Clinical trial NCT00026520: Interferon Alfa and Thalidomide in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma
Official title: Evaluation of Interferon Alpha-2b and Thalidomide in Patients With Disseminated Malignant Melanoma, Phase II
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Melanoma (Skin)
Keywords: stage IV melanoma
recurrent melanoma
Lead sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Sponsor class: NIH
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
First posted: 2003-06-25
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells and slow the growth of the tumor. Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Combining interferon alfa with thalidomide may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining interferon alfa with thalidomide in treating patients who have stage IV melanoma.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the 6-month progression-free survival rate in patients with stage IV melanoma treated with interferon alfa and thalidomide.
* Determine the confirmed and unconfirmed complete and partial response rates in patients with measurable disease treated with this regimen.
* Determine the quantitative and qualitative toxic effects of this regimen in these patients.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Patients receive interferon alfa subcutaneously twice daily and oral thalidomide once daily on days 1-28. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients achieving complete response (CR) receive 2 additional courses after documentation of CR.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years and then every 6 months for 1 year.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed stage IV malignant melanoma

  * Surgically incurable disease
* Measurable or evaluable disease
* No brain metastases by CT scan or MRI

  * Prior brain metastases allowed only if completely resected and treated with whole brain radiotherapy
* Must have received 1, and only 1, prior systemic therapy for metastatic disease

  * Chemotherapy, biologic/immunotherapy, hormonal therapy, or combination therapy

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Adult

Performance status:

* Zubrod 0-2

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,000/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 75,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* SGOT and/or SGPT no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* Bilirubin no greater than ULN

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use 2 methods of effective contraception 4 weeks before, during, and for 4 weeks after study
* HIV negative
* No AIDS or HIV-1-associated complex
* No other serious illness
* No serious active infections
* No sensory neuropathy greater than grade 1
* No prior seizures or concurrent potential risk factors for the development of seizures
* No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, or adequately treated stage I or II cancer currently in complete remission

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior biologic therapy or immunotherapy in the adjuvant or metastatic setting and recovered
* No concurrent filgrastim (G-CSF)
* No other concurrent biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior chemotherapy in the adjuvant or metastatic setting and recovered
* No concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior hormonal therapy in the adjuvant or metastatic setting and recovered
* No concurrent hormonal therapy
* No concurrent systemic steroids (including creams)

Radiotherapy:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior radiotherapy and recovered
* Prior radiotherapy to all known sites of disease allowed if there is objective evidence of progression
* No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* At least 21 days since prior surgery for primary or metastatic disease and recovered
* No concurrent surgery

Other:

* At least 21 days since prior systemic therapy or combination regimen for metastatic disease and recovered
* At least 21 days since prior adjuvant isolation limb perfusion therapy and recovered
* No other concurrent therapy
* No other concurrent investigational drugs
* No concurrent immunosuppressive medications
* Concurrent antihistamines allowed if no alternative medication available

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Locations:
city: Mobile
country: United States
facility: MBCCOP - Gulf Coast
state: Alabama
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Greater Phoenix
state: Arizona
city: Phoenix
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Hayden)
state: Arizona
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson
state: Arizona
city: Tucson
country: United States
facility: Arizona Cancer Center
state: Arizona
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: Little Rock
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan)
state: Arkansas
city: Duarte
country: United States
facility: Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
state: California
city: Martinez
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez
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city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
state: California
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California Davis Medical Center
state: California
city: San Francisco
country: United States
facility: UCSF Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute
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city: Santa Rosa
country: United States
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city: Travis Air Force Base
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state: California
city: Denver
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facility: University of Colorado Cancer Center
state: Colorado
city: Denver
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver
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city: Fort Gordon
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facility: Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
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country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital)
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city: Decatur
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facility: Loyola University Medical Center
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facility: University of Kansas Medical Center
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city: Wichita
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita
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city: Lexington
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington
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city: Lexington
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facility: Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, University of Kentucky
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city: New Orleans
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city: New Orleans
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facility: Tulane University School of Medicine
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city: Shreveport
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facility: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
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city: Shreveport
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor
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city: Ann Arbor
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city: Ann Arbor
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facility: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
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city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
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facility: University of Mississippi Medical Center
state: Mississippi
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facility: St. Louis University Health Sciences Center
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facility: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: New York
city: Rochester
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facility: University of Rochester Medical Center
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facility: CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium
state: North Carolina
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati
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facility: Barrett Cancer Center, The University Hospital
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city: Cleveland
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facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
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city: Columbus
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city: Columbus
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facility: Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University
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city: Dayton
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city: Kettering
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city: Toledo
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city: Portland
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city: Charleston
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city: Charleston
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state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
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facility: CCOP - Greenville
state: South Carolina
city: Spartanburg
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facility: CCOP - Upstate Carolina
state: South Carolina
city: Fort Sam Houston
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facility: Brooke Army Medical Center
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city: Galveston
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facility: University of Texas Medical Branch
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
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facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy)
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple
state: Texas
city: Temple
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
state: Texas
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Huntsman Cancer Institute
state: Utah
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City
state: Utah
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Swedish Cancer Institute
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Northwest
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Madigan Army Medical Center
state: Washington
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Arkansas
name: Laura F. Hutchins, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Hutchins LF, Moon J, Clark JI, Thompson JA, Lange MK, Flaherty LE, Sondak VK. Evaluation of interferon alpha-2B and thalidomide in patients with disseminated malignant melanoma, phase 2, SWOG 0026. Cancer. 2007 Nov 15;110(10):2269-75. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23035.
citation: Hutchins L, Moon J, Clark J, et al.: Interferon alpha-2b and thalidomide in previously treated patients with disseminated malignant melanoma: SWOG 0026. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 22 (Suppl 14): A-7527, 716s, 2004.