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Intratumoural Administration of Coxsackievirus A21 for the Control of Malignant Melanoma (PXS-X02)

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Malignant Melanoma
Registration Number
NCT00235482
Lead Sponsor
Viralytics
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of an injection of coxsackievirus A21 into a melanoma tumour, and also to see if there is a tumour response.

Detailed Description

Coxsackievirus A21, a naturally occurring enterovirus, has shown that in vivo it can infect and lyse melanoma. This study is to assess safety of a single intratumoural injection of the virus into an accessible subcutaneous melanoma metastasis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3
Inclusion Criteria
  • stage IV melanoma (AJCC classification)
  • minimum of 2 sc metastases
  • failure or refusal of standard chemotherapy
  • ECOG score of 0 or 1
  • other
Exclusion Criteria
  • metastatic CNS disease
  • ocular or mucosal melanoma
  • immunodeficiency
  • splenectomy
  • other

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Safety profile of treatment, characterisation of adverse events
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Efficacy - clinical response of injected and non-injected tumours

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Melanoma Unit, Mater Misericordiae Hospital

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Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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