A multicentre phase II trial of vindesine in malignant melanoma

Fifty-three evaluable patients with advanced malignant melanoma have been treated with vindesine 3 mg/m2 i.v. weekly for a minimum of 6 weeks. An objective response rate of 26% was attained with 17% complete remissions, 78% of which were in stage II disease. The treatment was well tolerated, with alopecia the only clinically significant side-effect (43% of patients). Vindesine is superior to DTIC and should be considered as the best currently available drug for malignant melanoma.