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Clinical Trial: Vaccine Therapy and/or Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsors and Collaborators: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Southwest Oncology Group
Information provided by: National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

RATIONALE: Vaccines may make the body build an immune response to kill tumor cells. Colony-stimulating factors such as sargramostim increase the number of immune cells found in bone marrow or peripheral blood. It is not yet known which treatment regimen is more effective for melanoma.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying peptide vaccine therapy and/or sargramostim and comparing how well they work in treating patients with locally advanced or metastatic melanoma.

Condition Treatment or Intervention Phase
intraocular melanoma
Melanoma
 Drug: MART-1 antigen
 Drug: Montanide ISA-51
 Drug: gp100 antigen
 Drug: sargramostim
 Drug: tyrosinase peptide
 Procedure: adjuvant therapy
 Procedure: biological response modifier therapy
 Procedure: colony-stimulating factor therapy
 Procedure: cytokine therapy
 Procedure: non-specific immune-modulator therapy
 Procedure: non-tumor cell derivative vaccine
 Procedure: vaccine therapy
Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:  Eye Cancer;   Melanoma

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment

Official Title: Phase III Randomized Study of Sargramostim (GM-CSF) and Peptide Vaccination Comprised of Tyrosinase:368-376, gp100:209-217 (210M) Antigen, and MART-1:27-35 Peptide Versus Peptide Vaccination Alone Versus GM-CSF Alone Versus Placebo in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma

Further Study Details: 

OBJECTIVES:

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified by HLA-A2 status (positive vs negative), site of metastases this occurrence (visceral vs nonvisceral vs visceral and nonvisceral vs no metastases), and number of metastases this occurrence (1 vs 2 or 3 vs 4 or more vs 0).

Patients are assigned to one of two treatment groups based on HLA-A2 status.

  • Patients are randomized to 1 of 4 treatment arms.
  • Arm I: Patients receive sargramostim (GM-CSF) subcutaneously (SC) daily on days 1-14. Patients receive peptide vaccination comprising the following 3 peptides: tyrosinase:368-376, gp100:209-217 (210M) antigen (gp100), and MART-1:27-35 peptide. Each peptide is emulsified separately in Montanide ISA-51 (ISA-51) and administered separately via 2 SC injections into 3 different sites on days 1 and 15 of course 1 and on day 1 of subsequent courses.
  • Arm II: Patients receive GM-CSF placebo SC on days 1-14. Patients receive peptide vaccination as in arm I.
  • Arm III: Patients receive GM-CSF as in arm I. Patients receive peptide vaccination placebo comprising tyrosinase placebo, gp100 placebo, and MART -1 placebo. Each peptide placebo is emulsified separately in ISA-51 and administered separately via 2 SC injections into 3 different sites on days 1 and 15 of course 1 and on day 1 of subsequent courses.
  • Arm IV: Patients receive GM-CSF placebo as in arm II and peptide vaccination placebo as in arm III.
  • Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
  • Arm V: Patients receive GM-CSF SC as in arm I.
  • Arm VI: Patients receive GM-CSF placebo as in arm II. Treatment in both groups repeats every 4 weeks for 13 courses in the absence of disease progression. Patients who develop unresectable recurrent disease are taken off study, whereas those who develop resectable recurrent disease undergo complete resection and may continue treatment on the arm to which they were originally randomized for 6 additional courses or until they complete 1 year of protocol treatment. Patients who develop a second recurrence are taken off study.

Patients are followed every 3 months for 2 years, every 6 months for 3 years, and then annually for up to 10 years.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 600 patients will be accrued for this study within 45 months.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:  18 Years and above,  Genders Eligible for Study:  Both

