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Study of Talabostat in Advanced Melanoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma
Skin Cancer
Registration Number
NCT00083239
Lead Sponsor
Point Therapeutics
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the antitumor activity and safety of talabostat in patients with metastatic melanoma.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed melanoma that is metastatic (unresectable Stage IV per AJCC 2002)
  • Patients with measurable disease defined as at least one measurable index lesion with clearly defined margins
  • ECOG Performance Status of 0, 1, or 2
  • Expected survival β‰₯12 weeks
  • Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • More than 1 prior chemotherapy or biotherapy regimen for Stage IV melanoma
  • Radiation therapy to >50% of the bone marrow. Patients must not have had prior radiotherapy to index lesions unless they have clearly progressive disease in this site or there is measurable disease outside the area of prior radiation.
  • Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities
  • CNS metastases
  • Any malignancy within the 5 years immediately prior to the first dose of study medication with the exception of basal cell or non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, and carcinoma in-situ of the cervix
  • The need for chronic (i.e., >7 days) oral or intravenous corticosteroid therapy
  • Any comorbidity or condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may interfere with the assessments and procedures of this protocol
  • Patients who are within 30 days of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or other investigational medication for melanoma. Patients must have recovered from all of the side effects of treatment in order to be enrolled.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

University of Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

University of Michigan

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

University of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Mary Crowley Medical Research Center

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Emory University/Winship Cancer Institute
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈAtlanta, Georgia, United States

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