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Vaccine Therapy With or Without Imiquimod in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Melanoma

NCT00118313

Open-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Biological therapies, such as imiquimod, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing. Giving vaccine therapy together with imiquimod after surgery may help the body kill any remaining tumor cells. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying the side effects and best way to give vaccine therapy with or without imiquimod in treating patients who have undergone surgery for stage II, stage III, or stage IV melanoma.

Timeline

Start
2004-11-04
Primary completion
2006-07-28
Completion
2006-07-28

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Imiquimod Other / unclassified Topical
Subject dimethyl sulfoxide Small molecule Other
Subject multi-epitope melanoma peptide vaccine Vaccine Other
Subject sargramostim Protein / enzyme biologic Other
Subject tetanus toxoid helper peptide Peptide Other
Background incomplete Freund's adjuvant Other / unclassified

Indications