Chemotherapy Followed by Biological Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot be Treated With Surgery

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Melanoma (Skin)

In brief

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Biological therapies such as interleukin-2 and interferon alfa stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells or may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Combining chemotherapy with biological therapies may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide followed by sargramostim, interleukin-2, and interferon alfa in treating patients who have stage IV melanoma that cannot be treated with surgery.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00014092
Run by
Saint Francis Hospital
Starts
1999-12-01
Expected to finish
2003-12-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-03-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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