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Histologically proven completely resected melanoma including one of the following:
  • Any locoregional recurrence after prior adjuvant interferon or failure on SWOG-0008
  • Any local recurrence after adequate surgical excision of the original primary
  • Mucosal melanoma
  • Stage IV disease including:
  • Cutaneous melanoma
  • Ocular melanoma
  • Mucosal melanoma
  • Multiple primary lesions allowed
  • If ineligible for SWOG-0008 or are determined by managing physician to be medically unfit to receive standard high-dose interferon, patients with one of the following may be eligible:
  • Any clinically evident satellite or intransit disease
  • Stage III disease with gross extracapsular extension
  • Recurrence in previously resected nodal basin
  • Four or more involved lymph nodes or matted lymph nodes
  • Ulcerated primary melanoma and any involved lymph nodes
  • Known HLA-A2 status
  • Rendered free of disease with negative margins by surgical means only
  • Ineligible if rendered free of disease by nonsurgical means
  • Must be randomized within 16 weeks of surgical resection
  • If more than one surgical procedure is required to render the patient disease free, all required surgeries must be completed within this 16-week time period
  • Patients with bone pain must have a negative bone scan

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age:

  • 18 and over

Performance status:

  • ECOG 0 or 1

Life expectancy:

  • Not specified

Hematopoietic:

  • WBC at least 3,000/mm^3
  • Platelet count at least 100,000/mm^3

Hepatic:

  • SGOT no greater than 2 times upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Bilirubin no greater than 2 times ULN
  • LDH normal
  • Alkaline phosphatase no greater than ULN (1.25 times ULN if negative CT scan or MRI of liver and negative bone scan or negative PET scan)

Renal:

  • Creatinine no greater than 1.8 mg/dL

Other:

  • No active infection requiring treatment with IV antibiotics
  • No other significant medical, surgical, or psychiatric condition or requirement for medication or treatment that would preclude study compliance
  • No diagnosis or evidence of organic brain syndrome or significant impairment of basal cognitive function that would preclude study compliance
  • Able to self administer or arrange for administration of subcutaneous injections
  • No other malignancy within the past 5 years except any of the following curatively treated cancers:
  • Lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast
  • Carcinoma in situ of the cervix
  • Any other in situ cancer
  • Atypical melanocytic hyperplasia
  • Clark's level I melanoma (melanoma in situ)
  • Basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer
  • No autoimmune disorder
  • No condition of immunosuppression
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • Negative pregnancy test
  • Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for 18 months after study participation

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • No prior sargramostim (GM-CSF)
  • No prior MART-1:27-35 peptide, tyrosinase:368-376, or gp100:209-217 (210M) antigen
  • No prior adjuvant biologic therapy after resection(s) that rendered the patient disease-free with negative margins
  • One prior systemic regimen after prior surgery allowed if completed at least 8 weeks ago
  • Chemotherapy and biologic therapy administered together as one planned treatment count as one regimen

Chemotherapy:

  • See Biologic therapy
  • No prior adjuvant chemotherapy after resection(s) that rendered the patient disease-free with negative margins

Endocrine therapy:

  • At least 2 weeks since prior systemic corticosteroids, including oral steroids (e.g., prednisone or dexamethasone)
  • At least 2 weeks since prior continuous use of topical steroid creams or ointments or any steroid-containing inhalers
  • Concurrent replacement doses of steroids for adrenal insufficiency allowed
  • No concurrent systemic corticosteroids, including oral steroids (e.g., prednisone or dexamethasone)
  • No concurrent continuous use of topical steroid creams or ointments or any steroid-containing inhalers

Radiotherapy:

  • At least 30 days since prior radiotherapy, including after the resection

Surgery:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  • See Biologic therapy
  • See Chemotherapy
  • See Radiotherapy

Other:

  • No prior adjuvant limb perfusion after resection(s) that rendered the patient disease-free with negative margins
  • No concurrent IV antibiotics

Location and Contact Information


Alabama
      MBCCOP - Gulf Coast, Mobile,  Alabama,  36607,  United States; Recruiting
Paul O. Schwarzenberger, MD  251-544-1013 

      University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham,  Alabama,  35294-3300,  United States; Recruiting
Carla I. Falkson, MD  205-975-2691    cfalkson@uab.edu 

Arizona
      Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson,  Arizona,  85724,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas P. Miller, MD  520-626-2667 

      CCOP - Mayo Clinic Scottsdale Oncology Program, Scottsdale,  Arizona,  85259-5404,  United States; Recruiting
Tom Robert Fitch, MD  480-301-9875 

      CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona, Phoenix,  Arizona,  85006-2726,  United States; Recruiting
David Kyle King, MD, FACP  602-239-2413    david.king@baannerhealth.com 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden), Phoenix,  Arizona,  85012,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas Dale Kummet, MD  602-277-5551 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson, Tucson,  Arizona,  85723,  United States; Recruiting
Harinder S. Garewal, MD  520-629-4686 

Arkansas
      Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205,  United States; Recruiting
Laura Fulper Hutchins, MD  501-686-8511    LFHutchins@uams.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock, Little Rock,  Arkansas,  72205,  United States; Recruiting
Bart Barlogie, MD  501-526-2873 

California
      CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute, Oakland,  California,  94609-3305,  United States; Recruiting
Joseph Szumowski, MD  510-465-8570 

      CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa,  California,  95403,  United States; Recruiting
Ian C. Anderson, MD  707-521-3830 

      Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange,  California,  92868,  United States; Recruiting
Randall F. Holcombe, MD  714-456-5153    rholcomb@uci.edu 

      City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte,  California,  91010-3000,  United States; Recruiting
Clinical Trials Office - New Patient Services  800-826-4673    becomingapatient@coh.org 

      Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA, Los Angeles,  California,  90095-1781,  United States; Recruiting
John L. Barstis, MD  310-825-5268 

      Stanford Cancer Center at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford,  California,  94305-5216,  United States; Recruiting
Harlan A. Pinto, MD  650-725-9057 

      University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento,  California,  95817,  United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD  916-734-3772    dgandara@cc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu 

      USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital, Los Angeles,  California,  90033,  United States; Recruiting
Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD  323-865-3955    lenz@usc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Loma Linda (Pettis), Loma Linda,  California,  92357,  United States; Recruiting
Mark E. Reeves, MD, PhD  909-583-6064 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Palo Alto, Palo Alto,  California,  94304-1290,  United States; Recruiting
Harlan A. Pinto, MD  650-493-5000 ext. 4948 

      Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez, Martinez,  California,  94553,  United States; Recruiting
David R. Gandara, MD  925-372-2064 

Colorado
      Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder,  Colorado,  80301-9019,  United States; Recruiting
John Thomas Fleagle, MD  303-440-2399 

      CCOP - Colorado Cancer Research Program, Incorporated, Denver,  Colorado,  80224,  United States; Recruiting
Eduardo R. Pajon, MD  303-777-2663    erpajon@aol.com 

      Hope Cancer Care Center at Longmont United Hospital, Longmont,  Colorado,  80501,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Evan Fisher, MD  303-485-4132 

      Medical Center of Aurora - South Campus, Aurora,  Colorado,  80012-0000,  United States; Recruiting
Sami G. Diab, MD  303-418-7600 

      Penrose Cancer Center at Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs,  Colorado,  80933,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Lynn Sayre, MD  719-577-2555 

      Porter Adventist Hospital, Denver,  Colorado,  80210,  United States; Recruiting
David Trevarthen, MD  303-788-8675 

      Presbyterian - St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver,  Colorado,  80218,  United States; Recruiting
Robert M. Jotte, MD, PhD  303-388-4876 

      Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Denver Rose, Denver,  Colorado,  80220,  United States; Recruiting
Scot M. Sedlacek, MD  303-321-0302 

      Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Thornton, Thornton,  Colorado,  80229,  United States; Recruiting
Alvin L. Otsuka, MD  303-386-7622    aotsuka@direcpc.com 

      Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree,  Colorado,  80124,  United States; Recruiting
Dennis Carter, MD  720-225-4200 

      St. Joseph Hospital, Denver,  Colorado,  80218-1191,  United States; Recruiting
Michael McLaughlin, MD  303-861-3302 

      St. Mary-Corwin Regional Medical Center, Pueblo,  Colorado,  81004,  United States; Recruiting
Marlow M. Sloan, MD  719-560-6000 

      Swedish Medical Center, Englewood,  Colorado,  80112,  United States; Recruiting
Marshall Davis, MD  303-788-5860 

