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    Clinical Trial Results:
    Phase II study of first-line therapy with Thalidomide in combination with Peg-introna and decrescendo IL-2 in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma

    Summary
    EudraCT number
    2004-005166-20
    Trial protocol
    DK  
    Global end of trial date
    01 Apr 2014

    Results information
    Results version number
    v1(current)
    This version publication date
    10 Oct 2021
    First version publication date
    10 Oct 2021
    Other versions

    Trial information

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    Trial identification
    Sponsor protocol code
    04.10
    Additional study identifiers
    ISRCTN number
    -
    US NCT number
    -
    WHO universal trial number (UTN)
    -
    Sponsors
    Sponsor organisation name
    Odense University Hospital
    Sponsor organisation address
    J. B. Winsløws vej 2, entrance 140, basement, Odense C, Denmark, 5000
    Public contact
    Ida Coordt Elle, Odense University Hospital, 45 29335922, ida.coordt.elle@rsyd.dk
    Scientific contact
    Lars Bastholt, Odense University Hospital, 45 24849408, lars.bastholt@rsyd.dk
    Paediatric regulatory details
    Is trial part of an agreed paediatric investigation plan (PIP)
    No
    Does article 45 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Does article 46 of REGULATION (EC) No 1901/2006 apply to this trial?
    No
    Results analysis stage
    Analysis stage
    Final
    Date of interim/final analysis
    31 Dec 2017
    Is this the analysis of the primary completion data?
    No
    Global end of trial reached?
    Yes
    Global end of trial date
    01 Apr 2014
    Was the trial ended prematurely?
    No
    General information about the trial
    Main objective of the trial
    Determination of efficacy and toxicity of a new combination of drugs
    Protection of trial subjects
    Patients were treated only at three specialized centres in Denmark, with personnel trained in handling the specific known toxicities of this type of treatment.
    Background therapy
    -
    Evidence for comparator
    -
    Actual start date of recruitment
    01 Jan 2007
    Long term follow-up planned
    Yes
    Long term follow-up rationale
    Efficacy, Scientific research
    Long term follow-up duration
    5 Years
    Independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) involvement?
    Yes
    Population of trial subjects
    Number of subjects enrolled per country
    Country: Number of subjects enrolled
    Denmark: 464
    Worldwide total number of subjects
    464
    EEA total number of subjects
    464
    Number of subjects enrolled per age group
    In utero
    0
    Preterm newborn - gestational age < 37 wk
    0
    Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
    Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
    Children (2-11 years)
    0
    Adolescents (12-17 years)
    1
    Adults (18-64 years)
    200
    From 65 to 84 years
    263
    85 years and over
    0

    Subject disposition

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    Recruitment
    Recruitment details
    Between January 2007 and April 2014, 464 Danish patients received high-dose (HD) interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon (IFN) as first-line treatment for metastatic melanoma. Our data represent the largest cohort of patients with metastatic melanoma worldwide, with relevant data on all patients and no patients lost to follow-up.

    Pre-assignment
    Screening details
    Baseline staging included patient history; physical examination, ECOG performance status (PS); CT of the brain, neck, chest and abdomen); and blood chemistry, CRP, sodium, potassium, creatinine, ALAT, LDH and alkaline phosphatase.

    Period 1
    Period 1 title
    Trial (overall period)
    Is this the baseline period?
    Yes
    Allocation method
    Not applicable
    Blinding used
    Not blinded
    Blinding implementation details
    With the availability of ipilimumab in July 2010 and later also with the approval of drugs targeting BRAF mutations, relevant second-line treatment option after IL-2 became available. To test the hypothesis of positive impact of these new treatment options, we divided our material into two subgroups, before and after July 1, 2010. We compared the aforementioned biomarkers in the two groups and subsequent analyses of response rate(RR), PFS and OS were performed.

    Arms
    Are arms mutually exclusive
    Yes

    Arm title
    Before July 1, 2010
    Arm description
    Patients treated before July 1st, 2010
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Aldesleukin
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    The HD IL-2 regimen started in week 2 and consisted of aldesleukin (Proleukin, Novartis): 18 MU/m2 in the first 6 h, 18 MU/m2 in the next 12 h, 18 MU/m2 in the subsequent 24 h and followed by 4.5 MU/m2 per day for the next 3 days. IL-2 was administered as continuous intravenous infusions.

    Investigational medicinal product name
    IFN alpha 2b
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for solution for injection
    Routes of administration
    Subcutaneous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Until July 2009, the IFN dose was given as IFN alpha 2b (IntronA, ScheringPlough), 10 MU subcutaneous (s.c.), on days 1, 3 and 5. Thereafter, IFN was given as pegylated IFN alpha 2b, (PEG-Intron, Schering-Plough), 300 mg s.c., on day 1.

