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Updated June 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Tebentafusp in HLA-A*0201 Positive Previously Untreated Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Phase II Open-label, Multi-center Study of Tebentafusp in HLA-A*0201 Positive Previously Untreated Metastatic Uveal Melanoma (mUM) With Integrated Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Biomarker (TARGET-tebe)

Tebentafusp in HLA-A*0201 Positive Previously Untreated Metastatic Uveal Melanoma (NCT06070012) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Uveal Melanoma, sponsored by Diwakar Davar. RECRUITING as of the most recent ClinicalTrials.gov update. Talk to your doctor before contacting the trial site.

Important: This information is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

About This Trial

This is a phase II open-label, single-arm, multi-center study of tebentafusp in HLA- A\*0201 positive previously untreated (1L) untreated metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) with an integrated circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) biomarker.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Uveal Melanoma and continue monitoring side effects. Phase 2 enrolls larger groups (typically 100–300 patients) and produces the first real efficacy signal. A successful Phase 2 readout is what unlocks the much larger Phase 3 confirmatory trials needed for FDA approval.

This trial is currently recruiting participants. The sponsor has registered the study with ClinicalTrials.gov as actively enrolling, which means new applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can be considered for screening. Trial status can change between updates — confirm current recruiting status with the study contact before traveling for a screening visit.

With a target enrollment of 44 participants, this is a small study — typical of early-phase research, rare-disease trials, or pilot studies designed to generate preliminary signal before a larger study is launched.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: diagnosed by tissue sample (biopsy-confirmed) untreated metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM). HLA-A\*0201 genotype positive as assessed using a CLIA-certified blood typing method and confirmed by central review. - If HLA-A status is not known, blood for HLA-A testing must be submitted during Screening, and HLA-A\*0201 positive status confirmed prior to enrollment using a CLIA- certified blood typing method. - If the patient is known to be HLA-A\*0201 positive, this information must be provided in the Screening packet and centrally reviewed by treating PI and Sponsor-Investigator prior to enrollment. - The following HLA testing methodologies are suitable to determine HLA-A\*0201 positivity: - Multiplex real-time PCR based testing performed by entities including but not limited to Labcorp, and American Red Cross. - HLA testing as part of peripheral blood molecular profiling technology including but not limited to Caris Life Sciences Molecular Profiling Technology. - Patients be willing to undergo ctDNA assessment using Signatera assay. - Have provided newly obtained core biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. - your organs (liver, kidneys, etc.) are working well enough based on blood tests on screening labs obtained within 4 weeks of Week 1 day 1 - Must meet the following criteria related to prior treatment: - No previous cancer treatment that works throughout the body (like chemotherapy) in the metastatic or advanced setting including chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. - NOTE: Patients must be tebentafusp naïve. - NOTE: Patients must not have received prior PD-1, CTLA-4, LAG-3 directed Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor therapy delivered in the adjuvant, and/or neoadjuvant settings unless such therapy was received \>6 months prior initial diagnosis of mUM. - No prior regional, liver-directed therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or embolization. - Prior surgical resection of oligometastatic disease is allowed. ...See full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

