Trial Condition(s):

Cancer, Melanoma

Treatment for Subjects with Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

Bayer Identifier:

11715

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00110994

EudraCT Number:

Not Available

EU CT Number:

Not Available

Study Completed

Trial Purpose

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter, phase II study to compare the anti-tumor activity as measured by progression-free survival (PFS) and the tolerability of Sorafenib in combination with Dacarbazine (DTIC) versus DTIC in combination with placebo in subjects with unresectable Stage III or Stage IV melanoma who have not received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy. A total of approximately 98 subjects will be randomized to receive DTIC + Sorafenib or DTIC + Placebo.

Inclusion Criteria
- Patients who have a life expectancy of at least 12 weeks
- Patients with histologically or cytologically  confirmed unresectable (Stage III) or metastatic (Stage IV) melanoma
- Patients who have an ECOG PS of 0, or 1
- Measurable disease defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately and serially measured per the modified RECIST criteria
Exclusion Criteria
- Primary ocular or mucosal melanoma
- Previous or concurrent cancer that is distinct in primary site or histology from the cancer being evaluated in this study except cervical carcinoma in situ, treated basal cell carcinoma, superficial bladder tumors (Ta [Noninvasive papillary carcinoma], Tis [Carcinoma in situ: "flat tumor"] & T1 [Tumor invades subepithelial connective tissue]) or any cancer curatively treated < 3 years prior to study entry
- History of cardiac disease
- Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

Trial Summary

Enrollment Goal
101
Trial Dates
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Phase
2
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes
Products
Nexavar (Sorafenib, BAY43-9006)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Where to Participate

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Vanderbilt University Medical School

Nashville, United States, 37232-6307

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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Health System

Pittsburgh, United States, 15232

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, United States, 02215

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University of Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, United States, 85724

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, United States, 02115-6084

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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, United States, 60068

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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Aurora, United States, 80045

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South Carolina Cancer Specialists

Hilton Head Island, United States, 29926-2739

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Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Omaha, United States, 68114

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Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Lakeland, United States, 33805

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Institute for Drug Development

San Antonio, United States, 78229

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, United States, 28203

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Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, United States, 63110-1093

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Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, United States, 02114

Trial Design