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Monocentric Pilot Study Investigating the Metabolic Activity of Melanoma in Vivo During Sorafenib and Dacarbazine

NCT00794235 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2010-01-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Investigation of the metabolic activity of sorafenib and sorafenib plus dacarbazine on melanoma metastasis in patients with melanoma stage III or IV on the basis of PET/CT, LDH and S-100 evaluation. As we hypothezise a direct influence on the transcriptome by these drugs via antiproliferative or apoptotic signals, biopsies of melanoma skin metastases will be assessed with microarrays and direct changes will be revealed. If positive effects on the transcriptional profiles of metastases are revealed, patients with metastatic melanomas would benefit from these drugs resulting in tumor regressions.

Therefore, a total of 12 patients with skin- or superficial lymph node metastases with a diameter of at least 1 cm will be chosen for sorafenib therapy over 56 days per os twice daily with each 400 mg and, additionally, on day 14 and 42, intravenous dacarbazine infusion (volume depending on the body surface area (1000 mg/m2)). Before treatment with sorafenib, before treatment with dacarbazine, and after treatment, S100 and LDH will be measured in serum, PET/CT will be conducted and biopsy will be taken out of one skin metastasis on the same day.

Conditions

  • Melanoma Stage III or IV
  • No Prior Chemotherapy

Interventions

DRUG

Sorafenib (Nexavar), Dacarbazine (DTIC)

Sorafenib: 2x400 mg daily PO (2 tablets (200 mg each) each AM and PM). DAY 1-56. DTIC: 1-hour IV infusion 1000mg/m2 DAY 14 and 42.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reinhard Dummer, MD · Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2009-11-30
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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