Inhaled Sargramostim in Treating Patients With Melanoma Metastatic to the Lung

Summary

RATIONALE: Inhaling sargramostim may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for melanoma that has spread to the lung. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of inhaled sargramostim in treating patients with melanoma that is metastatic to the lung.

Timeline

Start

2002-05

Primary completion

2012-11

Completion

2012-11

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper A dose of aerosolized GM-CSF capable of inducing antitumor immunity in the majority of patients was not reached. PMID 19060590 ↗

Publications

• Results Markovic SN, Suman VJ, Nevala WK, Geeraerts L, Creagan ET, Erickson LA, Rowland KM Jr, Morton RF, Horvath WL, Pittelkow MR. A dose-escalation study of aerosolized sargramostim in the treatment of metastatic melanoma: an NCCTG Study. Am J Clin Oncol. 2008 Dec;31(6):573-9. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318173a536.
• Results Markovic SN, Suman VJ, Schaefer P, et al.: Aerosolized sargramostim for the treatment of metastatic melanoma to the lungs. [Abstract] J Clin Oncol 25 (Suppl 18): A-8565, 488s, 2007.

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