Clinical trial NCT00006237: S0008: Chemotherapy Plus Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Melanoma
Official title: Phase III Trial of High Dose Interferon Alfa 2-b Versus Cisplatin, Vinblastine, DTIC Plus IL-2 and Interferon in Patients With High Risk Melanoma
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Melanoma (Skin)
Keywords: stage III melanoma
recurrent melanoma
Lead sponsor: SWOG Cancer Research Network
Sponsor class: NETWORK
Collaborators: name: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
name: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
name: Cancer and Leukemia Group B
name: Children's Oncology Group
First posted: 2003-01-27
Enrollment: 432
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill melanoma cells. It is not yet known whether interferon alfa is more effective with or without combination chemotherapy and interleukin-2 for melanoma.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of interferon alfa with or without combination chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, plus interleukin-2, in treating patients who have melanoma.

Detailed description: OBJECTIVES:

* Compare the overall survival and disease-free survival of patients with high-risk melanoma treated with interferon alfa vs cisplatin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine plus interferon alfa and interleukin-2.
* Compare the toxic effects of these treatment regimens in these patients.
* Determine the relationship between minimal residual disease (MRD) status at 12 weeks and 52 weeks and overall survival of patients treated with these regimens.
* Compare the effects of these treatment regimens on the MRD status of these patients.
* Determine the relationship between clinical characteristics (number of involved lymph nodes, ulcerated primary, and extracapsular extension) and MRD in patients treated with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to nodal status (N1 or N2 vs N3), degree of lymph node involvement (micrometastases only vs any macrometastases, including satellite/in-transit metastases), and ulceration of the primary tumor (yes vs no vs unknown primary). Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive interferon alfa IV on days 1-5 of weeks 1-4 followed by interferon alfa subcutaneously (SC) on days 1, 3, and 5 of weeks 5-52 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
* Arm II: Patients receive cisplatin IV over 30 minutes followed by vinblastine IV on days 1-4. Patients also receive dacarbazine IV over 1 hour on day 1, interleukin-2 IV over 96 hours on days 1-4, and interferon alfa SC on days 1-5, 8, 10, and 12. In addition, patients receive filgrastim (G-CSF) SC on days 6-15. Treatment repeats every 3 weeks for 3 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for 5 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 410 patients (205 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Eligibility criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically proven melanoma of cutaneous origin or from unknown primary at initial presentation of primary or first clinically detected nodal or satellite/in-transit recurrence

  * No distant metastases
  * No melanoma of ocular, mucosal, or other non-cutaneous origin
* One of the following criteria must apply for patients with newly diagnosed melanoma OR a previously diagnosed primary with current subsequent, clinical, regional nodal disease and/or satellite/in-transit disease:

  * Ulcerated primary melanoma with 1 or more involved lymph nodes (micro/occult or macro/clinically overt)
  * Non-ulcerated or unknown primary melanoma with one macro/clinically overt lymph node metastasis, including a single matted nodal mass

    * No non-ulcerated or unknown primary tumor and a single micrometastatic lymph node
  * Non-ulcerated melanoma with two or more lymph node metastases (micro/occult or macro/clinically overt) and/or matted nodes
  * Any satellite/in transit metastasis with or without lymph node involvement
* Patients with recurrent disease must have recurrent disease in the regional nodal basin of a prior complete lymphadenectomy
* Multiple regional nodal basin involvement allowed if they are appropriate anatomic drainage basins for primary site
* Patients must be disease free at time of enrollment based on the following surgical criteria:

  * Patients at initial presentation of melanoma must undergo adequate wide excision of primary lesion
  * Patients with previously diagnosed melanoma must have all disease resected with pathologically negative margins and no disease at primary site or second resection of primary
  * Full lymphadenectomy required of all patients including those with positive sentinel nodes or positive satellite/in-transit metastasis
* No more than 56 days since prior lymphadenectomy OR surgery to remove recurrent disease after prior complete lymphadenectomy
* Must be willing to participate in minimal residual disease studies if registered on the study on 3/1/2003 or later

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* 18 and over

Performance status:

* Zubrod 0-1

Life expectancy:

* Not specified

Hematopoietic:

