Phase I/II Trial of a Long Peptide Vaccine (LPV7) Plus TLR Agonists
MelanomaMetastatic Melanoma1 moreThe purpose of this study is to learn what effects (good and bad) an experimental vaccine (LPV7) plus tetanus peptide and other substances called polyICLC, resiquimod, and Montanide ISA-51 have on you and your melanoma. We will also look at whether the experimental vaccine and these drugs cause any changes in your immune system.
Phase I-II Study With Tumor Molecular Pharmacodynamic (MPD) Evaluation and Pharmacokinetics of PD-0332991...
Melanoma BRAF V600E/K MutatedCDNKN2A Loss DefinedAn open label multicentre, phase I-II study with tumour molecular pharmacodynamics (MPD) evaluation and pharmacokinetics of PD-0332991 added to vemurafenib in patients suffering metastatic melanoma with BR. The main objective is to establish the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) of PD-0332991 when added to standard vemurafenib therapy (960 mg BID). The estimated MTD is defined as the dose of PD-0332991 combined with vemurafenib that will be associated with a prespecified proportion of patients experiencing a Dose-Limiting Toxicity (DLT), ie, 1/3.
Radiotherapy as an Immunological Booster in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma or Renal Cell Carcinoma...
Metastatic Renal Cell CancerMalignant Melanoma1 moreTitle: Radiotherapy as an immunological booster in patients with metastatic melanoma or renal cell carcinoma treated with High-dose Interleukin-2: evaluation of biomarkers of immunologic and therapeutic response Phase: Proof of Principle phase II study Study Design: Single center, open-label trial to assess the immune response and potential biomarkers predictive of response Study Duration: Total duration: 36 months Enrollment: 20 months Treatment: 5 months per patient Follow-up every three months Number of Subjects: Mini-max two-stage Simon design: • Step 1: 7 patients enrolled If tumor antigen-specific immune response is observed in at least 3 patients: • Step 2: recruitment of an additional 12 patients
Post-Approval Study of MelaFind
MelanomaThe purpose of this study is to collect data to describe the real-world use and safety and effectiveness of MelaFind® in a post-approval clinical setting.
Temozolomide and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Metastatic Melanoma of the Eye
Intraocular MelanomaRATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways. Some block the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Others find tumor cells and help kill them or carry tumor-killing substances to them. Giving temozolomide together with bevacizumab may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying giving temozolomide together with bevacizumab to see how well they work in treating patients with metastatic melanoma of the eye.
Carboplatin and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma
Melanoma (Skin)RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of combining carboplatin and temozolomide in treating patients who have unresectable or metastatic melanoma.
Feasibility and Functionality of fPAM Imaging in Melanoma
MelanomaMelanoma is a cutaneous malignancy that has the potential for local (skin) and regional (lymph node) recurrence. These recurrences may be difficult to detect in their earliest stages. We are attempting to use novel form of skin imaging that uses ultrasound combined with laser to identify these recurrences early, when they may be most amenable to treatment. This imaging will detect melanoma pigment below the surface of the skin and in the draining lymph nodes, as well as new blood vessel formation that occurs with these loco-regional metastases.
Sorafenib and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma
Melanoma (Skin)RATIONALE: Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving sorafenib together with temozolomide may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase I/II trial is studying the side effects and best dose of giving sorafenib together with temozolomide in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma.
M-Vax + Low Dose Interleukin-2 Versus Placebo Vaccine in Metastatic Melanoma in Patients With Stage...
MelanomaPrevious studies suggests that M-Vax, a melanoma vaccine prepared from patients own cancer cells, can stimulated patients' immune system to react against their cancer. AVAX has identified a dose and schedule of administration of M-Vax that work optimally. In this study, AVAX will determine whether M-Vax is effective in shrinkage of melanomas that have spread (stage IV). To increase it effectiveness, M-Vax administration will be followed by administration of low doses of interleukin-2 (IL2), a marketed drug that is known to stimulate immunity and cause some shrinkage of melanomas. Two-thirds of patients will receive M-Vax + IL2, and one-third will receive a placebo vaccine + IL2. The study is blinded so that neither the patients nor their physicians know which material they are receiving. To be eligible for this study, patients must have at least one melanoma tumor that can be surgically removed and made into a vaccine. In addition, they must have melanoma that has spread to to the lungs or to soft tissue sites (under the skin, on the surface of the skin, lymph nodes). Eligible patients may have previously received one treatment (for example, chemotherapy) for their melanoma. Side effects of M-Vax are expected to be mild; the most common is the development of sore pimples at the site of vaccine injections. The low dose IL2 may cause some fatigue and other mild symptoms. It is expected that 387 patients will be treated in this study.
A Study of Transgenic Lymphocyte Immunization (TLI) Against Telomerase in Subjects With Stage III...
Stage IIIB Skin MelanomaStage IIIC Skin MelanomaThe purpose of this study is to assess the safety, efficacy, and immunological response to the study product, TLI, as an adjuvant therapy in subjects with Stage III Melanoma. Normal cells in the body have an established lifespan. Cancer cells on the other hand have the ability to continue to divide into new cells indefinitely. More than 85% of cancer has this ability because of an enzyme found in the cancer cell. The Investigational Product, Transgenic Lymphocyte Immunization (TLI), is aimed at helping the immune system target this enzyme found in most cancerous cells. Subjects who meet all inclusion and exclusion criteria will undergo a leukapheresis in which white blood cells will be collected and used to manufacture their own personal study product. Subjects will receive 3 infusions of TLI roughly 1 month apart and will be followed over a 2 year period with routine laboratory draws, computed tomography (CT) scans and physical exams.