NCT00864253

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this research study is to compare the safety, tolerability, and anti tumor activity of an investigational drug, ABI-007 versus Dacarbazine in patients with metastatic melanoma who have not previously received chemotherapy. ABI-007 is a new preparation of the active drug paclitaxel. It contains the same medication as the prescription chemotherapy drug Abraxane®. Abraxane® is approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer after failure of combination chemotherapy for metastatic disease or relapse within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy. Dacarbazine is approved by the FDA for the treatment of melanoma. In this study, ABI-007 and Dacarbazine will be tested as therapy for people who have not yet had any cancer treatment for the diagnosis of metastatic melanoma.

Trial Health

93
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
529

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2009

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
9 countries

112 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 16, 2009

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 18, 2009

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 23, 2009

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2012

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 12, 2014

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 5, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

October 30, 2019

Status Verified

October 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3.1 years

First QC Date

March 16, 2009

Results QC Date

April 16, 2014

Last Update Submit

October 16, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

MelanomaMalignantAbraxaneABI-007DacarbazineDtic-Dome

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Progression Free Survival (PFS) Based on a Blinded Radiology Assessment of Response Using Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Guidelines

    PFS was defined as the time from the randomization date to the start of disease progression or patient death, whichever occurred first. Participants who did not have disease progression or had not died were censored at the last known time that the patient was progression free. In the event of palliative radiotherapy or surgery, they were censored at the last assessment where they were documented to be progression-free prior to the date of radiotherapy or surgery. In follow up, participants who began new anticancer therapy prior to documented progression were censored at the last assessment where they were documented as progression free. Those with two or more missing response assessments prior to a visit with documented disease progression (or death) were censored at the last visit where they were documented to be progression free. RECIST defines progressive disease as a ≥ 20% increase taking as reference the smallest sum of the longest diameters recorded since the treatment began.

    Response assessment completed every 8 weeks until disease progression for up to 106 weeks; data cut off 30 June 2012

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Participant Survival

    Up to 38 months; Up to data cut off of 30 June 2012

  • Summary of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs)

    Maximum exposure to study drug was 106 weeks; up to data cut off of 30 June 2012

  • Number of Participants Experiencing Dose Reductions, or Dose Interruptions, or Dose Delays of Study Drug

    Maximum study drug exposure 106 weeks; data cut off 30 June 2012

  • Nadir for the Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) Measurements

    Day 1 up to 106 weeks; up to data cut off 30 June 2012

  • Nadir for White Blood Cells (WBCs) Measurements

    Day 1 up to 106 weeks; up to data cut off 30 June 2012

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (4)

  • Progression-free Survival (PFS) Based on Investigator Assessment Using RECIST Response Guidelines

    Response assessments completed every 8 weeks until disease progression; up to data cut off 30 June 2012; 38 months

  • Percent of Participants Who Achieve an Objective Confirmed Complete or Partial Response Based on Blinded Radiology Assessment of Response by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) Version 1.0

    every 8 weeks; up to data cut off 30 June 2012

  • Percent of Participants With Stable Disease (SD) for ≥ 16 Weeks, or Confirmed Complete or Partial Response (i.e., Disease Control) Based on a Blinded Radiology Assessment of Response

    Response assessment completed every 8 weeks until disease progression; up to data cut-off 30 June 2012

  • +1 more other outcomes

Study Arms (2)

ABI-007

EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment Arm A (ABI-007): Patients who receive ABI-007 will be dosed intravenously over approximately 30 minutes without steroid pre-medication and without G-CSF prophylaxis (unless modified as described below). ABI-007 150 mg/m2 will be administered on Days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks.

Drug: ABI-007

Dacarbazine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Treatment Arm B (dacarbazine): Patients who receive dacarbazine will be dosed intravenously at 1000 mg/m2 on Day 1 with steroid and antiemetic pre-medication. Treatment will be repeated every 21 days.

Drug: Dacarbazine

Interventions

Patients who receive ABI-007 will be dosed intravenously over approximately 30 minutes without steroid pre-medication and without G-CSF prophylaxis (unless modified as described below). ABI-007 150 mg/m2 will be administered on Days 1, 8, and 15 every 4 weeks.

Also known as: Abraxane
ABI-007

Patients who receive dacarbazine will be dosed intravenously at 1000 mg/m2 on Day 1 with steroid and antiemetic pre-medication. Treatment will be repeated every 21 days.

