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Melanoma (Skin Cancer)Phase 2PERTIL-01NCT07651618

A Phase II Trial of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocyte Adoptive Cell Therapy in Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistant Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

A Phase 2 study testing Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell Therapy, Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning and Aldesleukin in people with Melanoma (Skin Cancer) and Melanoma Metastatic, run by East Metropolitan Health Service, Australia at 1 site in Australia.

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Trial summary

The goal of this study is to determine the activity of Perkileucel, a tumour infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) adoptive cell transfer therapy (ACT), in patients with unresectable stage III or metastatic melanoma who have progressed on previous treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the adjuvant or metastatic… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Melanoma (Skin Cancer), Melanoma Metastatic
What is being tested?
Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell Therapy, Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning and Aldesleukin
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
10 participants
Where
1 siteAustralia
Study dates
Jul 2026to Apr 2032
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients = 18 years = 70 years of age.
  • ECOG 0-1 (Appendix A: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status Scale) with an estimated life expectancy of > 6 months
  • Histologically confirmed unresectable or stage IV melanoma as per AJCC 8th edition. Unresectable melanoma is defined where the lesions are deemed to be unresectable by the treating surgeon.
  • Metastatic melanoma with at least 1 surgically accessible metastatic lesion (or aggregate lesions) with an estimated minimum diameter of = 1.5 cm
  • Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 criteria (in addition to the resected lesion).
  • At least one anti-PD1 containing line of systemic therapy for unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Alternatively, one prior line of an adjuvant or neoadjuvant anti-PD1 containing regimen and all related adverse events have either returned to baseline or stabilized.

Who cannot join

  • Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
  • Metastatic uveal melanoma.
  • Requirement for immunosuppressive doses of systemic corticosteroids (>10 mg/day prednisone or equivalent) or other immunosuppressive drugs (e.g. mycophenolate, infliximab, or others) within the last 3 weeks prior to patient screening. Participants receiving steroids as replacement therapy for adrenocortical insufficiency at =10 mg/day of prednisone or another steroid equivalent dose are acceptable.
  • Participant has symptomatic untreated brain metastases.
  • A participant with historically treated brain metastases (ie, treatment was completed >60 days prior to consenting for study participation) may be considered for study participation if the participant is clinically and radiologically stable for = 60 days
  • Participants with previously known asymptomatic brain metastases who do not clinically require treatment may be enrolled.
  • More than three melanoma brain metastases or evidence of leptomeningeal disease
  • Other protocol defined exclusion criteria could apply.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Peter Lau, MBBS contact

peter.lau@perkins.org.au

Australia1 site
  • Royal Perth Hospital

    Perth, Western Australia, 6000

    Kate Maslen, BSc, 0892244503, kate.maslen@health.wa.gov.au

    Ben Carnley, MBBS, 61 8 9224 2244, benedict.carnley@health.wa.gov.au

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About this study

Official title: PERTIL-01: A Phase II Trial of Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocyte Adoptive Cell Therapy in Patients With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistant Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

The goal of this study is to determine the activity of Perkileucel, a tumour infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) adoptive cell transfer therapy (ACT), in patients with unresectable stage III or metastatic melanoma who have progressed on previous treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the adjuvant or metastatic setting.

Study details:

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All participants will receive the investigational treatment, Perkileucel. To create this therapy, participants need to undergo surgical excision of a melanoma lesion to harvest the TILs prior to treatment. Once the TILs have been manufactured, participants will be admitted to hospital to receive 5 days of chemotherapy to prepare their body (lymphodepletion) for the TIL-ACT. Treatment with TIL-ACT will then be given on Day 0 as a single intravenous infusion followed by up to 6 intravenous infusions of high-dose interleukin 2. Blood tests and other assessments will be performed regularly to monitor safety and response.

The total duration of the study is 8 years. Safety will be assessed throughout the full duration of the study. Patients will be monitored for delayed adverse events.

This study will show whether Perkileucel can help control melanoma that has not responded to other treatments and demonstrate feasibility of manufacture and delivery of this treatment in an Australian healthcare setting.

Read the detailed description

This is a single arm, open label phase II study to determine the activity of Perkileucel, a tumour infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) adoptive cell transfer therapy (ACT), in patients with unresectable stage III or metastatic melanoma who have progressed on previous treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the adjuvant or metastatic setting.

Patients with sufficient and accessible tumour tissue measuring at least 1.5 cm will undergo surgical excision. Harvested tumour tissue will be cultured at CTTWA and TIL will be expanded within 5 weeks.

Five days prior to infusion of TIL-ACT, patients will receive a nonmyeloablative lymphodepleting regimen with cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg) once daily concurrently with fludarabine (25 mg/m^2) IV once daily for 2 days followed by fludarabine (25mg/m^2) once daily for 3 days.

Patients will then receive a single dose of TIL-ACT of 1 × 10^9 to 2 × 10^11 TIL intravenously on Day 0. Patients will receive up to 6 doses of intravenous high-dose interleukin-2 (600 000 IU/kg IV) every 8-12 hours.

The total inpatient stay from chemotherapy to recovery after IL-2 will be approximately 15 days.

