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Melanoma clinical trials in Iowa

18 actively recruiting melanoma trials at 17 sites across Iowa.

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Phase 3 Recruiting Academic/Other

Testing Longer Duration Radiation Therapy Versus the Usual Radiation Therapy in Patients With Cancer That Has Spread to the Brain

This phase III trial compares the effectiveness of fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery (FSRS) to usual care stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in treating patients with cancer that has spread from where it first started to the brain. Radia…

Sponsor: NRG Oncology
NCT ID: NCT06500455
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

VO and Nivolumab vs Physician's Choice in Advanced Melanoma That Progressed on Anti-PD-1 & Anti-CTLA-4 Drugs [IGNYTE-3]

This is a randomized, controlled, multicenter, open-label Phase 3 clinical study comparing VO in combination with nivolumab versus Physician's Choice treatment for patients with unresectable Stage IIIb-IV cutaneous melanoma whose disease p…

Sponsor: Replimune, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06264180
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 2, Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

A Randomized, Phase 2/3 Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of RP2 in Combination With Nivolumab in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Naïve Adult Patients With Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

The purpose of this study is to measure the clinical benefits of the combination of RP2 and nivolumab as compared with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma who have not been treated with im…

Sponsor: Replimune, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT06581406
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 3 Recruiting Industry

Efficacy of Daromun Neoadjuvant Intratumoral Treatment in Clinical Stage IIIB/C/D Melanoma Patients

The trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of Daromun neoadjuvant treatment followed by surgery and adjuvant therapy to improve in a statistically significant manner the recurrence-free survival (RFS) of Stage IIIB/C/D melanoma patients with …

Sponsor: Philogen S.p.A.
NCT ID: NCT03567889
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting Network

A Study to Compare the Administration of Encorafenib + Binimetinib + Nivolumab Versus Ipilimumab + Nivolumab in BRAF-V600 Mutant Melanoma With Brain Metastases

This phase II trial compares the effect of encorafenib, binimetinib, and nivolumab versus ipilimumab and nivolumab in treating patients with BRAF- V600 mutant melanoma that has spread to the brain (brain metastases). Encorafenib and binime…

Sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
NCT ID: NCT04511013
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center — Des Moines, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

BiCaZO: A Study Combining Two Immunotherapies (Cabozantinib and Nivolumab) to Treat Patients With Advanced Melanoma or Squamous Cell Head and Neck Cancer, an immunoMATCH Pilot Study

This phase II trial studies the good and bad effects of the combination of drugs called cabozantinib and nivolumab in treating patients with melanoma or squamous cell head and neck cancer that may have spread from where it first started to…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05136196
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Phase 2 Recruiting NIH

Using Nivolumab Alone or With Cabozantinib to Prevent Mucosal Melanoma Return After Surgery

This phase II trial tests whether nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib works in patients with mucosal melanoma. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may…

Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT ID: NCT05111574
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic — Clive, Iowa
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

MC1R-targeted Alpha-particle Monotherapy and Combination Therapy Trial With Nivolumab in Adults With Advanced Melanoma

In this first-in human, phase I/IIa study, the safety and efficacy of \[212Pb\]VMT01, an alpha-particle emitting therapeutic agent targeted to melanocortin sub-type 1 receptor (MC1R) is being evaluated as a monotherapy and in combination w…

Sponsor: Perspective Therapeutics
NCT ID: NCT05655312
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

Study of IDE196 in Patients With Solid Tumors Harboring GNAQ/11 Mutations or PRKC Fusions

This is a Phase 1/2, multi-center, open-label basket study designed to evaluate the safety and anti-tumor activity of IDE196 in patients with solid tumors harboring GNAQ or GNA11 (GNAQ/11) mutations or PRKC fusions, including metastatic uv…

Sponsor: IDEAYA Biosciences
NCT ID: NCT03947385
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Industry

A Study of BMS-986340 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Nivolumab or Docetaxel in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, tolerability, and recommended dose(s) of BMS-986340 as monotherapy and in combination with nivolumab or docetaxel in participants with advanced solid tumors. This study is a first-in-human…

Sponsor: Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT ID: NCT04895709
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Phase 1, Phase 2 Recruiting Academic/Other

Defactinib and Avutometinib, With or Without Encorafenib, for the Treatment of Patients With Brain Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma

The goal of this interventional clinical trial is to provide proof-of-principle data for the biologic activity of defactinib in combination with avutometinib in brain metastases from melanoma, and to define the potential role of the combin…

Sponsor: University of Utah
NCT ID: NCT06194929
Sites in Iowa:
  • University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa
Recruiting Academic/Other

Collecting Blood Samples From Patients With and Without Cancer to Evaluate Tests for Early Cancer Detection

This study collects blood and tissue samples from patients with cancer and without cancer to evaluate tests for early cancer detection. Collecting and storing samples of blood and tissue from patients with and without cancer to study in th…

Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
NCT ID: NCT05334069
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Mercy Hospital — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Recruiting Academic/Other

Assessing Benefits and Harms of Cannabis/Cannabinoid Use Among Cancer Patients Treated in Community Oncology Clinics

This is a multi-site clinical study enrolling 2000 newly diagnosed patients with breast, colorectal, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or non-small cell lung cancer, who are planning to receive one or more systemic cancer directed therapies …

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
NCT ID: NCT06418204
Sites in Iowa:
  • UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny Clinic — Ankeny, Iowa
  • University of Iowa Healthcare Cancer Services Quad Cities — Bettendorf, Iowa
  • Physicians' Clinic of Iowa PC — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Oncology Associates at Mercy Medical Center — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
  • Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes — Clive, Iowa
NA Recruiting Network

Improving Adolescent and Young Adult Self-Reported Data in ECOG-ACRIN Trials

The purpose of this study is to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of completing PROs among AYAs randomized to Choice PRO vs Fixed PRO.

Sponsor: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT05108298
Sites in Iowa:
  • Mary Greeley Medical Center — Ames, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Ames — Ames, Iowa
  • Mission Cancer and Blood - Ankeny — Ankeny, Iowa
  • McFarland Clinic - Boone — Boone, Iowa
  • Saint Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll, Iowa
Recruiting Network

Project: Every Child for Younger Patients With Cancer

This study gathers health information for the Project: Every Child for younger patients with cancer. Gathering health information over time from younger patients with cancer may help doctors find better methods of treatment and on-going ca…

Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
NCT ID: NCT02402244
Sites in Iowa:
  • Blank Children's Hospital — Des Moines, Iowa
  • University of Iowa/Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center — Iowa City, Iowa
Recruiting Industry

SYNERGY-AI: Artificial Intelligence Based Precision Oncology Clinical Trial Matching and Registry

International registry for cancer patients evaluating the feasibility and clinical utility of an Artificial Intelligence-based precision oncology clinical trial matching tool, powered by a virtual tumor boards (VTB) program, and its clinic…

Sponsor: Massive Bio, Inc.
NCT ID: NCT03452774
Sites in Iowa:
  • Massive Bio SYNERGY-AI site — Iowa City, Iowa
Recruiting Academic/Other

Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research

The iCaRe2 is a multi-institutional resource created and maintained by the Fred \& Pamela Buffett Cancer Center to collect and manage standardized, multi-dimensional, longitudinal data and biospecimens on consented adult cancer patients, h…

Sponsor: University of Nebraska
NCT ID: NCT02012699
Sites in Iowa:
  • Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Covenant Medical Center, Inc — Waterloo, Iowa

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 · Last checked: 2026-04-20