* Absolute granulocyte count at least 1,500/mm\^3
* Platelet count at least 100,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
* SGOT or SGPT no greater than 2 times ULN
* LDH and alkaline phosphatase no greater than 2 times ULN (above normal value requires a contrast-enhanced CT scan or MRI of liver)
* No known recent hepatitis positivity by PCR

Renal:

* Creatinine no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
* Creatinine clearance at least 75 mL/min

Cardiovascular:

* No congestive heart failure
* No coronary artery disease
* No serious cardiac arrhythmia
* No prior myocardial infarction
* Normal cardiac stress test required if any of the following are present:

  * Over age 50
  * Abnormal EKG
  * History of cardiac disease

Pulmonary:

* No symptomatic pulmonary disease

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* Fertile patients must use effective contraception
* No autoimmune disorders or conditions of immunosuppression
* No other prior malignancy within the past 5 years except the following:

  * Adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
  * Carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  * Adequately treated stage I or II cancer in remission
* HIV negative
* No known AIDS or HIV-1 associated complex

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

* No prior immunotherapy, including interferon, interleukin, levamisole, or other biologic response modifiers
* No other concurrent biologic therapy

Chemotherapy:

* No prior chemotherapy (including infusion or perfusion therapy)
* No other concurrent chemotherapy

Endocrine therapy:

* No concurrent systemic corticosteroids or topical steroid creams
* Concurrent steroid antihistamines allowed if no alternative
* No concurrent hormonal therapy

Radiotherapy:

* No prior radiotherapy

  * Prior postlumpectomy radiotherapy for breast cancer allowed
* No concurrent radiotherapy

Surgery:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No concurrent surgery

Other:

* No concurrent anti-hypertensive medications (arm II only)
* No concurrent immunosuppressive agents
* No other concurrent anticancer therapy
* Antihistamines allowed if no alternative medication suitable

