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S0508: Thalidomide and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT00104988
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of melanoma by blocking blood flow to the tumor. It may also stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving thalidomide together with temozolomide may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving thalidomide together with temozolomide works in treating patients with stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery.

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the 6-month progression-free survival of patients with unresectable stage IV malignant cutaneous melanoma treated with thalidomide and temozolomide.

* Determine the objective response (confirmed and unconfirmed complete response and partial response) in patients with measurable disease treated with this regimen.

* Determine the overall survival of patients treated with this regimen.

* Determine the qualitative and quantitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive oral thalidomide once daily on days 1-56 and temozolomide once daily on days 1-42. Courses repeat every 56 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at week 9, every 2 months until disease progression, and then every 6 months until 3 years from study entry.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 55 patients will be accrued for this study within 14 months.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Thalidomide and TemozolomidetemozolomidePatients receive oral thalidomide once daily on days 1-56 and temozolomide once daily on days 1-42. Courses repeat every 56 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Thalidomide and TemozolomidethalidomidePatients receive oral thalidomide once daily on days 1-56 and temozolomide once daily on days 1-42. Courses repeat every 56 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression-free survival at 6 months6 months after registration
Objective response (confirmed and unconfirmed complete and partial responses)Week 9, every 8 weeks thereafter until progression
6-month overall survivalsix months after registration
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (131)

Alaska Regional Hospital Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

🇺🇸

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Eden Medical Center

🇺🇸

Castro Valley, California, United States

North Bay Cancer Center

🇺🇸

Fairfield, California, United States

Saint Rose Hospital

🇺🇸

Hayward, California, United States

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

Highland General Hospital at St. George's University School of Medicine

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute

🇺🇸

Oakland, California, United States

Valley Care Medical Center

🇺🇸

Pleasanton, California, United States

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Alaska Regional Hospital Cancer Center
🇺🇸Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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