Sorafenib in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery

Summary

Sorafenib may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking some of the enzymes needed for cell growth and by blocking blood flow to the tumor. This phase II trial is studying how well sorafenib works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery

Timeline

Start

2005-06

Primary completion

2007-11

Completion

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Publications

• Ott PA, Hamilton A, Min C, Safarzadeh-Amiri S, Goldberg L, Yoon J, Yee H, Buckley M, Christos PJ, Wright JJ, Polsky D, Osman I, Liebes L, Pavlick AC. A phase II trial of sorafenib in metastatic melanoma with tissue correlates. PLoS One. 2010 Dec 29;5(12):e15588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015588.

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