      University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Aurora,  Colorado,  80010,  United States; Recruiting
Anthony D. Elias, MD  720-848-1622    Anthony.Elias@uchsc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver, Denver,  Colorado,  80220,  United States; Recruiting
Madeleine A. Kane, MD, PhD  303-399-8020 ext. 3129    madeleine.kane@med.va.gov 

District of Columbia
      MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center, Washington,  District of Columbia,  20060,  United States; Recruiting
Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, PhD  202-806-7697 

Florida
      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley), Tampa,  Florida,  33612,  United States; Recruiting
Raoul R. Salup, MD  813-972-7579    raoul.salup@med.va.gov 

Georgia
      CCOP - Atlanta Regional, Atlanta,  Georgia,  30342-1701,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas E. Seay, MD, PhD  404-851-2340 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Atlanta (Decatur), Decatur,  Georgia,  30033,  United States; Recruiting
Maria Jose Amarante Ribeiro, MD  404-728-7680    maria.ribeiro@med.va.gov 

      Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta,  Georgia,  30322,  United States; Recruiting
William Costin Wood, MD  404-778-5180 

Hawaii
      MBCCOP - Hawaii, Honolulu,  Hawaii,  96813,  United States; Recruiting
Brian F. Issell, MD  808-586-3015    brian@crch.hawaii.edu 

Illinois
      Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood,  Illinois,  60153-5500,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Stiff, MD  708-327-3148 

      CCOP - Carle Cancer Center, Urbana,  Illinois,  61801,  United States; Recruiting
Kendrith M. Rowland, MD  217-383-4083    kendrith.rowland@carle.com 

      CCOP - Central Illinois, Decatur,  Illinois,  62526,  United States; Recruiting
James L. Wade, MD  217-876-6617    jlwade3@sbcglobal.net 

      MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago,  Illinois,  60612,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD  312-335-3614 

      Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University, Chicago,  Illinois,  60611,  United States; Recruiting
Al Bowen Benson, MD, FACP  312-695-1382 

      Swedish-American Regional Cancer Center, Rockford,  Illinois,  61104-2315,  United States; Recruiting
Lori Kline, RN, BS  815-489-4413    lkline@swedishamerican.org 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital), Chicago,  Illinois,  60612,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence Eric Feldman, MD  312-569-6129 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines, Hines,  Illinois,  60141,  United States; Recruiting
Nirmala Bhoopalam, MD  708-202-2782 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lakeside Chicago, Chicago,  Illinois,  60611-4494,  United States; Recruiting
Timothy M. Kuzel, MD  312-469-3748 

Indiana
      Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis,  Indiana,  46202-5289,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Loehrer, MD  317-278-7418 

Iowa
      CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project, Cedar Rapids,  Iowa,  52403-1206,  United States; Recruiting
Martin Wiesenfeld, MD  319-363-8303 

      CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association, Des Moines,  Iowa,  50309-1016,  United States; Recruiting
Roscoe F. Morton, MD, FACP  515-244-7586 

Kansas
      CCOP - Wichita, Wichita,  Kansas,  67214-3882,  United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP  316-268-5784 

      Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City,  Kansas,  66160-7353,  United States; Recruiting
Sarah A. Taylor, MD  913-588-6029    sataylor@kumc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita, Wichita,  Kansas,  67218,  United States; Recruiting
Shaker R. Dakhil, MD, FACP  316-685-2221 

Kentucky
      Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40536-0084,  United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD  859-257-3379 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington, Lexington,  Kentucky,  40502-2236,  United States; Recruiting
Michael A. Doukas, MD  859-281-4956 

Louisiana
      CCOP - Ochsner, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70121,  United States; Recruiting
Carl G. Kardinal, MD  504-842-3910 

      Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71130-3932,  United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD  318-675-5970    gmills@lsuhsc.edu 

      MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
Jill Gilbert, MD  504-568-5613    jgilbe@lsuhsc.edu 

      Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
Alan M. Miller, MD, PhD  504-587-7566    amiller@tulane.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans, New Orleans,  Louisiana,  70112,  United States; Recruiting
German S. Beltran, MD  504-588-5482 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport, Shreveport,  Louisiana,  71101-4295,  United States; Recruiting
Glenn M. Mills, MD  318-221-8411 

