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A trial of ipilimumab for children and teenagers who have melanoma that can't be removed with surgery (CA184178)

Overview

Cancer types:

Children's cancers, Melanoma, Skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial looked at ipilimumab to improve treatment for children and young people who have melanoma.

It was for people who couldn’t have surgery to remove the melanoma or it had spread elsewhere in the body. Melanoma that has spread is advanced melanoma.

This trial was open for people to join between 2013 and 2016. The team published the results in 2017.

Recruitment start: 23 April 2013

Recruitment end: 28 July 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Julia Chisholm

Supported by

Bristol-Myers Squibb

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Last reviewed: 08 Jul 2021

CRUK internal database number: 10443

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