These are translations of the protocol\'s inclusion and exclusion criteria, simplified for patients and caregivers. The original clinical text appears below. Eligibility is ultimately confirmed by the trial site\'s screening process — this summary is a starting point for a conversation with your doctor, not a final determination.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: Histologically or cytologically confirmed untreated metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM). HLA-A\*0201 genotype positive as assessed using a CLIA-certified blood typing method and confirmed by central review. * If HLA-A status is not known, blood for HLA-A testing must be submitted during Screening, and HLA-A\*0201 positive status confirmed prior to enrollment using a CLIA- certified blood typing method. * If the patient is known to be HLA-A\*0201 positive, this information must be provided in the Screening packet and centrally reviewed by treating PI and Sponsor-Investigator prior to enrollment. * The following HLA testing methodologies are suitable to determine HLA-A\*0201 positivity: * Multiplex real-time PCR based testing performed by entities including but not limited to Labcorp, and American Red Cross. * HLA testing as part of peripheral blood molecular profiling technology including but not limited to Caris Life Sciences Molecular Profiling Technology. * Patients be willing to undergo ctDNA assessment using Signatera assay. * Have provided newly obtained core biopsy of a tumor lesion not previously irradiated. * Adequate organ function on screening labs obtained within 4 weeks of Week 1 day 1 * Must meet the following criteria related to prior treatment: * No prior systemic therapy in the metastatic or advanced setting including chemotherapy, or targeted therapy. * NOTE: Patients must be tebentafusp naïve. * NOTE: Patients must not have received prior PD-1, CTLA-4, LAG-3 directed Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor therapy delivered in the adjuvant, and/or neoadjuvant settings unless such therapy was received \>6 months prior initial diagnosis of mUM. * No prior regional, liver-directed therapy including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or embolization. * Prior surgical resection of oligometastatic disease is allowed. * Prior neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy is allowed provided administered in the curative setting in patients with localized disease. * Life expectancy of \>6 months as estimated by the investigator. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0 or 1 at Screening. * Patients have measurable disease according to RECIST v.1.1. * All other relevant medical conditions must be well-managed and stable, in the opinion of the investigator, for at least 28 days prior to first administration of study drug. Exclusion Criteria: * History of severe hypersensitivity reactions (eg, anaphylaxis) to other biologic drugs or monoclonal antibodies. * Clinically significant cardiac disease or impaired cardiac function, including any of the following: * Clinically significant and/or uncontrolled heart disease such as congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association grade ≥ 2), uncontrolled hypertension, or clinically significant arrhythmia currently requiring medical treatment. * QTcF \> 470 msec on screening electrocardiogram (ECG) or congenital long QT syndrome. * NOTE: If the initial automated QTcF interval is \> 470 msec at screening, for the purpose of determining eligibility, the mean QTcF, based on at least 3 ECGs obtained over a brief time interval (ie, within 30 minutes), should be manually determined by a medically qualified person. * NOTE: Acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris \< 6 months prior to Screening. * Presence of symptomatic or untreated central nervous system (CNS) metastases, or CNS metastases that require doses of corticosteroids within the prior 3 weeks to study Day 1. * Presence of active brain metastases. * NOTE: Patients with brain metastases are eligible if all lesions have been treated surgically and/or radiosurgically and there is no evidence of progression for at least 2 weeks by MRI prior to the first dose of study drug. * NOTE: Patients with any evidence of leptomeningeal disease are excluded. * Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy. • NOTE: Patients requiring systemic antibiotics for infection must have completed therapy at least 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug. * Known history of uncontrolled active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. * NOTE: Testing for HIV, HBV and/or HCV is not necessary unless clinically indicated or the patient has a history of HBV/HCV and/or HIV infection. * NOTE: Patients with curatively treated HBV and/or HCV infection may be enrolled. In these instances, HBV (quantitative HBV DNA) and/or HCV (quantitative HCV RNA) resolution must be documented using a quantitative viral load assay. * NOTE: Patients with HIV who are stably controlled on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) therapy with a low HIV viral load may be enrolled. In these instances, stable control is defined as HAART compliant with a CD4 count of ≥200 cells/μL, and low viral load is defined as \<200 copies/mL on tests done during Screening. * Malignant disease, other than that being treated in this study. Exceptions to this exclusion include the following: * Completely resected carcinoma in situ of any type, resected basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. * Malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 2 years prior to study treatment; * Any malignancy considered to be indolent that has never required therapy Sponsor-Investigator evaluation. * Any medical condition that would, in the judgment of the Sponsor-Investigator, prevent the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns, compliance with clinical study procedures or interpretation of study results. * Patients receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other immunosuppressive medication at any dose level, as these may interfere with the mechanism of action of study treatment. NOTE: Local steroid therapies (eg, otic, ophthalmic, intra-articular or inhaled medications) are acceptable. * History of symptomatic autoimmune disease including: * Interstitial lung disease. * Pneumonitis requiring corticosteroid treatment or current pneumonitis. * Colitis or inflammatory bowel disease. NOTE: However, patients with a history of autoimmune disease who are currently on physiologic hormone repletion (prednisone or equivalent of 10mg or less) and are otherwise asymptomatic may be enrolled. * Major surgery within 2 weeks of the first dose of study drug (minimally invasive procedures such as bronchoscopy, tumor biopsy, insertion of a central venous access device, and insertion of a feeding tube are not considered major surgery and are not exclusionary). * Radiotherapy within 2 weeks of the first dose of study drug, with the exception of palliative radiotherapy to a limited field, such as for the treatment of bone pain or a focally painful tumor mass. * Use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating growth factors (eg, G-CSF, GM-CSF, M-CSF) ≤ 2 weeks prior to start of study drug. An erythroid-stimulating agent is allowed as long as it was initiated at least 2 weeks prior to the first dose of study treatment and the patient is not red blood cell transfusion dependent. * Pregnant, likely to become pregnant, or lactating women (where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation). * Women of childbearing potential who are sexually active with a non-sterilized male partner, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective contraception during study treatment and must agree to continue using such precautions for 6 months after the final dose of investigational product; cessation of birth control after this point should be discussed with a responsible physician. * Male patients must be surgically sterile or use double barrier contraception methods from enrollment through treatment and for 6 months following administration of the last dose of study drug. * Receipt of live or attenuated vaccinations 2 weeks prior to starting study therapy. Patients may receive vaccinations on treatment.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Tebentafusp

