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Tests tebentafusp after treatment for high-risk eye melanoma

Tests tebentafusp versus observation in adults with high-risk uveal melanoma after main treatment.

Key facts

Who runs it
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Where
Lake Success, United StatesSee the siteAlso in 11 other countries, 23 sites
Registry title
Adjuvant Tebentafusp in High Risk Ocular Melanoma
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 3
People taking part
290 people, planned
Started
11 Nov 2024
Expected to end
Nov 2032
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Tebentafusp
Record updated
30 June 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults with high-risk uveal melanoma who have finished treatment and show no sign of the cancer returning. They must be HLA-A*02:01 positive.

Age
18 years or older
Sex
All sexes can join.
Disease stage
Uveal melanoma that has not spread, treated by surgery or radiotherapy, but at high risk of returning (stage III, or monosomy 3 or GEP class 2). Iris melanoma is not included.
Earlier treatment
Primary treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) finished less than 11 weeks ago; randomization within 12 weeks of it.
Biomarker or test result
HLA-A*02:01 positive. High-risk by stage III, or by monosomy 3 or GEP class 2.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Serious heart disease or heart rhythm problems
  • Active infection needing antibiotics, or active hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV
  • Another cancer in the past, with some exceptions
  • Active autoimmune disease needing immunosuppressive treatment, with some exceptions
  • Renal transplant

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Primary non-metastatic UM, except iris melanoma, after definitive treatment either by surgery or radiotherapy
  • Time from primary treatment smaller than 11 weeks (note that the maximum time between primary treatment and randomization is 12 weeks )
  • High-risk according to either 1) clinical criteria: TNM (AJCC8) stage III or 2) genetic criteria: monosomy 3 or GEP class 2. Prior to enrolment of the first patient, each site will declare which of the two genetic criteria it uses. Patients with stage I and stage II are only eligible if they meet the genetic criterion declared by the site
  • ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
  • 18 years or older
  • HLA-A*02:01 positivity by local assessment
  • No evidence of UM recurrence, as evidenced by the required baseline imaging performed within 4 weeks prior to randomization
  • Adequate organ function
  • Time-interval between the end of primary treatment and the randomization less than or equal to 12 weeks
  • Evidence of post-menopausal status or negative urinary or serum pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) within 3 days prior to randomization
  • For patients of childbearing / reproductive potential, agreement to use adequate birth control measures during the study treatment period and for at least 6 months after the last dose of treatment. A highly effective method of birth control is defined as a method which results in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly
  • For female subjects who are breast feeding, agreement to discontinue nursing prior to the first dose of study treatment and until 6 months after the last study treatment
  • Written informed consent according to ICH/GCP and local regulations

Who cannot take part

  • Acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris < 6 months prior to screening
  • Active infection requiring systemic antibiotic therapy. Patients requiring systemic antibiotics for infection must have completed therapy at least 1 week prior to randomization
  • Any evidence of severe or uncontrolled systemic disease or active infection including hepatitis B, hepatitis C and known active human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) defined as >200 copies of HIV per ml of blood, active bleeding diatheses or renal transplant. NOTE: testing for HIV, HBV, and HCV status prior to enrolment is not necessary unless clinically indicated
  • Participant with history of HBV infection will be eligible if on stable anti-viral therapy for > 4 weeks prior to the planned first dose of study intervention and viral load confirmed as undetectable during Screening
  • Participant with history of HBC infection will be eligible the participant has received curative treatment and viral load was confirmed as undetectable during Screening
  • History of another primary malignancy except for adequately treated basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cancer of the cervix in situ and with the following exception. Patients with a history of another primary cancer treated with curative intent more than 3 years before study entry, who are not receiving any anti-cancer therapy, have a risk of disease recurrence lower than 10% as evaluated by the local Investigator, and who have no toxicity from previous treatment are eligible
  • 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
  • Participants with active autoimmune disease requiring immunosuppressive treatment, including inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), within 2 years of screening. NOTE: The following exceptions are permitted:
  • Asymptomatic adrenal insufficiency (on stable replacement doses)
  • Type I diabetes mellitus
  • Any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be assessed and discussed with the patient before the enrolment in the trial
  • QTcF > 470 msec on screening electrocardiogram (ECG) or congenital long QT syndrome based on at least 3 ECGs obtained over a brief time interval (i.e., within 30 minutes)
  • Vitiligo
  • Alopecia
  • Managed hypothyroidism (on stable replacement doses)
  • Psoriasis
  • Resolved childhood asthma/atopy
  • Well-controlled asthma
  • Known contraindication to imaging tracer or any product of contrast media and MRI and/or CT contraindications

Where in United States

Also in 11 other countries, 23 sites

  • Northwell Health/Center for Advanced MedicineLake Success, United StatesContact: EORTC HQTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

At least 50% of patients with high-risk primary uveal melanoma will develop a recurrence following treatment of the primary tumour. Observation is currently the standard of care in the non-metastatic setting. Tebentafusp is the first agent proven to improve overall survival in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma in a randomized trial. Based on the results in the advanced setting, it is hypothesized that treatment with tebentafusp may reduce the risk of development of disease recurrence.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • TebentafuspTreatment being tested

    Participants will receive tebentafusp 20 mcg on week 1, 30 mcg on week 2, 68 mcg on week 3, and 68 mcg weekly thereafter for 6 months i.e., maximum 26 infusions.

  • ObservationNo study treatment, for comparison

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov and on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
Adjuvant Tebentafusp (IMCgp100) Versus Observation in HLA-A*02:01 Positive Patients Following Definitive Treatment of High-risk Uveal Melanoma: an EORTC Randomized Phase III Study (ATOM Trial)
Plain-language title
Tests tebentafusp after treatment for high-risk eye melanomaGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Record updated
30 June 2026