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NCT number NCT01502696
Other study ID # EORTC-18081
Secondary ID 2009-010273-20
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date October 2012
Est. completion date April 2019

Study information

Verified date February 2019
Source European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients with an ulcerated melanoma with Breslow >1 mm, N0M0 have a significantly higher risk for relapse than patients with a non-ulcerated primary and about a 40-50% chance of developing stage IV disease to which they will almost invariably succumb. In stage I and II patients with an ulcerated primary who have been sentinel node (SN-staged) and found to be SN-negative there is still a 25-30% relapse risk.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety when treated with PEG IFN alfa-2b for 2 years as compared to observation (no treatment), administered after adequate surgery has been performed for ulcerated primary cutaneous melanomas.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 1200
Est. completion date April 2019
Est. primary completion date April 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 70 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Subjects must be between 18-70 years old.

- Subjects must have histologically documented ulcerated primary cutaneous melanomas with T(2-4)b N0M0.

Adequate resection of ulcerated primary cutaneous melanoma. 1 to 2 cm normal tissue excision margins according to Breslow thickness are recommended. In the head and neck areas and in case of locations distally on extremities, narrower margins are acceptable as long as they are radical (see Appendix F). Subjects must have recovered from the effects of recent surgery.

- SNB must occur within 12 weeks prior randomization.

- Subjects must have an ECOG performance status of 0 or 1 (See Appendix B).

- Subjects must have adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function as defined by the following parameters obtained up to maximum 12 weeks prior to randomization:

- Hematology:

- WBC >= 3.0 x 109/L

- Neutrophils > 1.5 x 109/L

- Platelets > 100 x 109/L

- Hemoglobin >= 9 g/dL or 5.6 mmol/L

- Adequate Renal and Hepatic function:

- Serum creatinine < 2.0 mg/dL or < 140 µmol/L

- SGOT and SGPT < 2 times upper normal limit of laboratory normal (ULN)

Exclusion Criteria:

- No mucosal melanoma nor ocular melanoma.

- No evidence of nodal involvement confirmed by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SNB). Sentinel Node staging after the excision of the primary must be done between the date of final excision of the primary and the date of randomization.

- No evidence of regional nor distant lymph node metastases nor satellites/in-transit metastases (even if they have been resected).

- No evidence of distant metastasis on clinical examination, CT/MRI of full chest, abdomen and pelvis. Neck CT/MRI if head and neck primary.

- No clinical evidence of brain metastasis.

- No pregnant women

- No breast feeding women

- No patients with a medical condition requiring chronic systemic corticosteroids are not eligible.

- No experimental therapy within 30 days prior to randomization in this study.

- No prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy/vaccine, hormonal or radiation therapy for melanoma.

- No prior treatment with interferon-alfa for any reason.

- No history of prior malignancy within the past 5 years other than surgically cured non-melanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ.

- No severe cardiovascular disease, i.e. arrhythmias requiring chronic treatment, congestive heart failure (NYHA Class III or IV) nor symptomatic ischemic heart disease.

- No thyroid dysfunction not responsive to therapy.

- No poorly controlled (HBA1C>8%) diabetes mellitus or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, i.e. elevated fasting serum glucose should be < 110% ULN).

- No active autoimmune disease.

- No active and/or uncontrolled infection, including active hepatitis.

- No history of seropositivity for HIV.

- No history of neuropsychiatric disorder requiring hospitalization.

- Absence of any psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition potentially hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule; those conditions should be discussed with the patient before registration in the trial.

Study Design


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Intervention

Biological:
PEG IFN alfa-2b
3µg/kg weekly injections

Locations

Country Name City State
Austria Medical University of Graz Graz
Belgium Hopitaux Universitaires Bordet-Erasme - Institut Jules Bordet Brussels
Belgium Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent Ghent
Belgium U.Z. Leuven - Campus Gasthuisberg Leuven
Denmark Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus
Denmark Herlev Hospital - University Copenhagen Herlev
Denmark Odense University Hospital Odense
France Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris - Hopital Avicenne Bobigny
France CHU de Bordeaux - Groupe Hospitalier Saint-André - Hopital Saint-Andre (Bordeaux, France Bordeaux
France CHU de Grenoble - La Tronche - Hôpital A. Michallon Grenoble
France CHRU de Lille Lille
France Centre Leon Berard Lyon
France Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Marseille - Hôpital de La Timone Marseille
France CHU de Nice - CHU de Nice - Hopital De L'Archet Nice
France Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris - CHU Ambroise Pare Paris
France Assitance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris - Hopital Bichat-Claude Bernard Paris
France Assitance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris - Hopital Saint-Louis Paris
France Institut Gustave Roussy Paris
France Centre Hospitalier De Pau Pau
France CHU de Reims - Hôpital Robert Debré Reims
France CHU d'Amiens - CHU Amiens - Hopital Sud Salouel
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Essen
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg - Hautklinik / Dermatologic Department Heidelberg
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg - Hautklinik Heidelburg
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Kiel
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Koeln Koeln
Germany Medizinische Universitaet Zu Luebeck Luebeck
Germany Johannes Gutenberg Universitaetskliniken - Mainz University Medical Center Mainz
Germany UniversitaetsMedizin Mannheim Mannheim
Germany Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg Wuerzburg
Italy IRCCS - Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II" Bari
Italy Istituto Europeo di Oncologia Milan
Italy Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale" Napoli
Italy Istituto Dermopatico Dell'Immacolata Roma
Italy Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Santa Maria della Misericordia" di Udine Udine
Netherlands The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis Amsterdam
Netherlands Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum Amsterdam
Netherlands Leiden University Medical Centre Leiden
Poland Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Centre Warsaw
Portugal I.P.O. Francisco Gentil - Centro De Lisboa Lisboa
Portugal I.P.O. Francisco Gentil - Centro De Lisboa Lisboa
Portugal Hospital Distrital De Santarem Santarem
Spain Hospital Clinic Universitari Barcelona
Spain Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre Madrid
Switzerland UniversitaetsSpital Zurich Zurich
United Kingdom Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Trust - Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Bebington
United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) - Queen Elisabeth Medical Centre Birmingham
United Kingdom Mid Essex Hospitals - Broomfield Hospital Broomfield
United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS - Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge
United Kingdom Cheltenham General Hospital Cheltenham
United Kingdom NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre - Gartnavel General Hospital Glasgow
United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - St. James's University Hospital Leeds
United Kingdom St George's Hospital NHS Trust (6961) London
United Kingdom The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Manchester
United Kingdom Norfolk And Norwich Hospital Norwich
United Kingdom Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - City Hospital Nottingham
United Kingdom University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - Southampton General Hospital Southampton
United Kingdom St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals St Helens

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC NCIC Clinical Trials Group

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Austria,  Belgium,  Denmark,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Portugal,  Spain,  Switzerland,  United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Relapse-free survival (RFS) 6.3 years from first patient in
Secondary Occurence of Adverse Events This study will use the International Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 4.0, for adverse event reporting. 6.3 years from first patient in
Secondary Overall survival (OS) 7.8 years from first patient in
Secondary Distant metastases-free survival (DMFS) 7.8 years from first patient in
Secondary Quality of life 6 years from from first patient in