Status:

COMPLETED

MEK Inhibitor AZD6244 in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Recurrent Melanoma

Stage III Skin Melanoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well MEK inhibitor AZD6244 works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma. MEK inhibitor AZD6244 may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the response in patients with V600E or V600K BRAF-mutated or NRAS-mutated stage III or stage IV melanoma with low or high phospho-pAKT expression treated with MEK inh...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed melanoma
  • Stage IV or stage III disease not potentially curable with surgery
  • Documented tumor progression
  • Must have a V600E or V600K BRAF-mutated tumor, or a NRAS mutation at condons 12, 13, or 61
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 unidimensionally measurable lesion ≥ 20 mm by conventional techniques or ≥ 10 mm by spiral CT scan
  • Must have tumor tissue (block or unstained slides) available for IHC studies
  • No primary uveal or mucosal melanoma
  • No active or untreated brain metastases
  • Treated brain metastases allowed provided they have been stable for ≥ 3 months
  • ECOG performance status 0-1
  • Life expectancy \> 3 months
  • WBC ≥ 3,000/mcL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mcL
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mcL
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (no requirement for transfusions within the past 2 weeks)
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 16 weeks after completion of study treatment
  • No refractory nausea and vomiting, chronic gastrointestinal disease (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease), or significant bowel resection that would preclude adequate absorption
  • No concurrent uncontrolled illness, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
  • Ongoing or active infection or bleeding
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • No history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to MEK inhibitor AZD6244
  • Any number of prior therapies allowed
  • At least 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) and recovered
  • At least 4 months since prior anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibody therapy
  • At least 4 weeks since other prior systemic therapy
  • No other concurrent investigational agents
  • No concurrent antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
  • No concurrent vitamin E supplementation or multivitamin supplements that provide a total daily dose in excess of 100% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin E
  • No concurrent anticancer chemotherapy or other systemic drugs
  • Concurrent palliative radiotherapy allowed

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2013

    Estimated Enrollment :

    167 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00866177

    Start Date

    March 1 2009

    End Date

    September 1 2013

    Last Update

    August 11 2015

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    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, United States, 10065