Status:

COMPLETED

Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, and High-Dose Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

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 cyclophosphamide and fludarabine, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a per...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine the objective response rate in lymphodepleted patients with metastatic melanoma treated with cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, and high-dose interleukin-2. * Determine t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Histologically confirmed melanoma
  • Metastatic disease
  • Measurable disease
  • No history of brain metastases
  • Over 18
  • Karnofsky 60-100%
  • Life expectancy At least 12 weeks
  • Hematopoietic
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,000/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 75,000/mm\^3
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 8.5 g/dL
  • aspartate aminotransferase ≤ 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN) (5 times ULN if liver metastases are present)
  • Bilirubin ≤ 2 times ULN (except for patients with Gilbert's syndrome)
  • Hepatitis B and C negative
  • Creatinine ≤ 2.0 times ULN
  • Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Cardiovascular
  • Ejection fraction ≥ 50%
  • No evidence of congestive heart failure
  • No symptoms of coronary artery disease
  • No serious cardiac arrhythmias
  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • Cardiac stress test negative or of low probability for patients \> 40 years of age OR who have had prior myocardial infarction \> 6 months ago
  • Pulmonary Forced expiratory volume 1 ≥ 2.0 liters OR at least 75% of predicted for height and age
  • Diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide ≥ 60%
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception
  • HIV negative

Exclusion

  • No uncontrolled diabetes
  • No history of autoimmune disease
  • No active infection
  • No other concurrent significant illness that would preclude study participation
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except nonmelanoma skin cancer or non-invasive cancer (e.g., carcinoma in situ of the cervix, superficial bladder cancer without local recurrence, or carcinoma in situ of the breast)
  • At least 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy and recovered
  • No other concurrent anticancer biologic agents
  • At least 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas) and recovered
  • No concurrent chemotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior steroid therapy
  • No concurrent corticosteroids
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy and recovered
  • No concurrent radiotherapy
  • At least 4 weeks since prior surgery and recovered
  • No concurrent immunosuppressive therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00085423

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

February 1 2010

Last Update

April 10 2013

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Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756-0002