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Updated May 2026 · ClinicalTrials.gov

RECRUITINGPhase 2INTERVENTIONAL

Neoadjuvant Tebentafusp for Uveal Melanoma

Neoadjuvant Tebentafusp in Patients With Locally Advanced, Unresectable Primary Uveal Melanoma

Neoadjuvant Tebentafusp for Uveal Melanoma (NCT06414590) is a Phase 2 interventional studying Locally Advanced Unresectable Uveal Melanoma, sponsored by Thomas Jefferson University. 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 prospective, single arm, phase II clinical trial of neoadjuvant Tebentafusp (KIMMTRAK®) in patients with locally advanced primary uveal melanoma. Patients must be HLA-A\*02:01 with large, surgically unresectable (other than complete enucleation of the eye) primary uveal melanoma. The efficacy of this treatment will be assessed with the Simon's two stage design. The choice of design is guided by a desire to stop the trial early if the actual regression rate of primary uveal melanoma is 1% or lower.

What Stage of Research Is This?

Phase 2 trials evaluate whether a treatment actually works against Locally Advanced Unresectable 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 19 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: Individuals must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to be eligible to participate in the study: 1. Male or female patient age ≥ 18 years of age at the time of willing to sign a consent form. 2. Ability to provide and understand written willing to sign a consent form prior to any study procedures. 3. Willingness to undergo tumor biopsies at baseline and post-Tebentafusp treatment. 4. Treatment naïve primary uveal melanoma with T3 or T4 category tumor size that are surgically unresectable (other than complete enucleation of eye). 5. No surgical indication to completely remove the tumor without enucleation. 6. Clinically or cytologically confirmed primary uveal melanoma. 7. Participants must be HLA-A\*02:01 positive. 8. Predicted expected to live at least 12 weeks as estimated by investigator 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at screening. 10. 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. 11. Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Symptomatic uveal melanoma that requires immediate ophthalmological intervention such as enucleation. 2. Evidence of metastatic disease. 3. Previous treatment with Tebentafusp. 4. Patients with any out-of-range laboratory values defined as: - Serum creatinine \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault Formula, or measured) \< 50 mL/minute - Albumin \< 3.0 g/dl ...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: Individuals must meet all of the following inclusion criteria in order to be eligible to participate in the study: 1. Male or female patient age ≥ 18 years of age at the time of informed consent. 2. Ability to provide and understand written informed consent prior to any study procedures. 3. Willingness to undergo tumor biopsies at baseline and post-Tebentafusp treatment. 4. Treatment naïve primary uveal melanoma with T3 or T4 category tumor size that are surgically unresectable (other than complete enucleation of eye). 5. No surgical indication to completely remove the tumor without enucleation. 6. Clinically or cytologically confirmed primary uveal melanoma. 7. Participants must be HLA-A\*02:01 positive. 8. Predicted life expectancy of at least 12 weeks as estimated by investigator 9. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 at screening. 10. 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. 11. Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule. Exclusion Criteria: An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Symptomatic uveal melanoma that requires immediate ophthalmological intervention such as enucleation. 2. Evidence of metastatic disease. 3. Previous treatment with Tebentafusp. 4. Patients with any out-of-range laboratory values defined as: * Serum creatinine \> 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or creatinine clearance (calculated using Cockcroft-Gault Formula, or measured) \< 50 mL/minute * Albumin \< 3.0 g/dl * Total bilirubin \>1.5 mg/dL (or 1.3 x ULN). Patients with hyperbilirubinemia clinically consistent with an inherited disorder of bilirubin metabolism (e.g., Gilbert syndrome) will be eligible at the discretion of the treating physician and/or the principal investigator. * Alanine aminotransferase \> 1.5 x ULN * Aspartate aminotransferase \> 1.5 x ULN * Absolute neutrophil count \< 1.0 x 109 /L * Absolute lymphocyte count \< 0.5 x 109 /L * Platelet count \< 100 x 109 /L * Hemoglobin \< 9.0 g/dL * Uncorrectable abnormal potassium, magnesium, corrected calcium or phosphate abnormality of National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE v5.0) \> grade 1 * Morning cortisol \< lower limit of normal (unless the patient has asymptomatic adrenal insufficiency and is receiving stable replacement doses) 5. History of severe hypersensitivity reactions (e.g., anaphylaxis) to other biologic drugs or monoclonal antibodies. 6. Clinically significant cardiac disease or impaired cardiac function, including any of the following: * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction \<50% * Clinically significant and/or uncontrolled heart disease such as congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association grade ≥ 2), uncontrolled hypertension, or clinically significant arrhythmia uncontrolled with medical treatment * QTcF \> 470 msec on screening electrocardiogram (ECG) or congenital long QT syndrome * Acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris \< 6 months to Screening 7. Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy. Patients requiring systemic antibiotics for infection must have completed therapy at least 1 week prior to the first dose of study drug. 8. Participants with a history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. NOTE: Testing is not required unless mandated by the local health authority. Participants with HIV infection may be eligible if ALL of the following are applicable: 1. Receiving an approved, stable, effective combination antiretroviral therapy regimen for \> 3 months prior to the planned first study intervention. NOTE: please review Section 5.7 and consider whether any actions should be taken to minimize potential drug-drug interactions, 2. CD4 T cell count \> 350 cells/µl, 3. CD4 T cell nadir (lowest historical count) \> 200 cells/µl, and 4. Viral load confirmed as \< 50 copies/mL during Screening. 9. Participants with a known history of chronic viral infections as indicated below. NOTE: Testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) is not required unless mandated by the local health authority. 1. Known HBV infection defined as hepatitis B surface antigen reactive. NOTE: Participants with HBV infection on stable anti-viral therapy for \> 4 weeks prior to the planned first study intervention and viral load confirmed as undetectable during Screening may be eligible. 2. Known active HCV infection defined as detectable HCV RNA (qualitative) infection. NOTE: History of HCV is not exclusionary if participants have received curative treatment and viral load is confirmed as undetectable during screening. 10. Malignant disease, other than that being treated in this study. Exceptions to this exclusion include the following: malignancies that were treated curatively and have not recurred within 2 years prior to study treatment; completely resected basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers; any malignancy considered to be indolent and that has never required therapy; and completely resected carcinoma in situ of any type. 11. Any medical condition that would, in the investigator's or Sponsor's judgement, prevent the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns, compliance with clinical study procedures or interpretation of study results. 12. Patients receiving systemic steroid therapy or any other immunosuppressive medication at any dose level. Local steroid therapies (e.g., otic, ophthalmic, intra-articular or inhaled medications) are acceptable. 13. 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). 14. Radiotherapy within 2 weeks of the first dose of study drug. 15. Use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating growth factors (e.g., G-CSF, GMCSF, 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. 16. 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). 17. Women of child-bearing 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 (defined in Section 8.4.7), and must agree to continue using such precautions for 6 months after the final dose of study drug; cessation of birth control after this point should be discussed with a responsible physician. 18. Male patients must be surgically sterile or use double barrier contraception methods from enrolment through treatment and for 6 months following administration of the last dose of study drug. 19. Failure to obtain insurance approval for Tebentafusp treatment.

