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Interleukin-2 in Metastatic Melanoma

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Melanoma Metastatic
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01702896
Lead Sponsor
Western Regional Medical Center
Brief Summary

To determine whether Interleukin-2 at the dose and schedule will help to increase tumor shrinkage

Detailed Description

In this phase II trial, the previously described IL-2 schedule (daily IL-2 for 5 days (per week) every 3 weeks) will be tested in a larger cohort of patients with melanoma to attempt to determine the response rate, median duration of response, and median survival. The dose intensity of this schedule would allow a patient treated on this regimen to achieve the target threshold (\> 1440 million IU/m2/year).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
8
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Patients must have a histologic diagnosis of metastatic melanoma. Patients may have received prior systemic therapy or may be previously untreated.
  2. Patients must have bi-dimensional measurable disease on physical exam or radiologic studies.
  3. ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 and estimated survival of at least 3 months.
  4. White blood count of > 3500/mm3, platelet count > 100,000/mm3, hemoglobin > 9.0 gm/dl; bilirubin, ALT, AST < 3 x upper limit of normal; serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dl.
  5. Patients must undergo a low-level cardiac stress test as a screen for possible atherosclerotic heart disease. Patients with a positive stress test would be excluded from this trial.
  6. Patients with elevated temperatures > 100.5 F must have sources of occult infection excluded.
  7. Patients must be felt to have recovered from effects of prior therapy, such as > 2 weeks after prior chemotherapy.
  8. Patient consent must be obtained prior to entrance onto study.
  9. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test and must take adequate precautions to prevent pregnancy during treatment
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Medical illness requiring corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive agents (such as cyclosporin or methotrexate.
  2. Autoimmune disease such as inflammatory arthritis which could be exacerbated by immune-based therapy.
  3. Prior history of psychiatric disorder which could be exacerbated by interleukin-2.
  4. Lactation or pregnancy.
  5. Evidence of significant cardiovascular disease including history of recent (< 6 months prior) myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, primary cardiac arrhythmias (not due to electrolyte disorder or drug toxicity, for example) beyond occasional PVC's, angina, positive low-level stress test, or cerebrovascular accident.
  6. Current brain metastasis.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Interleukin-2Interleukin-2Interleukin-2 will be used in this group
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Response RateMeasured until Disease Progression or death from any cause up to 2 years

Radiographic studies to evaluate for response were done after every 2 cycles (6 weeks) until disease progression or death from any cause up to 2 years. Standard RECIST response criteria were utilized. Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by CT scan: Complete Response (CR), Disappearance of all target lesions; Partial Response (PR), \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Overall Response Rate (ORR) = 100%(CR + PR/total number of patients receiving Interleukin-2).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Median Duration of ResponseMeasured until Disease Progression or death from any cause up to 2 years

Duration of response is calculated as the time (months) from the date at which response is first observed (per standard Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors \[RECIST\] to the date of first observed disease progression or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 2 years. The actual date of tumor assessments was used for this calculation. Progression is defined using Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors Criteria (RECIST v1.0), as a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, or a measurable increase in a non-target lesion, or the appearance of one or more new lesions.

Median SurvivalFrom time of study entry until death, up to 10 years

Measured from date of entry on study until date of death

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Western Regional Medical Center, Inc.

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Goodyear, Arizona, United States

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