Status:

UNKNOWN

Study of Families With Melanoma

Lead Sponsor:

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

Conditions:

Melanoma (Skin)

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: A study that evaluates patients' lifestyle, skin, and blood and tissue samples may help doctors understand the risk factors for melanoma relapse. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying t...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * Determine what lifestyle factors and which genes govern relapse from melanoma. Secondary * Compare sun exposure and genes that cause melanoma in patients with melanoma vs hea...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Meets 1 of the following criteria:
  • Newly diagnosed primary invasive melanoma (patient group)
  • Lentigo maligna malignant melanoma allowed
  • Rare variants of melanoma allowed, including any of the following:
  • Acral lentiginous
  • Subungual
  • Ear, nose, and throat
  • Oropharyngeal
  • Perineal
  • Vaginal
  • Vulval
  • Rectal
  • Nodal with no known primary
  • Patients undergoing sentinel node biopsy are eligible
  • No in situ melanoma, melanocytic intraepidermal neoplasia, or ocular melanoma
  • Healthy participant meeting either of the following criteria (control group):
  • Relative of a patient who was diagnosed with melanoma after September 2005
  • Healthy volunteer who is age- and sex-matched for patients who were diagnosed with melanoma before October 2005
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Not specified
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2000

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3700 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00445783

    Start Date

    July 1 2000

    Last Update

    August 12 2013

    Active Locations (1)

    Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

    Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

    1

    Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital

    Leeds, England, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF