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April Kelly Scott Salama

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Medical Oncology
DUMC 3198, Durham, NC 27710
30 Duke Medicine Circle, 25177 Morris Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


(Neo)adjuvant IDE196 in patients with localized ocular melanoma [DAR-UM- 09] IDE196

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by IDEAYA Biosciences · 2023 - 2028

IDE196-002

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by IDEAYA Biosciences · 2023 - 2028

Phase 3 Study of Adjuvant V940 and Pembrolizumab in Resected Melanoma

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme · 2023 - 2028

A study of SGN BB228 in advanced melanoma and other solid tumors

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Seagen, Inc · 2023 - 2028

Regeneron R3767-ONC

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2023 - 2027

A Study of Dapansutrile Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with PD-1 Refractory Advanced Melanoma

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Olatec Therapeutics LLC · 2022 - 2027

IDE196 in Metastatic Uveal or Non-Uveal Melanoma with GNAQ/11 Mutations or PRKC Fusions (IDEAYA)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by IDEAYA Biosciences · 2022 - 2026

Adjuvant Nivolumab or Ipilimumab + Nivolumab Determined by Pathological Response to a Single Dose of Neoadjuvant Nivolumab

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Pennsylvania · 2021 - 2026

A Study of Dapansutrile Plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with PD-1 Refractory Advanced Melanoma

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Merck & Co., Inc. · 2022 - 2026

An Open-label, Phase 2 Basket Study of SEA-CD40 Combination Therapies in Advanced Malignancies

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Seattle Genetics, Inc · 2021 - 2026

Clinical Biomarker Study of the Tumor NLRP3 Inflammasome and its Role in Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy Resistance

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Conquer Cancer Foundation · 2021 - 2024

BMS Rollover (CA2098TT)

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · 2019 - 2024

Duke-UNC-Wash U Partnership for Early Phase Clinical Trials in Cancer

Clinical TrialSignificant Contributor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2023

Phase I Study of PF-07799933 (ARRY-440) as Monotherapy or in Combination in Participants With Advanced Solid Tumors

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. · 2023 - 2023

A US Multi-Site Observational Study in Patients with Unresectable and Metastatic Melanoma: The OPTIMIzE Study

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · 2016 - 2021

DV3-MEL-01

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Dynavax Technologies Corporation · 2017 - 2020

Collaborative Success: Expanding Options for Patients with Melanoma

ResearchProject Lead · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 2019

A Phase II Study of Glembatumumab Vedotin, an Anti-gpNMB Antibody -Drug Conjugate, in Patients with Advanced Melanoma

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. · 2015 - 2019

Expanded access of MK-3475 in metastatic melanoma patients with limited to no treatment options.

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme · 2014 - 2015

External Relationships


  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Pfizer Inc.
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

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