High-Dose Interferon Alfa and Interleukin-2 in Treating Patients With Metastatic Kidney Cancer or Melanoma
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003091 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 7, 2004
Last Update Posted : May 12, 2011
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RATIONALE: Interferon alfa may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Interleukin-2 may stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill kidney cancer or melanoma cells.
PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of high-dose interferon alfa and interleukin-2 in treating patients with metastatic kidney cancer or melanoma.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Kidney Cancer Melanoma (Skin) | Biological: aldesleukin Biological: recombinant interferon alfa | Phase 2 |
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the safety, efficacy, and antitumor activity of high dose interferon alfa-2b and interleukin-2 in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma or melanoma. II. Determine the toxic effects of interferon alfa-2b and interleukin-2 in these patients.
OUTLINE: This is an open label study. Patients receive subcutaneous interferon alfa-2b on days 1-4. Patients are hospitalized and receive bolus infusions of interleukin-2 (IL-2) followed by a continuous infusion on days 5-7. Patients are observed at least 12 hours following IL-2 treatment. Treatment is repeated every 4 weeks until disease progression or up to a maximum of six cycles. Patients are followed every 2 months for one year, then for survival.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: If at least 1 response is seen in the first 14 patients in each group, a maximum of 40 patients per group will be accrued.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma With Subsequential High-Dose Subcutaneous Interferon Alfa-2b and High-Dose Bolus and Continuous Intravenous Interleukin-2 |
Study Start Date : | January 1996 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2000 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2000 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Histologically proven metastatic renal cell carcinoma or melanoma Measurable or evaluable disease No active brain metastases Previously treated CNS metastases responding to therapy are eligible, but CNS cannot be the site of evaluable disease
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance Status: ECOG 0-2 Life Expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Hematocrit at least 25 WBC at least 3,000/mm3 Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 PT and PTT within normal limits Hepatic: Bilirubin less than 2.0 mg/dL Renal: Creatinine less than 2.0 mg/dL Cardiovascular: No myocardial infarction within 6 months No medication for congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmias No hypertension (unless blood pressure is stable off medication) Pulmonary: Must have reasonable respiratory reserves and not require supplemental oxygen No dyspnea at rest Oxygen saturation must be greater than 90% for patients with risk of respiratory symptoms Other: Not HIV positive Not positive for hepatitis B antigen No chronic underlying immunodeficiency No concurrent active infection requiring antibiotic therapy Not pregnant or nursing No concurrent serious illness No family history of malignant hyperthermia No hypersensitivity to interferon alfa-2b and interleukin-2
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy: No prior interleukin-2 and interferon alfa-2b in combination therapy Chemotherapy: No prior systemic chemotherapy within 4 weeks of study and recovered Endocrine therapy: No concurrent corticosteroid therapy Radiotherapy: No prior radiotherapy within 4 weeks of interleukin-2 therapy No prior stereotactic radiosurgery or gamma knife therapy within 1 week of interleukin-2 therapy Surgery: No prior organ allograft transplantation Must be recovered from prior surgery Other: No concurrent cyclosporin therapy No concurrent treatment with other anticancer agents

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00003091
United States, California | |
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | |
Newport Beach, California, United States, 92658 | |
United States, Indiana | |
Bloomington Hospital | |
Bloomington, Indiana, United States, 47402 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
Baptist Regional Cancer Center - Knoxville | |
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37901 | |
United States, Texas | |
St. Joseph Regional Cancer Center | |
Bryan, Texas, United States, 77802 |
Study Chair: | Robert O. Dillman, MD, FACP | Cancer Biotherapy Research Group |
Responsible Party: | Robert O. Dillman, MD, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00003091 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CDR0000065795 CBRG-9509 NBSG-9509 NCI-V97-1346 |
First Posted: | July 7, 2004 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 12, 2011 |
Last Verified: | May 2011 |
stage IV renal cell cancer recurrent renal cell cancer stage IV melanoma recurrent melanoma |
Melanoma Kidney Neoplasms Carcinoma, Renal Cell Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroectodermal Tumors Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Nevi and Melanomas Urologic Neoplasms Urogenital Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Kidney Diseases |
Urologic Diseases Adenocarcinoma Carcinoma Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial Interferons Interferon-alpha Aldesleukin Antineoplastic Agents Antiviral Agents Anti-Infective Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Anti-HIV Agents Anti-Retroviral Agents |