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NCT01293539 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Intraocular Retinoblastoma

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

Terminated
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
10
Enrollment target

NCT01293539: Clinical Trial Phase 2 study, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

NCT01293539 is a Phase 2 study that was terminated before completion, run by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. The registered enrollment target is 10 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01293539, a Phase 2 study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.

TERMINATED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
10 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to show that chemotherapy delivered directly through the artery supplying the eye (ophthalmic artery) to patients with retinoblastoma is a safe and effective treatment alternative to conventional systemic chemotherapy, external beam radiation, and surgical removal of the eye.

Primary Outcome

The primary objective of this study is to show that intra-arterial delivery of the chemotherapeutic agent is successful in treating intraocular retinoblastoma, defined as avoiding systemic chemotherapy, external beam radiation, and enucleation.

Interventions

  • DRUG Melphalan hydrochloride

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 10 participants
Start Date 2011-03
Est. Completion 2016-08
Phase Phase 2

Why NCT01293539 stopped before completion

NCT01293539 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 10 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (92% lower).

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

NCT01293539 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01293539 about?

NCT01293539 is a clinical study titled "Intra-arterial Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Intraocular Retinoblastoma". The purpose of this study is to show that chemotherapy delivered directly through the artery supplying the eye (ophthalmic artery) to patients with retinoblastoma is a safe and effective treatment alternative to conventional systemic chemotherapy, external beam radiation, and surgical removal of the...

What is the current status of trial NCT01293539?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 10 participants. The study started on 2011-03. Estimated completion is 2016-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01293539?

The interventions under investigation include: Melphalan hydrochloride (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01293539?

This trial is sponsored by Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, which has 523 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01293539's enrollment target sits among peer trials

10 1968th of 2000 higher than 12 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 NCT01293539, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01293539 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.