The city of Boston, Massachusetts, currently has 2 active clinical trials seeking participants for Skin Cancer research studies.
Cryoablation+Ipilimumab+Nivolumab in Melanoma
Recruiting
The aim of this study is to find out whether the combination of two approved drugs, ipilimumab and nivolumab, in combination with cryoablation are safe and effective for participants who have an unresectable melanoma that is resistant, or is growing, after receiving immunotherapy with a PD-1 inhibitor. The names of the study interventions involved in this study are: Cryoablation (an interventional radiology procedure that freezes part of a tumor) Ipilimumab (an immunotherapy) Nivolumab (an imm... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/14/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Metastatic Melanoma, Skin Cancer
Infliximab for Treatment of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Colitis
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the safety and effectiveness of infliximab compared to steroids for the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis (ICI colitis) in patients with stage III/IV skin cancer. The main questions this study aims to answer are: How many patients treated with infliximab experience steroid-free disease resolution after 7 weeks? How many patients treated with steroids experience steroid-free disease resolution after 7 weeks?
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
03/12/2024
Locations: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts +1 locations
Conditions: Melanoma Stage III, Melanoma Stage IV, Skin Cancer Stage III, Skin Cancer Stage IV, Drug-Induced Colitis, Drug Toxicity, Immune-related Adverse Event