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- Clinical Trial NCT00004196
Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Melanoma and Early Lymph Node Metastasis
A Multicenter Trial of Adjuvant Interferon Alfa-2b for Melanoma Patients With Early Lymph Node Metastasis Detected by Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
RATIONALE: Interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of cancer cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of interferon alfa-2b in treating patients who have melanoma with early lymph node metastasis.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
- Compare the efficacy of regional lymphadenectomy with or without adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b on disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with invasive cutaneous melanoma with early or submicroscopic sentinel lymph node metastasis detected by histology or immunohistochemistry or by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
- Compare the effect of lymphadenectomy vs observation on disease-free survival and overall survival of patients with submicroscopic sentinel lymph node metastasis detected only by PCR.
- Determine the recurrence rate and survival of patients with submicroscopic sentinel lymph node metastasis detected only by PCR.
- Determine the positive and negative predictive value of reverse transcriptase PCR analysis of sentinel lymph nodes and peripheral blood to identify patients at risk for recurrence and death.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients in the randomized portions of Protocols A and B are stratified according to tumor thickness (1-2 mm vs 3-4 mm vs greater than 4 mm) and tumor ulceration (yes vs no).
All patients undergo wide local tumor excision with lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy. Patients with tumors with ambiguous drainage patterns undergo lymphoscintigraphy prior to tumor excision. Patients with evidence of metastatic melanoma in the sentinel node(s) by routine histology, serial sectioning, or immunohistochemistry and who have undergone a prior regional lymph node dissection proceed to protocol A.
Protocol A: Patients with metastasis in a single sentinel node with no evidence of extracapsular extension and no metastatic disease in nonsentinel nodes are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients receive adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b IV 5 days a week for 4 weeks, then subcutaneously 3 times a week for 48 weeks.
- Arm II: Patients undergo observation. Patients with metastases in more than one sentinel node with evidence of extracapsular extension or metastasis in any nonsentinel node receive adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b as in arm I.
Patients with no evidence of sentinel node(s) metastases by routine histology, serial sectioning, and immunohistochemistry and are negative by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis are observed.
Protocol B: Patients with positive sentinel node(s) by PCR analysis are randomized to one of three treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients undergo observation.
- Arm II: Patients undergo lymph node dissection.
- Arm III: Patients undergo lymph node dissection followed by adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b IV 5 days a week for 4 weeks.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 3,000 patients will be accrued for this study within 5 years.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Alabama
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Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Kentucky
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center at University of Louisville
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New Jersey
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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey
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New York
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Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263-0001
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed invasive cutaneous melanoma
- Breslow thickness at least 1.0 mm
- Primary site must be on head, neck, trunk or extremity
- No more than 90 days since biopsy
Protocol A:
- One or more sentinel lymph nodes with histologic or immunohistochemical evidence of metastatic melanoma
- Prior regional lymph node dissection
Protocol B:
- Sentinel lymph nodes with no histologic or immunohistochemical evidence of metastatic melanoma
- Sentinel lymph node positive by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
- No prior wide local excision of the primary tumor with a margin greater than 1.5 cm
- No primary melanoma involving the eye or mucous membranes
- No clinical evidence of satellite lesions or intransit, regional nodal, or distant metastases
- No second primary invasive melanoma
- No prior surgery in the region of the primary draining nodal basin that would disrupt normal lymphatic drainage patterns (e.g., skin grafts, tissue transfers or flaps, or lymph node dissections)
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
- 18 to 70
Performance status:
- Karnofsky 70-100%
Life expectancy:
- At least 10 years
Hematopoietic:
- WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
- Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm^3
- Platelet count at least 70,000/mm^3
- Hemoglobin at least 10.0 g/dL
Hepatic:
- Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL
- SGOT/SGPT less than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Alkaline phosphatase less than 3 times ULN
- No severe decompensated liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis or autoimmune hepatitis)
- No other significant liver disease that would preclude study participation
Renal:
- Creatinine normal
Cardiovascular:
- No cardiovascular disease (e.g., angina or congestive heart failure)
- No myocardial infarction within the past year
- No tachyarrhythmias
Pulmonary:
- No severe debilitating pulmonary disease (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Other:
- No hypersensitivity to interferon alfa-2b or related compounds or any component of the injection
- No major depression or other major psychiatric illness
- No thyroid disorder with thyroid function that is not maintained within the normal range with medications
- No autoimmune disease
- No primary or secondary immunodeficiencies
- No severe diabetes mellitus prone to ketoacidosis
- No significant retinal abnormalities
- No evidence of infection
- No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or stage I laryngeal cancer
- No other medical condition that would preclude study participation
- Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after the study
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
- No prior immunotherapy
Chemotherapy:
- No prior chemotherapy
Endocrine therapy:
- At least 6 months since prior oral or parenteral steroids
Radiotherapy:
- No prior radiotherapy
Surgery:
- See Disease Characteristics
- No prior organ transplantation
Other:
- At least 6 months since prior immunosuppressants
- No concurrent immunosuppressants resulting from prior organ transplantation
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: AI
Patients with metastasis in a single sentinel node with no evidence of extracapsular extension and no metastatic disease in nonsentinel nodes are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Patients receive adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b IV 5 days a week for 4 weeks, then subcutaneously 3 times a week for 48 weeks
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Experimental: Arm AII
Patients with metastasis in a single sentinel node with no evidence of extracapsular extension and no metastatic disease in nonsentinel nodes are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
Observational arm: Patients with metastases in more than one sentinel node with evidence of extracapsular extension or metastasis in any nonsentinel node receive adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b as in arm AI.
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Experimental: Arm BI
Patients with positive sentinel node(s) by PCR analysis are randomized to one of three treatment arms.
Patients undergo observation.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
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Experimental: Arm B II
Patients with positive sentinel node(s) by PCR analysis are randomized to one of three treatment arms.
Patients undergo lymph node dissection.
Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter.
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Experimental: Arm BIII
Patients with positive sentinel node(s) by PCR analysis are randomized to one of three treatment arms. Patients undergo lymph node dissection followed by adjuvant high-dose interferon alfa-2b IV 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 4 months for 1 year, every 6 months for 2 years, and then annually thereafter. |
Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Marshall M. Urist, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type
- Neoplasms
- Neuroectodermal Tumors
- Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
- Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
- Neoplastic Processes
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Nevi and Melanomas
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Melanoma
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Antiviral Agents
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Immunologic Factors
- Interferons
- Interferon-alpha
Other Study ID Numbers
- CDR0000067439
- UAB-9735
- UAB-F970925009
- NCI-G99-1654
- RPCI-DS-99-14
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