Primary outcomes:
measure: 5-year Overall Survival
timeFrame: Every three months for a year, every six months for years 2-5, annual for years 5-10
measure: 5-year Relapse-Free Survival
timeFrame: Every three months for the first year, every 6 months for years 2-5, annually for years 6-10
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Toxicity
timeFrame: While on treatment, patients on the HDIFN arm were assessed weekly for the 1st month, then every 2 weeks for the 2nd month, then every 3 months therafter; patients on the biochemo arm were assessed daily for the 1st 5 days, then weekly thereafter.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
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facility: Mobile Infirmary Medical Center
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city: Ft. Smith
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facility: Hembree Mercy Cancer Center at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center
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city: Little Rock
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facility: Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
state: Arkansas
city: Castro Valley
country: United States
facility: Eden Medical Center
state: California
city: Hayward
country: United States
facility: Saint Rose Hospital
state: California
city: La Jolla
country: United States
facility: Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: Highland General Hospital
state: California
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Summit Campus
state: California
city: Oakland
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facility: CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute
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city: Pleasanton
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facility: Valley Care Medical Center
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city: Sacramento
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facility: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - Oakland
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city: San Diego
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facility: Scripps Cancer Center - San Diego
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city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Diego
state: California
city: San Pablo
country: United States
facility: Doctors Medical Center - San Pablo Campus
state: California
city: Sana Rosa
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facility: CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
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city: Fort Collins
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facility: Poudre Valley Hospital
state: Colorado
city: Fort Collins
country: United States
facility: Front Range Cancer Specialists
state: Colorado
city: Farmington
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facility: Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center
state: Connecticut
city: New Britain
country: United States
facility: George Bray Cancer Center at the Hospital of Central Connecticut - New Britain Campus
state: Connecticut
city: Norwich
country: United States
facility: Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology Associates
state: Connecticut
city: Lewes
country: United States
facility: Tunnell Cancer Center at Beebe Medical Center
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city: Newark
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facility: CCOP - Christiana Care Health Services
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city: Washington
country: United States
facility: Children's National Medical Center
state: District of Columbia
city: Jacksonville
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facility: Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
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city: St. Petersburg
country: United States
facility: All Children's Hospital
state: Florida
city: Tampa
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph's Cancer Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital
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city: West Palm Beach
country: United States
facility: Kaplan Cancer Center at St. Mary's Medical Center
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city: Altanta
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facility: Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
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city: Decatur
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facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur)
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city: Valdosta
country: United States
facility: Pearlman Comprehensive Cancer Center at South Georgia Medical Center
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city: Boise
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facility: Mountain States Tumor Institute at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
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city: Aurora
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facility: Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center
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facility: Memorial Hospital
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city: Chicago
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facility: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
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city: Chicago
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facility: Hematology and Oncology Associates
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city: Chicago
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facility: University of Illinois Cancer Center
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city: Chicago
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city: Chicago
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facility: Sherman Hospital
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facility: Eureka Community Hospital
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city: Evanston
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facility: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare - Evanston Hospital
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city: Galesburg
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facility: Galesburg Clinic, PC
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city: Galesburg
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facility: Galesburg Cottage Hospital
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city: Havana
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facility: Mason District Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Hopedale
country: United States
facility: Hopedale Medical Complex
state: Illinois
city: Joliet
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facility: Midwest Center for Hematology/Oncology
state: Illinois
city: Joliet
country: United States
facility: Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West
state: Illinois
city: Kewanee
country: United States
facility: Kewanee Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Macomb
country: United States
facility: McDonough District Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Maywood
country: United States
facility: Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Niles
country: United States
facility: Cancer Care and Hematology Specialists of Chicagoland - Niles
state: Illinois
city: Normal
country: United States
facility: BroMenn Regional Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Normal
country: United States
facility: Community Cancer Center
state: Illinois
city: Ottawa
country: United States
facility: Community Hospital of Ottawa
state: Illinois
city: Ottawa
country: United States
facility: Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Ottawa
state: Illinois
city: Pekin
