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Brief Title: Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Official Title: Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Study ID: NCT05496036
Brief Summary: The main purpose of this study is to determine the response of Merkel cell carcinoma to pembrolizumab before surgery and to determine whether it further reduces the risk for disease recurrence. Another purpose of this study is to look at the side effects that occur when the experimental drug pembrolizumab is given to people with Merkel cell carcinoma before and after their standard of care surgery to remove the Merkel cell carcinoma.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Name: John Miura, MD
Affiliation: Penn Medicine
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR