A Phase 2 Trial for Metastatic Melanoma Using Adoptive Cell Therapy With Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes Plus IL-2 Either Alone or Following the Administration of Pembrolizumab (NCT02621021)
A Phase II Trial for Metastatic Melanoma Using Adoptive Cell Therapy With Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Plus IL-2 Either Alone or Following the Administration of Pembrolizumab
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Background: Cell therapy is an experimental cancer therapy. It takes young tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (Young TIL) cells from a person s tumors and grows them in a lab. Then they are returned to the person. Researchers think adding the drug pembrolizumab might make the therapy more effective. Objective: To test if adding pembrolizumab to cell therapy is safe and effective to shrink melanoma tumors. Eligibility: People ages 18-72 years with metastatic melanoma OF THE SKIN Design: Participants will be screened with: Physical exam CT, MRI, or PET scans X-rays Heart and lung function tests if indicated Blood and urine tests Before treatment, participants will have: A piece of tumor taken from a biopsy or during surgery in order to grow TIL cells Leukapheresis: Blood flows through a needle in one arm and into a machine that removes white blood cells. The rest of the blood returns through a needle in the other arm. An IV catheter placed in the chest for getting TIL cells, aldesleukin, and pembrolizumab (if assigned) Participants will stay in the hospital for treatment. This includes: Daily chemotherapy for 1 week For some participants, pembrolizumab infusion 1 day after chemotherapy TIL cell infusion 2-4 days after chemotherapy, then aldesleukin infusion every 8 hours for up to 12 doses Filgrastim injections to help restore your blood counts Recovery for 1-3 weeks After treatment, participants will: Take an antibiotic and an antiviral for at least 6 months, as applicable If assigned, have pembrolizumab treatment every 3 weeks for 3 more doses. They may have another round. Have 2-day follow-up visits every 1-3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
Age range: 18 Years to 72 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center — Bethesda, Maryland
📞 Contact the Study Coordinator
Phone: (866) 820-4505
Email: IRC@nih.gov
Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
More studies in Melanoma
- Feasibility of an Enhanced Symptom Monitoring and Expedited Subspecialty Care Referral Intervention to Improve Side Effect Management for Patients With Melanoma Receiving an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor — Portland, Oregon
- Phase I/IIa Dose Finding Study of Triplet Regimen of Relatlimab Ipilimumab and NIvolumab in First Line Therapy of Metastatic Melanoma (TRINITY) — Houston, Texas
- Storage and Research Use of Human Bio-specimens From Melanoma Patients and Clinical Testing for Assignment of Treatment — Nashville, Tennessee
- Randomized Study Comparing Two Dosing Schedules for Hypofractionated Image-Guided Radiation Therapy — San Francisco, California
- A Study to Assess the Long-term Safety Outcomes in Patients Previously Treated With RP1, RP2, or RP3 — La Jolla, California
- In Vivo Real-time Detection of Circulating Melanoma Cells — Little Rock, Arkansas
Explore by condition: All Melanoma clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.