Melanoma Clinical Trial

T4N5 Liposomal Lotion in Preventing The Recurrence of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients Who Have Undergone a Kidney Transplant

Summary

This randomized phase II trial is studying how well T4N5 liposomal lotion works in preventing the recurrence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients who have undergone a kidney transplant. Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of or recurrence of cancer. T4N5 liposomal lotion may be effective preventing the recurrence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients who have undergone a kidney transplant.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) (average per patient) on the sun-exposed skin of renal transplant recipients with a history of NMSC treated with T4N5 liposomal lotion vs placebo.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Compare the proportion of these patients who develop NMSC on sun-exposed skin during treatment and after cessation of treatment with these regimens.

II. Compare the incidence of NMSC on the sun-exposed skin of these patients after cessation of treatment with these regimens.

III. Compare the incidence of recurrent and de novo actinic keratoses (AKs) in patients treated with these regimens.

IV. Determine whether either of these regimens induces regression of AKs left untreated on the sun-exposed skin of these patients.

V. Compare the proportion of these patients who develop melanoma, in both treated and untreated sites, during and after cessation of treatment with these regimens.

OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to study center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

Six months before randomization, lesions suspicious for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) are surgically removed and histologically analyzed. All but 10 randomly selected non-suspicious lesions are removed. Of these 10 lesions, 5 are shave biopsied immediately pre-treatment for histologic and surrogate endpoint biomarker (SEB) analysis and to determine a baseline actinic keratosis: wart ratio. Patients also undergo a pre-treatment biopsy of normal appearing sun-exposed and non-sun-exposed skin (buttocks).

Arm I: Patients apply T4N5 liposomal lotion topically to non-occluded, sun-exposed areas of the head, neck, face, and upper extremities once daily for 12 months.

Arm II: Patients apply placebo topically to non-occluded, sun-exposed areas of the head, neck, face, and upper extremities once daily for 12 months.

Treatment in both arms continues in the absence of the development of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell cancer or melanoma. Patients are followed every 3 months.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 100 patients (50 per treatment arm) will be accrued for this study within 6 months.

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Inclusion Criteria:

History of histologically confirmed nonmelanoma skin cancer

Renal transplant recipient ≥ 4 years ago

Currently receiving standard multi-agent pharmacologic immunosuppression
Fitzpatrick skin type I, II, or III
Sun-damaged skin with ≥ 10 lesions consistent with actinic keratoses OR wart on the upper extremities (arms, forearms, hands), neck, face, and exposed scalp combined
No history of keloid formation
No known photosensitivity disorder
No history of malignant melanoma
Not pregnant or nursing
Negative pregnancy test
Fertile patients must use effective contraception
No diagnosis of acute allograft rejection within the past 30 days requiring an increase in immunosuppression

No invasive malignancy within the past 4 years except curatively excised NMSC, cured polyclonal posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disease, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, stage 0 chronic lymphocytic leukemia, unless all of the following criteria are met:

No current evidence of disease
No treatment for the invasive malignancy within the past 6 months
No concurrent or planned therapy for the invasive malignancy
Has an expected disease-free survival of at least 5 years
No diagnosis of melanoma or melanoma in situ
No other medical or psychosocial condition that would preclude study participation
No likelihood, in the opinion of the transplant surgeon/nephrologist, to experience graft loss and/or discontinue standard immunosuppressive therapy during study treatment
More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent topical chemotherapy (including topical fluorouracil) to areas being studied
No concurrent topical preparations containing corticosteroids
More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent local radiotherapy to a study area
More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent cryotherapy to target lesions
No prior or concurrent experimental immunosuppressive agents
More than 30 days since prior investigational medication
More than 30 days since prior and no concurrent systemic psoralens or retinoids
More than 60 days since prior and no concurrent laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, or chemical peels to a study area
No other concurrent investigational agents

No other concurrent topical medications, including prescription and over the counter preparations, to the areas being studied (e.g., upper arms, forearms, neck, face, and scalp)

Concurrent moisturizer, emollient, and sunscreen allowed
No concurrent topical preparations containing vitamin A derivatives

No concurrent nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Concurrent cardioprotective doses of aspirin (< 100 mg/day) allowed

Study is for people with:

Melanoma

Phase:

Phase 2

Estimated Enrollment:

100

Study ID:

NCT00089180

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Birmingham Alabama, 35294, United States

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Study is for people with:

Melanoma

Phase:

Phase 2

Estimated Enrollment:

100

Study ID:

NCT00089180

Recruitment Status:

Completed

Sponsor:


National Cancer Institute (NCI)

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