Safety and Efficacy of an Immune Response Modifier to Treat Inoperable Advanced Melanoma Skin Lesions

October 24, 2008 updated by: Pfizer
Study 1501-852A is a Phase 1 Study with the objective of determining safety and the highest tolerated dose of an immune response modifier cream directly applied to advanced, inoperable, melanoma skin lesions. The study will also measure blood levels of the drug and examine the potential anti-tumor activity of the cream.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States
        • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
        • Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Have melanoma cutaneous metastasis or lentigo maligna melanoma unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective.
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to 2
  • Have a life expectancy of 4 months
  • Have normal organ and bone marrow function

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Need for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) during the study
  • Have a body mass index (BMI)> 30 kg/m2
  • Have a history of, or clinical evidence of, myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure, or myocardial arrhythmias requiring treatment within the past 6 months
  • Have uncontrolled intercurrent or chronic illness, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection such as hepatitis B or C, immune dysfunction such as autoimmune disease, endocrine dysfunction such as hypo- or hyperthyroidism, psychiatric illness such as depression or suicidal tendency or social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Have a history of disease requiring ongoing steroid treatment
  • Have a history of seizure disorder (other than febrile seizures in childhood)
  • Have a history of clinically significant coagulation or bleeding disorders or abnormalities
  • Are HIV positive. HIV positive subjects are excluded from the study because of possible interactions with the immunomodulatory effects of 852A and because of potential pharmacokinetic interactions associated with combination retroviral therapy.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 15, 2004

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 16, 2004

First Posted (Estimate)

September 17, 2004

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 27, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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