Dapansutrile Plus Pembrolizumab in Melanoma (DREAM)
What is the Purpose of this Study?
The study is divided into 2 periods: a screening period and a study dosing period.
If you choose to join the study, you will go through a screening period to see if you are eligible. During this period, you will:
- Have a physical exam
- Answer questionnaires
- Have blood draws
- Have imaging scans (X-Ray, MRI, CT, or PET)
- Have a tumor biopsy (only if we do not already have a sample from you)
If you are eligible to proceed to the study dosing period, you will:
- Take Dapansutrile by mouth twice per day.
- Get Pembrolizumab through a vein in your arm (IV) every 3 weeks
- Have physical exams
- Have blood draws
- Give urine samples
- Have regular MRI or CT scans during the study
You will receive the study drugs for up to 2 years unless you have unwanted side effects or the study doctor finds that you are not getting better.
If you choose to join the study, you will go through a screening period to see if you are eligible. During this period, you will:
- Have a physical exam
- Answer questionnaires
- Have blood draws
- Have imaging scans (X-Ray, MRI, CT, or PET)
- Have a tumor biopsy (only if we do not already have a sample from you)
If you are eligible to proceed to the study dosing period, you will:
- Take Dapansutrile by mouth twice per day.
- Get Pembrolizumab through a vein in your arm (IV) every 3 weeks
- Have physical exams
- Have blood draws
- Give urine samples
- Have regular MRI or CT scans during the study
You will receive the study drugs for up to 2 years unless you have unwanted side effects or the study doctor finds that you are not getting better.
What is the Condition Being Studied?
Melanoma
Who Can Participate in this Study?
Adults ages 18+ who:
- Are diagnosed with stage 3 or stage 4 unresectable melanoma
- Did not respond to previous treatment with anti-PD1 therapy
For more information about who can join this study, please contact the study team at carol.wiggs@duke.edu.
Age Group
Adults
Participating Institutions
What is Involved?
We are doing this study to find out if the combination of the drugs Dapansutrile and Pembrolizumab is a safe and effective treatment for people with melanoma that does not improve after PD-1 therapy.
Study Details
Full Title
A Study of Dapansutrile Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with PD-1 Refractory Advanced Melanoma
Principal Investigator
Protocol Number
IRB:
PRO00108864
NCT:
NCT04971499
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