Status:

COMPLETED

Everolimus in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Melanoma (Skin)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as everolimus, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Everolimus may also ...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the median time to disease progression in patients with stage IV malignant melanoma treated with everolimus. Secondary * Determine the median overall survival of pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically confirmed malignant melanoma for which no known standard or potentially curative therapy exists or has been proven to extend life expectancy
  • Stage IV disease
  • Measurable disease
  • At least 1 lesion ≥ 20 mm by CT scan or MRI OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • No intracranial disease
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 18 and over
  • Performance status
  • ECOG 0-2
  • Life expectancy
  • At least 12 weeks
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL
  • No bleeding diathesis
  • Hepatic
  • AST ≤ 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 3 ULN
  • INR ≤ 1.5
  • Renal
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Other
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Willing to refrain from foods high in fat content
  • No uncontrolled infection
  • No immunosuppression from any cause (e.g., known HIV infection)
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer treated with local resection only
  • No other severe condition that would preclude study participation or compliance
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy or biologic therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin) and recovered
  • No prior sirolimus or its analogues for any indication
  • No other concurrent chemotherapy
  • Endocrine therapy
  • No concurrent steroids
  • Radiotherapy
  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy to head and neck area
  • More than 4 weeks since prior radiosurgery
  • No prior radiotherapy to \> 30% of bone marrow
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • Surgery
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • At least 1 week since prior and no concurrent CYP3A4 inducers
  • No concurrent warfarin
  • No concurrent cytotoxic agents
  • No other concurrent experimental drugs
  • No other concurrent immunosuppressive therapy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    53 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00098553

    Start Date

    April 1 2005

    End Date

    February 1 2010

    Last Update

    July 6 2016

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    Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5499

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    Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville

    Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224

    3

    Rush-Copley Cancer Care Center

    Aurora, Illinois, United States, 60507

    4

    Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, Limited - West

    Joliet, Illinois, United States, 60435