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Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Malignant Melanoma With Chemobiotherapy With Temozolomide, GM-CSF, IL2, and Interferon Alfa-2b Phase II Trial
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Biological therapies such as interleukin-2 and interferon alfa stimulate a person's white blood cells to kill cancer cells or may interfere with the growth of cancer cells. Combining chemotherapy with biological therapies may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of temozolomide followed by sargramostim, interleukin-2, and interferon alfa in treating patients who have stage IV melanoma that cannot be treated with surgery.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Saint Francis Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 2 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Start date | 1999-12 |
| Completion | 2003-12 |
Conditions
- Melanoma (Skin)
Interventions
- aldesleukin
- recombinant interferon alfa
- sargramostim
- temozolomide
Countries
United States