Thymosin Alpha 1, Interferon Alpha, or Both, in Combination With Dacarbazine in Patients With Malignant Melanoma

NCT ID: NCT00911443

Last Updated: 2009-07-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

488 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-07-31

Study Completion Date

2007-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to test safety and efficacy of different doses of thymosin alpha 1 (1.6 mg, 3.2 mg, and 6.4 mg) in combination with dacarbazine and with or without Interferon alpha in treating patients affected by stage IV melanoma.

Primary end-point is Tumor Response evaluated according to Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST). Secondary end-points are Overall Survival and Progression Free Survival.

Ninety-five patients are allocated to each arm to test the hypothesis that P0 \<= 0.05 vs the alternative hypothesis that P1 \>= 0.15 (alpha = 5%, within-group statistical analysis beta = 95%).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Malignant Melanoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1;Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18 Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Dacarbazine + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Dacarbazine + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha

Intervention Type DRUG

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Interventions

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Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1;Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 1.6 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha + Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18 Thymosin-alpha-1 6.4 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine + Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Thymosin-alpha-1 3.2 mg SC from day 8 to 11 and from day 15 to 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Dacarbazine + Interferon alpha

Dacarbazine 800 mg/m2 IV on day 1; Interferon alpha 3MIU SC on day 11 and 18 of each 28 day cycle up to 6 cycles or until progression or unacceptable toxicity develops.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Zadaxin Thymalfasin ST1472 Deticene Roferon Zadaxin Thymalfasin ST1472 Deticene Roferon Zadaxin Thymalfasin ST1472 Deticene Roferon Zadaxin Thymalfasin ST1472 Deticene Deticene Roferon

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have read and signed the informed consent form
* 18 years \<=Age\<= 75 years
* Adequate contraception practice (fertile female patient)
* Confirmed diagnosis of metastatic melanoma (stage IV) with unresectable metastases and \>= 1 measurable lesion
* Adequate renal function as demonstrated by serum creatinine level \< 1.5 mg/deciliter (dl)
* Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) \>= 1.5 x 10000000000/L ; platelets \>= 100 x 10000000000/Liter (L)
* Good performance status: PS \<= 1 (ZUBROD-ECOG-WHO scale)
* At least 12 week life expectancy

Exclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of autoimmune disease
* Transplant recipient
* Pregnancy documented by a urine pregnancy test or lactation
* Previous treatment with thymosin alpha 1
* Previous treatment with chemotherapy
* Presence of Central Nervous System (CNS) metastases
* Concomitant or prior history of malignancy other than melanoma
* Participation in another investigational trial within 30 days of study entry
* Active infectious process that is not of self-limiting nature
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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sigma-tau i.f.r. S.p.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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sigma-tau i.f.r. S.p.A.

Principal Investigators

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Virginia Ferraresi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

IFO Polo Oncologico Ist. Regina Elena, Divisione Oncologia Medica A - ROMA

Roberto Camerini, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Sigma-Tau SpA

Locations

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CHU de Grenoble Hopital Albert Michallon Service de Dermatologie

La Tronche, , France

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CHU de Limoges Hopital Dupuytren Service de Dermatologie

Limoges, , France

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Hopital Saint-Eloi Service de Dermatologie

Montpellier, , France

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Centre Eugene Marquis Departement d'Oncologie Medicale

Rennes, , France

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Hopital Purpan Service de Dermatologie

Toulouse, , France

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Klinik fur Dermatologie und Allergologie der RWTH Aachen

Aachen, , Germany

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Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie des Campus Charitè Mitte

Berlin, , Germany

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Elbeklinikec Buxtehude Dermatologische Zentrum Abteilung fur Dermato-Onkologie

Buxtehude, , Germany

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Zentrum fur Dermatologie und Veneralogie Klinik der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitat

Frankfurt, , Germany

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Klinikum Hannover, Hautklinik Linden

Hanover, , Germany

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Universitatsklinikum Schlewig-Holstein Klinik fur Dermatologie, Veneralogie und Allergologie Universitats-Hautklinik Kiel

Kiel, , Germany

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Universitatsklinik fur Dermatologie und Venerologie Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburg

Magdeburg, , Germany

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Dermatologische Klinik der Universitat Tubingen

Tübingen, , Germany

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Orszagos Bor-es Nemikortani Intezet

Budapest, , Hungary

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Orszagos Onkologiai Intezet Borgyogyaszat

Budapest, , Hungary

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Petz Aladar Megyei Korhaz, Borgyogyaszat

Győr, , Hungary

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Miskolc Megyei Korhaz Borgyogyaszat

Miskolc, , Hungary

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Pecsi Egyetem Borgyogyaszati Klinika

Pécs, , Hungary

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Szegedi Egyetem Borgyogyaszati Klinika