An anti-cancer medication used to treat uveal melanoma. Tebentafusp is a bispecific gp100 peptide-HLA-directed CD3 T cell engager.

Locations (3)

Trial sites listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for this study. Site activation status can vary — confirm with the specific site before traveling for a screening visit.

University of Colorado Cancer Center
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06070012), the sponsor (Diwakar Davar), and the key eligibility criteria — to your next appointment. Your doctor can review the inclusion and exclusion criteria against your medical history, lab values, and current treatments to assess whether you are likely to qualify. They can also help you weigh whether trial participation makes sense alongside your existing care plan.

Useful questions to walk through together: What does the trial protocol require beyond standard care? How long is the active treatment phase, and how long is follow-up? Are there study visits at sites I can reach? Who pays for the trial-specific procedures, and who pays for standard-of-care portions? See our 25 questions to ask about clinical trials guide for a more complete checklist.

Authoritative Sources

The official record for this trial lives on ClinicalTrials.gov — the federal registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. For background on how this trial fits into the FDA approval pathway, see the FDA drug approval process. For oncology-specific guidance for patients considering trials, the National Cancer Institute publishes patient-oriented overviews. International trial registries are aggregated by the WHO ICTRP.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NCT06070012 clinical trial studying?

This is a phase II open-label, single-arm, multi-center study of tebentafusp in HLA- A\*0201 positive previously untreated (1L) untreated metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) with an integrated circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) biomarker. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06070012?

Eligibility for this trial depends on the specific inclusion and exclusion criteria set by the sponsor. The plain-English summary above translates the most important criteria into accessible language; the official clinical text is preserved in the collapsible section underneath. Whether you fit any specific trial is a medical decision your doctor needs to confirm — bring the trial information to your treating physician for a full review against your medical history.

How do I contact the trial site for NCT06070012?

Contact information registered with ClinicalTrials.gov is shown in the sidebar of this page. Before reaching out, confirm with your treating physician that this trial is appropriate for your situation. The trial site will then walk you through the screening process to determine final eligibility.

Is participating in a clinical trial safe?

Clinical trials in the United States are regulated by the FDA and overseen by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) that review the protocol for safety. Risk varies by trial — Phase 1 studies test new treatments in humans for the first time, while Phase 3 trials use treatments that have already passed earlier safety screening. The informed consent document for any specific trial details the known risks and what to expect. Discuss those risks with your physician before deciding whether to participate.

Where can I verify the data on this page?

Every detail on this page comes directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API. Click "View on ClinicalTrials.gov" in the sidebar to see the official, unmodified record. The federal record is always authoritative; this page is a structured presentation with a plain-English eligibility translation. For background on how clinical trials are regulated, see the FDA drug approval process documentation.

How This Page Is Built

Every field on this page is pulled directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 — no estimates, no proxies. The plain-English eligibility translation is generated from the original protocol text and reviewed for fidelity to the underlying clinical criteria. The original clinical text remains visible in the collapsible section above so users and clinicians can verify the translation. Read the full methodology for the data pipeline and known limitations.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov API v2 record for NCT06070012. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06070012. Data: ClinicalTrials.gov."

Medical disclaimer: This page is informational, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor about whether a clinical trial is right for you.

Last updated 2026-06-07 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.