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Studying Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients With Melanoma Who Have Undergone Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified April 2008 by National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00897481
First received: May 9, 2009
Last updated: June 16, 2011
Last verified: April 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer. It may also help the study of cancer in the future.

PURPOSE: This laboratory study is looking at tumor tissue samples from patients with melanoma who have undergone sentinel lymph node biopsy.


Condition Intervention
Melanoma (Skin)
 Genetic: gene expression analysis
Genetic: mutation analysis
Other: diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
Other: immunohistochemistry staining method
Procedure: sentinel lymph node biopsy

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: A Retrospective Case-Control Study of Melanoma Patients Who Have Undergone Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Cancer Melanoma
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Predictive model for sentinel lymph node biopsy positivity [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Survival model for relapse [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Genetic determinants in primary melanomas that predict a metastatic phenotype [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 1000
Study Start Date: January 2007
Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

  • Develop a predictive model for sentinel lymph node biopsy positivity in patients with melanoma who have undergone sentinel lymph node biopsy.
  • Develop a survival model for relapse based on sentinel lymph node biopsy positivity.
  • Assess the genetic determinants in primary melanomas that predict a metastatic phenotype and thereby improve understanding of the biology of the metastases in melanoma.

OUTLINE: This is a retrospective, case-controlled, multicenter study. Patients are stratified according to Breslow thickness of the tumor (0.75-1.50 mm vs 1.51- 4 mm vs > 4 mm) and gender.

Archived tumor tissue is analyzed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for AP2, vascular endothelial growth factor, MMP 2, MCM4, and others, if feasible. Sentinel node biopsies are analyzed by IHC for CD31, LYVE-1, and D2-40 expression. RNA and DNA are also extracted for genetic expression studies and mutation analysis (e.g., BRAF, NRAS, PTEN, CDKN2A).

Patient data related to relapse and recurrence is collected, if available.

Peer reviewed and funded or endorsed by Cancer Research UK

PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,000 patients will be accrued for this study.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

  • Confirmed diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma

    • Breslow thickness > 0.75 mm
  • Has undergone sentinel lymph node biopsy
  • No primary melanoma that has not originated in the skin
  • No multiple primary melanomas
  • Currently under clinical followup OR discharged from follow up within the past 3 months

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

  • No other malignancy except for nonmelanoma skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

  • See Disease Characteristics
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00897481

Locations
United Kingdom
Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital Recruiting
Leeds, England, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF
Contact: Julia Newton Bishop, MD     44-113-206-4668        
Sponsors and Collaborators
Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
Investigators
Study Chair: Julia Newton Bishop, MD Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00897481     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CDR0000532943, CRUK-LCC-06/Q1206/149, EU-20706
Study First Received: May 9, 2009
Last Updated: June 16, 2011
Health Authority: Unspecified

Keywords provided by National Cancer Institute (NCI):
stage IV melanoma
recurrent melanoma
stage IA melanoma
stage IB melanoma
stage IIA melanoma
 stage IIB melanoma
stage IIC melanoma
stage IIIA melanoma
stage IIIB melanoma
stage IIIC melanoma

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Melanoma
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
 Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Nevi and Melanomas

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