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Administrative data

NCT number NCT00026143
Other study ID # NCI-2012-02816
Secondary ID CALGB-500001CDR0
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received November 9, 2001
Last updated June 4, 2013
Start date October 2001

Study information

Verified date June 2013
Source National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining interleukin-12 and interferon alfa in treating patients who have metastatic malignant melanoma. Interleukin-12 may kill tumor cells by stopping blood flow to the tumor and by stimulating a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells. Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of the cancer cells. Combining interleukin-12 and interferon alfa may kill more tumor cells.


Description:

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To estimate the clinical response rates in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma treated with rhIL-12 and interferon alfa-2b.

II. To estimate the progression-free survival in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma treated with rhIL-12 and interferon alfa-2b.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To measure serum levels of interferon-gamma. II. To measure levels of JAK-STAT signaling intermediates in patient PBMCs and tumor samples.

III. To analyze interferon-alpha-induced STAT signaling in patient PBMCs. IV. To determine the expression of IFN-regulated genes in patient PBMCs and tumor tissues.

V. To determine the pattern of gene expression induced by treatment with IL-12 and interferon-alpha using DNA microarray techniques in patient PBMCs.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive interleukin-12 IV over 5-15 seconds on day 1 and interferon alfa subcutaneously on days 2-6. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients are reassessed after 6 courses. Patients with a complete response receive 2 additional courses. Patients with a partial response or stable disease continue treatment in the absence of disease progression.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 1 year and then every 6 months for 1 year.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date July 2004
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Histological or cytological diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma and clinical evidence of distant, metastatic, non-resectable regional lymphatic, or extensive in transit recurrent disease

- Patients must have measurable disease; measurable disease is defined as the presence of at least one measurable lesion; if the measurable disease is restricted to a solitary lesion, its neoplastic nature should be confirmed by cytology/histology; measurable lesions are defined as lesions that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension with the longest diameter >= 20 mm using conventional techniques or >= 10 mm with spiral CT scan

- Lesions that are considered intrinsically non-measurable include the following:

- Bone lesions;

- Leptomeningeal disease;

- Ascites;

- Pleural/pericardial effusion;

- Inflammatory breast disease;

- Lymphangitis cutis/pulmonis;

- Abdominal masses that are not confirmed and followed by imaging techniques;

- Lytic lesions;

- Lesions that are situated in a previously irradiated area

- No history of peripheral neuropathy, brain metastases or other central nervous system disease

- No history of/active autoimmune disease, hemolytic anemia or concurrent requirement for corticosteroids, including topical or inhaled

- No hepatitis BSAg, known HIV disease or other major active illness; patients with risk factors for HIV should be tested; patients with these illnesses are more likely to experience significant side effects from the study treatment

- No history of severe peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal bleeding unless there is objective evidence that the condition is inactive or resolved

- No uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease, diabetes, pulmonary disease, or infection

- No chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or anti-hormonal therapy within three weeks prior to the initiation of therapy on this study

- No prior therapy with IL-12

- No prior therapy with IFN-alpha for metastatic disease (e.g., biochemotherapy); prior adjuvant therapy with IFN-a is acceptable as long as the patient remained disease-free for 12 months or longer following the last IFN-a treatment

- No prior cytokine therapy for metastatic disease (e.g., high-dose IL-2)

- No more than one prior chemotherapy regimen

- CTC (ECOG) performance status 0-1

- Non-pregnant, non-nursing; treatment under this protocol would expose an unborn child to significant risks; women and men of reproductive potential should agree to use an effective means of birth control; women of child-bearing age will undergo pregnancy testing

- ANC >= 1500/µL

- Platelets >= 100,000/µL

- Hemoglobin > 9 g/dL (may be post transfusion or may receive EPO)

- U-HCG or Serum HCG Negative (if patient of child-bearing potential)

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Biological:
recombinant interleukin-12
Given IV
recombinant interferon alfa
Given SC
Other:
laboratory biomarker analysis
Correlative studies

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Cancer and Leukemia Group B Chicago Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Response rate Up to 2 years No
Primary PFS From registration until time of documented progression of disease or death from any cause, assessed up to 2 years No
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