Melanoma (Skin)Phase 1NCT00006035
Bleomycin With or Without Electroporation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma
A Phase 1 study testing bleomycin sulfate and electroporation therapy in people with Melanoma (Skin), run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Electroporation therapy may enhance the ability of chemotherapy drugs to enter tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with electroporation therapy may kill more tumor cells. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Melanoma (Skin)
- What is being tested?
- bleomycin sulfate and electroporation therapy
- How many people
- Not given
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2000to not given
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically confirmed stage III or IV melanoma Progressive disease defined by: Stage III Inoperable due to number of lesions (greater than 5 nodules) OR Recurrence after surgical excision Stage IV Failed to respond to immunotherapy or chemotherapy OR Immunotherapy or chemotherapy contraindicated Bidimensionally measurable disease At least 2 lesions accessible to electroporation electrode
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: Not specified Life expectancy: Greater than 6 months Hematopoietic: Not specified Hepatic: Not specified Renal: Creatinine clearance at least 35 mL/min Cardiovascular: No cardiac pacemakers or implantable defibrillators No history of severe cardiac arrhythmia No myocardial infarction in past 6 months Pulmonary: No significant pulmonary fibrosis or other severe pulmonary pathology Other: Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception No clinical or bacteriological evidence of active infection No known hypersensitivity to bleomycin including shock, uncontrolled hypothermia, prurit or prurit type toxidermia, Raynaud's syndrome, or digital gangrene No known sensitivity to lidocaine
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: See Disease Characteristics Concurrent systemic immunotherapy allowed if disease is stable or progressing at time of study entry after at least 8 weeks of treatment Chemotherapy: See Disease Characteristics At least 12 weeks since prior intralesional chemotherapy Concurrent systemic chemotherapy allowed if disease is stable or progressing at time of study entry after at least 8 weeks of treatment Must not have previously exceeded or will exceed on this study a cumulative dose greater than 400 U of bleomycin Endocrine therapy: Not specified Radiotherapy: At least 12 weeks since prior local radiotherapy to study lesion Surgery: See Disease Characteristics At least 12 weeks since prior local surgery to study lesion Other: At least 12 weeks since prior local cryotherapy to study lesion At least 4 weeks since prior investigational drugs or devices No other concurrent investigational study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612
About this study
Official title: An Open Label Lesion Controlled Study of Electroporation Therapy (EPT) for the Treatment of Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma Using the Genetronics, Inc. Medpulser System and Bleomycin
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Electroporation therapy may enhance the ability of chemotherapy drugs to enter tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with electroporation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase I trial to compare the effectiveness of bleomycin with or without electroporation therapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV melanoma.
Read the detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the objective tumor response rate of patients with stage III or IV melanoma when treated with intratumoral bleomycin with or without electroporation therapy. II. Determine the safety of electroporation therapy in these patients. III. Compare the time to heal with these treatments in these patients. IV. Compare the duration of lesion response with these treatments in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive bleomycin intratumorally on day 1. Arm II: Patients receive bleomycin intratumorally followed by electroporation therapy intratumorally on day 1. Treatment continues every 4 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients in arm I with progressive disease after 1 course of treatment may be crossed over to arm II. Patients are followed at 4 and 6 months after final treatment.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients (10 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
- Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin)
- Being tested
- bleomycin sulfate, electroporation therapy
- Keywords
- stage III melanoma, stage IV melanoma, recurrent melanoma
- Medical subject headings
- Melanoma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
bleomycin sulfateBiological
electroporation therapyDrug
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Jun 2004 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2000
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Melanoma (Skin)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Ronald C. DeConti, MD, Study chair, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00006035
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDR0000068050
- Other IDs
- MCC-11883, GENETR-EPT-9706001, MCC-IRB-5219, NCI-G00-1811
- Status last verified
- Nov 2000
- First submitted
- 5 Jul 2000
- Last updated
- 17 Sep 2013
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Sep 2013. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- An Open Label Lesion Controlled Study of Electroporation Therapy (EPT) for the Treatment of Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma Using the Genetronics, Inc. Medpulser System and Bleomycin
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00006035
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDR0000068050
- Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin)
- Keywords
- stage III melanoma, stage IV melanoma, recurrent melanoma
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Lead sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research InstituteUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Study start
- Jun 2000
- First posted
- 21 Jun 2004 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Electroporation therapy may enhance the ability of chemotherapy drugs to enter tumor cells. Combining chemotherapy with electroporation therapy may kill more tumor cells.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase I trial to compare the effectiveness of bleomycin with or without electroporation therapy in treating patients who have stage III or stage IV melanoma.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the objective tumor response rate of patients with stage III or IV melanoma when treated with intratumoral bleomycin with or without electroporation therapy. II. Determine the safety of electroporation therapy in these patients. III. Compare the time to heal with these treatments in these patients. IV. Compare the duration of lesion response with these treatments in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, multicenter study. Patients are randomized to one of two treatment arms. Arm I: Patients receive bleomycin intratumorally on day 1. Arm II: Patients receive bleomycin intratumorally followed by electroporation therapy intratumorally on day 1. Treatment continues every 4 weeks in the absence of unacceptable toxicity. Patients in arm I with progressive disease after 1 course of treatment may be crossed over to arm II. Patients are followed at 4 and 6 months after final treatment.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 20 patients (10 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| bleomycin sulfate | Biological | – |
| electroporation therapy | Drug | – |
Primary outcome
Not reported in the source record.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Sep 2013.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ronald C. DeConti, MD study chair
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing bleomycin sulfate and electroporation therapy in people with Melanoma (Skin), run by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at 1 site 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
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 17 Sep 2013.