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Completed Phase 3 Interventional

Dacarbazine and/or Cisplatin Compared With Complete Metastasectomy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00072124

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Official title

A Prospective Random Assignment Trial Comparing Complete Metastasectomy to Chemotherapy for Selected Patients With Stage IV Melanoma

Brief summary

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RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as dacarbazine and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Complete metastasectomy may be an effective treatment for metastatic melanoma and may improve quality of life and help patients live longer and more comfortably. It is not yet known whether complete metastasectomy is more effective than chemotherapy in treating stage IV melanoma. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying dacarbazine and/or cisplatin to see how well they work compared to complete metastasectomy in treating patients with stage IV melanoma.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00072124
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug · Procedure

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
16 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2003
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Apr 30, 2005
Last update posted
Jun 18, 2013

2003 – 2005

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Studies Support Bethesda Maryland 20892-1182

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