Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Malignant Melanoma With Measurable and Unresectable Cancer of the Central Nervous System - Full Text View

Sponsor:	North Central Cancer Treatment Group
Collaborator:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Information provided by:	National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00068666

Purpose

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells. Combining temozolomide with radiation therapy may make the tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy and kill more tumor cells.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving temozolomide together with radiation therapy works in treating patients with stage IV malignant melanoma with measurable and unresectable cancer limited to the central nervous system.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Melanoma (Skin) Metastatic Cancer	Drug: temozolomide Radiation: radiation therapy	Phase II

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Open Label
Official Title:	A Systemic Temozolomide Treatment Of Melanoma Present In The Central Nervous System

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Melanoma X-Rays

Drug Information available for: Temozolomide

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Confirmed response rate [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Progression-free survival [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Overall survival [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Change in performance status [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	41
Study Start Date:	January 2004

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

Determine the response rate in patients with stage IV malignant melanoma with measurable and unresectable disease of the central nervous system treated with temozolomide and radiotherapy.

Secondary

Determine the safety of this regimen in these patients.
Determine the survival of patients treated with this regimen.
Determine the effect of this regimen on performance status and mental status of these patients.
Determine the response of extra-cranial disease in patients treated with this regimen.

OUTLINE: Patients receive concurrent chemoradiotherapy comprising whole brain radiotherapy daily on days 1-5, 8-13, and 16-21 and oral temozolomide daily on days 1-5. Subsequent treatment with temozolomide repeats every 4 weeks for up to 8 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients are followed every 2 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 18-41 patients will be accrued for this study within 13-30 months.

Eligibility

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

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Histologically confirmed stage IV malignant melanoma with measurable and unresectable disease limited to the central nervous system (CNS)
- Study entry within 14 days of diagnosis of brain metastases
Recursive partitioning analysis class I or II
Disease for which no known standard therapy exists that is potentially curative or proven capable of extending life expectancy
No meningeal carcinomatosis based on imaging studies or on positive results from CSF analysis
No evidence of metastatic disease outside of the CNS

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Age

18 and over

Performance status

Karnofsky 70-100%

Life expectancy

Not specified

Hematopoietic

Absolute neutrophil count at least 1,500/mm^3
Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3
Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL

Hepatic

AST no greater than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
Alkaline phosphatase no greater than 3 times ULN

Renal

Creatinine no greater than 1.5 times ULN

Other

Not pregnant or nursing
Negative pregnancy test
Fertile patients must use effective contraception
No concurrent uncontrolled infection
No other malignancy within the past 5 years except basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer treated with local resection only
No prior allergy or intolerance to dacarbazine
No hypersensitivity to temozolomide or any of its components

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Biologic therapy

More than 4 weeks since prior biologic therapy
More than 4 weeks since prior immunotherapy

Chemotherapy

No prior temozolomide
More than 4 weeks since prior chemotherapy (6 weeks for mitomycin or nitrosoureas) and recovered

Endocrine therapy

Concurrent steroids allowed if dose stable for at least 7 days prior to CNS imaging

Radiotherapy

More than 4 weeks since prior radiotherapy
No prior radiotherapy to more than 15% of the bone marrow
No prior radiotherapy to the head and neck area
No prior radiosurgery

Surgery

See Radiotherapy

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00068666

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Locations

United States, Arizona
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259-5499
United States, Florida
Mayo Clinic - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32224
United States, Indiana
St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers - Beech Grove Campus
Beech Grove, Indiana, United States, 46107
United States, Iowa
CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
Cedar Rapids Oncology Associates
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, 52403
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at Mercy Cancer Center
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
McFarland Clinic, PC
Ames, Iowa, United States, 50010
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates - West Des Moines
West Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50266
Medical Oncology and Hematology Associates at John Stoddard Cancer Center
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50309
John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50316-2301
Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50314
Mercy Capitol Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50307
Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104
Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51101
St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, Iowa, United States, 51104
United States, Minnesota
CCOP - Metro-Minnesota
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
Hubert H. Humphrey Cancer Center at North Memorial Medical Center
Robbinsdale, Minnesota, United States, 55422-2900
Fairview Southdale Hospital
Edina, Minnesota, United States, 55435
HealthEast Cancer Care at St. John's Hospital
Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
Hennepin County Medical Center - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415
Fairview Ridges Hospital
Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, 55337
Hutchinson Area Health Care
Hutchinson, Minnesota, United States, 55350
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Lichfield, Minnesota, United States, 55355
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital
Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States, 55433
Mercy and Unity Cancer Center at Unity Hospital
Fridley, Minnesota, United States, 55432
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA - Woodbury
Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, 55125
St. Joseph's Hospital
St Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
Park Nicollet Health Services
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, 55416
Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55101
Ridgeview Medical Center
Waconia, Minnesota, United States, 55387
Saint Francis Cancer Center
Shakopee, Minnesota, United States, 55379
Minnesota Oncology Hematology, PA at Maplewood Cancer Center
Maplewood, Minnesota, United States, 55109
United Hospital
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55102
Virginia Piper Cancer Institute at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
Woodwinds Health Campus
Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, 55125
United States, Ohio
CCOP - Dayton
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45429
David L. Rike Cancer Center at Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45409
Grandview Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45405
Middletown Regional Hospital
Middletown, Ohio, United States, 45044
United States, South Dakota
Avera Cancer Institute
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105
Medical X-Ray Center, PC
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105
Rapid City Regional Hospital
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701
Sioux Valley Hospital and University of South Dakota Medical Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57117-5039

Sponsors and Collaborators

North Central Cancer Treatment Group

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators

Study Chair:	Svetomir Markovic, MD, PhD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Paul D. Brown, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Julie E. Hammack, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	James N. Ingle, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Edward T. Creagan, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Judith S. Kaur, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Evanthia Galanis, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Charles L. Loprinzi, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Henry C. Pitot, MD	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Michael K. Gornet, MD	Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
Investigator:	Ravi D. Rao, MD, MBBS	Mayo Clinic
Investigator:	Richard L. Deming, MD	Mercy Therapeutic Radiology Associates, PC at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

More Information

Additional Information:

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	CDR0000327811, NCCTG-N0274
Study First Received:	September 10, 2003
Last Updated:	August 29, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00068666 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

stage IV melanoma
recurrent melanoma
tumors metastatic to brain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Nervous System Diseases
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Temozolomide
Pharmacologic Actions
Melanoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors

Neoplasms
Neoplastic Processes
Neoplasms by Site
Pathologic Processes
Therapeutic Uses
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasm Metastasis
Nevi and Melanomas
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Alkylating Agents
Nervous System Neoplasms

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