A Pilot Study of ctDNA-Guided Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Duration in Patients With Advanced Melanoma.
Start Date
9/3/2026
Completion Date
6/30/2029
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.
Detailed Description
This is a study of patients with advanced melanoma who are potentially eligible to stop or shorten their duration of ICI. Patients with radiographic disease control and/or response with undetectable ctDNA levels will stop ICI therapy after 1 year. Patients who have responded to ICI but have experienced immune-related adverse events (irAE) requiring treatment interruption and immunosuppression are also eligible and will stop ICI therapy if ctDNA is undetectable. All patients with undetectable ctDNA who candidates are to stop treatment will undergo monitoring with standard of care imaging and ctDNA assessments every three months to assess for the primary outcome of the 12-month sustained ctDNA negativity rate. Undetectable ctDNA for the purposes of the treatment duration decision time point is defined as two consecutive negative ctDNA tests performed at least 4 weeks apart. If ctDNA is detectable at the treatment duration decision time point, treatment will be continued as per an investigator's choice regimen. In patients whose ctDNA converts from undetectable to detectable during the monitoring period, the investigator may choose to restart ICI based upon imaging findings and/or other relevant clinical factors.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 90 years
Interventions
A Pilot Study of ctDNA-guided immune checkpoint inhibitor duration in patients with advanced melanoma
Conditions
Locations
Rutgers Cancer Institute
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
United States