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NCT00866840 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Riluzole in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
13
Enrollment target

NCT00866840: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

NCT00866840 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The registered enrollment target is 13 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00866840, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
13 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Riluzole may stop or slow the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for melanoma. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well riluzole works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery.

Primary Outcome

Per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST v1.0) for target lesions and assessed by CT or MRI imaging: Complete response (CR) - disappearance of all target lesions; Partial response (PR) - \>=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; Progressive Disease (PD) - At least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions; or Stable Disease (SD) - neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD.

Interventions

  • DRUG riluzole

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 13 participants
Start Date 2009-04
Est. Completion 2013-07
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT00866840 record still lists

NCT00866840 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 13 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (90% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which riluzole is the first listed.

NCT00866840 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00866840 about?

NCT00866840 is a clinical study titled "Riluzole in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Melanoma That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery". RATIONALE: Riluzole may stop or slow the growth of tumor cells and may be an effective treatment for melanoma. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well riluzole works in treating patients with stage III or stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery.

What is the current status of trial NCT00866840?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 13 participants. The study started on 2009-04. Estimated completion is 2013-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00866840?

The interventions under investigation include: riluzole (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00866840?

This trial is sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, which has 413 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00866840's enrollment target sits among peer trials

13 1947th of 2000 higher than 53 of 2,000 other Phase 2 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 NCT00866840, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00866840 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.