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A trial of pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for advanced melanoma (PERM)

Overview

Cancer types:

Melanoma, Skin cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial compared pembrolizumab with pembrolizumab and radiotherapy for melanoma skin cancer.

It was for people with melanoma skin cancer that could not be removed with surgery or had spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer Research UK supports this trial.

Recruitment start: 16 July 2016

Recruitment end: 16 April 2018

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 James Larkin

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

Merck, Sharp & Dohme

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/14/036.

Last reviewed: 23 May 2024

CRUK internal database number: 12764

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