Status:

COMPLETED

Bevacizumab and Temozolomide or Bevacizumab and Paclitaxel Albumin-Stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation and Carboplatin in Treating Patients With Stage IV Malignant Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

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 temozolomide, paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, and carboplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either b...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To assess the anti-tumor activity, in terms of the percentage of patients who are treated with these regimens and who are progression-free at 6 months. * To assess the safety p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologic confirmed diagnosis of malignant melanoma
  • Stage IV disease
  • Not amenable tosurgery
  • Measurable disease with at least one lesion whose longest diameter canbe measured as ≥ 20 mm by CT or MRI scans OR ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT
  • No disease that is measurable by physical examination only
  • No brain metastases per MRI or CT
  • No radiographically documented invasion of adjacent organs(duodenum, stomach, etc.) or tumor invading major blood vessels
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy ≥ 4 months
  • ANC ≥ 1,500/mm³
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm³
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9 g/dL (transfusion allowed)
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 mg/dL (unless Gilbert syndrome)
  • AST ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Alkaline phosphatase ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Urine protein:creatinine ratio \< 1.0 at screening ORproteinuria \< 2+ by urine dipstick or protein ≤ 1 g by 24-hour urine collection
  • Negative serum pregnancy test
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • Active infection requiring parenteral antibiotics
  • Poorly controlled high blood pressure (≥ 150 mm Hg systolic and/or100 mm Hg diastolic) despite treatment
  • NYHA class II-IV congestive heart failure
  • Serious cardiac arrhythmia requiring medication
  • Myocardial infarction or unstable angina within the past 6 months
  • Clinically significant peripheral vascular disease
  • Deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolus within the past year
  • Active bleeding or pathological conditions that carry high risk of bleeding (e.g., known esophageal varices)
  • Serious, non-healing wound (including wounds healing by secondary intention), ulcer or bone fracture
  • Abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intraabdominal abscess within the past 6 months
  • History of CNS disease (e.g., primary brain tumor, vascular abnormalities, etc.)
  • Clinically significant stroke or TIA within the past 6 months
  • Seizures not controlled with standardmedical therapy
  • Peripheral neuropathy ≥ grade 2
  • History of other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin treatable with local resection only or carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Significant traumatic injury within the past 4 weeks
  • History of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
  • Active or recent (≤ 30 days) history of hemoptysis (≥ ½ teaspoon of bright red blood per episode)
  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the components of bevacizumab
  • Known to be HIV positive
  • Current or known history of hepatitis
  • Prior adjuvant chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy for this cancer allowed
  • No prior treatment with agents disrupting VEGF activity (i.e., bevacizumab,VEGF-trap, anti-VEGFR Mab)
  • No ongoing need for full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulation
  • No ongoing anti-platelet treatment other than low-dose aspirin(i.e., aspirin 81 mg daily)
  • No other investigational agents within the past 4 weeks
  • No major surgical procedure or open biopsy within the past 4 weeks
  • No fine needle aspirations or core biopsies within the past 7 days
  • No prior chemotherapy in the metastatic setting
  • No prior treatment with sunitinib malate or sorafenib
  • No prior treatment with any taxane-based chemotherapy
  • Patients who have had \> 25% of their functional bone marrow irradiated are not eligible for this trial
  • No adjuvant radiation therapy within the past 4 weeks
  • More than 2 weeks since prior and no concurrent palliative radiation therapy
  • No concurrent major surgical procedure
  • No concurrent participation in another clinical study for procedures or agents that treat the same primary study malignancy

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    95 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00626405

    Start Date

    August 1 2008

    End Date

    November 1 2012

    Last Update

    May 1 2018

    Active Locations (259)

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    Providence Cancer Center

    Anchorage, Alaska, United States, 99508

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    Mayo Clinic Scottsdale

    Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5499

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    Aurora Presbyterian Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80012

    4

    Boulder Community Hospital

    Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80301-9019