Treatments Being Tested

DRUG

Tebentafusp-Tebn

Tebentafusp will be administered as follows: 20mcg on Day 1, 30mcg on Day 8, 68 mcg on Day 15, and weekly doses of 68 mcg thereafter.

Locations (2)

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.

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

How to Talk to Your Doctor About This Trial

Bring the printable summary of this trial — including the NCT ID (NCT06414590), the sponsor (Thomas Jefferson University), 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 NCT06414590 clinical trial studying?

This is a prospective, single arm, phase II clinical trial of neoadjuvant Tebentafusp (KIMMTRAK®) in patients with locally advanced primary uveal melanoma. Patients must be HLA-A\*02:01 with large, surgically unresectable (other than complete enucleation of the eye) primary uveal melanoma. The efficacy of this treatment will be assessed with the Simon's two stage design. The choice of design is guided by a desire to stop the trial early if the actual regression rate of primary uveal melanoma is 1% or lower. The full protocol is registered on ClinicalTrials.gov and includes the primary outcome measures, eligibility criteria, and study endpoints.

Who can participate in NCT06414590?

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 NCT06414590?

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 NCT06414590. Maintained by the National Library of Medicine at NIH. Public domain. Cite as: "TrialFinderData. NCT06414590. 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 2026-05-08 · Data from ClinicalTrials.gov.