Melanoma Trial Landscape (July 2026)

Last updated: Jul 11, 2026 · Built by a patient who got tired of scrolling ClinicalTrials.gov

Overview

360
Recruiting
125
Phase 1
166
Phase 2
39
Phase 3
6
Phase 4

Active interventional trials with status RECRUITING or NOT_YET_RECRUITING. A multi-phase trial (e.g. 1/2) is counted in each of its phases.

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Mechanism Breakdown

Recruiting trials grouped by drug class. Trials with unclassifiable or non-therapeutic interventions are excluded from this view.

Checkpoint inhibitor
88
Other / unclassified
25
TIL cellular therapy
21
Bispecific antibody
19
Monoclonal antibody
13
Small-molecule inhibitor
8
Vaccine (other)
8
Other inhibitor
8
Kinase inhibitor (other)
6
CAR-T cellular therapy
6
Tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)
4
Oncolytic virus
3

Recently Updated Trials

NCTPhaseTitleMechanism
NCT060661381A Study of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring-Based Atezolizumab DosingPD-L1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor (atezolizumab)
NCT062469163A Study With Combinations of Anti-LAG-3 and Anti-PD-1 Antibodies in Adult Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma (Harmony Head-to-Head)LAG-3 + PD-1 -- bispecific antibody (fianlimab + cemiplimab; relatlimab + nivolumab)
NCT069106571IDOV-Immune for Advanced Solid TumorsOncolytic vaccinia virus -- oncolytic virus therapy (IDOV-Immune)
NCT073417371, 2SL-28 for Advanced Solid TumoursUnknown mechanism
NCT064664342Prebiotic Food-enriched Diet (PreFED) to Enhance the Microbiome and Response to First-line Immunotherapy in Unresectable MelanomaUnknown mechanism

Top Sponsors

SponsorRecruiting trials
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center17
Vastra Gotaland Region7
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute7
National Cancer Institute (NCI)6
Xijing Hospital5

Geographic Distribution

Countries/regions with the most active trial sites for melanoma. A multi-site trial is counted once per country/region.

United States
158
China
49
Australia
34
France
29
Netherlands
26
Germany
23
United Kingdom
21
Canada
21
Spain
20
Italy
19

Emerging Classes

Phase-1 trials whose listed start date falls within the last 12 months — the leading edge of the field.

StartNCTTitleMechanism
Aug 31, 2026NCT07444606Dose Ranging, Toxicity Seeking, Phase 1 Trial of Oncolytic Adenoviral Therapy for Melanoma Intracranial and Extracranial MetastasesOncolytic adenovirus -- oncolytic viral therapy (DNX-2401)
Aug 31, 2026NCT07414979Phase 1 Study Of Intrathecal Cellular Adoptive Immunotherapy Using Autologous CD8+ Antigen-Specific T Cells For Patients With Leptomeningeal MelanomaTumor antigens -- adoptive CD8+ antigen-specific T cell therapy
Aug 1, 2026NCT07581509Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Immunogenicity of Bmab1800 and Keytruda® as Adjuvant Monotherapy in Patients With MelanomaPD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibition (monoclonal antibody)
Aug 1, 2026NCT07694414Rituximab for Treatment of Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Immune-related Adverse EventsCD20 -- monoclonal antibody (RTX)
Jul 31, 2026NCT07631325Axelopran in Patients With Anti-PD-1 Refractory Metastatic or Locoregionally Unresectable Cutaneous MelanomaOpioid receptors -- antagonist (small molecule)
Jul 2026NCT07281924Hepzato Kit and Opdualag for Metastatic Melanoma and Liver MetastasisPD-1 + LAG-3 -- bispecific antibody (Nivolumab and Relatlimab); Melphalan -- alkylating agent
Jul 2026NCT07615881Comparing Intravenous or Intradermal Administration of Anti-CTLA-4 in Combination With Anti-PD1 Treatment in Patients With MelanomaCTLA-4 + PD-1 -- immune checkpoint blockade (monoclonal antibodies)
Jun 30, 2026NCT07518043A Study of HLX18 vs. OPDIVO® in Multiple Resected Solid TumorsPD-1 -- immune checkpoint inhibitor biosimilar (monoclonal antibody)

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, synced daily. Aggregated by ClinTrialFinder.