Status:

UNKNOWN

Temozolomide and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma of the Eye

Lead Sponsor:

Institut Curie

Conditions:

Intraocular Melanoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To evaluate the efficacy of temozolomide in combination with bevacizumab in treating patients with metastatic uveal melanoma not amenable to curative surgery. Secondary * To ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed uveal melanoma
  • Metastatic disease
  • Measurable disease, defined as ≥ 1 measurable lesion as measured by RECIST criteria
  • No curative surgical treatment envisaged
  • No active brain metastases (if clinical suspicion, must have a brain CT scan within 28 days)
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • WHO performance status (PS) 0-1 OR Karnofsky PS 70-100%
  • Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 10 g/dL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm\^3
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3
  • Serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) OR calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
  • Proteinuria \< 2+ on urinary dipstick OR 24-hour proteinuria ≤ 1 g
  • Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • AST/ALT ≤ 2.5 times ULN
  • Lactate dehydrogenase ≤ 5 times ULN
  • INR and PT ≤ 1.5 times ULN
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 6 months after completion of study treatment
  • No uncontrolled active disease or at risk of bleeding, ongoing infection, or clotting disorder
  • No other cancer except for skin carcinomas and cervical carcinoma in situ
  • No pre-existing peripheral neuropathy, \> grade 2 (NCI CTC-AE)
  • No failure to comply with the medical follow-up of the study for geographical, social, or psychological reasons
  • No recent thrombophlebitis or pulmonary embolism within the past 6 months
  • No uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP \> 150 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP \> 100 mm Hg)
  • No concurrent active cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled by medical treatment within the past 6 months, including any of the following:
  • Unstable angina
  • Severe hypertension
  • Severe arrhythmia
  • No unhealed wound, active peptic ulcer, bone fracture, history of abdominal fistula, gastrointestinal perforation, or intra-abdominal abscess within the past 6 months
  • No known hypersensitivity to bevacizumab, temozolomide, or their excipients
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease
  • At least 24 hours since insertion of central infusion port
  • More than 5 days since prior non-hepatic biopsy or aspiration cytology
  • More than 10 days since prior aspirin (\> 325 mg/day), clopidogrel (\> 75 mg/day), or full-dose oral or parenteral anticoagulant therapy, except prophylactic anticoagulant therapy prior to inclusion in the study
  • More than 14 days since prior laparoscopic liver biopsy
  • More than 28 days since prior major surgery
  • More than 28 days since prior participation in another study with experimental treatment
  • No other concurrent anticancer treatment

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    35 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01217398

    Start Date

    October 1 2009

    Last Update

    August 26 2013

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    Institut Curie Hopital

    Paris, France, 75248