Maryland
      Johns Hopkins at Green Spring Station, Lutherville,  Maryland,  21093,  United States; Recruiting
William Howard Sharfman, MD  410-583-2970 

Massachusetts
      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02215,  United States; Recruiting
Michael Benjamin Atkins, MD  617-667-1930 

      Cancer Center at Tufts - New England Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02111,  United States; Recruiting
John K. Erban, MD  617-636-5147    jerban@tufts-nemc.org 

      Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center, Boston,  Massachusetts,  02118,  United States; Recruiting
Douglas V. Faller, MD, PhD  617-638-4173 

Michigan
      Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1379,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD  313-745-9155    flaherty@karmanos.org 

      CCOP - Beaumont, Royal Oak,  Michigan,  48073-6769,  United States; Recruiting
Jeanne Archer, PhD, APN  248-551-8299    carcher@beaumon.edu 

      CCOP - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids,  Michigan,  49503,  United States; Recruiting
Kathleen Jo Yost, MD  616-391-1230 

      CCOP - Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731,  United States; Recruiting
Raymond Sterling Lord, MD  269-373-7488    rlord@wmcc.org 

      CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48106,  United States; Recruiting
Philip J. Stella, MD  734-712-5237    beekmanl@trinity-health.org 

      Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Health System, Detroit,  Michigan,  48202,  United States; Recruiting
Robert Anthony Chapman, MD  313-916-1332    rchapma1@hfhs.org 

      Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital - Southfield, Southfield,  Michigan,  48075,  United States; Recruiting
Anibal Drelichman, MD, MPH, FACP  313-552-0620    adrelichman@yahoo.com 

      University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor,  Michigan,  48109-0948,  United States; Recruiting
Laurence H. Baker, DO, FACOI  734-936-3983    bakerl@umich.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit, Detroit,  Michigan,  48201-1932,  United States; Recruiting
Lawrence E. Flaherty, MD  313-576-1000 

      West Michigan Cancer Center, Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  49007-3731,  United States; Recruiting
Raymond Sterling Lord, MD  616-373-7488    rlord@wmcc.org 

Minnesota
      CCOP - Metro-Minnesota, Saint Louis Park,  Minnesota,  55416,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick J. Flynn, MD  952-993-1517    patrick.flynn@usoncology.com 

      Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester,  Minnesota,  55905,  United States; Recruiting
Thomas M. Habermann, MD  507-284-2511 

Mississippi
      University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216-4505,  United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD  601-984-5590    jthigpen@medicine.umsmed.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson, Jackson,  Mississippi,  39216,  United States; Recruiting
James Tate Thigpen, MD  601-362-4471 

Missouri
      CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks, Springfield,  Missouri,  65807,  United States; Recruiting
John Wendall Goodwin, MD  417-269-4520    jwg684@sprg.mercy.net 

      CCOP - Kansas City, Kansas City,  Missouri,  64131,  United States; Recruiting
William T. Stephenson, MD  816-823-0555 

      CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63141,  United States; Recruiting
Bethany G. Sleckman, MD  314-569-6573 

      Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis,  Missouri,  63110,  United States; Recruiting
Paul J. Petruska, MD  314-268-5451    petruspj@slu.edu 

Montana
      CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium, Billings,  Montana,  59101,  United States; Recruiting
Patrick W. Cobb, MD  406-259-2245 

Nevada
      CCOP - Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas,  Nevada,  89106,  United States; Recruiting
John Allan Ellerton, MD, CM  702-384-0013    k.vanwagenen@sncrf.org 

New Hampshire
      Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon,  New Hampshire,  03756-0002,  United States; Recruiting
Camilo E. Fadul, MD  603-650-6312    Camilo.e.fadul@dartmouth.edu 

New Jersey
      Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick,  New Jersey,  08903,  United States; Recruiting
Joseph Aisner, MD  732-235-7401    aisnerjo@umdnj.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange, East Orange,  New Jersey,  07018,  United States; Recruiting
Basil S. Kasimis, MD, DSc  973-676-1000 ext. 7095    Basil.Kasimis@med.va.gov 

