Taxoprexin Treatment for Advanced Skin Melanoma

This is a Phase II open-label study of weekly Taxoprexin® Injection in patients with metastatic malignant melanoma who have not received cytotoxic agents for advanced disease. Patients may have been previously treated with immunological agents including Interleukin-2 and vaccines. Patients will receive Taxoprexin® Injection at a dose of 500mg/m2 intravenously by 1-hour infusion weekly for the first five weeks of a six week cycle. Treatment will continue until progression of disease, intolerable toxicity, refusal of continued treatment by patient or Investigator decision.