country: United States
facility: Cancer Treatment Center at Pekin Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Proctor Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Oncology Hematology Associates of Central Illinois, PC - Peoria
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Methodist Medical Center of Illinois
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: OSF St. Francis Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Peoria
country: United States
facility: Saint Jude Midwest Affiliate
state: Illinois
city: Peru
country: United States
facility: Illinois Valley Community Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Princeton
country: United States
facility: Perry Memorial Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Rockford
country: United States
facility: Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center
state: Illinois
city: Skokie
country: United States
facility: Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie
state: Illinois
city: Skokie
country: United States
facility: Hematology/Oncology of the North Shore at Gross Point Medical Center
state: Illinois
city: Spring Valley
country: United States
facility: St. Margaret's Hospital
state: Illinois
city: Urbana
country: United States
facility: Carle Cancer Center at Carle Foundation Hospital
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city: Urbana
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facility: CCOP - Carle Cancer Center
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facility: Elkhart General Hospital
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city: Kokomo
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city: La Porte
country: United States
facility: Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
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city: Michigan City
country: United States
facility: Saint Anthony Memorial Health Centers
state: Indiana
city: South Bend
country: United States
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city: South Bend
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facility: Memorial Hospital of South Bend
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city: South Bend
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facility: Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
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city: Ames
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facility: McFarland Clinic, PC
state: Iowa
city: Davenport
country: United States
facility: Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center
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city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Mercy Capitol Hospital
state: Iowa
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
state: Iowa
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
state: Iowa
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
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city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
state: Iowa
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
state: Iowa
city: Des Moines
country: United States
facility: John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
state: Iowa
city: Iowa City
country: United States
facility: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Iowa
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city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Kansas City
state: Kansas
city: Salina
country: United States
facility: Tammy Walker Cancer Center at Salina Regional Health Center
state: Kansas
city: Topeka
country: United States
facility: Cotton-O'Neil Cancer Center
state: Kansas
city: Topeka
country: United States
facility: St. Francis Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Kansas
city: Monroe
country: United States
facility: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Monroe
state: Louisiana
city: Shreveport
country: United States
facility: Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences
state: Louisiana
city: Elkton MD
country: United States
facility: Union Hospital Cancer Program at Union Hospital
state: Maryland
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Tufts-NEMC Cancer Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Boston University Cancer Research Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
state: Massachusetts
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: Saint Joseph Mercy Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium
state: Michigan
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Battle Creek
country: United States
facility: Battle Creek Health System Cancer Care Center
state: Michigan
city: Big Rapids
country: United States
facility: Mecosta County Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Dearborn
country: United States
facility: Oakwood Cancer Center at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Detroit
country: United States
facility: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Escanaba
country: United States
facility: Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Genesys Hurley Cancer Institute
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Hurley Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Flint
country: United States
facility: Great Lakes Cancer Institute at McLaren Regional Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Butterworth Hospital at Spectrum Health
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Grand Rapids
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
state: Michigan
city: Grand Rapids
country: United States
facility: Metro Health Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Grosse Pointe Woods
country: United States
facility: Van Elslander Cancer Center at St. John Hospital and Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Holland
country: United States
facility: Holland Community Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Iron Mountain
country: United States
facility: Dickinson County Healthcare System
state: Michigan
city: Jackson
country: United States
facility: Foote Memorial Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: Borgess Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: West Michigan Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Kalamazoo
country: United States
facility: Bronson Methodist Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Lansing
country: United States
facility: Sparrow Regional Cancer Center
state: Michigan
city: Marquette
country: United States
facility: Upper Michigan Cancer Center at Marquette General Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Muskegon
country: United States
facility: Hackley Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Royal Oak
country: United States
facility: William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak Campus
state: Michigan
city: Saginaw
country: United States
facility: Seton Cancer Institute at Saint Mary's - Saginaw
state: Michigan
city: St. Joseph
country: United States
facility: Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
state: Michigan
city: Traverse City
country: United States
facility: Munson Medical Center
state: Michigan
city: Warren
country: United States
facility: St. John Macomb Hospital
state: Michigan
city: Bemidji
country: United States
facility: MeritCare Bemidji
state: Minnesota
city: Burnsville
country: United States
facility: Fairview Ridges Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Coon Rapids
country: United States
facility: Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Duluth
country: United States
facility: Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth
state: Minnesota
city: Duluth
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Duluth
state: Minnesota
city: Duluth
country: United States
facility: Miller - Dwan Medical Center
state: Minnesota
city: Edina
country: United States
facility: Fairview Southdale Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Fridley
country: United States
facility: Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Hutchinson
