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NCT00791271 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Parallel Phase I/II Trial of Decitabine and Peg-Interferon in Melanoma: Phase I Portion

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
17
Enrollment target

NCT00791271: Clinical Trial Phase 1 study, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

NCT00791271 is a Phase 1 study that was terminated before completion, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. The registered enrollment target is 17 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00791271, a Phase 1 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
17 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The goal of the first phase of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of decitabine and peginterferon alfa-2b that can be given in combination to patients with melanoma. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied. The goals of the second phase are to learn if decitabine and peginterferon alfa-2b combined can help to control melanoma, and to find out which doses are more effective and/or better tolerated.

Primary Outcome

Dose limiting toxicity defined as any treatment related toxicity that meets one or more of the following criteria: Any grade 3 or 4 non-hematologic toxicity regardless of duration, except: 1. Grade 3 nausea or vomiting occurring without maximal antiemetic therapy. 2. Grade 3 diarrhea that occurs following without adequate loperamide therapy. * Grade 4 thrombocytopenia. * Grade 4 neutropenia lasting \> 2 weeks or associated with infection. * Any toxicity that results in a treatment de

Interventions

  • DRUG Decitabine
  • DRUG Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 17 participants
Start Date 2008-09-02
Est. Completion 2015-05
Phase Phase 1
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

2,692 total trials

Why NCT00791271 stopped before completion

NCT00791271 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 17 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (72% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Decitabine is the first listed.

NCT00791271 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00791271 about?

NCT00791271 is a clinical study titled "Parallel Phase I/II Trial of Decitabine and Peg-Interferon in Melanoma: Phase I Portion". The goal of the first phase of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of decitabine and peginterferon alfa-2b that can be given in combination to patients with melanoma. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied. The goals of the second phase are to learn ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00791271?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 17 participants. The study started on 2008-09-02. Estimated completion is 2015-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00791271?

The interventions under investigation include: Decitabine (DRUG), Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00791271?

This trial is sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which has 2,692 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00791271's enrollment target sits among peer trials

17 1785th of 2000 higher than 215 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00791271, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00791271 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.