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Active, not recruiting Phase 2 Interventional Results available

Pembrolizumab in Treating Patients With Desmoplastic Melanoma That Can or Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02775851

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02775851. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

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Official title

A Phase II and Pilot Trial of PD-1 Blockade With Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Patients With Resectable or Unresectable Desmoplastic Melanoma (DM)

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02775851
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NIH
Enrollment
57 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

  • Biopsy Procedure Procedure
  • Biospecimen Collection Procedure
  • Computed Tomography Procedure
  • Magnetic Resonance Elastography Procedure
  • Pembrolizumab Biological
  • Positron Emission Tomography Procedure
  • Therapeutic Conventional Surgery Procedure

Procedure · Biological

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Not listed

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Feb 5, 2017
Primary completion
Apr 13, 2023
Completion
May 14, 2026
Last update posted
Apr 12, 2026

2017 – 2026

United States locations

U.S. sites
281
U.S. states
30
U.S. cities
202
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks Alaska 99701
Cancer Center at Saint Joseph's Phoenix Arizona 85004
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith Arkansas 72903
CHI Saint Vincent Cancer Center Hot Springs Hot Springs Arkansas 71913
Mission Hope Medical Oncology - Arroyo Grande Arroyo Grande California 93420
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte California 91010
Epic Care-Dublin Dublin California 94568
Bay Area Breast Surgeons Inc Emeryville California 94608
Epic Care Partners in Cancer Care Emeryville California 94608
Los Angeles General Medical Center Los Angeles California 90033
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles California 90033
UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Los Angeles California 90095
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Martinez California 94553-3156
USC Norris Oncology/Hematology-Newport Beach Newport Beach California 92663
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus Oakland California 94609
Bay Area Tumor Institute Oakland California 94609
Keck Medical Center of USC Pasadena Pasadena California 91105
Pacific Central Coast Health Center-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo California 93401
Mission Hope Medical Oncology - Santa Maria Santa Maria California 93444
City of Hope South Pasadena South Pasadena California 91030
City of Hope Upland Upland California 91786
Epic Care Cyberknife Center Walnut Creek California 94597
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Aurora Aurora Colorado 80012
The Medical Center of Aurora Aurora Colorado 80012
Boulder Community Foothills Hospital Boulder Colorado 80303
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Boulder Boulder Colorado 80304
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Centennial Centennial Colorado 80112
Penrose-Saint Francis Healthcare Colorado Springs Colorado 80907
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Penrose Colorado Springs Colorado 80907
Cancer Center of Colorado at Sloan's Lake Denver Colorado 80204
National Jewish Health-Main Campus Denver Colorado 80206
The Women's Imaging Center Denver Colorado 80209
AdventHealth Porter Denver Colorado 80210
Colorado Blood Cancer Institute Denver Colorado 80218
Presbyterian - Saint Lukes Medical Center - Health One Denver Colorado 80218
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Midtown Denver Colorado 80218
Saint Joseph Hospital - Cancer Centers of Colorado Denver Colorado 80218
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Rose Denver Colorado 80220
Rose Medical Center Denver Colorado 80220
Western Surgical Care Denver Colorado 80220
CommonSpirit Cancer Center Mercy Durango Colorado 81301
Mercy Medical Center Durango Colorado 81301
Mountain Blue Cancer Care Center - Swedish Englewood Colorado 80113
Swedish Medical Center Englewood Colorado 80113
National Jewish Health-Western Hematology Oncology Golden Colorado 80401
Saint Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center Grand Junction Colorado 81501
Grand Valley Oncology Grand Junction Colorado 81505
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley Colorado 80631
Good Samaritan Hospital - Cancer Centers of Colorado Lafayette Colorado 80026
Saint Anthony Hospital Lakewood Colorado 80228
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Littleton Littleton Colorado 80120
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton Colorado 80122
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Sky Ridge Lone Tree Colorado 80124
