| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
| metastatic stage III, IV not operable melanoma |
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| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 8.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | PT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10027480 |
| E.1.2 | Term | Metastatic malignant melanoma |
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| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| step 1 definition of the maximum tolerated dose of Temozolamide, administered with Fotemustine step 2 verify efficacy and safety of the combination TMZ FTMS TMS will be administered at the dosage defined through step 1 . |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| evaluate AT depletion following TMZ administration in tumor biopsies and in Lymphocites as well as the corelation with TMZ dosage; quantify the number of DNA cross-links induced by FTMS administration and study any corelation with AT levels |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
| 1. Cutaneous mucosal and ocular metastatic melanoma stage III, IV not eligible to surgical treatment; 2. accessible metastases; 3. measurable disease, confirmed by X-Ray, ultrasonography, CT or MRI scans or by clinical measurement in case of superficial lesions; 4. age 18 and 80; 5. ECOG performance status 2; 6. no previous chemotherapy for stage III and IV; 7. at least 4 weeks following previous anticancer medical therapy; 8. no prior radiotherapy within the last 4 weeks before enrollment on the target lesions; 9. if female, not pregnant or lactating. Documentation of a negative serum HCG pregnancy test for women is required prior to enrolment. Women of childbearing potential must use a contraceptive method; 10. adeguate bone marrow function neutrophils 1500/ 956;L; platelets 100,000/ 956;L; haemoglobin 10 g/dL; 11. normal renal and liver function serum creatinine 1.25 X the institution s upper limit of normal ULN ; BUN 25 mg/dL; serum bilirubin 1.25 X ULN; SGOT/AST and SGPT/ALT 1.5 X ULN; alkaline phosphatase 2 X ULN; 12. life expectancy 6 months; 13. signed written informed consent approved by the local Ethics Committee obtained enter in the study. |
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
| 1. No complete recovery from any toxicity due to previous treatments; 2. any other previous in the last 5 years or concurrent cancer, other than resected not melanoma skin cancer or carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix; 3. patients with symptomatic cerebral or leptomeningeal involvement; 4. any chronic debilitant disease that could interfere with the study treatment and the follow-up; 5. any concomitant treatment with other investigational agents; 6. any uncontrolled intercurrent serious acute or chronic illness ies , bleeding disorders, clinically significant heart disease CTC grade III IV ; 7. any psychological, familiar, sociological or geographical state that could potentially interfere with the study protocol compliance. |
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| STEP 1 to define the MTD of the combination of the temozolomide with fotemustine the first drug will be administered two times in the first day of each cycle, that will be repeated every 21 days ; - STEP 2 to assess the rate of objective clinical responses CR or PR . |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| Yes |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 4 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 4 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |