Paclitaxel and GM-CSF in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
Status:
Suspended
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel, work in different ways to stop the
growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Biological therapies, such as GM-CSF, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and
stop tumor cells from growing. Giving paclitaxel together with GM-CSF may be effective in
treating melanoma.
PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well giving paclitaxel together with GM-CSF
works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by
surgery.