Szeged, , Hungary

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Ospedale SS Trinità Oncologia

Sora, FROSINONE, Italy

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Ospedale San Vincenzo U.O. Oncologia Medica

Taormina, MESSINA, Italy

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UO Complessa Aziendale Nettuno/Albano/Frascati Day-Hospital di Oncologia Ospedale S. Giuseppe

Albano Laziale, ROMA, Italy

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Ospedale PF Calvi Dipartimento di Oncologia

Noale, VENEZIA, Italy

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ASL 1 Servizio di Oncologia

Agrigento, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera S. Elia, UO di Oncologia

Caltanissetta, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Garibaldi, UO Oncologia Medica

Catania, , Italy

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Università "G. D'Annunzio" Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Clinica Dermatologica

Chieti, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I° UO Servizio di Oncologia e Chemioterapia

Enna, , Italy

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Università di Firenze Dipartimento di Scienze Dermatologiche

Florence, , Italy

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Ospedale Pierantoni, Divisione Oncologia Medica

Forlì, , Italy

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Istituto NazionaleRicerca sul Cancro, Dipartimento di Oncologia Medica 1

Genova, , Italy

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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Divisione di Chirurgia Generale

Milan, , Italy

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Casa di Cura San Pio X, UO Oncologia Medica

Milan, , Italy

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Ospedale Civile, UO di Oncologia

Ragusa, , Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Oncologia Medica

Reggio Calabria, , Italy

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Università di Roma "Tor Vergata" Oncologia Complementare, Dipartimento di Chirurgia

Roma, , Italy

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IFO Polo Oncologico Ist. Regina Elena, Divisione di Oncologia Medica A

Roma, , Italy

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Ospedale Sandro Pertini, Oncologia Medica

Roma, , Italy

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Università "La Sapienza" Dipartimento di Malattie Cutanee-Veneree e Chirurgia Plastica Ricostruttiva

Roma, , Italy

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Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, Dipartimento di Immunodermatologia

Roma, , Italy

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Policlinico "Le Scotte" Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Scienze Immunologiche Applicate, Divisione di Dermatologia

Siena, , Italy

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U.O. Complessa, Immunoterapia Oncologica, Policlinico "Le Scotte"

Siena, , Italy

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Ospedale Umberto I°, Divisione di Oncologia Medica

Syracuse, , Italy

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Ospedale Bel Colle UO di Oncologia

Viterbo, , Italy

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Katedra i Klinika Onkologii i Radioterapii Akademia Medyczna

Gdansk, , Poland

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Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie, Oddzial w Krakowie, Klinika Chemioterapii

Krakow, , Poland

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Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. M. Kopernika, Klinika Chemioterapii Oncologicznej

Lodz, , Poland

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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny nr 1, Klinika Chirurgii Onkologicznej

Lublin, , Poland

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Wielkopolskie Centrum Onkologii, Zaklad Immunologii Nowotworow Katedry Onkologii AM

Poznan, , Poland

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Oddzial Chemioterapii

Szczecin, , Poland

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Klinika Onkologii Centralnego Szpitala WAM

Warsaw, , Poland

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Dolnoslakie Centrum Transplantacji Komorkowych z Krajowym Bankiem Dawcow Szpiku

Wroclaw, , Poland

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Centro Regional de Oncologia de Lisboa S.A., Servicio de Medicina Oncologica 1, Pavilhao C

Lisbon, , Portugal

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Instituto Portugues de Oncologia de Francisco Gentil, Centro Regional de Oncologia do Porto S.A., Servicio de Medicina Oncologica, Piso 3

Porto, , Portugal

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Instituto Catalan Oncologico, Servicio de Oncologia

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, BARCELONA, Spain

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Hosp. Univ. de Canarias Servicio de Oncologia Medica

San Cristóbal de La Laguna, SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain

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Hosp. Clinic i Provincial Servicio de Oncologia

Barcelona, , Spain

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Hosp. Universitario de Jaen Servicio de Oncologia

Jaén, , Spain

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Hosp. Clinico San Carlos Servicio de Oncologia, Pabellon B, Ala Sur-Sotano

Madrid, , Spain

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Hosp. Virgen de la Victoria de Malaga Servicio de Oncologia 1a planta Campus Universitario de Teatinos

Málaga, , Spain

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Hosp. Virgen del Rocio Servicio de Oncologia, Planta Baja - Centro de Diagnostico

Seville, , Spain

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Instituto Valenciano Oncologico

Valencia, , Spain

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Hospital General Universitario de Valencia Unidad de Oncologia Medica

Valencia, , Spain

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Zentrum fur Onkologie Hematologie und Transfusionsmedizin am Kantonsspital Aarau

Aarau, , Switzerland

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Countries

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France Germany Hungary Italy Poland Portugal Spain Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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ST1472DM01012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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