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Phase II Trial of Allovectin-7® for Metastatic Melanoma
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsored by: Vical
Information provided by: Vical
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00044356
  Purpose

The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if Allovectin-7®, an experimental gene-based immunotherapy, can shrink melanoma tumors. The trial will also examine if this treatment can improve the time to disease progression.


Condition Intervention Phase
Melanoma
Metastatic Melanoma
Malignant Melanoma
Skin Cancer
Genetic: Allovectin-7®
Phase II

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Melanoma Skin Cancer
Drug Information available for: Allovectin 7
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Open Label, Historical Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: A Phase II Study of High-Dose Allovectin-7® in Patients With Advanced Metastatic Melanoma

Further study details as provided by Vical:

Detailed Description:

Treatment - If you take part in this trial you will be treated for about 10 weeks. You will receive an injection of Allovectin-7® by needle, directly into one or more selected tumors once a week for the first six weeks. The injections may be given in a doctor's office. During a four-week observation period, your disease will be measured to see if the treatment is working. This will be done by general physical exams and scans (such as X-ray scans). Patients who show no sign of disease progression may be offered an option to repeat this treatment course.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

In order to be in this trial, you must meet the enrollment criteria. Below is a list of some of the enrollment criteria.

  • You have been diagnosed with Stage III or Stage IV melanoma
  • Your cancer has returned after a prior treatment (e.g. radiation or chemotherapy) or you refused therapy with standard treatment
  • You are able to carry out your normal daily activities
  • Your melanoma has not spread to your brain
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00044356

Locations
United States, Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724
United States, Arkansas
University of Arkansas Cancer Research Center
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
United States, California
Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center
Bakersfield, California, United States, 48202
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
United States, Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80010
United States, Illinois
Oncology Specialists, S.C.
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068
United States, Louisiana
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
United States, Maryland
Hematology Oncology Associates of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21236
United States, Minnesota
North Memorial Health Care
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States, 55422
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
United States, Missouri
The Melanoma Center of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63131
United States, New Hampshire
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
United States, New York
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10003
United States, North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
United States, Washington
Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
Sponsors and Collaborators
Vical
  More Information

Related Info  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Study ID Numbers: VCL-1005-208
Study First Received: August 26, 2002
Last Updated: June 20, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00044356  
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Vical:
Melanoma
Metastatic Melanoma
Malignant Melanoma
Skin Cancer
Tumor
Experimental Treatment
Clinical Trial
Gene Therapy
Gene Delivery
Gene Transfer
Immunotherapy
Cancer
Neoplasm
Lesion
Metastasis
Cancerous mole
Melanoma vaccine
Cancer research
Cancer cells
Allovectin-7®

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Skin Diseases
Nevus, Pigmented
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neuroepithelioma
Nevus
Skin Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Melanoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009