Abraxane and Temodar Plus Genasense in Advanced Melanoma

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of combination treatment with Temodar®, Genasense®, and Abraxane® in chemotherapy-naïve subjects with advanced melanoma and normal lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Genta Incorporated
• Treatments: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel; Dacarbazine; Oblimersen; Paclitaxel; Temozolomide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with progressive, unresectable, or advanced melanoma who are considered to be candidates for systemic treatment with chemotherapy

• Subjects will have measurable disease, an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status less than or equal to 2, and serum LDH less than or equal to 1.1 times the upper limit of normal, but will not have previously received cytotoxic chemotherapy

• Prior immunotherapy, radiotherapy, or cytokine, biologic, or vaccine therapy is permitted in the adjuvant and/or metastatic setting

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy, including regional perfusion, or with Genasense®(oblimersen sodium)Injection

• Nonmeasurable disease only

• History or presence of brain metastasis or leptomeningeal disease

• Significant medical disease other than cancer

• Known human immunodeficiency virus infection

• Pregnant or lactating

• Known hypersensitivity to temozolomide, phosphorothioate-containing oligonucleotides, or products containing human albumin

• Use of any experimental therapy within 3 weeks prior to baseline evaluations, Other anticancer treatment (such as chemotherapy, radiation, or biologic or investigational therapies) while receiving therapy in this study