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Phase I Study of Azacitidine and Interferon alfa-2b in Patients With Unresectable Stage III or IV Melanoma or Unresectable Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma
Alternate Title Basic Trial Information Objectives Entry Criteria Expected Enrollment Outline Trial Contact Information Registry Information
Alternate Title
Azacitidine and Interferon alfa-2b in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma or Stage IV Kidney Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
Basic Trial Information
Phase | Type | Status | Age | Protocol IDs |
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Phase I | Treatment | Active | 18 and over | YALE-HIC-27409 7317, NCI-7317, NCT00217542 |
Objectives - Determine the adverse event profile and maximum tolerated dose of interferon alfa-2b when combined with azacitidine in patients with unresectable stage III or IV melanoma or unresectable stage IV renal cell carcinoma.
- Determine the feasibility of this regimen for future phase II trials.
Entry Criteria Disease Characteristics:
- Histologically confirmed diagnosis of 1 of the following:
- Melanoma
- Unresectable stage III disease
- Stage IV disease
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Unresectable and/or stage IV disease
- Measurable disease
- No untreated brain metastases or leptomeningeal disease
- Patients with previously treated brain metastases are eligible provided they have no evidence of progression for ≥ 4 weeks following treatment and do not require steroids
Prior/Concurrent Therapy:
Biologic therapy - At least 2 weeks since prior immunotherapy
- Prior adjuvant interferon alfa for metastatic disease or in the adjuvant setting allowed
Chemotherapy - At least 3 weeks since prior cytotoxic agents (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin)
Endocrine therapy - See Disease Characteristics
- At least 2 weeks since prior hormonal therapy
- At least 1 week since prior and no concurrent steroids
Radiotherapy - At least 3 weeks since prior radiotherapy
Surgery - At least 2 weeks since prior minor surgery
- At least 3 weeks since prior major surgery
Other - Recovered from all prior therapy
- No concurrent combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-positive patients
- No other concurrent investigational agents
- No other concurrent anticancer therapy
Patient Characteristics:
Age Performance status - ECOG 0-2
OR - Karnofsky 60-100%
Life expectancy Hematopoietic - WBC ≥ 3,000/mm3
- Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500/mm3
- Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm3
- Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (may be transfused to this level)
Hepatic - PT or PTT < 1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/mL
- AST and ALT ≤ 3 times ULN (5 times ULN for patients with liver metastases)
- Albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL
Renal - Creatinine ≤ 1.7 mg/dL
OR - Creatinine clearance ≥ 50 mL/min
Cardiovascular - No symptomatic congestive heart failure
- No unstable angina pectoris
- No ventricular cardiac arrhythmia
- No myocardial infarction within the past 3 months
Pulmonary Other - Not pregnant or nursing
- Negative pregnancy test
- Fertile patients must use effective contraception
- No active gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcer disease
- No ongoing or active infection
- No psychiatric illness or social situation that would preclude study compliance
- No other uncontrolled illness
- No history of allergic reaction attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to study agents
Expected Enrollment 42A total of 3-42 patients will be accrued for this study within 1-21 months. Outline This is a dose-escalation, multicenter study. Patients receive azacitidine subcutaneously (SC) once daily on days 1-4 and 15-17 and interferon alfa-2b SC on days 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26 during course 1. Beginning in course 2 and for all subsequent courses, patients receive azacitidine SC once daily on days 1-3 and 15-17 and interferon alfa-2b SC on days 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, and 26. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 total courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Cohorts of 3-6 patients receive escalating doses of interferon alfa-2b until the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) is determined. The MTD is defined as the dose preceding that at which 2 of 6 patients experience dose-limiting toxicity. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed every 2-4 months.
Trial Contact Information
Trial Lead Organizations Yale Cancer Center | | | Mario Sznol, MD, Protocol chair | | Ph: 203-785-6221; 866-925-3226 |
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Connecticut |
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New Haven |
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Registry Information | | Official Title | | A Phase I Study of 5-Azacitidine in Combination with Interferon-Alfa 2B in Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma and Renal Cell Carcinoma | | Trial Start Date | | 2005-08-01 | | Trial Completion Date | | 2006-09-25 (estimated) | | Registered in ClinicalTrials.gov | | NCT00217542 | | Date Submitted to PDQ | | 2005-07-21 | | Information Last Verified | | 2006-11-16 | | NCI Grant/Contract Number | | CA16359 |
Note: The purpose of most clinical trials listed in this database is to test new cancer treatments, or new methods of diagnosing, screening, or preventing cancer. Because all potentially harmful side effects are not known before a trial is conducted, dose and schedule modifications may be required for participants if they develop side effects from the treatment or test. The therapy or test described in this clinical trial is intended for use by clinical oncologists in carefully structured settings, and may not prove to be more effective than standard treatment. A responsible investigator associated with this clinical trial should be consulted before using this protocol. Back to Top |
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