancer vaccine research is still in its early stages. But they have shown some promise as a possible new treatment. Vaccines may help the immune system kill cancer cells.
The aim of this trial was to find out if giving 2 vaccines after surgery could help stop the melanoma coming back. The vaccines were called GM2-KLH and QS21.
Recruitment start: 4 April 2002
Recruitment end: 29 December 2005
Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.
Professor Angus Dalgleish
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
Theradex
Last reviewed: 4 August 2016
CRUK internal database number: 65
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