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Hydroxychloroquine in Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Can Be Removed by Surgery

NCT00962845 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2022-09-07

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Summary

RATIONALE: Studying samples of blood, tumor tissue, and skin in the laboratory from patients with melanoma receiving hydroxychloroquine may help doctors understand the effect of hydroxychloroquine on biomarkers.

PURPOSE: This early phase I trial is studying hydroxychloroquine in patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that can be removed by surgery.

Conditions

  • Melanoma (Skin)

Interventions

DRUG

hydroxychloroquine

200 mg twice daily in the first ten patients. If the first ten patients tolerate this dosage schedule (200 mg bid) without significant side effects (Grade 3 or greater gastrointestinal upset, skin toxicity, myopathy or any visual disturbances whatsoever), the second ten patients will be enrolled at a dose of 400 mg bid

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

    collaborator OTHER

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Janice M. Mehnert, MD · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
120 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-30
Completion
2013-05-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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