Riluzole in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Can Be Removed by Surgery

Stopped early · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Melanoma (Skin)

In brief

RATIONALE: Riluzole may stop or slow the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for melanoma. PURPOSE: This early phase I trial is studying how well riluzole works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that can be removed by surgery.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00667901
Run by
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
People needed
15
Starts
2007-02-01
Expected to finish
2008-11-01
Last updated by the study team
2009-12-11

Who can join

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

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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