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ADI-PEG in Patients With Metastatic Melanoma
This study is currently recruiting patients.
Sponsored by: | FDA Office of Orphan Products Development |
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Information provided by: | FDA Office of Orphan Products Development |
Purpose
This is a study to determine the safety and toxicity of increasing doses of arginine deiminase combined to polyethylene glycol (ADI-PEG) in patients with nonresectable metastatic melanoma.
Condition | Treatment or Intervention | Phase |
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Melanoma Neoplasm Metastasis |
Drug: ADI PEG |
Phase I |
MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer; Cancer Alternative Therapy; Melanoma
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: Phase I Testing of ADI-PEG in Metastatic Melanoma
Expected Total Enrollment: 15
Study start: September 2001;
Study completion: August 2003
The use of amino acid degrading enzymes derived from microbial sources has proven to be an effective means of controlling some forms of cancer auxotrophic for nonessential amino acids. Recently it has been shown that human melanomas are auxotrophic for arginine. As arginine is a nonessential amino acid for humans, elimination of it may prove to be an effective method for controlling cancer. Laboratory studies have provided promising results with the arginine-degrading enzyme arginine deiminase (ADI) coupled to polyethylene glycol (PEG) to enhance its circulating half-life.
In this study, patients each receive 3 intramuscular treatments of ADI-SS PEG over a 4-week period. There are 4 cohorts of patients each receiving a different dose level. Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, safety and toxicity, and immunogenicity studies will be performed.
Eligibility
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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