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Dacarbazine

Generic Name
Dacarbazine
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C6H10N6O
CAS Number
4342-03-4
Unique Ingredient Identifier
7GR28W0FJI
Background

An antineoplastic agent. It has significant activity against melanomas. (from Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 31st ed, p564). Dacarbazine with Oblimersen is in clinical trials for the treatment of malignant melanoma.

Indication

For the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma. In addition, dacarbazine is also indicated for Hodgkin's disease as a secondary-line therapy when used in combination with other antineoplastic agents.

Associated Conditions
Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (pNET), Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Metastatic Melanoma, Pheochromocytoma, Advanced Medullary thyroid cancer

Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Hodgkin's Disease

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Radiation: radiation therapy
First Posted Date
2003-11-21
Last Posted Date
2020-04-14
Lead Sponsor
NCIC Clinical Trials Group
Target Recruit Count
405
Registration Number
NCT00002561
Locations
🇨🇦

Regional Health Authority B, Zone 2, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

🇨🇦

Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

🇬🇧

Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom

and more 19 locations

Dacarbazine and/or Cisplatin Compared With Complete Metastasectomy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
First Posted Date
2003-11-06
Last Posted Date
2013-06-19
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Registration Number
NCT00072124
Locations
🇺🇸

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Chemotherapy, SU5416, Radiation Therapy, and Surgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Sarcoma
First Posted Date
2003-10-21
Last Posted Date
2013-06-24
Lead Sponsor
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Registration Number
NCT00023738
Locations
🇺🇸

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

Harbor Hospital Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

🇺🇸

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

and more 223 locations

CPG 7909 Injection in Melanoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Carcinoma, Melanoma
Interventions
Drug: CPG 7909 Injection
Drug: Chemotherapy
First Posted Date
2003-10-08
Last Posted Date
2009-02-10
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Target Recruit Count
184
Registration Number
NCT00070642

Oblimersen and Dacarbazine in Treating Patients With Advanced Malignant Melanoma That Has Responded to Treatment on Clinical Trial GENTA-GM301

Not Applicable
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
First Posted Date
2003-10-07
Last Posted Date
2014-01-06
Lead Sponsor
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Registration Number
NCT00070343
Locations
🇺🇸

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States

S9901 Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Men With Stage III or Stage IV Hodgkin's Disease

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation
First Posted Date
2003-08-28
Last Posted Date
2013-01-24
Lead Sponsor
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Target Recruit Count
11
Registration Number
NCT00005090
Locations
🇺🇸

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States

🇺🇸

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

and more 44 locations

Combination Chemotherapy, Interferon Alfa, and Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
First Posted Date
2003-04-11
Last Posted Date
2012-07-02
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Target Recruit Count
90
Registration Number
NCT00002669
Locations
🇮🇹

Istituto Europeo Di Oncologia, Milano, Italy

🇦🇹

Landeskrankenanstalten - Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

🇧🇪

U.Z. Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium

and more 21 locations

Dacarbazine With or Without Oblimersen (G3139) in Treating Patients With Advanced Malignant Melanoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2014-01-06
Lead Sponsor
Genta Incorporated
Registration Number
NCT00016263
Locations
🇺🇸

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

Genta Incorporated, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States

Comparison of Two Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2023-11-09
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Target Recruit Count
552
Registration Number
NCT00049595
Locations
🇳🇱

Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands

🇧🇪

Clinique Universitaire De Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium

🇦🇺

Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

and more 137 locations

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Interleukin-2 and Interferon Alfa in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Melanoma (Skin)
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2023-06-22
Lead Sponsor
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
482
Registration Number
NCT00003027
Locations
🇺🇸

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States

🇺🇸

Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago, Illinois, United States

and more 91 locations
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