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Phase 2 Trial of Adoptive Cell Therapy with TILs Plus IL-2

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NCT IDNCT02621021ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Phase

Phase 2

Target enrollment

170

Study length

about 14 years

Ages

18–72

Locations

1 site in MD

What this study is about

This trial is testing a new treatment for melanoma. It involves taking cells from your tumors, growing them in the lab, and then returning them to you. Researchers are also investigating if adding pembrolizumab might improve this therapy's effectiveness.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Receive young TIL
  • 2.Take Aldesleukin
  • 3.Take Cyclophosphamide
  • +2 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Injection / IVInjection / IV

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Drug classes

aldesleukin, cyclophosphamide (Alkylating chemotherapy; crosslinks DNA strands), fludarabine, pembrolizumab (Immune checkpoint inhibitor; blocks PD-1 to boost T-cell attack on cancer)

Drug routes

infusion

Endpoints

Primary: Response rate

Secondary: Frequency and severity of treatment-related adverse events, Objective response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS) and safety (Cohort 3, Arm 3), Overall survival, Overall survival (Cohort 3, Arm 3)

Body systems

Oncology