country: United States
facility: Hutchinson Area Health Care
state: Minnesota
city: Lichfield
country: United States
facility: Meeker County Memorial Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Maplewood
country: United States
facility: HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Maplewood
country: United States
facility: Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Maplewood
state: Minnesota
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott - Northwestern Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
state: Minnesota
city: Robbinsdale
country: United States
facility: Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Outpatient Center
state: Minnesota
city: Saint Louis Park
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
state: Minnesota
city: Shakopee
country: United States
facility: St. Francis Cancer Center at St. Francis Medical Center
state: Minnesota
city: St Paul
country: United States
facility: HealthEast Cancer Care at St. Joseph's Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: St. Louis Park
country: United States
facility: Park Nicollet Cancer Center
state: Minnesota
city: St. Paul
country: United States
facility: Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
state: Minnesota
city: St. Paul
country: United States
facility: United Hospital
state: Minnesota
city: Waconia
country: United States
facility: Ridgeview Medical Center
state: Minnesota
city: Woodbury
country: United States
facility: HealthEast Cancer Care at Woodwinds Health Campus
state: Minnesota
city: Woodbury
country: United States
facility: Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury
state: Minnesota
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: Children's Mercy Hospital
state: Missouri
city: Kansas City
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Kansas City
state: Missouri
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Hematology-Oncology Centers of the Northern Rockies - Billings
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Healthcare Cancer Care Services
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Billings Clinic Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Billings
country: United States
facility: Billings Clinic - Downtown
state: Montana
city: Bozeman
country: United States
facility: Bozeman Deaconess Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Butte
country: United States
facility: St. James Healthcare Cancer Care
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Big Sky Oncology
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Great Falls Clinic - Main Facility
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
facility: Sletten Cancer Institute at Benefis Healthcare
state: Montana
city: Great Falls
country: United States
state: Montana
city: Helena
country: United States
facility: St. Peter's Hospital
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Glacier Oncology, PLLC
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Kalispell Medical Oncology at KRMC
state: Montana
city: Kalispell
country: United States
facility: Kalispell Regional Medical Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Community Medical Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Guardian Oncology and Center for Wellness
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Montana Cancer Specialists at Montana Cancer Center
state: Montana
city: Missoula
country: United States
facility: Montana Cancer Center at St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
state: Montana
city: Kearney
country: United States
facility: Good Samaritan Cancer Center at Good Samaritan Hospital
state: Nebraska
city: Lincoln
country: United States
facility: Cancer Resource Center - Lincoln
state: Nebraska
city: Omaha
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium
state: Nebraska
city: Lebanon
country: United States
facility: Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
state: New Hampshire
city: Marlton
country: United States
facility: Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital Marlton
state: New Jersey
city: Red Bank
country: United States
facility: Booker Cancer Center at Riverview Medical Center
state: New Jersey
city: Voorhees
country: United States
facility: Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Cooper - Voorhees
state: New Jersey
city: Voorhees
country: United States
facility: Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua West Jersey
state: New Jersey
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: Lovelace Medical Center - Gibson
state: New Mexico
city: Albuquerque
country: United States
facility: University of New Mexico Cancer Center
state: New Mexico
city: East Syracuse
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Hematology-Oncology Associates of Central New York
state: New York
city: Glens Falls
country: United States
facility: Adirondack Cancer Care - Glens Falls
state: New York
city: Syracuse
country: United States
facility: SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital
state: New York
city: Charlotte
country: United States
facility: Presbyterian Cancer Center at Presbyterian Hospital
state: North Carolina
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: North Carolina
city: Goldsboro
country: United States
facility: Wayne Memorial Hospital, Incorporated
state: North Carolina
city: Fargo
country: United States
facility: CCOP - MeritCare Hospital
state: North Dakota
city: Fargo
country: United States
facility: MeritCare Broadway
state: North Dakota
city: Canton
country: United States
facility: Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Chillicothe
country: United States
facility: Adena Regional Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Cincinnati
country: United States
facility: Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Cleveland
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute at Ohio State University Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Riverside Methodist Hospital Cancer Care
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbus
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Grant Medical Center Cancer Care
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Mount Carmel Health - West Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Doctors Hospital at Ohio Health
state: Ohio
city: Delaware
country: United States
facility: Grady Memorial Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Independence
country: United States
facility: Community Oncology Group at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Lancaster
country: United States
facility: Fairfield Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Lima
country: United States
facility: St. Rita's Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Marietta
country: United States
facility: Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Newark
country: United States
facility: Licking Memorial Cancer Care Program at Licking Memorial Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Springfield
country: United States
facility: Mercy Medical Center
state: Ohio
city: Springfield
country: United States
facility: Community Hospital of Springfield and Clark County
state: Ohio
city: Westerville
country: United States
facility: Mount Carmel St. Ann's Cancer Center
state: Ohio
city: Wooster
country: United States
facility: Cleveland Clinic - Wooster
state: Ohio
city: Zanesville
country: United States
facility: Genesis - Good Samaritan Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Gresham
country: United States
facility: Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
state: Oregon
city: Milwaukie
country: United States
facility: Providence Milwaukie Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital & Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Providence Cancer Center at Providence Portland Medical Center
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Adventist Medical Center
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
state: Oregon
