Recruiting

ctDNA

Sponsor:

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Code:

NCT07830225

Conditions

Melanoma (Skin Cancer)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

A Pilot Study of ctDNA-guided immune checkpoint inhibitor duration in patients with advanced melanoma

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a phase II pilot study evaluating the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to guide the optimal duration of standard of care immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in patients with unresectable and/or metastatic melanoma who have radiographic evidence of disease control and/or response to treatment.

Conditions

Melanoma (Skin Cancer)

Study ID

NCT07830225

Start date

Sep 3, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age > 18 with any subtype of unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma treated with anti-PD-1-based ICI which includes both anti-PD-1 monotherapy and dual checkpoint inhibitor regimens such as ipilimumab plus nivolumab and nivolumab plus relatlimab.

Disease control after at least 6-12 months of anti-PD-1-based ICI defined as a radiographic RECIST CR, PR, or SD and planned for at least 1 year of treatment

OR

Development of an irAE(s) on an anti-PD-1-based regimen requiring treatment interruption and immunosuppression where the investigator is considering treatment discontinuation. Patients must have a radiographic RECIST PR or CR at the treatment duration decision time point.
2. Any line of therapy, with the exception of adjuvant therapy.
3. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
4. Patients with brain metastasis may be included only if there was also presence of extracranial disease.
5. ECOG performance status 0-2.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participants who are receiving investigational therapies.
2. Inadequate tumor quantity or quality to conduct initial Signatera ctDNA testing.
3. Intracranial-only metastatic melanoma.
4. Patients with best response of progressive disease at time of screening.
5. Patients who have had their melanoma completely surgically resected such that response to immunotherapy is no longer evaluable.
6. Patients who are unwilling to continue or stop ICI therapy using ctDNA guidance in combination with imaging response.
7. History of a life-threatening or severe irAE that would make ICI rechallenge unsafe. These cases will be discussed with the Principal Investigator.
8. Any significant medical condition, laboratory abnormality, or psychiatric illness that would prevent the subject from participating in the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

35 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: ctDNA Feasibility

feasibility of utilizing ctDNA levels to inform immunotherapy treatment duration decisions in patients with advanced melanoma, in conjunction with standard imaging assessments to judge response.

Interventions

A Pilot Study of ctDNA-guided immune checkpoint inhibitor duration in patients with advanced melanoma

This is a phase II pilot study evaluating the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) to guide the optimal duration of standard of care immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in patients with unresectable and/or metastatic melanoma who have radiographic evidence of disease control and/or response to treatment.

Primary outcome measure

  • Primary Outcome [ Time Frame: 12-month sustained ctDNA negativity rate after ICI discontinuation ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Rutgers Cancer Institute

Recruiting

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Last update posted

Sep 21, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • Advanced Melanoma
  • ctDNA
  • treatment duration

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-24. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey on 2026-09-21. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.