Clinical trial · Interventional
Decitabine in Treating Patients With Melanoma or Other Advanced Cancer
A Phase I Study of the Biologic and Clinical Effects of 5-AZA-2'Deoxycytidine (DAC) in Patients With Advanced Malignancies
NCT00002980CI-TRIAL-00009476completedPhase 1ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of decitabine in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma or other advanced cancer that has not responded to previous therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (7)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders | Myeloproliferative Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Lymphoma | Lymphoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Myelodysplastic Syndromes | Myelodysplastic Syndrome | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Precancerous Condition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Adult Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| decitabine | Drug | Decitabine | ALIAS |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Stage III (nonresectable) and IV melanoma, or any other advanced metastatic malignancy for which all standard therapy has failed Must have at least two cutaneous, mucosal or lymph nodal lesions that can be biopsied or one lesion large enough to be biopsied twice PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age: 18 and over Performance status: ECOG 0-1 Life expectancy: Not specified Hematopoietic: Hemoglobin at least 9.0 g/dL Platelet count at least 100,000/mm3 WBC at least 3500/mm3 Absolute granulocyte count at least 1500/mm3 Hepatic: Bilirubin no greater than 1.5 mg/dL SGOT and SGPT less than 2.5 times normal Renal: Creatinine no greater than 1.8 mg/dL Other: Not pregnant Not HIV or hepatitis BsAg positive No major systemic infections No coagulation disorders No major illness of cardiovascular or respiratory systems No symptomatic CNS disease or evidence of cerebral edema PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: No therapy for cancer within the past month
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