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Timing of Immunotherapy in Melanoma

Timing of Immunotherapy in Melanoma (TIME-NL): Dancing to the Beat of the Circadian Rhythm

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07696715
Acronym
TIME-NL
Enrollment
170
Registered
2026-07-10
Start date
2026-08-10
Completion date
2033-09-30
Last updated
2026-08-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

Keywords

melanoma, chronoimmunotherapy, timing

Brief summary

The TIME-NL trial is a multicenter, randomized, open-label clinical trial in the Netherlands to assess the effect of the timing of the first administration of standard-of-care intravenous combination immunotherapy (early morning versus afternoon) in patients with metastatic melanoma. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to start standard-of-care ICI administration either before 10am (early morning arm; arm A) or after 1pm (afternoon arm; arm B). Patients will be stratified according to performance status and study center. The randomized clinical trial will be part of a hybrid design in which data from the randomized clinical trial will be combined with observational data.

Interventions

OTHERTiming of first administration (early morning)

The timing of the first administration of combination immunotherapy starting before 10am

OTHERTiming of immunotherapy (afternoon)

The timing of the first administration of combination immunotherapy starting after 1pm

Sponsors

Radboud University Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed cutaneous melanoma, classified as irresectable (stage III) or metastatic (stage IV) disease. * At least 18 years of age. * World Health Organization (WHO) Performance Status 0-1. * Measurable disease according to RECIST 1.1. * Starting treatment with standard-of-care combination immunotherapy (ipilimumab+nivolumab) as first line treatment. * Signed informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

* Uveal or mucosal melanoma (unknown primary melanoma is allowed). * Use of systemic immunosuppressive medications. Inhaled or topical steroids are permitted. * Use of adrenal replacement medications, e.g. hydrocortisone. * Use of melatonin agonists. * Prior systemic therapy for irresectable/metastatic melanoma (prior T-VEC is allowed) * Prior systemic therapy for resectable melanoma in the last 6 months (neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatment is allowed if at least 6 months ago). * Use of investigational drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Best overall response ratefrom enrollment to 1yearBest overall response rate (radiological complete or partial response according to RECIST 1.1)

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

CONTACTKalijn Bol, MD/PhD
kalijn.bol@radboudumc.nl+31243618800
CONTACTMirte Meijerink
studies.onco@radboudumc.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Aug 14, 2026