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)
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Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital
Leeds, England, United Kingdom, LS9 7TF