    Arm title
    After July 1st, 2010
    Arm description
    Patients treated after July 1st, 2010.
    Arm type
    Experimental

    Investigational medicinal product name
    Aldesleukin
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for infusion
    Routes of administration
    Intravenous use
    Dosage and administration details
    The HD IL-2 regimen started in week 2 and consisted of aldesleukin (Proleukin, Novartis): 18 MU/m2 in the first 6 h, 18 MU/m2 in the next 12 h, 18 MU/m2 in the subsequent 24 h and followed by 4.5 MU/m2 per day for the next 3 days. IL-2 was administered as continuous intravenous infusions.

    Investigational medicinal product name
    IFN alpha 2b
    Investigational medicinal product code
    Other name
    Pharmaceutical forms
    Solution for solution for injection
    Routes of administration
    Subcutaneous use
    Dosage and administration details
    Until July 2009, the IFN dose was given as IFN alpha 2b (IntronA, ScheringPlough), 10 MU subcutaneous (s.c.), on days 1, 3 and 5. Thereafter, IFN was given as pegylated IFN alpha 2b, (PEG-Intron, Schering-Plough), 300 mg s.c., on day 1.

    Number of subjects in period 1
    Before July 1, 2010 After July 1st, 2010
    Started
    232
    232
    Completed
    232
    232

    Baseline characteristics

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    Baseline characteristics reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Trial
    Reporting group description
    -

    Reporting group values
    Trial Total
    Number of subjects
    464 464
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
    0
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
    0
        Newborns (0-27 days)
    0
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
    0
        Children (2-11 years)
    0
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
    0
        Adults (18-64 years)
    0
        From 65-84 years
    0
        85 years and over
    0
        Age
    0
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    59 (17 to 76) -
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    185 185
        Male
    279 279
    Subject analysis sets

    Subject analysis set title
    Before July 1st, 2010
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Baseline demographics and disease characteristics of the treated population.

    Subject analysis set title
    After July 1st, 2010
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Patients treated after July 1st, 2010.

    Subject analysis sets values
    Before July 1st, 2010 After July 1st, 2010
    Number of subjects
    232
    232
    Age categorical
    Units: Subjects
        In utero
        Preterm newborn infants (gestational age < 37 wks)
        Newborns (0-27 days)
        Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months)
        Children (2-11 years)
        Adolescents (12-17 years)
        Adults (18-64 years)
        From 65-84 years
        85 years and over
        Age
    Age continuous
    Units: years
        median (full range (min-max))
    59 (17 to 76)
    Gender categorical
    Units: Subjects
        Female
    185
        Male
    279

    End points

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    End points reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Before July 1, 2010
    Reporting group description
    Patients treated before July 1st, 2010

    Reporting group title
    After July 1st, 2010
    Reporting group description
    Patients treated after July 1st, 2010.

    Subject analysis set title
    Before July 1st, 2010
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Baseline demographics and disease characteristics of the treated population.

    Subject analysis set title
    After July 1st, 2010
    Subject analysis set type
    Full analysis
    Subject analysis set description
    Patients treated after July 1st, 2010.

    Primary: Overall response rate

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    End point title
    Overall response rate [1]
    End point description
    End point type
    Primary
    End point timeframe
    5 years
    Notes
    [1] - No statistical analyses have been specified for this primary end point. It is expected there is at least one statistical analysis for each primary end point.
    Justification: Please see attached publication for statistical analysis.
    End point values
    Before July 1, 2010 After July 1st, 2010 Before July 1st, 2010 After July 1st, 2010
    Number of subjects analysed
    232
    232
    232
    232
    Units: percent
        arithmetic mean (standard deviation)
    23.3 ( 1 )
    27.6 ( 1 )
    23.3 ( 1 )
    27.6 ( 1 )
    No statistical analyses for this end point

    Adverse events

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    Adverse events information
    Timeframe for reporting adverse events
    No data on toxicity were collected
    Adverse event reporting additional description
    No data on toxicity were collected.
    Assessment type
    Non-systematic
    Dictionary used for adverse event reporting
    Dictionary name
    MedDRA
    Dictionary version
    24.0
    Reporting groups
    Reporting group title
    Patients
    Reporting group description
    No data on toxicity were collected. The number of affected subjects is made up.

    Serious adverse events
    Patients
    Total subjects affected by serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 464 (0.22%)
         number of deaths (all causes)
    0
         number of deaths resulting from adverse events
    0
    Immune system disorders
    Capillary leak syndrome
    Additional description: No data on toxicity were collected. The number of affected subjects is made up.
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 464 (0.22%)
         occurrences causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
         deaths causally related to treatment / all
    1 / 1
    Frequency threshold for reporting non-serious adverse events: 5%
    Non-serious adverse events
    Patients
    Total subjects affected by non serious adverse events
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 464 (0.22%)
    General disorders and administration site conditions
    Fatigue
    Additional description: No data on toxicity were collected. The number of affected subjects is made up.
         subjects affected / exposed
    1 / 464 (0.22%)
         occurrences all number
    1

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    Substantial protocol amendments (globally)

    Were there any global substantial amendments to the protocol? No

    Interruptions (globally)

    Were there any global interruptions to the trial? No

    Limitations and caveats

    Limitations of the trial such as small numbers of subjects analysed or technical problems leading to unreliable data.
    None reported

    Online references

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31108244
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