Clinical trial · Interventional
Vaccine Therapy for Patients With Stage IV Melanoma
A Phase III Randomized Double-Blind Pivotal Trial of Immunotherapy With a Polyvalent Melanoma Vaccine, CancerVax™ Vaccine Plus BCG Versus Placebo Plus BCG as a Post-Surgical Treatment for Stage IV Melanoma
NCT00052156CI-TRIAL-00000079unknownPhase 3ClinicalTrials.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)
This is a Phase III study in patients with melanoma that has spread to the lymph nodes and/or a distant organ, and who have had all of their cancer surgically removed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ability of the CancerVax™ vaccine to prevent or slow the recurrence of melanoma.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Melanoma | Melanoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| CancerVax vaccine (CANVAXIN) | Biological | — | UNRESOLVED |
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
* Must have Stage IV melanoma * Must have had all clinically-detectable disease surgically removed * Cannot be taking any medications, or undergoing any therapies which compromise the functioning of your immune system (ie. Some corticosteroids, and certain types of radiation therapy) * Cannot have HIV or Hepatitis A, B, or C
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDFaries MB, Mozzillo N, Kashani-Sabet M, Thompson JF, Kelley MC, DeConti RC, Lee JE, Huth JF, Wagner J, Dalgleish A, Pertschuk D, Nardo C, Stern S, Elashoff R, Gammon G, Morton DL; MMAIT-IV Clinical Trial Group. Long-Term Survival after Complete Surgical Resection and Adjuvant Immunotherapy for Distant Melanoma Metastases. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Dec;24(13):3991-4000. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-6072-3. Epub 2017 Oct 10. PMID 29019177
- DERIVEDHoshimoto S, Faries MB, Morton DL, Shingai T, Kuo C, Wang HJ, Elashoff R, Mozzillo N, Kelley MC, Thompson JF, Lee JE, Hoon DS. Assessment of prognostic circulating tumor cells in a phase III trial of adjuvant immunotherapy after complete resection of stage IV melanoma. Ann Surg. 2012 Feb;255(2):357-62. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182380f56. PMID 22202581