Status:
COMPLETED
Videoscopic Versus Open Inguinal Lymphadenectomy for Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Conditions:
Melanoma
Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with melanoma, some other rare skin cancers, and some cancers of the penis and scrotum can have their cancer spread to the lymph nodes in the upper part of the leg, called the groin. Medicall...
Detailed Description
Inguinal lymphadenectomy is the standard procedure used to treat patients with metastatic lymphadenopathy to the groin. For melanoma, the majority of these patients are diagnosed via sentinel lymph no...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be considered for this study if they are between age 18 and 80
- Patients have either metastatic melanoma or merkel cell carcinoma diagnosed by sentinel lymph node biopsy or are candidates for a staging procedure for either a penile or scrotal carcinoma
Exclusion
- Patients with unresectable metastatic disease
- Patients who are pregnant or lactating
- Patients with prohibitive cardiac or pulmonary comorbidities
- Patients with other contraindications for general anesthesia as determined by the anesthesia preoperative evaluation will not be considered enrolled in the trial although they may undergo randomization prior to exclusion from surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
29 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01526486
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2013
Last Update
May 6 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Emory University Hospital-Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322