Also known as: Dtic-Dome, DTIC-Dome
Dacarbazine

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed cutaneous malignant melanoma with evidence of metastasis (Stage IV).
  • No prior cytotoxic chemotherapy for metastatic malignant melanoma is permitted. Prior treatment with kinase inhibitors or cytokines is permitted.
  • No prior adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy is permitted. Prior adjuvant therapy with interferon, Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and/or vaccines is permitted.
  • Male or non-pregnant and non-lactating female, and ≥ 18 years of age. If a female patient is of child-bearing potential, as evidenced by regular menstrual periods, she must have a negative serum pregnancy test Beta human chorionic gonadotropin (ß-hCG) within 72 hours prior to first study drug administration. If sexually active, the patient must agree to utilize contraception considered adequate and appropriate by the investigator.
  • No other current active malignancy within the past 3 years.
  • Radiographically-documented measurable disease (defined by the presence of at least 1 radiographically documented measurable lesion
  • Patient has the following blood counts at Baseline:
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 10\^9 cells/L;
  • platelets ≥ 100 x 10\^9 cells/L;
  • Hemoglobin (Hgb) ≥ 9 g/dL.
  • Patient has the following blood chemistry levels at Baseline:
  • Aspartate aminotransferase(AST) glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) ≤ 2.5x upper limit of normal range (ULN); ≤ 5.0 xULN if hepatic metastases present;
  • total bilirubin ≤ ULN;
  • creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dL.
  • Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) ≤ 2.0 x ULNa
  • +3 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • History of or current evidence of brain metastases, including leptomeningeal involvement.
  • Patient has pre-existing peripheral neuropathy of National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Scale of Grade ≥ 2.
  • Prior radiation to a target lesion is permitted only if there has been clear progression of the lesion since radiation was completed.
  • Patient has a clinically significant concurrent illness.
  • Patient is, in the investigator's opinion, unlikely to be able to complete the study through the End of Study (EOS) visit.
  • Patient is currently enrolled, or will enroll in a different clinical study in which investigational therapeutic procedures are performed or investigational therapies are administered while participating in this study. Marker studies or studies evaluating biological correlates are permitted.
  • Patient has serious medical risk factors involving any of the major organ systems such that the investigator considers it unsafe for the patient to receive an experimental research drug.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (112)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35243, United States

Location

AZ Cancer Ctr

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States

Location

Arizona Cancer Center

Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States

Location

Genesis Cancer Ctr - Hot Springs

Hot Springs, Arkansas, 71913, United States

Location

University of Arkansa for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States

Location

Tower Cancer Research Foundation

Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States

Location

San Diego Pacific Oncology and Hematology Associates

Encinitas, California, 92024, United States

Location

Loma Linda University Cancer Center

Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States

Location

University of Southern California/Norris Cancer Center

Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

Location

University of CA Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

Location

St. Mary's Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94117, United States

Location

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

Location

Baptist Cancer Institute

Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States

Location

Lakeland Regional Cancer Center

Lakeland, Florida, 33805, United States

Location

University of Miami Hospital and Clincs/SCCC

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location

Waren Billhartz Cancer Center

Maryville, Illinois, 62062, United States

Location

Indiana University

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

Location

IA Blood and Cancer Care, PLC

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402, United States

Location

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

St. John's Medical Research

Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States

Location

Saint Louis University

St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

Location

Nevada Cancer Institute

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89135, United States

Location

Atlantic Melanoma Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07962, United States

Location

Piedmont Hematology

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States

Location

OH State University Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

Location

Integris Cancer Institute of OK

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73142, United States

Location

St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015, United States

Location

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19131, United States

Location

Mary Crowley Research Center

Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

Location

Univ of TX MD Anderson Cancer Ctr

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Univ of TX Med School at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Covenant Health System DBA Joe Arrington Cancer Research and Treatment Center

Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States

Location

Hope Oncology

Richardson, Texas, 75080, United States

Location

Utah Cancer Specialist

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States

Location

Univ. of Washington Medical Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Seattle, Washington, 98109, United States

Location

Evergreen Hematology & Oncology

Spokane, Washington, 99218, United States

Location

Port Macquarie Base Hospital

Port Macquarie, New South Wales, 2444, Australia

Location

Royal North Shore Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, 2065, Australia

Location

Sydney West Cancer Trials Centre/Westmead Hospital

Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia

Location

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology

Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia

Location

Royal Hobart Hospital

Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia

Location

Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

Location

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Nedlands Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Location

Royal Perth Hospital

Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia

Location

Tom Baker Cancer Centre

Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N2, Canada

Location

Cross Cancer Institute

Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada

Location

BCCA Centre for the Southern Interior

Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 5L3, Canada

Location

BCCA, Centre for the Southern Interior

Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 5L3, Canada

Location

BC Cancer Agency-Fraser Valley Ctr.

Surrey, British Columbia, V3V 1Z2, Canada

Location

BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver

Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z4E6, Canada

Location

BC Cancer Agency-Vancouver Island Ctr.

Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 6V5, Canada

Location

London Regional Cancer Program

London, Ontario, N6A 4L6, Canada

Location

Credit Valley Hospital

Missiauga, Ontario, L5M 2N1, Canada

Location

The Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

Location

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

Location

McGill University Dept. of Oncology Clinical Research Program

Montreal, Quebec, H2W 1S6, Canada

Location

Hopital Saint Andre' CHU de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, 33075, France

Location

Centre Hospitaller Universitaire de Grenoble

Grenoble, 38043, France

Location

CHRU Hopital Claude Huriez

Lile Cedax, France

Location

Hopital Dypuytren-CHU de Limoges

Limoges, France

Location

Centre Leon Berad

Lyon, France

Location

Hopital Sainte Marguerite

Marseille, France

Location

CHU Hopital Saint Eloi

Montepellier Cedex 5, France

Location

Centre Regional Val d' Aurelle Paul Lamarque

Montpellier, 34298, France

Location

Hopital de 1 Archet 2

Nice, 06200, France

Location

Hopital Bichat

Paris, 75018, France

Location

Groupe hospitalier Cochin-St. Vincent de Paul

Paris, France

Location

Hopital Saint-Louis

Paris, France

Location

Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) Centre de Lutte Contre le Canc

Villejuif, 94805, France

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Heidelberg

Heidelber, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Tuebingen

Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Wuerzburg PS

Würzburg, Bavaria, 97080, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Location

Univeritaetsklinkum Goettingen

Gottington, Lower Saxony, Germany

Location

Medizinische Hochschuke Hannover

Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany

Location

St. Josef-Hospital

Bochum, Northwest, 44791, Germany

Location

Universitaetklinkum Koeln

Cologne, Northwest, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Essen

Essen, Northwest, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Dresden

Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Schegwig-Holstein

Keil, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany

Location

Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, State of Berlin, 10117, Germany

Location

UniversitawtsklinKum Jena

Jena, Strasse 35, 07743, Germany

Location

Universitaesklinkum Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany

Location

Universitaetsklinkum Mainz

Mainz, Germany

Location

Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II"

Bari, BA, Italy

Location

Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei T

Meldola, FC, 47014, Italy

Location

IST-Istituto Nazionale per la Ricera sul Cancro

Genova, GE, 16132, Italy

Location

Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

Milan, MI, 20141, Italy

Location

Istituto Nazionale Tumori

Milan, MI, Italy

Location

IOV-Instituto Oncologico IRCCS

Padua, PD, 35128, Italy

Location

Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Sense

Siena, SI, 53100, Italy

Location

Ist. Naz. per lo studio e la cura dei tumori G. Pascale

Napoli, 80131, Italy

Location

Ospedale S. Chiara

Pisa, 56100, Italy

Location

Medisch Centrum Alkmaar

Alkmaar, 1815, Netherlands

Location

Rijnstate ziekenhuis Arnhem

Amhem, 6800TA, Netherlands

Location

Erasmus MC ae" Daniel den Hoed

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Location

H Clinic i Provincial

Barcelona, 08036, Spain

Location

H CLINIC I Provincial

Barcelona, Spain

Location

H Clinico San Carlos

Madrid, Spain

Location

Corporacion Sanitaria Parc Tauli

Sabadell, 08208, Spain

Location

Broomfield Hospital

Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7ET, United Kingdom

Location

Velindre Hospital

Cardiff, GLAM, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom

Location

St. George's Hospital

London, GT Lon, SW12 ORE, United Kingdom

Location

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham, NOTT, NG5 1PB, United Kingdom

Location

Singleton Hospital, Sothwest Wales Inst.

Swansea, S GLAM, SA28QA, United Kingdom

Location

Univ Hospital of North Staffordshire

Stroke on Kent, Staffs, ST4 6QB, United Kingdom

Location

Weston Park Hospital

Sheffield, Syorks, S10 2SJ, United Kingdom

Location

Newcross Hospital

Wolverhampton, Wstmid, SV10 0QP, United Kingdom

Location

Royal Marsden Hospital London

London, SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Hersh EM, Del Vecchio M, Brown MP, Kefford R, Loquai C, Testori A, Bhatia S, Gutzmer R, Conry R, Haydon A, Robert C, Ernst S, Homsi J, Grob JJ, Kendra K, Agarwala SS, Li M, Clawson A, Brachmann C, Karnoub M, Elias I, Renschler MF, Hauschild A. A randomized, controlled phase III trial of nab-Paclitaxel versus dacarbazine in chemotherapy-naive patients with metastatic melanoma. Ann Oncol. 2015 Nov;26(11):2267-74. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv324. Epub 2015 Sep 26.

    PMID: 26410620BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Melanoma

Interventions

Albumin-Bound PaclitaxelDacarbazine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neuroendocrine TumorsNeuroectodermal TumorsNeoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalNeoplasms by Histologic TypeNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Nerve TissueNevi and MelanomasSkin NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PaclitaxelTaxoidsCyclodecanesCycloparaffinsHydrocarbons, AlicyclicHydrocarbons, CyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsDiterpenesTerpenesAlbuminsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsTriazenesImidazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Limitations and Caveats

Participation in the PK sampling for participants randomized to the ABI-007 arm was optional; too few samples were available to support the analysis

Results Point of Contact

Title
Anne McClain
Organization
Celgene Corporation

Study Officials

  • Evan Hersh, MD

    University of Arizona

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Ileana Elias, MD

    Celgene Corporation

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 16, 2009

First Posted

March 18, 2009

Study Start

April 23, 2009

Primary Completion

June 1, 2012

Study Completion

February 12, 2014

Last Updated

October 30, 2019

Results First Posted

June 5, 2014

Record last verified: 2019-10

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