A Randomized Phase III Trial of Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion With Melphalan, Tumor Necrosis Factor, and Interferon-Gamma in Patients With Locally Advanced Extremity Melanoma

Melanoma Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Phase III Trial of Hyperthermic Isolated Limb Perfusion With Melphalan, Tumor Necrosis Factor, and Interferon-Gamma in Patients With Locally Advanced Extremity Melanoma

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00001296
• Other study ID #: 920105
• Secondary ID: 92-C-0105
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: November 3, 1999
• Last updated: March 3, 2008
• Start date: February 1992
• Est. completion date: October 2000

Study information

• Verified date: November 1999
• Source: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Randomized study. Initially, 3 patients will be entered on Arm I as a pilot feasibility study and to standardize the technical aspects of the study. Subsequently, all patients are randomized to Arms I and II.

Arm I: Regional Hyperthermia plus Regional Single-Agent Chemotherapy. Hyperthermic intravenous limb perfusion, HILP; plus Melphalan, L-PAM, NSC-8806.

Arm II: Regional Hyperthermia plus Regional Single-Agent Chemotherapy and Biological Response Modifier Therapy. HILP as in Arm I; plus L-PAM; and Tumor Necrosis Factor (Knoll), TNF, NSC-635257; Interferon gamma (Genentech), IFN-G, NSC-600662.

Description:

Patients with locally advanced melanoma confined to an extremity (Stage IIIA or Stage IIIAB) will be treated in a randomized Phase III study with hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion. One arm of the study will be a standard 60 minute perfusion with melphalan as a single agent. The second arm of the study will combine melphalan, tumor necrosis factor, and interferon-gamma in the isolated limb perfusion reproducing a regimen shown to have 100% response rates in a Phase II European trial. Patients will be followed for local response rates, duration of response, treatment toxicity, and disease-free survival.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 122
• Est. completion date: October 2000
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Biopsy-proven Stage IIIA or IIIAB melanoma (M.D. Anderson staging system) of an extremity, as follows:

Advanced local disease indicated by 2 or more satellite or in-transit metastases.

Lower limb regional metastases must be distal to the apex of the femoral triangle except inguinal lymph node metastases.

Upper limb regional metastases must be distal to the deltoid insertion except axillary lymph node metastases.

No evidence of systemic disease outside the involved extremity.

Recurrent disease subsequent to prior successful limb perfusion allowed.

Bidimensional directly measurable dermal or subcutaneous lesion required.

PRIOR/CONCURRENT THERAPY:

No prior isolated limb perfusion.

Biologic Therapy: At least 1 month since Biologic Therapy.

At least 3 months since regional therapy of the extremity.

Chemotherapy: At least 1 month since chemotherap.y

At least 3 months since regional therapy of the extremity.

Endocrine Therapy: Not specified.

Radiotherapy: At least 1 month since radiotherapy.

Surgery: Not specified.

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age: 18 and over.

Performance status: ECOG 0 or 1.

Hematopoietic: Platelets greater than 150,000.

Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 1.5 mg/dl; Coagulation profile normal.

Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dl.

Cardiovascular: No evidence of peripheral vascular disease, e.g.:

No history of claudication.

OTHER:

HIV negative.

No pregnant or nursing women.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Melanoma

Intervention

Drug:
• melphalan

• tumor necrosis factor

• interferon-gamma

Procedure:
• hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	National Cancer Institute (NCI)	Bethesda	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Karakousis CP, Choe KJ, Holyoke ED. Biologic behavior and treatment of intransit metastasis of melanoma. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1980 Jan;150(1):29-32. — View Citation