Status:
COMPLETED
S9431: Studying Genes and Immune Response in Tumor Samples From Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma
Lead Sponsor:
SWOG Cancer Research Network
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
Conditions:
Melanoma (Skin)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood from patients with cancer in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer....
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES: * Characterize the frequency of non-random cytogenetic abnormalities in regional and distant melanoma metastases and explore their association with clinical outcome of patients with metas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
- Diagnosis of stage III or IV metastatic melanoma
- Concurrent enrollment on a SWOG-coordinated melanoma treatment study (within 56 days of registration on this study) OR
- Previously enrolled on and eligible for at least 1 SWOG-coordinated melanoma study and scheduled to undergo biopsy/surgery for regional lymph node or disseminated metastatic disease OR
- Concurrent enrollment on SWOG-9430 (FISH analysis)
- PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Age
- Not specified
- Performance status
- Not specified
- Life expectancy
- Not specified
- Hematopoietic
- Not specified
- Hepatic
- Not specified
- Renal
- Not specified
- PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- Biologic therapy
- Not specified
- Chemotherapy
- Not specified
- Endocrine therapy
- Not specified
- Radiotherapy
- Not specified
- Surgery
- Not specified
- Other
- Not previously enrolled on SWOG-9431
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 1996
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
91 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00898183
Start Date
November 1 1996
End Date
February 1 2007
Last Update
June 28 2018
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