Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT00128583

Last Updated: 2013-12-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-07-31

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Vaccines made from tumor cells may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying vaccine therapy to see how well it works in treating patients with malignant melanoma.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

* Determine the response in patients with in-transit cutaneous malignant melanoma treated with active immunotherapy comprising polyvalent melanoma vaccine (Canvaxin™).

OUTLINE: This is an open-label, multicenter study.

Patients receive polyvalent melanoma vaccine (Canvaxin™) subcutaneously to the armpit and groin areas every 2 weeks for approximately 10 weeks (5 doses) and then every 4 weeks for up to approximately 1 year of total treatment (total of 15 doses). Patients with no evidence of response at week 24 receive no further treatment. Patients whose disease continues to respond after completion of study treatment are eligible for a new study in which they will continue treatment with polyvalent melanoma vaccine (Canvaxin™).

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed at 30 days.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients will be accrued for this study.

Conditions

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Melanoma (Skin)

Keywords

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stage III melanoma

Study Design

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Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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polyvalent melanoma vaccine

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed malignant melanoma
* At least 1 in-transit skin lesion measuring 3-10 mm in the longest diameter

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

* 18 to 80

Performance status

* Not specified

Life expectancy

* Not specified

Hematopoietic

* Not specified

Hepatic

* Not specified

Renal

* Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

* Not specified

Chemotherapy

* Not specified

Endocrine therapy

* Not specified

Radiotherapy

* Not specified

Surgery

* Not specified
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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CancerVax Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Linda Strause

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

CancerVax Corporation

Locations

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Comprehensive Cancer Center at Desert Regional Medical Center

Palm Springs, California, United States

Site Status

John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status

Lakeland Regional Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Site Status

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

CCOP - Dayton

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Simmons Cancer Center at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

LDS Hospital

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Sydney Cancer Centre at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia

Other Identifiers

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CV-MMAIT-5-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CDR0000439529

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id