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Kidney CancerPhase 1NCT00006022

Interleukin-2 Plus Bryostatin 1 in Treating Patients With Melanoma or Kidney Cancer

A Phase 1 study testing aldesleukin and bryostatin 1 in people with Kidney Cancer and Melanoma (Skin), run by Virginia Commonwealth University at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor cells. Combining bryostatin 1 with interleukin-2 may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 120 years
Conditions the study is for
Kidney Cancer, Melanoma (Skin)
What is being tested?
aldesleukin and bryostatin 1
How many people
17 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Sep 2000to Jan 2004
Phase
Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 120 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed cutaneous or mucosal melanoma or renal cell carcinoma
  • Unresectable disease
  • No known uncontrolled CNS metastases
  • CNS metastases allowed only if recently irradiated or known to be controlled

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0-1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • Hemoglobin at least 8 g/dL
  • WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
  • Absolute lymphocyte count at least 1,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • Total bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL OR
  • Conjugated bilirubin no greater than 0.3 mg/dL
  • AST no greater than 2.5 times upper limit of normal

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 2 mg/dL

Cardiovascular:

  • No myocardial infarction within the past 6 months
  • No uncontrolled hypertension, angina, or congestive heart failure

Other:

  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 3 months after study
  • No known intolerance to acetaminophen
  • No primary or secondary immunodeficiency
  • No other condition that would preclude study

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy:

  • Not specified

Chemotherapy:

  • Not specified

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 1 month since prior topical, systemic, or inhaled corticosteroids
  • No concurrent topical, systemic, or inhaled corticosteroids

Radiotherapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics

Surgery:

  • Not specified

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • Norris Cotton Cancer Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0002

  • Massey Cancer Center

    Richmond, Virginia, 23219

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About this study

Official title: Phase IA/IB Trial of Modulation of the Biological Response to Interleukin-2 (IL-2) With Bryostatin 1 (BRYO; NSC 339555)

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill tumor cells. Combining bryostatin 1 with interleukin-2 may kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase I trial to study the effectiveness of interleukin-2 plus bryostatin 1 in treating patients who have melanoma or kidney cancer that cannot be removed during surgery.

Read the detailed description

OBJECTIVES:

  • Determine the dose of bryostatin 1 that, when administered in conjunction with low-dose interleukin-2, maximizes in vitro interleukin-2- stimulated peripheral blood stem cell proliferation in patients with melanoma or renal cell carcinoma.
  • Assess other intermediate markers of immune response in patients treated with this regimen.
  • Determine tumor responses, response durations, progression-free intervals, and survival of patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind study. Patients are randomized to one of three bryostatin 1 dose levels.

Patients receive interleukin-2 subcutaneously daily on days 1-5 and bryostatin 1 IV over 1 hour on day 1 weekly for 3 weeks. Courses repeat every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 21 patients will be accrued for this study within 2 years.

Being tested
aldesleukin, bryostatin 1
Keywords
stage III renal cell cancer, stage IV renal cell cancer, recurrent renal cell cancer, stage III melanoma, stage IV melanoma, recurrent melanoma
Medical subject headings
Kidney Neoplasms, Melanoma, Carcinoma, Renal Cell

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jan 2003 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2000
  3. Primary completionOct 2003
  4. Study completionJan 2004

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
17 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00006022
Sponsor's protocol ID
CDR0000068034
Other IDs
P30CA016059, MCV-MCC/CCHR-9910-2A, NCI-T99-0049
Status last verified
Dec 2015
First submitted
5 Jul 2000
Last updated
14 Dec 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1 study testing aldesleukin and bryostatin 1 in people with Kidney Cancer and Melanoma (Skin), run by Virginia Commonwealth University at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Dec 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Dec 2015.

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