Isolated Limb Infusion of Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Melanoma or Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Arm or Leg That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

NCT ID: NCT00004250

Last Updated: 2013-01-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-08-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Infusing chemotherapy to the tumor area only may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to healthy tissues.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying isolated limb infusion of chemotherapy to see how well it works in treating patients with melanoma or soft tissue sarcoma of the arm or leg that cannot be removed by surgery.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the efficacy of isolated limb infusion (ILI) with melphalan and dactinomycin in patients with primary or recurrent, unresectable regional melanoma or soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity.
* Determine the morbidity of patients treated with this regimen.
* Determine the expression of melanoma-associated antigens as well as cellular and humoral immune responses to these antigens in patients with regional disease.

OUTLINE: Patients undergo fluoroscopic placement of angiographic arterial and venous catheters into the appropriate extremity. After the limb is warmed, melphalan and dactinomycin are rapidly infused into the isolated limb via the arterial catheter. Melphalan and dactinomycin are then recirculated for 20 minutes. Patients with little or no response at 8 weeks may receive up to 2 additional treatments at the discretion of the treating physician.

Patients are followed at 1-2 weeks, 3-4 weeks, 6-8 weeks, and then every 3-6 months thereafter as deemed necessary by the treating physician.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 35 patients will be accrued for this study within 3 years.

Conditions

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Melanoma (Skin) Sarcoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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dactinomycin

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

isolated limb perfusion

Intervention Type DRUG

melphalan

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

* Over 18

Performance status:

* Karnofsky 70-100%

Life expectancy:

* At least 6 months

Hematopoietic:

* WBC at least 3,000/mm\^3

Hepatic:

* Not specified

Renal:

* Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

* Must have palpable femoral/axillary, dorsalis pedis/popliteal, or radial pulses in the extremity to be treated
* No signs or symptoms of vascular insufficiency (no history of claudication or other ischemic peripheral vascular disease)

Other:

* Not pregnant or nursing
* Negative pregnancy test
* No other concurrent serious illness
* No severe diabetes

* No prior extremity complications due to diabetes

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified

Other

* At least 4 weeks since prior antitumor therapy and recovered
* At least 2 weeks since prior antibiotics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Mary S. Brady, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Brady MS, Brown K, Patel A, Fisher C, Marx W. Isolated limb infusion with melphalan and dactinomycin for regional melanoma and soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremity: final report of a phase II clinical trial. Melanoma Res. 2009 Apr;19(2):106-11. doi: 10.1097/CMR.0b013e32832985e3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19282789 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MSKCC-99047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NCI-G99-1664

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

99-047

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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