Aldara for the Treatment of Large and/or Multiple sBCC
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
BCC is the most common form of skin cancer. Current treatment is often surgery but this can be limited by the number of lesions, their location the age of the patient or the potential cosmetic outcome. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of imiquimod, on a non surgical treatment, in subjects with multiple of large sBCCs.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 3 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: imiqimod 5% cream
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Drug: Imiquimod
cream 5%, 5 days out of seven, for 6 weeks
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Clinical clearance of sBCC [12 or 16 weeks after treatment]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Reduction in size of tumour [12 or 16 weeks after treatment]
- Rate of clearance, Cosmetic outcome [12 or 16 weeks after treatment]
- Sustained clearance rate over 3 year follow-up [3 years after treatment]
- Tolerability & QoL [12 or 16 weeks after treatment]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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One or more sBCC on torso, neck or face
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Total surface area <= 40 sq cm
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pregnancy or women who are breastfeeding
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Xeroderma pigmentosum, albinism, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, any genetic anomaly accompanied by skin tumors
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Metatypical, adnexal, or sclerodermiform carcinomas
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Current or other previous malignant skin tumor (epidermoid carcinoma, melanoma) in the region of the current lesion
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Known HIV positive serology
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Skin tumor that is already or highly likely to become metastatic
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Presence of a clinically significant anomaly or illness (immunological, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematological, neurological, hepatic, renal, endocrine, gastrointestinal, collagenous)
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Previous organ transplant history
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Service de DermatologieHôpital Dupuytren | Limoges | France | 87042 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Professeur Bedane, Service de DermatologieHôpital Dupuytren, LIMOGES
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 1475-IMIQ