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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)

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

This pilot phase II trial studies how well pembrolizumab works in treating patients with desmoplastic melanoma (DM) that can be removed by surgery (resectable) or cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the body's immune system attack the cancer, and may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02775851
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
57 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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

Study timeline

Start date
Feb 6, 2017 (Actual)
Primary completion
Apr 14, 2023 (Actual)
Completion
May 15, 2027 (Estimated)
Last update posted
Oct 22, 2026

2017 – 2027

United States locations

U.S. sites
280
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 —
CommonSpirit Saint Anthony Hospital Cancer Center 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 —
CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital - Bardstown Bardstown Kentucky 40004 —
Commonwealth Cancer Center-Corbin Corbin Kentucky 40701 —
Saint Joseph Radiation Oncology Resource Center Lexington Kentucky 40504 —
CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Medical Center - East Lexington Lexington Kentucky 40509 —
CommonSpirit Saint Joseph Hospital 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 —
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 —
Saint Anne Hospital 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 Joseph Medical Center Hematology and Oncology - Silverdale 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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