Phase II Trial of (IL-2) With Priming and (GM-CSF) in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
- 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
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Histologically confirmed diagnosis of melanoma with measurable disease
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Patients with stage IV or unresectable advanced melanoma
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Age at least 16 years.
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ECOG performance status of 0-1
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Life expectancy > 3 months
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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.
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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
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Left ventricular ejection fraction > 40%
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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.
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Patients must give written informed consent
- 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
Name Time Method Primary Objective one - 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
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Jose Lutzky, MD
🇺🇸Miami Beach, Florida, United States
David Lawson, MD
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States