drugset / Trial / NCT00072345

Temozolomide, Thalidomide, and Lomustine in Treating Patients With Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00072345

Open-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as temozolomide and lomustine, use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Thalidomide may stop the growth of cancer by stopping blood flow to the tumor. Combining temozolomide and thalidomide with lomustine may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining temozolomide and thalidomide with lomustine in treating patients who have unresectable stage III or stage IV melanoma.

Timeline

Start
2003-07
Primary completion
2004-08
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Lomustine Small molecule Oral
Subject Temozolomide Small molecule Oral
Subject Thalidomide Other / unclassified Oral