city: Portland
country: United States
facility: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center and Children's Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Salem
country: United States
facility: Salem Hospital Regional Cancer Care Services
state: Oregon
city: Tualatin
country: United States
facility: Legacy Meridian Park Hospital
state: Oregon
city: Allentown
country: United States
facility: Morgan Cancer Center at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
state: Pennsylvania
city: Danville
country: United States
facility: Geisinger Cancer Institute at Geisinger Health
state: Pennsylvania
city: Hershey
country: United States
facility: Penn State Cancer Institute at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Lemoyne
country: United States
facility: Central Pennsylvania Hematology and Medical Oncology Associates, PC
state: Pennsylvania
city: Lewistown
country: United States
facility: Lewistown Hospital
state: Pennsylvania
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
state: Pennsylvania
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: UPMC Cancer Centers
state: Pennsylvania
city: State College
country: United States
facility: Geisinger Medical Group - Scenery Park
state: Pennsylvania
city: State College
country: United States
facility: Mount Nittany Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Wilkes-Barre
country: United States
facility: Frank M. and Dorothea Henry Cancer Center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: Roper St. Francis Cancer Center at Roper Hospital
state: South Carolina
city: Columbia
country: United States
facility: Palmetto Health South Carolina Cancer Center
state: South Carolina
city: Greenville
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Greenville
state: South Carolina
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Avera Cancer Institute
state: South Dakota
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Medical X-Ray Center, PC
state: South Dakota
city: Sioux Falls
country: United States
facility: Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
state: South Dakota
city: Knoxville
country: United States
facility: Thompson Cancer Survival Center
state: Tennessee
city: Memphis
country: United States
facility: University of Tennessee Cancer Institute - Memphis
state: Tennessee
city: Nashville
country: United States
facility: Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
state: Tennessee
city: Amarillo
country: United States
facility: Harrington Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Fort Sam Houston
country: United States
facility: Brooke Army Medical Center
state: Texas
city: Fort Worth
country: United States
facility: Cook Children's Medical Center - Fort Worth
state: Texas
city: Lackland AFB
country: United States
facility: Wilford Hall Medical Center
state: Texas
city: San Antonio
country: United States
facility: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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 at University of Utah
state: Utah
city: Salt Lake City
country: United States
facility: Primary Children's Medical Center
state: Utah
city: Charlottesville
country: United States
facility: Martha Jefferson Hospital Cancer Care Center
state: Virginia
city: Auburn
country: United States
facility: Auburn Regional Center for Cancer Care
state: Washington
city: Bellingham
country: United States
facility: St. Joseph Cancer Center
state: Washington
city: Bremerton
country: United States
facility: Olympic Hematology and Oncology
state: Washington
city: Centralia
country: United States
facility: Providence Centralia Hospital
state: Washington
city: Federal Way
country: United States
facility: St. Francis Hospital
state: Washington
city: Mt. Vernon
country: United States
facility: Skagit Valley Hospital Cancer Care Center
state: Washington
city: Olympia
country: United States
facility: Providence St. Peter Hospital Regional Cancer Center
state: Washington
city: Puyallup
country: United States
facility: Good Samaritan Cancer Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Harborview Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Minor and James Medical, PLLC
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Group Health Central Hospital
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: Polyclinic First Hill
state: Washington
city: Seattle
country: United States
facility: University Cancer Center at University of Washington Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Spokane
country: United States
facility: Cancer Care Northwest - Spokane South
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Franciscan Cancer Center at St. Joseph Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: Allenmore Hospital
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: CCOP - Northwest
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: MultiCare Regional Cancer Center at Tacoma General Hospital
state: Washington
city: Tacoma
country: United States
facility: St. Clare Hospital
state: Washington
city: Vancouver
country: United States
facility: Southwest Washington Medical Center Cancer Center
state: Washington
city: Wenatchee
country: United States
facility: Wenatchee Valley Medical Center
state: Washington
city: Charleston
country: United States
facility: West Virginia University Health Sciences Center - Charleston
state: West Virginia
city: Parkersburg
country: United States
facility: Community Comprehensive Cancer Center at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
state: West Virginia
city: Appleton
country: United States
facility: Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology - East Grant Street
state: Wisconsin
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
state: Wisconsin
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
state: Wisconsin
city: Green Bay
country: United States
facility: St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: La Crosse
country: United States
facility: Gundersen Lutheran Cancer Center at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Madison
country: United States
facility: University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Marinette
country: United States
facility: Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
state: Wisconsin
city: Oconto Falls
country: United States
facility: Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
state: Wisconsin
city: Sturgeon Bay
country: United States
facility: Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
state: Wisconsin
city: Sheridan
country: United States
facility: Welch Cancer Center at Sheridan Memorial Hospital
state: Wyoming
city: Perth
country: Australia
facility: Princess Margaret Hospital for Children
state: Western Australia
Study officials:
affiliation: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
name: Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
name: John A. Thompson, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
name: John T. Vetto, MD, FACS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
name: Michael B. Atkins, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
name: John M. Kirkwood, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
name: Frank Haluska, MD, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Texas Children's Cancer Center
name: Alberto S. Pappo, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Flaherty LE, Othus M, Atkins MB, Tuthill RJ, Thompson JA, Vetto JT, Haluska FG, Pappo AS, Sosman JA, Redman BG, Moon J, Ribas A, Kirkwood JM, Sondak VK. Southwest Oncology Group S0008: a phase III trial of high-dose interferon Alfa-2b versus cisplatin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine, plus interleukin-2 and interferon in patients with high-risk melanoma--an intergroup study of cancer and leukemia Group B, Children's Oncology Group, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and Southwest Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Nov 20;32(33):3771-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.53.1590. Epub 2014 Oct 20.