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Oblimersen in Treating Patients With Merkel Cell Carcinoma

NCT00079131

Phase 2 Completed 37 enrolled National Cancer Institute (NCI)
NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

This phase II trial is studying how well oblimersen works in treating patients with Merkel cell cancer. Biological therapies, such as oblimersen, may interfere with the growth of tumor cells and slow the growth of Merkel cell carcinoma (skin cancer).

Timeline

Start
2004-01
Primary completion
2007-01
Completion

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject oblimersen sodium Antisense oligonucleotide Intravenous