Blood tests and imaging assessments will be performed regularly to monitor safety and response.

The total duration of the study is 8 years. Safety will be assessed throughout the full duration of the study. Patients will be monitored for delayed adverse events.

The assessment of the activity of TIL ACT in patients unresectable or metastatic melanoma resistant to anti-PD1 will be performed using best objective response rate as per RECIST criteria 1.1.

Being tested
Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell Therapy, Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning, Aldesleukin
Keywords
Unresectable Melanoma, Melanoma, Perkileucel, TILs, Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes, Metastatic Melanoma
Medical subject headings
Melanoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell TherapyBiological

    TILs are autologous melanoma reactive cells, that are harvested from patient's own melanoma tissue. Patients will receive the TIL-ACT by a single intravenous infusion on Day 0 at of dose of 5 x 10^9 to 2 x 10^11 TILs.

  • Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive ConditioningDrug

    Also called Flu-Cy

    Five days prior to infusion of TIL-ACT, patients will receive a lymphodepleting chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg) once daily concurrently with fludarabine (25 mg/m^2) IV once daily for 2 days followed by fludarabine (25mg/m^2) once daily for 3 days.

  • AldesleukinDrug

    Also called Interleukin-2

    Patients will receive up to 6 doses of intravenous aldesleukin (600 000 IU/kg IV) every 8-12 hours post the TIL-ACT infusion.

Study groups in NCT07651618
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Tumour infiltrating lymphocytes adoptive cell therapy (TIL-ACT)ExperimentalPatients with sufficient and accessible tumour tissue measuring at least 1.5 cm will undergo surgical excision. Harvested tumour tissue will be cultured at CTTWA and TILs will be expanded within 5 weeks. Five days prior to infusion of TIL-ACT, patients will receive a nonmyeloablative lymphodepleting regimen with cyclophosphamide (60 mg/kg) once daily concurrently with fludarabine (25 mg/m^2) IV once daily for 2 days followed by fludarabine (25mg/m^2) once daily for 3 days. Patients will then receive 1 × 10^9 to 2 × 10^11 TILs intravenously on Day 1. Patients will receive up to 6 doses of intravenous IL-2 (600 000 IU/kg IV) every 8-12 hours post infusion of the TILs
Receives: Biological: Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell Therapy; Drug: Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning; Drug: Aldesleukin

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Assess the activity of TIL ACT in patients unresectable or metastatic melanoma resistant to anti-PD1 using objective response rate as per RECIST 1.1

    Best objective response rate as per RECIST criteria 1.1

    Measured: From enrolment to 6 months, date of documented progression per RECIST criteria 1.1 or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Median Progression Free Survival

    Median, calculated as the date between randomisation and the date of documented progression per RECIST 1.1 to month 12 post Perkileucel infusion

    Measured: From enrolment to 12 months post infusion of Perkileucel

  2. Median Overall Survival

    Median, calculated by the date from randomisation to 12 months post Perkileucel infusion, or date of death

    Measured: From enrolment to 12 months post infusion of Perkileucel

  3. Median Progression Free Survival

    Median, calculated as the date between randomisation and the date of documented progression per RECIST 1.1 to month 24 post Perkileucel infusion

    Measured: From enrolment to 24 months post Perkileucel infusion

  4. Median Overall Survival

    Median, calculated by the date from randomisation to 24 months post Perkileucel infusion, or date of death

    Measured: From enrolment to 24 months post Perkileucel infusion

  5. Safety Analysis of Perkileucel

    Safety analyses will be performed in all treated patients. Descriptive statistics of safety will be presented using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 6.0 by treatment group. All on-study AEs, treatment-related AEs, SAEs and treatment-related SAEs will be tabulated using worst grade per NCI CTCAE v6.0 criteria by system organ class and preferred term. On-study lab parameters including haematology, chemistry, liver function, and renal function will be summarised using worst grade NCI CTCAE v6.0 criteria.

    Measured: From enrolment to Day 100 post infusion of Perkileucel

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jun 2026
  2. Study startJul 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJul 2029 (estimated)
  4. Study completionApr 2032 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
10 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07651618
Sponsor's protocol ID
U1111-1315-9162
Other IDs
HREC/114234/PMCC
Acronym
PERTIL-01
Status last verified
Jun 2026
First submitted
28 Apr 2026
Last updated
16 Jun 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Data will be published in a de-identified format. Sharing individual participant data will be considered on a case by case basis.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing Tumour Infiltrating Lymphocytes Adoptive Cell Therapy, Cyclophosphamide + Fludarabine Lymphodepletive Conditioning and Aldesleukin in people with Melanoma (Skin Cancer) and Melanoma Metastatic, run by East Metropolitan Health Service, Australia at 1 site in Australia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Kate Maslen, BSc (61 8 9224 4503, kate.maslen@health.wa.gov.au), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Assess the activity of TIL ACT in patients unresectable or metastatic melanoma resistant to anti-PD1 using objective response rate as per RECIST 1.1 (time frame: From enrolment to 6 months, date of documented progression per RECIST criteria 1.1 or the date of subsequent anti-cancer therapy, whichever occurs first). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Jun 2026.

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