Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00217542
Azacitidine and Recombinant Interferon Alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma or Stage IV Kidney Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
A Phase 1 Study of 5-azacitidine in Combination With Interferon-Alfa 2B in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 42 (actual)
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NIH
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of recombinant interferon alfa-2b when given together with azacitidine in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma or stage IV kidney cancer that cannot be removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as azacitidine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Recombinant interferon alfa-2b may interfere with the growth of tumor cells. Giving azacitidine together with recombinant interferon alfa-2b may kill more tumor cells.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the adverse event profile and maximum tolerated dose of interferon alfa-2b when combined with azacitidine in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma or unresectable stage IV renal cell carcinoma. II. Determine the feasibility of this regimen for future phase II trials. OUTLINE: This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients receive azacitidine subcutaneously (SC) once daily on days 1-4 and 15-17 and recombinant interferon alfa-2b SC on days 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26 during course 1. Beginning in course 2 and for all subsequent courses, patients receive azacitidine SC once daily on days 1-3 and 15-17 and interferon alfa-2b SC on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 total courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of interferon alfa-2b until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 2-4 months.
Conditions
- Recurrent Melanoma
- Recurrent Renal Cell Cancer
- Stage III Melanoma
- Stage IV Melanoma
- Stage IV Renal Cell Cancer
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGICAL | recombinant interferon alfa-2b | Given SC |
| DRUG | amifostine/azacitidine | Given SC |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-07-01
- First posted
- 2005-09-22
- Last updated
- 2013-05-03
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00217542. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.