Sky Ridge Medical Center Lone Tree Colorado 80124
Longmont United Hospital Longmont Colorado 80501
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Longmont Longmont Colorado 80501
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland Colorado 80539
AdventHealth Parker Parker Colorado 80138
Saint Mary Corwin Medical Center Pueblo Colorado 81004
National Jewish Health-Northern Hematology Oncology Thornton Colorado 80260
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital Wheat Ridge Colorado 80401
Hartford Hospital Hartford Connecticut 06102
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura Aventura Florida 33180
Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale Florida 33308
Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach Florida 33140
Moffitt Cancer Center-International Plaza Tampa Florida 33607
Moffitt Cancer Center - McKinley Campus Tampa Florida 33612
Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa Florida 33612
Low Country Cancer Care Savannah Georgia 31404
Lewis Cancer and Research Pavilion at Saint Joseph's/Candler Savannah Georgia 31405
Summit Cancer Care-Candler Savannah Georgia 31405
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Boise Boise Idaho 83706
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Caldwell Caldwell Idaho 83605
Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene Idaho 83814
Walter Knox Memorial Hospital Emmett Idaho 83617
Idaho Urologic Institute-Meridian Meridian Idaho 83642
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Nampa Nampa Idaho 83687
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls Post Falls Idaho 83854
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Sandpoint Sandpoint Idaho 83864
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton Illinois 62002
Rush-Copley Medical Center Aurora Illinois 60504
Northwestern University Chicago Illinois 60611
Carle at The Riverfront Danville Illinois 61832
Carle Physician Group-Effingham Effingham Illinois 62401
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor Geneva Illinois 60134
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest Illinois 60045
Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston Mattoon Illinois 61938
SSM Health Good Samaritan Mount Vernon Illinois 62864
Carle Cancer Center Urbana Illinois 61801
The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana Illinois 61801
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville Warrenville Illinois 60555
Rush-Copley Healthcare Center Yorkville Illinois 60560
Deaconess Clinic Downtown Evansville Indiana 47713
Chancellor Center for Oncology Newburgh Indiana 47630
Mercy Cancer Center-West Lakes Clive Iowa 50325
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - West Des Moines Clinic Clive Iowa 50325
Alegent Health Mercy Hospital Council Bluffs Iowa 51503
Greater Regional Medical Center Creston Iowa 50801
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines Des Moines Iowa 50314
UI Health Care Mission Cancer and Blood - Laurel Clinic Des Moines Iowa 50314
Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes West Des Moines Iowa 50266
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center Coffeyville Kansas 67337
University of Kansas Clinical Research Center Fairway Kansas 66205
Central Care Cancer Center - Garden City Garden City Kansas 67846
Central Care Cancer Center - Great Bend Great Bend Kansas 67530
HaysMed Hays Kansas 67601
University of Kansas Cancer Center-West Kansas City Kansas 66112
University of Kansas Cancer Center Kansas City Kansas 66160
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence Kansas 66044
Kansas Institute of Medicine Cancer and Blood Center Lenexa Kansas 66219
Minimally Invasive Surgery Hospital Lenexa Kansas 66219
The University of Kansas Cancer Center - Olathe Olathe Kansas 66061
Menorah Medical Center Overland Park Kansas 66209
University of Kansas Cancer Center-Overland Park Overland Park Kansas 66210
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg Kansas 66762
Salina Regional Health Center Salina Kansas 67401
University of Kansas Health System Saint Francis Campus Topeka Kansas 66606
University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center Westwood Kansas 66205
Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown Kentucky 40004
Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin Corbin Kentucky 40701
Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center Lexington Kentucky 40504
Saint Joseph Hospital East Lexington Kentucky 40509
Saint Joseph London London Kentucky 40741
Jewish Hospital Louisville Kentucky 40202
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital Louisville Kentucky 40215
UofL Health Medical Center Northeast Louisville Kentucky 40245
Jewish Hospital Medical Center South Shepherdsville Kentucky 40165
Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver Brownstown Michigan 48183
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township Clinton Township Michigan 48038
Henry Ford Medical Center-Fairlane Dearborn Michigan 48126
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit Michigan 48202
Allegiance Health Jackson Michigan 49201
Monroe Cancer Center Monroe Michigan 48162
Henry Ford Medical Center-Columbus Novi Michigan 48377
Henry Ford Macomb Health Center - Shelby Township Shelby Michigan 48315
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield Michigan 48322
Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville Minnesota 55337
Minnesota Oncology - Burnsville Burnsville Minnesota 55337
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge Minnesota 55008
Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids Minnesota 55433
Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina Minnesota 55435
Unity Hospital Fridley Minnesota 55432
Fairview Clinics and Surgery Center Maple Grove Maple Grove Minnesota 55369
Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Maplewood Maplewood Minnesota 55109
Saint John's Hospital - Healtheast Maplewood Minnesota 55109
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis Minnesota 55407
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis Minnesota 55415
Health Partners Inc Minneapolis Minnesota 55454
Monticello Cancer Center Monticello Minnesota 55362
New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm Minnesota 56073
Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton Minnesota 55371
North Memorial Medical Health Center Robbinsdale Minnesota 55422
Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park Saint Louis Park Minnesota 55416
Regions Hospital Saint Paul Minnesota 55101
United Hospital Saint Paul Minnesota 55102
Saint Francis Regional Medical Center Shakopee Minnesota 55379
Lakeview Hospital Stillwater Minnesota 55082
Ridgeview Medical Center Waconia Minnesota 55387
Rice Memorial Hospital Willmar Minnesota 56201
Minnesota Oncology Hematology PA-Woodbury Woodbury Minnesota 55125
Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming Minnesota 55092
Singing River Hospital Pascagoula Mississippi 39581
Mercy Oncology and Hematology - Clayton-Clarkson Ballwin Missouri 63011
Central Care Cancer Center - Bolivar Bolivar Missouri 65613
Cox Cancer Center Branson Branson Missouri 65616
Centerpoint Medical Center LLC Independence Missouri 64057
Freeman Health System Joplin Missouri 64804
Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin Missouri 64804
University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City Missouri 64108
The University of Kansas Cancer Center-South Kansas City Missouri 64131
Research Medical Center Kansas City Missouri 64132
University of Kansas Cancer Center - North Kansas City Missouri 64154
University of Kansas Cancer Center - Lee's Summit Lee's Summit Missouri 64064
Mercy Clinic-Rolla-Cancer and Hematology Rolla Missouri 65401
Phelps Health Delbert Day Cancer Institute Rolla Missouri 65401
Heartland Regional Medical Center Saint Joseph Missouri 64506
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield Missouri 65804
CoxHealth South Hospital Springfield Missouri 65807
Mercy Infusion Center - Chippewa St Louis Missouri 63109
Mercy Hospital South St Louis Missouri 63128
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis St Louis Missouri 63141
Mercy Hospital Washington Washington Missouri 63090
Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda Montana 59711
Billings Clinic Cancer Center Billings Montana 59101
Saint Vincent Healthcare Billings Montana 59101
Saint Vincent Frontier Cancer Center Billings Montana 59102
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital Bozeman Montana 59715
Saint James Community Hospital and Cancer Treatment Center Butte Montana 59701
Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute Great Falls Montana 59405
Great Falls Clinic Great Falls Montana 59405
Saint Peter's Community Hospital Helena Montana 59601
Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell Montana 59901
Community Medical Center Missoula Montana 59804
Nebraska Cancer Specialists/Oncology Hematology West PC Grand Island Nebraska 68803
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney Nebraska 68847
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln Nebraska 68510
Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68122
Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68124
Alegent Health Lakeside Hospital Omaha Nebraska 68130
Creighton University Medical Center Omaha Nebraska 68131
Midlands Community Hospital Papillion Nebraska 68046
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo New York 14263
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Clinton Clinton North Carolina 28328
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Goldsboro Goldsboro North Carolina 27534
