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Phase II Trial of (IL-2) With Priming and (GM-CSF) in Patients With Advanced Melanoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Malignant Melanoma
Registration Number
NCT00616564
Lead Sponsor
Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami
Brief Summary

High-dose IL-2 treatment for metastatic melanoma has been approved by the FDA in 1998. Studies of GM-CSF plus IL-2 have not addressed the approved dose and schedule. This protocol will study the combination of HD-IL2 and GM-CSF given the potential synergistic interactions discussed above.

Detailed Description

The primary objectives of this phase II multicenter trial are to:

Determine the 1 and 2-year survival of patients treated according to protocol. Assess the safety and toxicity of this regimen in this patient population.

The secondary objectives are to:

Determine the freedom from progression (FFP). Measure the response rate (RR). Obtain immunological data from the use of this regimen in vivo (as separate project: Moffitt?).

The proposed study is a multicenter phase II trial of HD-IL-2 in combination with GM-CSF. GM-CSF will be started 7 days before day 1 of HD-IL-2 and will be continued for 4 weeks to day 28, encompassing two cycles of HD-IL2. The first 9 patients will be closely monitored for unexpected toxicity.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma with measurable disease

  • Patients with stage IV or unresectable advanced melanoma

  • Age at least 16 years.

  • ECOG performance status of 0-1

  • Life expectancy > 3 months

  • Adequate major organ function to tolerate therapy, as defined by:

    • Total bilirubin 2.0 mg/dL.
    • Creatinine 1.8 mg/dL.
    • WBC 3,000/mm3.
    • Platelet count 100,000/mm3.
  • Patients 50 years of age with one or more cardiac risk factors must demonstrate normal exercise stress test, stress thallium test, or comparable cardiac ischemia evaluation

  • Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40%

  • Women of childbearing age must agree to use barrier method birth control and demonstrate a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of protocol therapy. Periodic negative urine pregnancy tests will also be required.

  • Patients must give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria
  • No prior HD- IL-2 for stage IV/unresectable advanced disease. Prior low dose IL-2 is allowed.
  • No more than 2 prior chemotherapy regimens are allowed.
  • No active CNS metastases. Treated CNS metastases without recurrence or progression for > 8 weeks are allowed.
  • No concurrent use of systemic corticosteroids
  • Pregnant and/or lactating are excluded
  • No concurrent antineoplastic treatments, including chemotherapy, biologic response modifiers, radiation, vaccines, or other experimental therapies.
  • No treatment for melanoma within the previous 4 weeks.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary Objectiveone - two years

Determine the 1 and 2-year survival of patients treated according to protocol. Assess the safety and toxicity of this regimen in this patient population

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Jose Lutzky, MD

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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

David Lawson, MD

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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