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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03353402
Date of registration: 20/11/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Sheba Medical Center
Public title: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Who Failed Immunotherapy
Scientific title: Altering the Gut Microbiota of Melanoma Patients Who Failed Immunotherapy Using Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) From Responding Patients
Date of first enrolment: November 30, 2017
Target sample size: 40
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03353402
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Name:     Gal N Markel, MD,PhD
Address: 
Telephone: +972.3.530.7093
Email: gal.markel@sheba.health.gov.il
Affiliation: 
Name:     Gal Markel, MD, PhD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Sheba Medical Center
Name:     Erez N Baruch, MD
Address: 
Telephone: +972.530.4591
Email: Erez.Baruch@sheba.health.gov.il
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- A histologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic melanoma.

- Failed at least one line of PD-1 blockade.

- ECOG Performance Status 0-2

- Able to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of absolute contra-indications to FMT administration.

- Severe dietary allergies (e.g. shellfish, nuts, seafood).

- Anatomic contra-indications to colonoscopy.

- Inability to swallow capsules.

- Current participation in a study of an investigational agent.

- Has a diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving systemic steroid therapy (> 10 mg
prednisone daily or equivalent) or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy prior
to trial treatment.

- History of bleeding disorder, chronic kidney disease, Inflammatory bowel disease.

- History of a major abdominal surgery

- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the
projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit
through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Melanoma Stage Iv
Unresectable Stage III Melanoma
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT)
Primary Outcome(s)
Proper implant engraftment [Time Frame: 4 years]
Incidence of FMT-related Adverse Events [Time Frame: 4 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in activity of immune cells [Time Frame: 4 years]
Changes in composition of immune cell population [Time Frame: 4 years]
Secondary ID(s)
SHEBA-17-3956-GM-CTIL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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