New Mexico
      MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87131,  United States; Recruiting
Cheryl L. Willman, MD  505-272-5837 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque, Albuquerque,  New Mexico,  87108-5138,  United States; Recruiting
Cheryl L. Willman, MD  505-265-1711 

New York
      Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University, New York,  New York,  10032,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD  212-305-1731    dpp5@columbia.edu 

      James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester,  New York,  14642,  United States; Recruiting
Richard I. Fisher, MD  585-275-0842    richard_fisher@urmc.rochester.edu 

      MBCCOP-Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center, Bronx,  New York,  10466,  United States; Recruiting
Peter H. Wiernik, MD  718-920-9900    pwiernik@olmhs.org 

      NYU Cancer Institute at New York University Medical Center, New York,  New York,  10016,  United States; Recruiting
Amy D. Tiersten, MD  212-652-1916 

North Carolina
      CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium, Goldsboro,  North Carolina,  27534-9479,  United States; Recruiting
James N. Atkins, MD  336-777-3088 

Ohio
      CCOP - Columbus, Columbus,  Ohio,  43206,  United States; Recruiting
J. Philip Kuebler, MD, PhD  614-488-2118 

      CCOP - Dayton, Dayton,  Ohio,  45429,  United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD  937-832-1093 

      Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45267-0501,  United States; Recruiting
Abdul-Rahman Jazieh, MD, MPH  513-584-3830 

      Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44195-9001,  United States; Recruiting
George Thomas Budd, MD  216-444-6480 

      MetroHealth's Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland,  Ohio,  44109,  United States; Recruiting
Edward G. Mansour, MD  216-778-4394    emansour@metrohealth.org 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati, Cincinnati,  Ohio,  45220-2288,  United States; Recruiting
Albert F. Muhleman, MD  513-475-6537    albert.muhleman@med.va.gov 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton, Dayton,  Ohio,  45428-1002,  United States; Recruiting
Howard M. Gross, MD  937-268-6511 

Oklahoma
      CCOP - Oklahoma, Tulsa,  Oklahoma,  74136,  United States; Recruiting
James B. Lockhart, MD  918-491-5878 

      Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City,  Oklahoma,  73104,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel J. Culkin, MD, FACS  405-271-6900    daniel-culkin@ouhsc.edu 

Oregon
      Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland,  Oregon,  97201-3098,  United States; Recruiting
Craig R. Nichols, MD  503-494-6346 

      CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program, Portland,  Oregon,  97225,  United States; Recruiting
Keith S. Lanier, MD  503-216-6260 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland, Portland,  Oregon,  97207,  United States; Recruiting
Christopher W. Ryan, MD  503-220-8262 

Pennsylvania
      Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19104,  United States; Recruiting
Daniel G. Haller, MD  215-662-6318 

      CCOP - Geisinger Clinic and Medical Center, Danville,  Pennsylvania,  17822-2001,  United States; Recruiting
Albert M. Bernath, MD  570-271-6466 

      Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  19111-2497,  United States; Recruiting
Lori J. Goldstein, MD  215-728-2689    lj_goldstein@fccc.edu 

      Hillman Cancer Center at University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania,  15236,  United States; Recruiting
John Munn Kirkwood, MD  412-692-4724 

South Carolina
      CCOP - Greenville, Greenville,  South Carolina,  29615,  United States; Recruiting
Jeffrey Kent Giguere, MD  864-241-6251 

      CCOP - Upstate Carolina, Spartanburg,  South Carolina,  29303,  United States; Recruiting
James Dewitt Bearden, MD  864-560-7050 

      Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston,  South Carolina,  29425,  United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD  843-792-9321    reedce@musc.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston, Charleston,  South Carolina,  29401-5799,  United States; Recruiting
Carolyn E. Reed, MD  843-789-7804 

South Dakota
      CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium, Sioux Falls,  South Dakota,  57104,  United States; Recruiting
Loren K. Tschetter, MD  605-328-8044    tidemanb@siouxvalley.org 

Tennessee
      University of Tennessee Cancer Institute at Methodist Central Hospital, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104,  United States; Recruiting
Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD  901-722-0532 

      Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville,  Tennessee,  37232-6307,  United States; Recruiting
David Horton Johnson, MD  615-343-9454    david.h.johnson@vanderbilt.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Memphis, Memphis,  Tennessee,  38104,  United States; Recruiting
Harvey B. Niell, MD  901-523-8990 ext. 5533 

Texas
      Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston,  Texas,  78234-6200,  United States; Recruiting
Mitchell A. Garrison, MD  210-916-3281    mitchell.garrison@cen.amedd.army.mil 

      CCOP - Scott and White Hospital, Temple,  Texas,  76508,  United States; Recruiting
Lucas Wong, MD  254-724-1053    lwong@swmail.sw.org 

      Harrington Cancer Center, Amarillo,  Texas,  79106,  United States; Recruiting
James E. Clarkson, MD  806-359-4673 ext. 228    jclarkson@harringtoncc.org 

      MD Anderson Cancer Center at University of Texas, Houston,  Texas,  77030-4095,  United States; Recruiting
Scott Michael Lippman, MD, FACP  713-745-3672 

      University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio,  Texas,  78229-3900,  United States; Recruiting
Geoffrey R. Weiss, MD  210-567-4777    weiss@uthscsa.edu 

      University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston,  Texas,  77555-0565,  United States; Recruiting
Robert P. Whitehead, MD  409-772-1164    rpwhiteh@utmb.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo, Amarillo,  Texas,  79106,  United States; Recruiting
Stephen E. Wright, MD  806-359-4673 ext. 230 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy), San Antonio,  Texas,  78229,  United States; Recruiting
Geoffrey R. Weiss, MD  210-617-5186 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple, Temple,  Texas,  76504,  United States; Recruiting
Phalguni Mukhopadhyay, MD  254-778-4811 ext. 4809 

Utah
      Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah, Salt Lake City,  Utah,  84112-5550,  United States; Recruiting
Wolfram Samlowski, MD  801-585-0255    wolfram.samlowski@hci.utah.edu 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City,  Utah,  84148,  United States; Recruiting
Wolfram Samlowski, MD  801-582-1565 ext. 1272 

Washington
      CCOP - Northwest, Tacoma,  Washington,  98405-0986,  United States; Recruiting
Lauren Kenneth Colman, MD  253-403-5259    lauren.colman@multicare.org 

      CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center, Seattle,  Washington,  98101,  United States; Recruiting
Andrew David Jacobs, MD  206-341-0446 

      Puget Sound Oncology Consortium, Seattle,  Washington,  98109,  United States; Recruiting
Saul E. Rivkin, MD  206-386-2441 

      Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle, Seattle,  Washington,  98108,  United States; Recruiting
William H. Schubach, MD  206-764-2265 

Wisconsin
      CCOP - Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield,  Wisconsin,  54449,  United States; Recruiting
Tarit Kumar Banerjee, MD, FACP  715-387-5511 

      University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison,  Wisconsin,  53792-0001,  United States; Recruiting
James A. Stewart, MD  608-265-8131    stewart@biostat.wisc.edu 

Study chairs or principal investigators

David H. Lawson, MD,  Study Chair,  Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University   
Kim Allyson Margolin, MD,  Study Chair,  Beckman Research Institute   

More Information

Clinical trial summary from the National Cancer Institute's PDQ® database

Publications

Falkson CI, Lawson DH, Ibrahim J, et al.: A randomised, placebo-controlled phase III trial of yeast derived GM-CSF vs. peptide vaccination vs. GM-CSF plus peptide vaccination vs. placebo in pts with ‘no evidence of disease’ after complete surgical resection of ‘locally advanced’ and / or stage IV melanoma. An Eastern Cooperative group trial . [Abstract] 4th International Conference on the Adjuvant Therapy of Malignant Melanoma, 15th-16th March 2002, London, UK A-I-03, 2002.

Study ID Numbers:  CDR0000067568; ECOG-4697; SWOG-E4697; NCT00005034
Record last reviewed:  March 2005
Last Updated:  April 4, 2005
Record first received:  April 6, 2000
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:  NCT00005034
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2005-04-08


Source: ClinicalTrials.gov
Cache Date: April 9, 2005


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