Wayne Memorial Hospital Goldsboro North Carolina 27534
Onslow Memorial Hospital Jacksonville North Carolina 28546
Southeastern Medical Oncology Center-Jacksonville Jacksonville North Carolina 28546
Strecker Cancer Center-Belpre Belpre Ohio 45714
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe Ohio 45601
Good Samaritan Hospital - Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio 45220
Bethesda North Hospital Cincinnati Ohio 45242
TriHealth Cancer Institute-Westside Cincinnati Ohio 45247
TriHealth Cancer Institute-Anderson Cincinnati Ohio 45255
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Columbus Ohio 43210
Mount Carmel East Hospital Columbus Ohio 43213
Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc Columbus Ohio 43214
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus Ohio 43214
Grant Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43215
The Mark H Zangmeister Center Columbus Ohio 43219
Mount Carmel Health Center West Columbus Ohio 43222
Doctors Hospital Columbus Ohio 43228
Delaware Health Center-Grady Cancer Center Delaware Ohio 43015
Delaware Radiation Oncology Delaware Ohio 43015
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware Ohio 43015
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin Ohio 43016
Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital Grove City Ohio 43123
Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster Ohio 43130
Saint Rita's Medical Center Lima Ohio 45801
OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield Ohio 44903
Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta Ohio 45750
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital Marion Ohio 43302
Knox Community Hospital Mount Vernon Ohio 43050
Licking Memorial Hospital Newark Ohio 43055
Newark Radiation Oncology Newark Ohio 43055
Mercy Health - Perrysburg Hospital Perrysburg Ohio 43551
Southern Ohio Medical Center Portsmouth Ohio 45662
ProMedica Flower Hospital Sylvania Ohio 43560
ProMedica Toledo Hospital/Russell J Ebeid Children's Hospital Toledo Ohio 43606
Mercy Health - Saint Vincent Hospital Toledo Ohio 43608
Mercy Health - Saint Anne Hospital Toledo Ohio 43623
Saint Ann's Hospital Westerville Ohio 43081
Genesis Healthcare System Cancer Care Center Zanesville Ohio 43701
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73104
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Oklahoma 73120
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Baker City Baker City Oregon 97814
Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center-Ontario Ontario Oregon 97914
Saint Joseph Regional Cancer Center Bryan Texas 77802
American Fork Hospital / Huntsman Intermountain Cancer Center American Fork Utah 84003
Sandra L Maxwell Cancer Center Cedar City Utah 84720
Farmington Health Center Farmington Utah 84025
Logan Regional Hospital Logan Utah 84321
Intermountain Medical Center Murray Utah 84107
McKay-Dee Hospital Center Ogden Utah 84403
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Provo Utah 84604
Riverton Hospital Riverton Utah 84065
Utah Cancer Specialists-Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Utah 84106
Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah 84112
LDS Hospital Salt Lake City Utah 84143
South Jordan Health Center South Jordan Utah 84009
Saint George Regional Medical Center St. George Utah 84770
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn Washington 98001
Highline Medical Center-Main Campus Burien Washington 98166
Saint Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw Washington 98022
Saint Francis Hospital Federal Way Washington 98003
MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park Gig Harbor Washington 98335
Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood Washington 98499
Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend Washington 98368
Harrison HealthPartners Hematology and Oncology-Poulsbo Poulsbo Washington 98370
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup Washington 98372
Saint Michael Cancer Center Silverdale Washington 98383
MultiCare Deaconess Cancer and Blood Specialty Center - Downtown Spokane Washington 99204
MultiCare Deaconess Cancer and Blood Specialty Center - North Spokane Washington 99218
MultiCare Deaconess Cancer and Blood Specialty Center - Valley Spokane Valley Washington 99216
Franciscan Research Center-Northwest Medical Plaza Tacoma Washington 98405
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Center Tacoma Washington 98405
MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital Tacoma Washington 98405
Northwest Medical Specialties PLLC Tacoma Washington 98405
Cancer Center of Western Wisconsin New Richmond Wisconsin 54017
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center-West Cheyenne Wyoming 82001
Billings Clinic-Cody Cody Wyoming 82414
Welch Cancer Center Sheridan Wyoming 82801

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